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Join us in today's episode as we dive into the fascinating world of visual effects with Adhish Yajnik, the Technical Director at Alpha Studios.

In this conversation, Adhish will share invaluable insights into various aspects of visual effects, including:

1. The meticulous preparations required before a shoot to ensure seamless integration with VFX.
2. Exploring the roles and responsibilities of a VFX Artist, shedding light on the creative and technical aspects of the job.
3. Understanding the pivotal role of the VFX supervisor on set during the shooting process.
4. Discovering the importance of utilizing tools like color charts and other techniques for optimal VFX integration, along with essential tips on what to avoid.
5. Unveiling Adhish's role as a member of the Visual Effects Society, where he participates in voting for prestigious visual effects awards annually.
6. The collaborative journey from preproduction, involving asking critical questions and providing samples, to working seamlessly with production to ensure every shot aligns with the VFX requirements. We'll also delve into the essential collaboration with editorial and colorists to bring the project to completion.

Tune in for an engaging discussion on the magic behind the scenes that brings extraordinary visual effects to life in your favorite movies and shows.

Best practices for shooting TV/computer/phone screens that will need to be replaced by vfx in post-production:

https://old.reddit.com/r/vfx/comments/13u2uhy/if_youre_doing_screen_comps_and_dont_have_a_vfx/

Social media Links

https://www.adhishyajnik.com/

Resources:

https://www.foundry.com/products/nuke-family/nuke

https://www.autodesk.com/products/maya

https://www.autodesk.com/products/3ds-max

https://www.sidefx.com/products/houdini/

https://www.gnomon.edu/

Television Academy Summer Internship in Special Visual Effects

https://www.emmys.com/foundation/internships

Note that the Special Visual Effects internship seems to be offered only in summer

Chris Mayne's Visual Effects Jobs/Internships google spreadsheet, maintained by an animator and posted frequently on visual effects forums and websites

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eR2oAXOuflr8CZeGoz3JTrsgNj3KuefbdXJOmNtjEVM

I also recommend searching the term "trainee" on showbizjobs.com and vfxjobs.com as Trainee is the typical entry-level role in many departments that doesn't require a lot of specific qualifications and industry experience.

SIGGRAPH annual computer graphics conference, held in Vancouver and LA alternating summers

https://www.siggraph.org/

I also recommend searching YouTube and Google for demos from past SIGGRAPH conferences, which are usually uploaded as soon as they happen at each conference. Some content is restricted to paid platforms, but a lot of it is easily accessible.

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