I am pretty sure you've heard of Action VFX, I've used them in my own shots! So we managed to get the Founder and CEO on the show to talk about his career. It's a success story that very nearly wasn't!

This is a great one for any artists or filmmakers who are thinking of starting a business because Rodolphe has a lot of insight into how to turn FX talent into a business model, as shown by the widespread use of Action VFX elements in the industry. 

Join us and follow Rodolphe's journey from filmmaker to entrepreneur. After the interview I cheekily asked if I could get our subscribers a discount code and they very kindly agreed to a permanent 15% off for our listeners with the code "TVAP" !

Building the Biggest VFX Asset Library in The World! ActionVFX CEO Rodolphe Pierre-Louis | TVAP EP46

On-Set in Extreme Environments with Jörundur Rafn Arnarson | TVAP EP42

Jörundur Rafn Arnarson returns after exchanging the frozen mountains of Iceland for the Deserts for his recent VFX Supervisor role on "Rise of The Witches". 

We talk about how extreme environments influence filmmakers, the route from Compositing to VFX Supervision, "bad CGI", helicopters and much much more. 

With a Supervisor whose body of work ranges from Icelandic indie films to Cannes Palm D'Or, Triangle of Sadness to Prehistoric Planet to franchise blockbusters Dr Strange - Multiverse of Madness and Game of Thrones, You won't want to miss this one! 

As always, if you liked this episode, please like, comment, subscribe and share! 

00:03:43 : Triangle of Sadness
00:13:42 : The most sought after commodity on-set
00:16:03 : The mindset of extreme environments
00:23:15 : RIse of The Witches - a Saudi Arabian epic
00:28:07 : Dr Strange and Prehistoric Planet
00:36:25 : Issues I have with CG
00:45:45 : Guiding big and small budgets
00:49:17 : I will always cut out VFX if I can
00:53:04 : "Bad CGI"
01:26:04 : Advice for filmmakers using VFX for the first time.

On-Set in Extreme Environments with Jörundur Rafn Arnarson | TVAP EP4

Costume Set & Designing For Film & TV, with Rianna Charles and Jodie-Simone Howe | TVAP EP12

In this episode, I have an incredibly detailed chat to the founders of the Black Costume Network, Rianna Charles and Jodie-Simone Howe about how their role as costume designers and makers, work in the film and TV industry.

During this discussion, I get to find out about their individual journeys/paths into the industry, discuss the difference between the fashion industry versus costume making and designing for the film and TV industry, as well as find out more about what the Black Costume Network is and why it was created.

Between Rianna and Jodie-Simone, they have been involved in some amazing TV shows and films which you can learn more about in this episode.

You can find the Black Costume Network on instagram, and can find more about Rianna and Jodie-Simone's work on IMDB.

VFX On Set Supervising for film with Rory Bryans at MPC London | TVAP EP08

In this episode, I chat to Rory Bryans, VFX on set supervisor at MPC London about his journey and progression in the industry, which begun at Framestore London, as a receptionist, to becoming an on set supervisor for one of the leading VFX studios worldwide.

A great VFX journey not to be missed!

Lidars and Photogrammetry for film with Joseph Steel - Co-founder of Visualskies Studios | TVAP EP05

Lidars, we use them almost everyday in our daily roles as VFX artists, and we miss them when they aren't available for shows, but do we really understand how lidars are captured?

In this episode, I chat to Joseph Steel, co-founder of London based Visualskies Studios about his journey to starting his company, and becoming one of the leading providers for Lidars, 3D scanning, Photogrammetry and more for the film industry.

Joe's interest in drones begun with building and soldering his own in his kitchen, leading on to creating his company, which has had the responsibility of creating lidars and photogrammetry for movies such as Artemis Fowl, Kingsman The Golden Circle, HBO's Watchmen, and many more.

At the time of posting, 

 is looking to recruit. Watch/listen to find out about how to apply.

Game Of Thrones and On-Set VFX Supervising, with Jorundur Rafn Arnarson | TVAP EP02

In this episode, I chat to Jorundur (Jorri) Rafn Arnarson about his career as one of the leading Icelandic VFX, and on set supervisors for feature films and TV episodics such as 'Game of Thrones', 'Black Mirror', 'Where the wild things are' and more.

During the discussion Jorri shared insights of his journey, which begun as a compositor for major London based VFX studio Framestore, to starting his own company and venturing on to becoming one of Iceland's leading VFX supervisors.

Data Capture & On-Set