Conversations with industry pros who don't work in the VFX department but who interact and collaborate with VFX on a daily basis.
Blood, smoke, dust, fire, water, explosions, all IRL — find out how practical effects artists accomplish seamless visuals that integrate into the plates of your favourite TV series and films.
Rodeo FX's in-house Live Action team takes you behind the scenes from R&D to look dev to practical integration of shots plus hear some great anecdotes of challenges they had to overcome to make the perfect shots.
Image credit © 2022 Rodeo FX. All Rights Reserved.
SPEAKERS
Eric Labranche
Head of Live Action Studio // Rodeo FX
(Men in Black: International, Game Night, Blade Runner 2049, Arrival)
With over 20 years of experience in VFX, Live Action Studio Director Eric Labranche has touched all aspects of the industry. Beginning as a graduate in film studies with a BFA in Animation (honours), he first entered on the CG side as a Lighting Supervisor on blockbuster films and animated TV series then evolved into management roles as a Resource Manager, VFX Outsource Producer, and now as Head of the Live Action Studio.
This array of skills and experiences has enabled Eric to deeply understand all facets of the industry as he consistently pushes himself to learn the necessary tools to push technical and artistic boundaries within the team and on their projects.
Antoine Bordeleau
VFX Photographer // Rodeo FX
(Bloodshot, Jungle Cruise, Jumanji: The Next Level, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It)
With a Bachelor of Film Studies from University of Montreal in 2018, Antoine went straight into the visual effects industry and has put his education to good use both in traditional VFX and creating custom special effects at the Live Action studio. His work has also moved him into data wrangling on sets along with photogrammetry, HDRI, capture and LIDAR scanning.
Website // IMDb // Facebook // Instagram // LinkedIn
Jean-François Masse
VFX Photographer // Rodeo FX
(The Conjuring : The Devil Made Me Do It, Jungle Cruise, Stranger Things season 3, Blade Runner 2049)
A graduate in film studies, Jean-François first started as a motion designer and part-time editor. Later, he shifted to the Live Action department as a shooting stage VFX photographer. With his passion for film sets and working behind the scenes, he’s developed a keen eye for aesthetics and learned a lot about the complexity of image composition and lighting. His talent for photography and editing have served him in many ways in VFX.
Olivier Barbès-Morin
On Set Data Acquisition Specialist & VFX Photographer // Rodeo FX
(Extraction, Crawl, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms)
Doing practical effects in a Live Action studio can demand a surprisingly diverse set of skills and Olivier’s career path gave him just that. Working as a freelance photographer, a digital image technician, and camera operator for 14 years before practical effects, gave him a deep understanding of imagery and kept him trained on the evolving cinematic technologies.
For the past 5 years, he’s been applying those skills in the visual effects industry as an in-house VFX photographer at the live action shooting stage where he must expertly place the camera, light the stage properly, and resolve any challenges that arise with creative solutions to get seamless shots.
Conversations with industry pros who don't work in the VFX department but who interact and collaborate with VFX on a daily basis.
Blood, smoke, dust, fire, water, explosions, all IRL — find out how practical effects artists accomplish seamless visuals that integrate into the plates of your favourite TV series and films.
Rodeo FX's in-house Live Action team takes you behind the scenes from R&D to look dev to practical integration of shots plus hear some great anecdotes of challenges they had to overcome to make the perfect shots.
Image credit © 2022 Rodeo FX. All Rights Reserved.
SPEAKERS
Eric Labranche
Head of Live Action Studio // Rodeo FX
(Men in Black: International, Game Night, Blade Runner 2049, Arrival)
With over 20 years of experience in VFX, Live Action Studio Director Eric Labranche has touched all aspects of the industry. Beginning as a graduate in film studies with a BFA in Animation (honours), he first entered on the CG side as a Lighting Supervisor on blockbuster films and animated TV series then evolved into management roles as a Resource Manager, VFX Outsource Producer, and now as Head of the Live Action Studio.
This array of skills and experiences has enabled Eric to deeply understand all facets of the industry as he consistently pushes himself to learn the necessary tools to push technical and artistic boundaries within the team and on their projects.
Antoine Bordeleau
VFX Photographer // Rodeo FX
(Bloodshot, Jungle Cruise, Jumanji: The Next Level, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It)
With a Bachelor of Film Studies from University of Montreal in 2018, Antoine went straight into the visual effects industry and has put his education to good use both in traditional VFX and creating custom special effects at the Live Action studio. His work has also moved him into data wrangling on sets along with photogrammetry, HDRI, capture and LIDAR scanning.
Website // IMDb // Facebook // Instagram // LinkedIn
Jean-François Masse
VFX Photographer // Rodeo FX
(The Conjuring : The Devil Made Me Do It, Jungle Cruise, Stranger Things season 3, Blade Runner 2049)
A graduate in film studies, Jean-François first started as a motion designer and part-time editor. Later, he shifted to the Live Action department as a shooting stage VFX photographer. With his passion for film sets and working behind the scenes, he’s developed a keen eye for aesthetics and learned a lot about the complexity of image composition and lighting. His talent for photography and editing have served him in many ways in VFX.
Olivier Barbès-Morin
On Set Data Acquisition Specialist & VFX Photographer // Rodeo FX
(Extraction, Crawl, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms)
Doing practical effects in a Live Action studio can demand a surprisingly diverse set of skills and Olivier’s career path gave him just that. Working as a freelance photographer, a digital image technician, and camera operator for 14 years before practical effects, gave him a deep understanding of imagery and kept him trained on the evolving cinematic technologies.
For the past 5 years, he’s been applying those skills in the visual effects industry as an in-house VFX photographer at the live action shooting stage where he must expertly place the camera, light the stage properly, and resolve any challenges that arise with creative solutions to get seamless shots.
