The Focus Masterclass

The Focus

On The Focus Masterclass, we speak to some of the great minds in visual effects to dive deep into every part of the industry, from production, the creative process, business, and technology. Visit thefocus.com for more content.

5 Episodes

MPC VFX supervisor Erik Nash on making environments come alive
10/23/2020
18:04
MPC VFX supervisor Erik Nash, who recently worked on 'The Call of the Wild', is back for another episode of The Focus Masterclass podcast. This time he takes questions and discusses the challenges of building environments and the elements that make them come alive. For more content, visit thefocus.com. Music: Upbeat Party by Scott Holmes via freemusicarchive.org.
Erik Nash, MPC VFX Supervisor, on 'The Call of the Wild' visual effects and remote environments
9/17/2020
20:52
Erik Nash, VFX supervisor for MPC, walks us through the visual effects work for 'The Call of the Wild'. He shares details of creating the stunning virtual distant locations they made featuring the vast Alaskan Yukon, including sending a photogrammetry team on location twice and utilising a library of 500 different sky domes to show all four seasons of the year in the film. For more content, visit thefocus.com. Music: Upbeat Party by Scott Holmes via freemusicarchive.org.
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Charley Henley, MPC VFX Supervisor, on shooting creatures, practical effects and CG
8/13/2020
26:17
Charley Henley, VFX supervisor for MPC who recently worked on Artemis Fowl, is back with another episode of The Focus Masterclass podcast. This time he talks about shooting creatures, working with makeup departments, the crossover approach of using both practical effects and CG, and more. For more content, visit thefocus.com. Music: Upbeat Party by Scott Holmes via freemusicarchive.org
Charley Henley, MPC VFX supervisor, on designing creatures
7/1/2020
25:51
Charley Henley, VFX supervisor for MPC, lets us in on the step-by-step process of designing creatures in film. For more content, visit thefocus.com. Music: Upbeat Party by Scott Holmes via freemusicarchive.org
Nick Davis, MPC VFX Supervisor, on pre-production
4/22/2020
39:00
In this first episode, we spoke to Nick Davis, a production side VFX supervisor now with MPC, who spoke about the pre-production process in visual effects. For more content, visit thefocus.com. Music: Upbeat Party by Scott Holmes via freemusicarchive.org

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The Focus Masterclass

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5 Episodes

MPC VFX supervisor Erik Nash on making environments come alive

Erik Nash, MPC VFX Supervisor, on 'The Call of the Wild' visual effects and remote environments

Charley Henley, MPC VFX Supervisor, on shooting creatures, practical effects and CG

Charley Henley, MPC VFX supervisor, on designing creatures

Nick Davis, MPC VFX Supervisor, on pre-production