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Apr 14, 2023 • 1h 5min

#15 Tiny Media: Making History with Blender's Grease Pencil

Jamie Bakewell speaks with Nick Alberelli and Youp Zondag, founders of Tiny Media, a Canadian Animation Company making high quality short form animated comedy with zero budget. Their hilarious web-series 'BLOWN APART!', made using Blender's Grease Pencil, follows the struggles of historical French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.Accompanying media:For Tiny Media's videos click hereorFor the video podcast click here
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Mar 30, 2023 • 1h 1min

#14 Arturo Brena: I Didn't Know I'd WON An Emmy

Jamie Bakewell chats with Arturo Brena, the Emmy award winning, founder of KeexFrame, a company that merges outstanding design with the latest technology. From real-time motion graphics to 3D animation, and shadow sculpting. Join us as we dive into one of Arturo's Unreal Engine Fellowship-developed short films, "The Thief". Using Metahuman and motion capture, Arturo enhances storytelling and immerses viewers.Accompanying media:For Arturo's videos click hereorFor the video podcast click here
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Mar 16, 2023 • 58min

#13 Sara Gunnarsdóttir: Making An Oscar Nominated Short

Director and Animator Sara Gunnarsdóttir shares her experience of making the Academy Award-nominated animated short 'My Year Of D***s' with the writer of Moana, Pamela Ribon. Sara provides a behind-the-scenes look into the creative process of preparing for The Oscars and the challenges of rotoscoping. Discover the secrets of how this talented team achieved their Oscar nomination.Accompanying media:For Sara's videos click hereorFor the video podcast click here
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Mar 3, 2023 • 1h 12min

#12 Dave Macomber: Marvel Stuntman Adds A PUNCH With VFX

Dave Macomber is a Hollywood Fight & Stunt Coordinator with an impressive list of Blockbusters under his belt. We take a look at his combination of action sequences and VFX in both his professional work and his personal projects.Accompanying media:For Dave's videos click hereorFor the video podcast click here
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Feb 17, 2023 • 50min

#11 Connor Buchanan: From UE Beginner to Professional in 1 Year

Connor Buchanan is a Freelance Cinematic Artist, specialising in realistic facial/dialogue animation, environment composition and character animation in Unreal Engine 5. He is completely self taught and has already achieved an incredible amount in only 1 year.Accompanying media:For Connor's videos click hereorFor the video podcast click here
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Feb 3, 2023 • 45min

#10 Andy Lefton: When Punk Rock Meets Unreal Engine

Jamie chats with Senior 3D/VFX Generalist and punk rocker Andy Lefton about his short film 'World Suicide'. Andy shares some knowledge from his 20 years in the industry and explains what it was like to use Unreal Engine for the first time to create a short film.Accompanying media:'World Suicide'orFor the video podcast click here
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Jan 6, 2023 • 45min

#9 Chris Suddaby: Unreal Engine Fellowship & VR Film Making

Jamie talks with Chris Suddaby about a few of his '50 Second Films' that he created while taking part in Unreal Engines 'Unreal Fellowship'.He also talks us through the details of his new virtual art department role (VAD) and how it will streamline the film making process in the future.If you are a film maker, you won't believe what VAD can do to benefit your production time and cost!Accompanying media:50 Second Film | Awakening50 Second Film | Arctic JourneyThe World of: A Study in ScaleUnreal Fellowship Film: A Study In ScaleOrFor the video podcast click here
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Dec 13, 2022 • 57min

#8 Miran Dilberovic: Star Wars, Unreal Engine & Mental Health

Jamie talks with Miran Dilberovic about a stunning Star Wars chase sequence from his ongoing personal project. They speak about the wonders of Unreal Engine and the importance of taking care of your mental health in the industry.For accompanying media click hereOrFor the video podcast click here
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Dec 2, 2022 • 49min

#7 Kris Theorin: Making A Viral Horror Short

Kris Theorin is the Creative Director and Animator of 'Something's Awry Productions'. Their recent animated horror short 'Unlucky Charms' has reached a massive online audience after going viral across multiple channels on YouTube.As Kris' unique and impressive animated shorts gain more deserved attention across social media, Jamie sat down to talk about what went in to a project of this calibre.For accompanying media click HEREOrFor the video podcast click HERETo see more of Something's Awry:Something's Awry WebsiteSomething's Awry InstagramKris Theorin Instagram
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Sep 16, 2022 • 52min

#6 Martin Bell: Making A Film Inside Unreal Engine

Martin Bell is a Previs Supervisor, Independent Filmmaker and Screenwriter who has made his own short film inside Unreal Engine under his company ‘Yes, Commissioner?’.Martin has worked on films such as Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, The Little Mermaid, No Time to Die and 1917, to name a few.Jamie sat down to talk to him about a personal project, his short film Prazinburk Ridge.For accompany media related to this episode click HEREOrFor the video version click HERE

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