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 incl ..read more

Scott Geersen : Substance - Lessons learned in VFX, motion design, 3d, directing & Founding a studio by Masters of Motion ..read more

Masters Special Industry Update with Matthew Packwood . Gareth is the Creative Director of Buck’s Sydney studio. After studying design at Massey University he freelanced in Wellington New Zealand for a few years before moving to New York. Here he joined an eager 4 man crew at Buck NY which he saw grow to a team of 40 odd artists. In 2015 he moved with his family to Sydney to open the doors to Buck’s 3rd studio ..read more

Andrew has a strong visual foundation in fine art, technical knowledge and creative passion partnered with a wealth of production and post production experience. A multidisciplined artist, who works at the elite level in both motion design and commercial visual effects, as well as being a accomplished live-action director in both television commercials and short films. He has worked on Australian TV dramas, films and in some of the top VFX and Motion Design studios in Australia, London and New York. Andy is currently a TVC Director & VFX Artist at Pixel. www.pixel.melbourne - Advice to VFX ..read more

Diana Costantini is a multi-award winning Creative Director with a diverse history in broadcast design, branding, promotions and marketing. Diana travelled the world working for various media organisations before founding her own design and branding agency, Tactic Creative, based in Sydney Australia. Tactic operated for 12 years and during that time, the creative team were successful in winning pitches all over the world. Diana has personally been Creative Director across 30+ TV channel branding projects and is currently head of the in-house creative agency, ABC MADE, at the Australian public ..read more

Travis is the owner and senior director at the award-winning Airbag productions, which he established with his partner over 16 years ago. He focuses on photo-real VFX which allows him to transform any 'out-there' idea into something visually amazing. Travis has a decorated past, winning many Awards. He began as a commercial photographer in London, moving through a landscape of still work, live action, and visual effects, to arrive where he is today at AIRBAG. His work is - all at once - technical, beautiful, subtle and bold. www.airbag.co Topics Discussed - Advice for Director’s & VFX Arti ..read more

Tim is a multi-award winning Creative Director, Designer, Compositor and Editor. He brings over 20 years experience in the creative industries and is the founder of boutique production house Resolution Design. Tim is a unique Directorial talent able to combine performance; animation and visual effects work in a confident and fresh approach. Tim’s creativity expresses itself in many ways, through photography, architecture and as a keen collector of art. Tim has received local and international acclaim for his imaginative visual work and direction ..read more

Topics Discussed - Advice for animators & designers - Best way to progress your career - Early career - Melbourne & Perth - The New Adventures of Ocean Girl & QUADS - Bigkidz : Building an animation studio - Merging animation studios - 12field animation studio work & culture - Pipeline and studio development - Collaboration with Media world - Being a first time director - Exploring directing The Flaming’ Thongs - Directing skills & supervising style - Narrative and story - Sustainability of the industry - Narrative and Story - Quality & Failures - Having kids - Sust ..read more

Topics Discussed - Lukes story & career path - Early career - TVC’s, broadcast design & Farscape TV series - How did Happy Feet change Animal Logic - Becoming a supervisor, challenges, promoting artist’s & advice - Leadership, challenges learnings & tips - Outward facing as a executive producer & pitching process - Projects : most successful and satisfying - ILM Transition - internal training - software & pipeline - Work life Balance - About ILM Sydney - Inspiration & the Future Luke Hetherington is the Executive in Charge of ILM’s Singapore studio and responsi ..read more

Alan Do is Co-founder and Look Development artist at Cadre Pictures. Since early 2000s, he's worked in the 3d industry for over 15 years. His VFX work includes the automotive, financial, retail and entertainment in the advertising industry. Having worked as a Senior 3d Generalist / Lighter at Robot VFX and Method Studios, his expertise concentrates cinematic quality on photo-realistic creatures, stylised characters, natural and mechanical surfaces. Since co-founding Cadre Pictures, Alan has focused his efforts to ensure that every project is finished to the highest possible standard with stunn ..read more