In nuce: In the latest episode of his 21 Artist Show, Technical Director and host Alexander Richter talks to Victor Perez, who works as a freelance visual effects supervisor.

Who is Victor Perez? Victor Perez has worked as a freelancer for well-known visual effects companies such as Double Negative, Cinesite Studios and Union VFX. In the course of this, Perez has been involved in blockbuster gems such as Harry Potter, The Dark Knight Rises and Pirates of the Caribbean.

Is an international career worthwhile? In his interview with Alexander Richter, Victor Perez talks about the challenges and hardships of an international career in visual effects, how the careerists concerned manage to overcome language barriers, and how to succeed in the VFX industry – even though the odds are often stacked against you. We think so: If you want to see an intensely honest conversation with a talented visual effects supervisor with Spanish roots, who moved to England for the love of the profession and spent 20 years gaining professional experience there, you have to click on the video right here below.

Further information: For all other episodes of Alexander Richter’s podcast, which is well worth listening to, visit him on Spotify. If you prefer to see which heads are attached to the respective voices, you can watch the whole thingas a moving image on YouTube . And if you want to learn more about visual effects, we recommend Alexander Richter’s blog .

Visual Effects Artists without borders w/ Victor Perez

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