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Dmitry Vinnik — Technical Director/Supervisor, Silhouette Images

Dmitry Vinnik tells Chris about the tech behind his incredible VFX work on “Battlestar Galactica,” “Tron: Legacy,” “Final Destination 5,” and “Game of Thrones.”

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Concept Artist David Levy on NFTs

“Star Wars” and “Avatar” concept artist David Levy tells Chris how NFTs are shaking up the digital art marketplace, empowering artists—and changing the world.

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Beau Perschall & Dade Orgeron — Shutterstock & TurboSquid

CG content marketplace Turbosquid is undergoing some exciting changes. Join Beau Perschall and Dade Orgeron to find out what’s new—and what’s needed from you.

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Samuel Arsenault-Brassard & Alex Coulombe — NFTs and architecture

VR, architecture and NFTs meet in Samuel Arsenault-Brassard and Alex Coulombe’s work. They join Chris to discuss the good, bad and ugly of cryptocurrency.

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Franck Balson and Gabe Askew — Blur Studio

Blur Creative Director Franck Balson and CG Supervisor Gabe Askew talk cel-shading for Love, Death & Robots’ “Suits” and the trailer for Riot Games’ “Valorant.”

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David Yermack — Professor and Chair of Finance at New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business

NYU Professor of Finance David Yermack goes in-depth on demystifying NFTs to digital artists and explains how cryptocurrency is revolutionizing almost everything.

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Doug Wilkinson— Global Head of 3D, Buck

Doug Wilkinson’s technical know-how and artistic skills have propelled him to head of CG at global creative firm Buck. He catches up with former co-worker Chris.

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Matan Abel—Virtual Art Department Supervisor, Happy Mushroom

From “Call of Duty” to “The Mandalorian”—via China and “John Wick 3.” Virtual Art Department Supervisor Matan Abel talks pipelines, taillights and real-time.

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Sally Slade on NFTs

NFT art sells on the internet for millions. But what is it? Digital artist and newly minted NFT expert Sally Slade tells you everything you need to know.

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Leighton Greer and Paul Ghezzo — Technicolor Post

Technicolor Executive Producer Leighton Greer and Creative Director Paul Ghezzo tell old pal Chris about working on “Star Trek: Picard,” “Westworld” and “Bridgerton.”

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Ari Rubenstein — VFX Supervision & Look Development

From “The Matrix Revolutions” to “Epic” and “Rio:” Blue Sky Studios compositor and short film director Ari on how he’s always chosen to follow a creative path.

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Albena Ivanova — Director Enterprise Customers, Chaos

Keeping Chaos customers happy is Albena Ivanova’s priority. She tells Chris how her background in movies and passion for technology have helped her get ahead.

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Richard Pay, Uniform & Melissa Knight, Chaos — Rebranding Chaos

Chaos has a new look and a new name—now meet the people behind it. Uniform’s Richard Pay and Chaos’ Melissa Knight talk about the year-long rebranding process.

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Ash Thorp — Freelance Director/Art Director/Designer/Illustrator

Director and artist Ash Thorp talks about how his Hollywood career and personal projects have helped him mature—and how to balance creativity with sensitivity.

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Christian Debney — CEO at Stage 23

Christian Debney has built lightsabers, made music videos and created seamless VFX. As he takes to the director’s chair, he talks about his incredible career.

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Andrew Murdock — Founder, Animator and Sound Designer, Lots of Robots

Andrew Murdock’s CG explores distant moons, microscopic cells and robot worlds. Find out about his independent approach — and how his projects could save lives.

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Habib Zargarpour — Head of Film Development, Digital Monarch Media

VFX legend Habib Zargarpour goes in-depth on “Blade Runner 2049’s” epic shots and his work on “Star Wars: Episode I,” “The Perfect Storm” and “The Jungle Book.”

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Robert Durnin — Computer Graphics Developer

Pipeline problem-solver Robert Durnin helped studios create VFX for “Tron: Legacy” and “Pan’s Labyrinth.” He tells Chris about his industry-hopping career path.

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Kirsten Zirngibl — Concept Artist, Illustrator & Game Developer

Kirsten Zirngibl has created concept art for League of Legends, Magic: The Gathering and Google. Now, she’s creating her own game world — and it’s incredible.

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David Schaefer & Dmitriy Glazyrin — Co-Founders, Mondlicht Studios

How do you turn a building into a ship? CG advertising specialists David Schaefer and Dmitriy Glazyrin talk about the tech behind their huge images and videos.

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Bilali Mack — Visual Effects Supervisor, Alkemy X

Flame artist turned VFX sup Bilali Mack tells Chris about working on “Let Him Go” and “Powerbook II: Ghost” — and how he tells stories with smoke and blood.

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Alessandro Cangelosi — Freelance Lighting TD, FX TD and Instructor

Working from Rome: VFX freelancer Alessandro Cangelosi tells Chris how he tackled shots on “Independence Day: Resurgence” and “2012,” and his new teaching role.

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Babak Bina — Senior 3D Generalist, Director and Instructor

Babak Bina creates VFX for Hollywood movies, leads Gnomon Workshop classes — and he also directs short films. Find out more about this man of many talents.

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