The VFX Process

Jamie Bakewell speaks with Anthony Jegu.Based in the Netherlands, Anthony is an extremely talented visual artist proficient in diverse artistic realms such as sculpture, illustration, and photography. Additionally, Anthony is a senior videographer and graphic designer, with 15 years of experience in motion picture special effects and video production.The VFX ProcessGetting Intimate With Your Industry!Accompanying media:For Anthonys work click hereorFor the video podcast click here

Jamie Bakewell speaks with Will Anderson, a BAFTA award-winning filmmaker and animator from Scotland. based in Edinburgh, Will specialises in creating character-driven and dialogue-centric animation for various mediums, including film, television, theatre and online. His stories are driven by process, spanning 2D to 3D design, and focus on existential themes with characters at the heart of it.The VFX ProcessGetting Intimate With Your IndustryAccompanying media:For Wills work click hereorFor the video podcast click here

Jamie Bakewell speaks with Ellie Cooper, a Concept Artist who, due to her success became the CEO of her own company Athena Productions. Ellie uses Unreal Engine as the foundation of her Concept Designs, allowing her more freedom to make changes and experiment when creating work. Ellie talks about the Unreal Fellowship, starting her own company and the positives side of AI.The VFX ProcessGetting Intimate With Your IndustryAccompanying media:For Ellie's work click hereorFor the video podcast click here

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

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

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

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

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

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

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