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The Power of Personalized Interview Coaching by a Recruiter
Education, Visual Effects

The Power of Personalized Interview Coaching by a Recruiter

July 22, 2025July 23, 2025 Andrew

What if your teachers hired a Recruiter with 20+ years of creative-tech industry experience to provide you with individual job interview practice and instant feedback?

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Navigating a VFX Career: Insights from Nishant Narang
Education, Visual Effects

Navigating a VFX Career: Insights from Nishant Narang

July 8, 2025July 8, 2025 Andrew

Our Alpha Chromatica compositing students were treated to visit from an incredibly generous Lead / Senior Compositor: Nishant Narang. His experience spans many studios including:

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Learning from a Master Digital Paint Artist
Art, Education, Movies, Technology, Visual Effects

Learning from a Master Digital Paint Artist

June 2, 2025June 2, 2025 Andrew

I’m incredibly proud of the high caliber of all 16 guest speakers who have met and shared knowledge with our Compositing students at Alpha Chromatica

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VFX Entrepreneurs: Chatting with the Founders of Outlanders
Education, Visual Effects

VFX Entrepreneurs: Chatting with the Founders of Outlanders

May 8, 2025May 8, 2025 Andrew

Outlanders VFX is in the top 3 of my list of Visual Effects (VFX) studios where I would love to work. They may not be

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Google Grass is Always Greener
Education, Philosophy, Technology, Travel, Visual Effects

Google Grass is Always Greener

April 12, 2025April 12, 2025 Andrew

My eye-opening visit to Google HQ in California got me thinking and comparing it to recent tours of Pixar and ILM San Francisco. It also

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From Classroom to Credits: VFX Students Success Story
Education, Movies, Visual Effects

From Classroom to Credits: VFX Students Success Story

April 9, 2025May 1, 2025 Andrew

Against all odds, we did it, team. This was the toughest challenge I’ve ever seen students complete. We had a real client, a budget, deadlines,

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Pixar in a Box: The Gold Standard in Free Online Learning
Art, Education, Movies, Visual Effects

Pixar in a Box: The Gold Standard in Free Online Learning

April 5, 2025April 9, 2025 Andrew

What does an excellent, high quality, and free online course look like? THIS… Pixar in a Box – a collaboration between Pixar Animation Studios and

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Lightsabers and the Force of Persistence
Education, Movies, Visual Effects

Lightsabers and the Force of Persistence

April 4, 2025April 4, 2025 Andrew

How many VFX artists made their own Star Wars fan film or created a lightsaber duel when they were young? Here’s mine: CONCEPT: I had

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CG Cinematography – Book Recommendation
Art, Books, Education, Movies, Reviews, Visual Effects

CG Cinematography – Book Recommendation

March 10, 2025March 10, 2025 Andrew

I shared 124 links of podcasts, videos, articles with my previous class of Compositors at Alpha Chromatica. In a previous post, I shared one example

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Meet Your Cooking/Compositing Instructor
Education, Visual Effects

Meet Your Cooking/Compositing Instructor

March 2, 2025March 2, 2025 Andrew

How did taking cooking classes make me a better Compositing teacher, husband, and father? (Ok, the last 2 are probably easy to guess). My students

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