fxphd ? VFX220: Feature Film VFX Supervision

What is the role of a vfx supervisor and what does their job entail? In

this interview-style course, vfx supervisor Sheena Duggal will be

discussing the role of the production-side vfx supervisor on major

feature films, working through the film production process. The job

touches almost all areas of pre-production, production and post, working

with just about every department in a film.

She will be sharing examples from her vast experiences as a supervisor.

This can be a tricky balance, since the supervisor is allied with and

supports the director but also needs to answer to the studio. Each week,

she will be looking at a part of the process of making a film from the

vfx supervisor's perspective. While the process seems linear, it's

certainly not. The steps described are often happening in parallel, with

something in one part of the production process impacting another.

Guest lecturers will also focus on specific details and tasks, helping

bring the whole process together.

Duggal is an acclaimed visual effects supervisor, director and

compositor whose work has shaped Academy Award nominated features

(Superman Returns, Cast Away, Starship Troopers) as well as blockbusters

(Contact, Sex and the City 2, and SpiderMan 3) most recently serving as

VFX Supervisor on The Hunger Games. Duggal will be among this year's

inductees to the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences; in

addition, she holds a BA (hons) in graphic design specializing in

animation and lens media and is a published photographer working on

behalf of the UK water charity Pump Aid.

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