Andrew Kramer of Video Copilot joined us for episode 52. We talked about rising to expectations, Intercept, Star Trek lens flares, and relying on the talents of a team.
Links:
Website: http://www.videocopilot.net/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/videocopilot
Element 3D: https://aescripts.com/element-3d/
Action Movie FX: https://apple.co/1kehsvC
SENTiNEL: https://vimeo.com/248374832
Intercept: http://bit.ly/2D4iwii
Notes:
-Video Copilot
-Deciding what to work on
-Pushing yourself
-After Effects
-Star Trek
-Concept vs. tools used
-Element 3D
-Bad Robot/Super 8
-JJ Abrams
-Rising to expectations
-Outside perspectives
-Star Wars: The Force Awakens
-Relying on the talents of a team
-Tutorials
-The After Effects community
-Action Movie FX
-Client work
-Managing time
-SENTiNEL
-Short timelines
-Review sessions
-Skill development
-Intercept
-When to stop tweaking single VFX shots
-Directing
-Future short films
-Writing for scenes
-Creating tools
-Dream client: Elon Musk
-Favorite animated film: Tangled and How to Train Your Dragon
-What do the people you love think you do at work all day?: My kids just think I work on Star Wars all day
-Animalator: Raven
-Andrews questions for Zac
-Bouncy Smash
-Future of Animalators