This week, Justin sits down with film industry legend Aaron Sims, VFX Concept Artist and Founder/CEO of Aaron Sims Creative, to talk about the industry’s evolution from practical effects to visual effects, Aaron’s latest venture into virtual production, and helpful tips for succeeding in the industry.
About Aaron Sims
Aaron has over 30 years of experience as an artist and storyteller, starting as a special effects makeup artist in the eighties before working as a practical creature artist on iconic films like Gremlins 2, Batman Forever, Evil Dead, and Men In Black. Sims was one of the first designers to make the leap into the digital world, adapting traditional techniques with modern-day technologies. Credits include Artificial Intelligence: A.I., Stranger Things, Wonder Woman, and the Planet of the Apes trilogy. Aaron is now breaking boundaries by embracing Unreal Engine as the next great innovation in storytelling.
Aaron Sims Creative (ASC) is an award-winning design, VFX, and game studio founded in 2005, working in collaboration with award-winning filmmakers, designers, and brands across the globe.
Aaron working on practical creature design for Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990).
Real-time RnD test for the Demogorgon from Netflix's Stranger Things. Made in Unreal Engine by Aaron Sims Creative.
ASC 2022 showreel — content made for both film and video games
To find out more about Aaron, visit his website and ArtStation, and follow Aaron Sims Creative on Instagram.
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