How to have a Career in Visual Effects with Harry Potter Visual Effects Supervisor Christian Manz

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Today I’m talking to Visual Effects Supervisor Christian Manz.
Christian has worked on big budget movies like Dracula untold, Nanny McPhee, he’s been Bafta nominated for his work on all three Fantastic Beasts movies and Oscar nominated for his work on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
I asked Christian about working on big budget movies, the challenges he has faced, the iconic opening credits for Doctor Who (Matt Smith Series) that he created and advice for people wanting to enter the industry and have a career in Visual Effects.
I asked him things like; why he got into visual effects? His recommendations for getting into the industry. Are there roles in visual effects that are more in demand and have more opportunities? What does a Visual Effects Supervisor do? Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts - what would someone new to the industry not realise? Designing the iconic opening credits for Doctor Who. Killing Dobby - was he motion capture? How involved was the actor? Are there a things in visual effects that make Christian cringe? Does he spot mistakes? What old TV show or Film would Christian fix the effects on? The role actors play in selling the visual effect and what personal attributes you need to work in visual effects?

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Capitole

1. All about Christian and his career (00:00:00)

2. Why did Christian end up working in Visual Effects? (00:00:54)

3. How Christian started (00:03:57)

4. Recommendations for getting into the industry (00:04:39)

5. Are there roles in visual effects that are more in demand and have more opportunities? (00:06:54)

6. What does a Visual Effects Supervisor do? (00:07:48)

7. Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts - what would someone new to the industry not realise? (00:12:48)

8. Designing the iconic opening credits for Doctor Who. (00:14:38)

9. Killing Dobby - was he motion capture? How involved was the actor? (00:17:45)

10. Are there a things in visual effects that make Christian cringe? Does he spot mistakes? (00:22:04)

11. What old TV show or Film would Christian fix the effects on? (00:25:06)

12. The role actors play in selling the visual effect (00:27:29)

13. What personal attributes do you need to work in visual effects? (00:29:24)

14. Reasons to subscribe! (00:32:24)