Becoming a mother made me an efficient VFX Animator - Part 1 | TVAP EP35

06/29/22 • 60 min

This week, we have the amazing Christina Mandia, animator at Cinesite London, giving us an insight into how she tackles her maternal role, whilst being a better, more efficient animator.
Christina goes on to share some very important information on maternity leave pay for employees and freelancers through the government schemes, as well as employee entitlements. Some really useful info for employees and freelancers in any career.
Christina’s journey as a VFX animator, starts with an entry into the VFX industry as a runner, following the completion of an animator degree at Ravensbourne university, leading on to a progression into the matchmove department, and finally into the much anticipated department she’d always been aspiring for - animation.
In this two-part episode, Christina shares her journey, her expertise advice as an animator & mother, and gives invaluable advice for aspiring animators and aspiring & existing parents in the working industry, more specifically, the VFX industry.
We hope you find this episode useful as we did.
Special thanks to Christina for kindly taking time out to share her experiences with us.
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00:00:00 Intro
00:00:38 How it all started
00:07:04 Becoming pregnant as an artist
00:09:23 Deciding to speak to HR at 26 weeks of pregnancy
00:16:33 Confronting HR and recruiters about pregnancy
00:17:29 Maternity leave and pay laws in the U.K.
00:20:36 iAnimate during maternity leave
00:28:22 WFH - Mother's opinion
00:35:15 School!
00:39:36 Prove yourself and know your worth!
00:43:56 Hesitancy & Pressure on women choosing between work and starting a family
00:56:24 Getting back into work after Maternity leave

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Perception - Behind the HUD & Title sequences of your favourite movies | TVAP EP34

In this episode, we chat to Jeremy Lasky & Danny Gonzalez, founders of Perception to learn more about the creation of what's become one of the most influential and important VFX & creative studios globally.
Perception has brought us title sequences and HUD's (heads up displays) for films such as Iron Man, Black Panther, Loki, Wandavision, Spiderman Homecoming, Eternals, and many more. In fact, the list is endless!
Title sequences and great HUD's play a great part in the story-telling of movies, as well as real-world applications, and Perception is at the forefront of some of the most cutting-edge and most successful ones.
In this episode, we learn about the reason behind the creation of the studio, the ins and outs, the hustle and the failures turned to wins.
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00:00:00 Intro
00:00:16 Why we created Perception
00:08:47 Differentiating Perception from VFX studios
00:14:11 Considering ethical concerns when designing
00:16:18 Can too much creative freedom be negative?
00:17:30 Secret In-house technologies
00:19:14 How to stay original
00:21:25 Expanding offices beyond North America
00:23:06 Learning from mistakes
00:28:46 Aspirations for the next decade
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Becoming a mother made me an efficient VFX Animator - Part 2 | TVAP EP36

Part 2 of our discussion with Christina Mandia continues, with this last part focusing on Christina's VFX industry journey, going all the way back to her first interests and influence, education, as well as showreel and general advice for current and aspiring mothers and animators.
Christina’s journey as a VFX animator, begun with an entry into the VFX industry as a runner, following the completion of an animator degree at Ravensbourne university, leading on to a progression into the matchmove department, and finally into the much anticipated department she’d always been aspiring for - animation.
We hope you find this episode useful as we did.
Special thanks to Christina for kindly taking time out to share her experiences with us.
Subscribe and turn notifications on to be alerted when part 2 comes out!
Find Christina on
IMDB
LinkedIn
As always, if you liked this episode, please like, comment, subscribe and share!
Listen to all episodes on our website
Chapters:
00:00:00 Welcome to Part 2
00:00:05 What inspired your interest in Animation and VFX
00:09:26 Thoughts on Runner's positions as part-entry into the VFX industry
00:20:20 Filmography review
00:29:41 Advice for animators, and transitioning artists into maternal roles
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