Episode 52: Andrew Kramer

Animalators

Andrew Kramer of Video Copilot joined us for episode 52. We talked about rising to expectations, Intercept, Star Trek lens flares, and relying on the talents of a team.

Links:

Website: http://www.videocopilot.net/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/videocopilot

Element 3D: https://aescripts.com/element-3d/

Action Movie FX: https://apple.co/1kehsvC

SENTiNEL: https://vimeo.com/248374832

Intercept: http://bit.ly/2D4iwii

Notes:

-Video Copilot

-Deciding what to work on

-Pushing yourself

-After Effects

-Star Trek

-Concept vs. tools used

-Element 3D

-Bad Robot/Super 8

-JJ Abrams

-Rising to expectations

-Outside perspectives

-Star Wars: The Force Awakens

-Relying on the talents of a team

-Tutorials

-The After Effects community

-Action Movie FX

-Client work

-Managing time

-SENTiNEL

-Short timelines

-Review sessions

-Skill development

-Intercept

-When to stop tweaking single VFX shots

-Directing

-Future short films

-Writing for scenes

-Creating tools

-Dream client: Elon Musk

-Favorite animated film: Tangled and How to Train Your Dragon

-What do the people you love think you do at work all day?: My kids just think I work on Star Wars all day

-Animalator: Raven

-Andrews questions for Zac

-Bouncy Smash

-Future of Animalators