Bob Bacon has gone from greenlighting Disney movies “The Lion King” and “Aladdin” to founding a Web3 animation studio. Here’s how he found the value of creativity.

Sean Devereaux’s body of work includes “American Hustle,” “The Equalizer,” “Patriots Day” — and Zync cloud rendering. He shares his secrets of success.

Scanline VFX supervisor Mathew Giampa has worked on shots for “The Joker,” “Black Widow,” and “The Suicide Squad.” He talks about leveling up throughout his career.

Cult animator Bill Plympton talks us through his career in short and feature films, TV ads and idents, and offers tips and inspiration for budding artists.

Marc Morissette has taken blockbuster VFX experience and knowledge into founding his own studio, Cluster. He shares the secrets of establishing a growing company.

Brazil, beer, and being back on set — versatile VFX supervisor and head brewer Scott Kirvan gives Chris the heads-up on his 30-year-career in the CG industry.

Veteran Digital Domain VFX artist Eddie Smith reveals how Houdini changed the face of VFX via “G.I. Joe,” “Tron: Legacy,” “Ender’s Game,” and “Fantastic Beasts.”

INK-spiration: 3D Artist Ioanna Ivanova gives essential tips for getting started in the CG industry and reveals the benefits of working for a smaller studio.

Laika’s Jeff Stringer reveals how the studio behind “Coraline” and “Kubo and the Two Strings” combines traditional stop-motion animation with cutting-edge CG.

Future House Studios’ Adam Sidwell has gone from “King Kong” VFX to virtual concerts for Justin Bieber. He shares his thoughts on NFTs, the metaverse, and more.

CGarchitect, the world’s largest online community for archviz, has become part of the Chaos family. Founder Jeff Mottle talks about handing the reigns over to Chaos’ Lon Grohs.

Animal Logic’s Darin Grant talks about the studio’s move into animation, the moving CG content at this year’s SIGGRAPH Electronic Theater, and global VFX trends.

“Huxley” is about to become huge. Creator and concept artist Ben Mauro tells Chris how NFTs have helped his sci-fi comic book go to the big screen — and beyond.

Can web 3.0 power the future of cinema? Director and writer Matteo Santoro reveals how his NFT feature film “SIFT” gives fans a role in the production process.

From pioneering CG for “Apollo 13” and “Titanic,” to VP at Houdini developer SideFX: Judith Crow talks about her career on both sides of the effects industry.

Barbara Ford Grant is president of a world-leading virtual production facility and the first female chair of the Sci-Tech Committee of the Academy. Hear her inspirational story.

Creative studio Recom Farmhouse’s founder Christoph Bolten and managing director Richard Levene recount some of the crazy adventures they’ve had in photography.

From “South Park” to “Sweet Tooth:” Zoic co-founder Andrew Orloff talks about using cutting-edge technology to create large-scale VFX for the small screen.

Axis co-founder and CEO Richard Scott talks about his 30-year-plus career in CG, from early design graphics to one of Love, Death and Robots’ best segments.

How do you go freelance? Or start working on your own IP? Sonja Christoph returns to the podcast to tell Chris how she’s starting a business and making a game.

Jill Smolin has worked behind-the-scenes in the VFX industry at companies including Digital Domain, Cinesite, Gnomon, and SIGGRAPH. Hear her incredible story.

KitBash3D founders Maxx Burman and Banks Boutté talk about how their 3D asset packs have become essential — and how they’re going to help build the metaverse.

Jonas Ussing and Stine Sørensen are raising a family in rural Denmark while working on VFX and animation for movies and games. They tell Chris their story.

Zap’s back! The shader wizard returns to discuss the relationship between Material X, OSL, and USD — and reveals his newfound love of streaming music on Twitch.

Glassbox gives real-world directors the tech to make movies in virtual worlds. Founder Mariana Acuña Acosta tells Chris about this exciting new filmmaking method.