Archive for the ‘Interview’ Category

Mar
11
2008

Interview with Andy Boyd – part I

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From his roots in South Africa, to the head of 3D Commericals at Framestore CFC in London, to his new job at Method Studios in Los Angeles; Andy has plenty of high end projects on his portfolio. Here he talks to us about the journey and how he came to use Houdini for many of the later projects he’s worked on.

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Dec
11
2007

Interview with Jordi Bares (The Mill) – part II

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Part II of our interview with Jordi. If you haven’t read it yet, part I can be found here.

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Dec
10
2007

Interview with Jordi Bares (The Mill) – part I

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Jordi Bares is the joint head of 3D and a VFX Supervisor at the Mill in London. Recently the Mill decided to use Houdini on a new Guinness commercial, and Jordi was kind enough to talk to us about the decision and what he thinks of Houdini and it’s future at the Mill.

Take a look at the commercial here (click on the Guinness link) and then come back to read the interview and see some making of clips.

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Jul
05
2007

Interview with Calin Casian

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Calin Casian is involved with R&D at Side Effects Software with a particular focus on character animation features and development. He is responsible for the wonderful AutoRig, and is currently busy improving an already excellent toolset for the next releases of our favourite software.

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