Scott Ross

Former General Manager of Industrial Light and Magic - Sr Vice President of Lucasfilm - CoFounder of Digital Domain - Author of Upstart: The Digital Film Revolution

• VFX, Jazz, and Generative AI

Faizal

Matte Painter - Concept Artist

• Advice for the next Generation of VFX/Animation Artists

• How to get a job as a Matte Painter post-Covid

• From Singapore to Vancouver

• What does a Matte Painter do?

Leslie Martin

Rigger - CFX

• Advice for New VFX Artists

• What does a Rigger do?

• Journey from the Midwest (Entering the Animation Industry)

• Working in VFX/Animation During the Pandemic

Jen Spark

Instructor - Author

The daring journey of an artist escaping the VFX industry!!

Brad Pattullo

Professor - Animator - Illustrator

Sit down with filmmaker, educator, and stop motion animator Brad Patullo for a conversation about art school, the stop motion film industry, and balancing craft with family.

Dominique Kirchell

Special FX - Makeup - Visual Artist

From transforming humans into monsters to tattooing monsters onto humans, Dominique has had quite the journey. Her story begins in Animation and takes many turns from there!

Majed Elass

Product Designer/Entrepreneur

• Getting away from VFX

• What it’s like to work in VFX

• Starting your own business

• Stuck in a bad school situation?

• Don’t fear your goals

• You will never be “ready” for your big break

• Starting your own business is HARD!

• Skill vs Luck

• When to quit a job

• Am I a Workaholic?

• Should you drop out of college?

• Getting into “Work Mode”

• Avoiding Burnout

Alex Clermont

Digital Compositor

• Getting into VFX without art school

• From Student to Professional

• How to Learn VFX

• Your career can change your goals

• The VFX industry is really young

• DONE is better than PERFECT

• Jump starting a vfx career

• Fake it until you make it!

• No excuses, your personal projects are important!!!

• When to give up on your short film

• Learning from the flaws in blockbusters

Josh Evans

Writer/Directer/Matte Painter

• Art school tips for high-schoolers!

• We’re all just faking it

• Why bother with Art?

• Harness your hobbies

• Should you get a Masters degree?

• Can you have a family and still work in the film industry?

• Life after college is messy

• Breaking into the VFX or Animation industry

• Finding creative fulfillment as a professional

• Your goal may not change, but your approach should

Alexa Alpern

Illustrator/Animator

• Everything is Connected

• Impossible Choices for Teenagers to Make

• The Awktubers

• You can only learn so much from art school

• Surviving after graduation

Katie Rose Witherell

Production Coordinator/Designer

• Do you need to study film to get into the film industry?

• Post-Grad Guilt

• Hobbies don’t exist

• The Best Advice for Art Students

• Impostor Syndrome