Becoming the Best Compositor You Can With Shonda Hunt | TVAP EP31

05/10/22 • 67 min

With credits including The Batman, Walking Dead: Worlds Beyond Thor, Love and Thunder its's no wonder we've been wanting to catch up with Freelance Compositor, Shonda Hunt. But in the end she got in touch with us after we asked about the issues facing mothers working in the VFX industry.
So in this two pronged interview Daniel and Shonda discuss the challenges of parenting while working compositing. We also discuss Shonda's career and inspirations. This interview gives valuable insights for working more efficiently in Foundry Nuke, building trust and credibility with producers and supervisors and tips for continual learning and improvement.
If you are interested in upping your compositing career you will not want to miss this one!
00:54 : How I got started
04:52 : Tutorials and Books
06:07 : Depper understanding
09:19 : Freelancing vs staff
28:33 : Advice to up your game
30:33 : Don't be afraid to test things out
31:32 : Read read read
33:50 : Custom tools and gizmos
37:35 : Being a parent in the VFX industry
40:44 : WFH and childcare
44:09 : Growing as an artist while working from home
45:24 : The value of blogging
49:37 : Hard greenscreens please!
56:30 : The value of feedback
58:45 : Becoming the go-to person for hard shots
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Perspective of a Senior Houdini FX TD, with Baptiste Jaquemet | TVAP EP30

In this episode, we chat to Baptiste Jaquemet, a senior Houdini FX TD and generalist, about his journey into the VFX industry and how his journey has led him to work at the studio that inspired his interest in VFX - Weta.
Baptiste's journey is an interesting one, and we talk about his early beginnings, his love for Blender, and Houdini, negative experiences in the VFX industry, and his dreams for the future.
We hope you enjoy! You can find our audio podcast on your favourite podcast player.
Chapters:
00:00:00 Episode Overview
00:01:24 Intro
00:01:47 Introducing Baptiste
00:03:44 Weta
00:05:10 Who/What inspired your VFX journey
00:08:08 Realisation of creative interest
00:09:28 Journey into the industry
00:13:08 Dark aspects of the industry - Part 1
00:16:20 VFX industry in France
00:17:39 Working as a Freelancer vs Contract
00:20:48 Let's talk Houdini
00:31:20 Watch Baptiste's short film
00:36:50 Best methods for learning Houdini
00:39:24 Pro's & Cons of working at different studios, as an FX TD
00:41:34 creative freeedom when it comes to simulating real world physics
00:43:49 Importance of understanding real world physics
00:45:31 Shading and lighting as an FX TD
00:47:58 FX showreel advice
00:49:51 Dark aspects of the industry - Part 2
00:52:05 OOO and dreams
00:55:37 Conclusion
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Not Your Starving Artist, with VFX Generalist Vicki Lau | TVAP EP32

In this episode, we chat to VFX generalist and author, Vicki Lau, about her take on being a female multi-disciplinary artist in the VFX industry.
We also find out why she chose to write two books about her experience in the VFX industry, titled 'Why I Do VFX' (The untold truths about working in visual effects) and 'Not your starving artist' (Making money in the arts).
Vicki also gives us a look into the misconception of the industry by the asian community, based on her own experience and what kept her determined to pursue her goals.
As always, if you liked this episode, please like, comment, subscribe and share!
Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:41 How I got into the VFX industry
00:07:36 Being a compositor for Postvis and finals
00:08:57 Volumetric and Stereoscopic compositing
00:11:05 Pro's and cons of being a generalist
00:13:10 Pro's and cons of being a postvis Compositor
00:15:43 Favourite show worked on
00:16:18 Being an oriental woman in the VFX industry
00:18:47 VFX industry in Singapore
00:19:56 What drives you?
00:21:45 Teaching others
00:24:35 Why I wrote these VFX books
00:29:53 Benefits of putting your VFX industry experience into a book
00:31:02 Where to find Vicki's books
00:31:34 Words of advice
00:34:48 Conclusion
Find Vicki:
Website: https://www.lauvicki.com/
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5130924/
Print book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/33Ye3xr
E-book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3u31onm
Audiobook on Amazon: https://bit.ly/VFXaudiobook
All other stores: https://books2read.com/whyidovfx
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