In this episode we complete our rundown of 2021. Daniel and Kofi discuss some of the themes raised in the episodes, as well as clips. Topics include VFX Editing, Previs, Realtime and Unreal Engine, discrimination and racism in the industry, independent filmmaking, Nuke, Blender, Unreal, VFX software development, Costume Design, VFX Editing, game cinematics and more!



 Previs and PostViz( EP10 with Paris Marin: https://www.thevfxartistspodcast.com/what-is-previs-and-postvis-vs-finals-animation-with-paris-marin)


 Growing up with VFX, Blender, After Effects, Social Media (EP11 with Ty Robillard: https://www.thevfxartistspodcast.com/growing-up-with-vfx-with-3d-generalist-ty-robillard)


 Costume and Set-Design (EP12 with Rianna Charles and Jodie-Simone-Howe https://www.thevfxartistspodcast.com/costume-set-and-designing-for-film-and-tv-with-rianna-charles-and-jodie-simone-howe)


 Working at top studios and the Realtime pipeline (EP13 with Simon Legrand https://www.thevfxartistspodcast.com/being-a-vfx-artist-at-some-of-the-top-vfx-studios-in-the-world-with-simon-legrand)


 Realtime, V-Ray and Vantage, Unreal, CG Garage and Chris Nichols (https://www.thevfxartistspodcast.com/becoming-a-vfx-supervisor-realtime-virtual-production-with-chaos-group-labs-director-chris-nichols)


 More Unreal and VFX Supervisor talk, racism and representation in the industy, Floyd Billingy (https://www.thevfxartistspodcast.com/being-a-black-artist-in-the-games-and-vfx-industry-pre-rendered-cinematics-vs-unreal-engine-floyd-billingy)


 Foundry, software development, Nuke and USD clip from Christy Anzelmo(https://www.thevfxartistspodcast.com/christy-anzelmo-usd-machine-learning-surprising-uses-for-nuke-and-foundry-software-and-a-career-vfx-software)


 Indie Filmmaking and the mainstream VFX industry with Marcus Flemmings (https://www.thevfxartistspodcast.com/marcus-flemmings-life-as-an-award-winning-indie-film-maker)


 The role of the VFX Editor - Beaumony Loewenthal (https://www.thevfxartistspodcast.com/beaumont-loewenthal-how-i-became-a-vfx-editor-at-lucasfilm)


The VFX Artists Podcast 2021 Rundown pt2 | TVAP EP20

From Matchmove Lead to Lighting TD - How I did it - Maik Pham Quang | TVAP EP21

In this episode we chat to Maik Pham Quang, a Matchmove lead at Framestore London, about his career progression, as a runner, through to becoming a matchmove lead, with a decade's experience, to transitioning and changing departments to pursue his interest in the lighting department as a lighting TD.

Maik tells us about how it is leading and managing teams, managing pressure and expectations, fitting into a new department, and more.
We hope you enjoy the show!



 - Getting into the matchmove department


 - Seniority progression through the matchmove department


 - Watch Maik's 2021 Lead Matchmove reel


 - What artists think about you as a lead


 - What are the common mistakes matchmove artists make


 - What do matchmove leads and supervisors expect to see in showreels?


 - Which matchmove tasks are requested more lately on shows?


 - Switching from matchmove to the lighting department


 - Do you see yourself transitioning to another department in the future?


 - What advice would you give to the aspiring artists?


 - Should artists work at different studios to validate their skills?


 - Extras

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The VFX Artists Podcast 2021 Rundown pt2 | TVAP EP20

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