Paul Moran
April 2nd, 2004, 06:31 PM
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Welcome VFXTalkers to the Press Forum. We are very excited to be given the opportunity to interview Colin Epstein & Jim McVay; Hellboy CG Creature Tippett Lead Compositors!!!
The way this 'Press Forum' works:
You 'reply' to this thread with your questions that you would like to ask, I will keep this area open for about 7 days or so, I will compile a complete interview that we will then have as the final from which I will proceed with Colin & Jim. All too easy, and a great way to get the VFXTalk gang involved :)
OK, A little bit about each of these gentlemen:
Colin Epstein
After learning on the job at a small digital animation and post house in LA, I landed my first film job as a compositor on "Starship Troopers" here at Tippett Studio. I've been at Tippett ever since, working on films like "Komodo," "Mission to Mars," and "The Haunting." My first real Sequence Lead position was on a challenging part of "Hollow Man" depicting an invisible Kevin Bacon in a hall full of sprinklers. My first Compositing Lead position was for Tippett's work on "Cats and Dogs," the Russian Cat sequence. Since then I've shared Lead Compositor duties on "Blade 2" and "Hellboy", with other work on a few smaller projects, most enjoyably on Phil Tippett's directorial debut "Starship Troopers II."
Jim McVay
I started in the film business doing lighting and camerawork on commercials and feature films. Being excited about where CG effects were going in the early 90's, I worked at a small boutique in LA for 3 years as a digital jack of all trades. Wanting to get back into features, I applied to Tippett Studio and got a compositing position on Starship Troopers. I'm still at Tippett 8 years, 13 feature films and 11 commercials later.
You can see Jims impressive Filmography here: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0574664/
Cheers all, especially to Colin & Jim!! (and big props go out to Aruna for lining this up :thumbsup: )
Welcome VFXTalkers to the Press Forum. We are very excited to be given the opportunity to interview Colin Epstein & Jim McVay; Hellboy CG Creature Tippett Lead Compositors!!!
The way this 'Press Forum' works:
You 'reply' to this thread with your questions that you would like to ask, I will keep this area open for about 7 days or so, I will compile a complete interview that we will then have as the final from which I will proceed with Colin & Jim. All too easy, and a great way to get the VFXTalk gang involved :)
OK, A little bit about each of these gentlemen:
Colin Epstein
After learning on the job at a small digital animation and post house in LA, I landed my first film job as a compositor on "Starship Troopers" here at Tippett Studio. I've been at Tippett ever since, working on films like "Komodo," "Mission to Mars," and "The Haunting." My first real Sequence Lead position was on a challenging part of "Hollow Man" depicting an invisible Kevin Bacon in a hall full of sprinklers. My first Compositing Lead position was for Tippett's work on "Cats and Dogs," the Russian Cat sequence. Since then I've shared Lead Compositor duties on "Blade 2" and "Hellboy", with other work on a few smaller projects, most enjoyably on Phil Tippett's directorial debut "Starship Troopers II."
Jim McVay
I started in the film business doing lighting and camerawork on commercials and feature films. Being excited about where CG effects were going in the early 90's, I worked at a small boutique in LA for 3 years as a digital jack of all trades. Wanting to get back into features, I applied to Tippett Studio and got a compositing position on Starship Troopers. I'm still at Tippett 8 years, 13 feature films and 11 commercials later.
You can see Jims impressive Filmography here: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0574664/
Cheers all, especially to Colin & Jim!! (and big props go out to Aruna for lining this up :thumbsup: )