Discover this podcast and so much more

Podcasts are free to enjoy without a subscription. We also offer ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more for just $11.99/month.

102 -- Bay Raitt, Reflecting on the Genesis of Gollum

102 -- Bay Raitt, Reflecting on the Genesis of Gollum

FromThe Allan McKay Podcast


102 -- Bay Raitt, Reflecting on the Genesis of Gollum

FromThe Allan McKay Podcast

ratings:
Length:
115 minutes
Released:
Oct 24, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Bay Raitt is a designer, sculptor, character lead, animator, animation director and graphic novel creator. He was one of the first 30 employees hired at Weta Digital. As a Creature Facial Lead, he was responsible for building the facial system for Gollum in The Lord of the Rings. In 2003, Bay received a VES Award for Best Character Animation in a Live Action Motion Picture, for his work on Gollum. Bay began his career working for Steve Oliff doing color separations for Image Comics. He has also worked for Protozoa, Nichimen Graphics, Weta Workshop and Valve Corporation. His current project is Nanite Fulcrum, a first of its kind, fully immersive Virtual Reality comic, based on the screenplay by Bay.  In this Episode, Allan McKay and Bay Raitt discuss the history of CG animation, its future platforms (including VR) -- and how to get your dream job! For more show notes, visit www.allanmckay.com/102/  
Released:
Oct 24, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Allan McKay is an award winning Visual Effects Supervisor and Technical Director in Hollywood - join Allan as he interviews many of the leading experts in Hollywood about their careers, pitfalls and what they took to succeed, while also gaining a lot of core knowledge to help build your career, money and success and skills to make the biggest impact in your career AND in your life!