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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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Latest Episode

Working as a Freelancer Animator with Rick and Morty's Hubert Lapointe

Maxine speaks with Hubert Lapointe, Online Educator and Founder/Creative Director of Bon Jam Animation, about how to work as a freelance animator, including how to determine your rate, whether to charge hourly or daily, and marketing yourself on social media. Plus, Hubert shares some great advice on how to succeed in e-learning. This episode is chock-full of actionable tips and is not to be missed, especially for those who are considering starting to work as a freelancer!

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From Compositing to Virtual Production in Real-time 3D with Azra Alkan

From Compositing to Virtual Production in Real-time 3D with Azra Alkan

Maxine speaks with Azra Alkan, Compositing Supervisor and Real-Time Look Development Artist, about how to determine your worth as an artist in film and games. ...

How to Create a Realistic 3D Character Portrait with Ian Spriggs

How to Create a Realistic 3D Character Portrait with Ian Spriggs

Digital Portrait Artist Ian Spriggs catches up with Maxine to unpack the creative process behind his mind-blowingly realistic 3D character portraitures. In ...

Career Mapping with Respawn Entertainment Environment Artist Alex Beddows

From the Rugby Field to Environment Art with Respawn’s Alex Beddows

Justin interviews Alex Beddows, a Senior Environment Artist at Respawn Entertainment, about what it takes to get ahead in the industry. Alex has a pragmatic ...

Starting an animation career later in life

Starting an animation career later in life: Mark Pullyblank’s tips

Maxine chats with Mark Pullyblank, Department Head of 3D Animation at CG Spectrum, to talk about his career switch into animation from an entirely different ...

Character Artist J Hill on Creating Your Dream Job in Film and Games back 4 blood 3d modeling

Character Artist J Hill on Creating Your Dream Job in Film and Games

In this week’s interview, J Hill, Lead Character Artist at Turtle Rock Studios, joins Maxine to chat about the success of his eponymous YouTube channel, how he ...

Character Material Artist Diablo IV Blizzard Entertainment Chun Chun Yang

From Film to Games with Blizzard Texture Artist Chun Chun Yang

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 ...

VFX Compositing Supervisor The Comp Lair House of the Dragon Career Advancement

Embrace Your Unique Artistic Voice with Comp Lair’s Pedro Andrade

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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Meet the host

Meet Maxine Schnepf, host of the CG Spectrum Podcast!

MAXINE SCHNEPF: From Producing to HR, Maxine's worked on 40+ blockbuster films at studios like Mr X, Deluxe Animation and Technicolor VFX. Now as CG Spectrum's Career Development Manager, Maxine helps students get industry-ready. Her credits include: Blade Runner 2049, War for the Planet of the Apes, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Doctor Strange, Star Trek Beyond and three Star Wars films.

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