VFX Titans Unite: Ash Thorp and Allan McKay Share Their Expertise and Advice for Aspiring Artists!

Описание: This career talk was recorded as part of Allan McKay’s VFX Podcast and its 400th Episode. Following the tradition of previous Anniversary Episodes, we’ve invited Graphic Designer and Creative Director – as well as the Concept Designer of The Batmobile in Matt Reeves’s THE BATMAN – Ash Thorp to turn the mic around and to interview Allan.

The two powerhouse artist talk about:

• Failure and learning;
• Innovation and machine learning;
• Community and altruism;
• Passion as the driving forces of one’s career;
• And so much more!

Allan McKay is an Emmy Award winning VFX Supervisor and Technical Director. He is responsible for many visual effects sequences including on hit titles like God of War: Ragnarok, Avengers: Endgame, Game of Thrones, Marvel’s Runaways, Bloodshot, Transformers, Blade, The Last Airbender, Star Trek, Superman, Flight, The Equalizer, and dozens of others; as well as many of the top video games worldwide: Halo, Destiny, Call of Duty, Bioshock, Prototype, Half-Life, and Team Fortress 2.

Allan has over two decades of experience working in the visual effects industry for many leading studios such as ILM, Pixomondo, Blur Studio, Sony, Paramount Picture, Atomic Fiction, Prime Focus, Ubisoft, Activision and dozens of others.

Ash Thorp is a graphic designer, illustrator, artist, and creative director for a multitude of media, including feature films, commercial enterprises, and print. Most recently, Ash worked on the concept for the Batmobile and the Batcycle, for the 2022 film The Batman directed by Matt Reeves.

Previously, Ash has worked on graphics for Ender’s Game and Total Recall, as well as contributed to the design concepts for Spectre, Prometheus, X-Men First Class, Call of Duty and others. His first directorial debut started with the assembly of an international team for his Ghost in the Shell tribute, as well as the main title for OFFF Barcelona 2014. In 2015, he was requested to assemble an international team of designers and create the title sequence for FITC Tokyo. Later that year, Ash co-directed “Ares — Our Greatest Adventure”, a promotional trailer for the feature film The Martian.

We hope this profound interview inspires you and gives you a chance to reflect on your own journey!

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