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Welcome to the CG Spectrum Podcast!

Join our hosts for entertaining career-focused chats with industry experts and emerging talent doing cutting-edge work in film and games.

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Embrace Your Unique Artistic Voice with Comp Lair’s Pedro Andrade

Maxine hangs out with Pedro Andrade, Compositing Supervisor/Head of Compositing and Founder of Comp Lair™. Pedro chats about his podcast and compositing supervisor training program, The Next Level, and how they both stemmed from his desire to share knowledge. Pedro continues his valuable knowledge-sharing with Maxine—diving into the tools, skills, and perspectives that help VFX artists advance their careers into leadership roles. Tune in to hear Pedro talk about embracing your unique perspective, the freedom of letting go of expectations, and the importance of being prepared for opportunities that come your way.

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Storytelling in Virtual Production with VFX Concept Artist Aaron Sims

This week, Justin sits down with film industry legend Aaron Sims, VFX Concept Artist and Founder/CEO of Aaron Sims Creative, to talk about the industry’s ...

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Creating the CGS Commercial with Compositing Supervisor Sean Amlaner

Justin catches up with Compositing Supervisor and CG Spectrum Head of Compositing, Sean Amlaner, about what a compositing artist really does, the burgeoning ...

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The power of mentorship & networking in VFX with Wētā's Marcella Brown

Marcella Brown, Senior FX Artist at Wētā FX and founder of The VFX Club Podcast, joins Maxine in the studio to talk about her VFX career. They cover Marcella's ...

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Game Dev Job Interview Tips From Electronic Arts' Sarah Spiers

Maxine chats with Forbes 30 Under 30 in Games, Sarah Spiers, the Interim Executive Director of the IGDA Foundation, and Development Director at EA Games. Sarah ...

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Magic: The Gathering Art with Eric Wilkerson & Ovidio Cartagena

Award-winning Illustrator Eric Wilkerson and Wizards of the Coast Art Director Ovidio Cartagena chat with Justin about their work together on card ...

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How to Get Hired in Game Dev with Senior Game Designer, Daniel Pinch

Justin checks in with his former student, Daniel Pinch, a Senior Game Designer at Airship Syndicate and Game Design Mentor at CG Spectrum. They talk about what ...

Leadership and Goal-setting with DNEG Lead Modeler David Cunningham

DNEG Lead Hard Surface Modeler David Cunningham (Snowpiercer, Enola Holmes, Moonfall) chats to Maxine about how he got into 3D modeling, the bold steps he took ...

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AAA Programmer Firas Hosn on AI in Games, Leadership, and Burnout

Maxine and Senior AI game programmer, Firas Hosn (Farcry 3, 4, 5; Assassin’s Creed 3) cover a lot of ground in this week’s episode of The CG Spectrum Podcast! ...

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