May 28, 2019

What is a Vfx Supervisor - explains Mike Ford of Sony Imageworks.

A great visual effects supervisor is essential for any animated or vfx-driven live-action film, but what does a supe actually do during a film's production- It might surprise some to learn that the role of a vfx supervisor isn't purely technical. “A lot of it is just communication,” says Mike Ford, the vfx supervisor of Hotel Transylvania 3. “It's getting people to talk to one another.”

While a deep knowledge of the technical side is still required, there's any number of ways that a digital artist can work their way into the position. “There's no real 'That's-the-way-to-do-it' kind of path,” Ford tells Cartoon Brew. To learn more what a vfx supervisor does on a film and the type of skills that are required to become a supervisor, watch our chat with Ford:

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