In this episode, Bela Beier (Editor-in-Chief, Digital Production Magazine) and Christoph Zapletal (Compositing Artist & Instructor) discuss means of staying connected - from informal groups and meetups to the Societies and Associations that define our industry. They are joined by three guests representing their distinct associations. First off, Agon Ushaku (Chairman of the Board, German Section) talks about the VES - Visual Effects Society. After that, Stefan Albertz (Professor of 3D Animation and Visual Effects at Hamm-Lippstatd University of Applied Sciences) represents the SMPTE (Society of Motion Pocture and Television Engineers). Completing the trio is Sonja Langhans, who is on the Board of the FKTG (Fernseh- und Kinotechnische Gesellschaft. In the News Segment they discuss Vray for Blender, Nuke 16 and Mocha 2025. You can reach us at letsfixitinpod@gmail.com
Segments:
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:56 The local VFX community
00:06:16 Staying connected outside of VFX Hubs
00:09:58 Using industry enets to stay connected
00:16:22 Communities around a specific software
00:22:00 Socialising at big industry events
00:25:33 Societies and organisations in the VFX industry
00:31:58 Interview Agon Ushaku
00:53:28 Interview Stefan Albertz
01:15:58 Interview Sonja Langhans
01:25:29 News
01:34:26 ILM looking for a face swap artist
01:36:40 Tooltip: Movieprint
01:38:36 Outro
Links mentioned in the show:
https://www.movieprint.org/