Interviews

Ian Hunter is in the world of special effects for more than 25 years. He is one of the co-founder of New Deal Studios. He has worked on many films such as BATMAN RETURNS, PITCH BLACK, WAR OF THE WORLDS or THE DARK KNIGHT. He just won the Oscar and BAFTA for Best Visual Effects for INTERSTELLAR.

In 2010, Sue Rowe had told us about his work on PRINCE OF PERSIA. She then moved on the most ambitious project to date at Cinesite: JOHN CARTER. In the following interview, Sue presents in detail her work of more than two years on this film.

In 2012, Olivier Cauwet explained the work of BUF on TOTAL RECALL. He then took care of many projects such as COSMOS: A SPACETIME ODYSSEY, INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE, AMERICAN GODS or TWIN PEAKS. Jeremy Robert began his VFX career at BUF in 2007. As a VFX supervisor, he was responsible for the visual effects of films such as POLTERGEIST, RACE, X-MEN: APOCALYPSE or AMERICAN GODS.

Erik Winquist has nearly 20 years of experience in visual effects and has worked at Weta Digital for 15 years. He has participated in many films such as THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING, KING KONG, AVATAR, THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY and of course the APES trilogy.

Ben Shepherd works for over 10 years in visual effects, he participated in many projects such as BIG FISH, HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE, and TIM BURTON'S CORPSE BRIDE at MPC. In 2006, he joined Cinesite teams where he oversaw films such as X-MEN: THE LAST STAND, THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL or 2 episodes of the TV series THE PRISONER.

Arnaud Brisebois began his career in visual effects in 2003. Before joining Rodeo FX in 2014, he worked at Meteor Studios and Mokko Studio. He has worked on many projects such as 300, MIRROR MIRROR, RIDDICK or X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST. As VFX Supervisor, he took care of the effects of WARCRAFT, GODS OF EGYPT, MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN and ARRIVAL.

Back in 2016, Jay Redd explained in detail the work of Sony Pictures Imageworks on Alice Through the Looking Glass. He then worked at...

Dave Houghton has been working in visual effects for over 20 years. He has worked on numerous projects including TORCHWOOD, DOCTOR WHO, SINBAD and THE ALIENIST.

Sebastien Moreau began his career in the post-production in 1993. In 2001, he joined the team of ILM and work on movies like VAN HELSING, STAR WARS: EPISODE III - REVENGE OF THE SITH, WAR OF THE WORLDS or PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST. In 2007, he founded Rodeo FX in Montreal and supervised the effects of films such as SOURCE CODE, IMMORTALS, RED TAILS or MIRROR MIRROR. To discuss the work of Rodeo FX on PACIFIC RIM, he is accompanied by Matthew Rouleau and Fabrice Vienne.

Last year, Raymond Chen explained the work of DNEG on ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL. Today he talks to us about the Disney+ film, TOGO.