Listen "Jason Galeon WētāFX - PART 1 : 20 years in vfx and How to become a top supervisor Part 1"
Episode Synopsis
Jason Galeon is an HPA nominated CG Supervisor at Wētā FX with more than 20 years of experience working on a huge range of major films.
Jason began his career at Blue Sky Studios and went on to work at some of the biggest VFX studios, including Framestore London and MPC, working on films like The Dark Knight, Ice Age, and The Matrix sequels.
He joined Wētā in 2009 on the first of James Cameron’s Avatar series as a lighting artist and held key roles in many Wētā projects including The Avengers, Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit trilogy, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
His more recent projects include The Suicide Squad, Avatar: The Way of Water, and Shazam! Fury of the Gods. He’s been a CG Supervisor for years, and more recently has become a VFX Supervisor.
Ep 1 :
- How to improve your folio and showreel for VFX Artist’s
- Failures in your career and lessons you’ve learnt
- What inspired your journey
- Working in Film/VFX and specialising in CG Supervising
- Working at BlueSky Studios
- Working at WetaFX
- Working on sequels compared to original films
- Being a good Supervisor and Leader
- VFX Pipeline
- Working in creature development
Jason began his career at Blue Sky Studios and went on to work at some of the biggest VFX studios, including Framestore London and MPC, working on films like The Dark Knight, Ice Age, and The Matrix sequels.
He joined Wētā in 2009 on the first of James Cameron’s Avatar series as a lighting artist and held key roles in many Wētā projects including The Avengers, Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit trilogy, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
His more recent projects include The Suicide Squad, Avatar: The Way of Water, and Shazam! Fury of the Gods. He’s been a CG Supervisor for years, and more recently has become a VFX Supervisor.
Ep 1 :
- How to improve your folio and showreel for VFX Artist’s
- Failures in your career and lessons you’ve learnt
- What inspired your journey
- Working in Film/VFX and specialising in CG Supervising
- Working at BlueSky Studios
- Working at WetaFX
- Working on sequels compared to original films
- Being a good Supervisor and Leader
- VFX Pipeline
- Working in creature development
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