Conversations with industry pros who don't work in the VFX department but who interact and collaborate with VFX on a daily basis.
Special effects supervisor Gerd Nefzer and befores & afters founder Ian Failes go back to the sands of Dune, and into the future of Blade Runner 2049, in this analysis of the mix between practical and digital effects on those films.
Image Credit: © 2021 Warner Bros. All Rights Reserved.
SPEAKER
Gerd Nefzer
Special Effects Supervisor // Independent
(Dune, Blade Runner 2049, Bridge of Spies, A Good Day to Die Hard)
Gerd Nefzer is an Oscar-winning special effects supervisor. He is also nominated for an Academy Award for his special and practical effects for Dune this year.
Nefzer’s principal credits include Blade Runner 2049 (for which he won a VFX Oscar), Bridge of Spies, A Good Day to Die Hard, and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay films.
MODERATOR
Ian Failes
Editor and Founder // befores & afters
Ian Failes is a VFX and animation journalist based in Australia. He is the editor of the VFX industry magazine, podcast and website "befores & afters". He has written for VFX Voice, fxguide, Cartoon Brew, 3D Artist and 3D World.
Ian is the author of the book, Masters of FX. He holds the world's largest collection of memorabilia from the film Speed.
Conversations with industry pros who don't work in the VFX department but who interact and collaborate with VFX on a daily basis.
Special effects supervisor Gerd Nefzer and befores & afters founder Ian Failes go back to the sands of Dune, and into the future of Blade Runner 2049, in this analysis of the mix between practical and digital effects on those films.
Image Credit: © 2021 Warner Bros. All Rights Reserved.
SPEAKER
Gerd Nefzer
Special Effects Supervisor // Independent
(Dune, Blade Runner 2049, Bridge of Spies, A Good Day to Die Hard)
Gerd Nefzer is an Oscar-winning special effects supervisor. He is also nominated for an Academy Award for his special and practical effects for Dune this year.
Nefzer’s principal credits include Blade Runner 2049 (for which he won a VFX Oscar), Bridge of Spies, A Good Day to Die Hard, and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay films.
MODERATOR
Ian Failes
Editor and Founder // befores & afters
Ian Failes is a VFX and animation journalist based in Australia. He is the editor of the VFX industry magazine, podcast and website "befores & afters". He has written for VFX Voice, fxguide, Cartoon Brew, 3D Artist and 3D World.
Ian is the author of the book, Masters of FX. He holds the world's largest collection of memorabilia from the film Speed.
