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Welcome to the CG Spectrum Podcast!

Join our hosts for entertaining career-focused chats with industry experts and emerging talent doing cutting-edge work in film and games.

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Overcome Impostor Syndrome with SPIN FX Artist Kate Xagoraris

Kate Xagoraris, Mid-level Effects Artist at SPIN VFX and CG Spectrum Mentor, joins Maxine to discuss her popular Houdini tutorials blog, her work on medical and scientific visualization tools, dealing with impostor syndrome, being pigeonholed at work and how to break out of that pattern, as well as embracing the fear that comes with working in FX. As always, we dive into plenty of practical and actionable tips for advancing in your career.

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On this week's episode, Senior Texture Artist Chun Chun Yang sits down with Maxine to discuss how she got into 3D art, the rewards and challenges of switching ...

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Maxine hangs out with Pedro Andrade, Compositing Supervisor/Head of Compositing and Founder of Comp Lair™. Pedro chats about his podcast and compositing ...

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Storytelling in Virtual Production with VFX Concept Artist Aaron Sims

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 ...

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Creating the CGS Commercial with Compositing Supervisor Sean Amlaner

Justin catches up with Compositing Supervisor and CG Spectrum Head of Compositing, Sean Amlaner, about what a compositing artist really does, the burgeoning ...

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The power of mentorship & networking in VFX with Wētā's Marcella Brown

Marcella Brown, Senior FX Artist at Wētā FX and founder of The VFX Club Podcast, joins Maxine in the studio to talk about her VFX career. They cover Marcella's ...

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Game Dev Job Interview Tips From Electronic Arts' Sarah Spiers

Maxine chats with Forbes 30 Under 30 in Games, Sarah Spiers, the Interim Executive Director of the IGDA Foundation, and Development Director at EA Games. Sarah ...

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Magic: The Gathering Art with Eric Wilkerson & Ovidio Cartagena

Award-winning Illustrator Eric Wilkerson and Wizards of the Coast Art Director Ovidio Cartagena chat with Justin about their work together on card ...

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How to Get Hired in Game Dev with Senior Game Designer, Daniel Pinch

Justin checks in with his former student, Daniel Pinch, a Senior Game Designer at Airship Syndicate and Game Design Mentor at CG Spectrum. They talk about what ...

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