Becoming the Best Compositor You Can With Shonda Hunt | TVAP EP31

The VFX Artists Podcast

With credits including The Batman, Walking Dead: Worlds Beyond Thor, Love and Thunder its's no wonder we've been wanting to catch up with Freelance Compositor, Shonda Hunt. But in the end she got in touch with us after we asked about the issues facing mothers working in the VFX industry.
So in this two pronged interview Daniel and Shonda discuss the challenges of parenting while working compositing. We also discuss Shonda's career and inspirations. This interview gives valuable insights for working more efficiently in Foundry Nuke, building trust and credibility with producers and supervisors and tips for continual learning and improvement.
If you are interested in upping your compositing career you will not want to miss this one!
00:54 : How I got started
04:52 : Tutorials and Books
06:07 : Depper understanding
09:19 : Freelancing vs staff
28:33 : Advice to up your game
30:33 : Don't be afraid to test things out
31:32 : Read read read
33:50 : Custom tools and gizmos
37:35 : Being a parent in the VFX industry
40:44 : WFH and childcare
44:09 : Growing as an artist while working from home
45:24 : The value of blogging
49:37 : Hard greenscreens please!
56:30 : The value of feedback
58:45 : Becoming the go-to person for hard shots
Rendered: 2022-05-02 21:38:54
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1. Becoming the Best Compositor You Can With Shonda Hunt | TVAP EP31 (00:00:00)

2. How I got started (00:00:54)

3. Tutorials and Books (00:04:52)

4. Deeper understanding (00:06:07)

5. Freelancing vs staff jobs (00:09:19)

6. Advice to up your game (00:28:33)

7. Don't be afraid to test things out (00:30:33)

8. Read read read (00:31:32)

9. Custom tools and gizmos (00:33:50)

10. Being a parent in the VFX industry (00:37:35)

11. WFH and childcare (00:40:44)

12. Growing as an artist while working at home (00:44:09)

13. The value of blogging (00:45:24)

14. Hard greenscreens please! (00:49:37)

15. The value of feedback (00:56:30)

16. Becoming the go-to person for hard shots (00:58:45)