Episode 394 – Chris Zammit Talks TOP GUN: MAVERICK VFX
Christopher Zammit is a VFX Supervisor and Artwork Director. He’s labored on many movies like Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Tomorrowland, Ghostbusters, and naturally movies within the Transformers franchise Transformers: Darkish of the Moon, Transformers: Age of Extinction and Transformers: The Final Knight.
On this Podcast, VFX Supervisor and Artwork Director Christopher Zammit about his work on TOP GUN: MAVERICK, THE BOYS, GHOSTBUSTERS, THE THING, GODZILLA; in addition to learn how to make manufacturing constraints work in your favor as a VFX Artist.
Allan McKay Podcast with Christopher Zammit: https://www.allanmckay.com/377
Christopher Zammit on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm1598732/
Christopher Zammit on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/textureartist
Christopher Zammit Talks about His Childhood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsZwkzDQtaI
Christopher Zammit Talks About The Transformers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRJ8G7rfl9M
Christopher Zammit on IG: https://www.instagram.com/christopher.lee.zammit/?hl=en
EPISODE 394 – CHRIS ZAMMIT TALKS TOP GUN: MAVERICK VFX
Hello, everybody!
That is Allan McKay. Welcome to Episode 394!
I’m sitting down with Chris Zammit. That is Chris’s second time on the Podcast: https://www.allanmckay.com/377. He’s a VFX Supervisor and an Artwork Director.
We get into quite a lot of the tasks he’s labored on:
- Chris’s CG sequences on TOP GUN: MAVERICK;
- The realism of VFX on that movie;
- Studying from different supervisors;
- His work on THE BOYS – and creating gory visible results;
- CG versus sensible results;
- Why artwork isn’t completed – however merely deserted;
- Prime executives affecting the general imaginative and prescient;
- Engaged on GHOSTBUSTERS;
- THE THING and approaching hyperrealism;
- Creating GODZILLA’s Behemoth Gojipedia;
- Adapting video video games to movie;
- Why constraints power a creator to make higher tasks;
- No ego mindset – and a lot extra!
I’m tremendous excited to talk to Chris!
Let’s dive in!
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Okay, what did you assume? I hope you bought rather a lot from this Episode. I wish to thank Chris for approaching the Podcast.
Thanks a lot! Have an incredible week and –
Rock on!
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