On this episode, host Tanmay Shah chats with Maxx Lee. Maxx is Head of Systems Engineering at Scanline VFX’s Eyeline Studios, an innovative and renowned virtual production studio owned by Netflix. His IMDb includes VFX credits for movies like Godzilla vs Kong, Spider-Man Far from Home, and Divergent, and hit shows like Game of Thrones. Tune in to hear about Maxx’s exciting work in visual effects, his career journey in computer graphics and animation, and his reflections as an OMSCS alum.

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(0:00) – Cold intro

(1:13) - Episode intro

(2:15) - Day-to-day at Eyeline Studios

(7:05) - Visual effects pipeline

(11:00) – VFX Industry Standards

(16:08) – Challenges while working on Godzilla vs Kong and other blockbusters

(19:45) – Misconceptions and measuring success

(27:04) - Teasing upcoming shows!

(28:40) – Initial interest in the VFX Industry

(33:07) – OMSCS Journey

(37:25) – Advice for getting into the VFX Industry

(40:39) - Episode wrap up

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S3E4: Maxx Lee - Systems Engineering in Hollywood