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Episode 420 — TED LASSO – VFX Supervisor James MacLachlan
James MacLachlan is a London-based VFX Supervisor and Director with a career spanning 19 years.He has worked for studios in New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom.
James has worked at a number of London VFX houses including Glassworks and The Mill and is currently a Freelance On-set VFX Supervisor, Flame and Nuke Artist. He offers secure remote artistry on both Flame and Nuke in his London studio. Over the years he has completed high end VFX on TV Commercials, TV Series effects and design, Channel Idents, Feature Films, Music Videos, Virals and Interactive Online Video projects. He is also known for his work on 28 WEEKS LATER (2007), WICKED SCIENCE (2004) and TED LASSO which has been nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Special Visual Effects, in 2023.
In this Podcast, Allan McKay interviews VFX Supervisor James MacLachlan about his work on the 2023 Emmy-nominated Episode of TED LASSO, the preparation and improvisation of VFX supervision, the tools used on set, how to fast track your career as a VFX Supervisor and so much more!
James MacLachlan’s Website: https://www.jamesmacvfx.com
James MacLachlan on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2306896/
James MacLachlan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-maclachlan-0797b951/
James MacLachlan on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/jamesmaclachlan
TED LASSO on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10986410/
EPISODE 420 — TED LASSO – VFX SUPERVISOR JAMES MACLAGHLAN
Hi, everyone!
This is Allan McKay. Welcome to Episode 420! I’m sitting down with VFX Supervisor James MacLachlan to talk about his work on an Emmy-nominated episode of TED LASSO, as well as his work as a VFX Supervisor.
I’m really excited about sitting down with James to nerd out about everything VFX. We get into a lot of cool subjects:
- How to Fast Track Your Career as a VFX Supervisor;
- The Preparation and Improvisation of VFX Supervision;
- James’s Creative Process and Tools on Set;
- Behind-the-Scenes of Working on TED LASSO;
- The Work on 2023 Emmy-Nominated Episode Titled “Mom City”;
- How Study of Photography Informs VFX Supervision;
- And so much more!
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Let’s dive in!
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FROM ALLAN McKAY:
[01:16] Have you ever sent in your reel and wondered why you didn’t get the callback or what the reason was you didn’t get the job? Over the past 20 years of working for studios like ILM, Blur Studio, Ubisoft, I’ve built hundreds of teams and hired hundreds of artists — and reviewed thousands of reels! That’s why I decided to write The Ultimate Demo Reel Guide from the perspective of someone who actually does the hiring. You can get this book for free right now at www.allanmckay.com/myreel!
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Okay, what did you think? I want to thank James for joining the Podcast.
Next week, I’m interviewing VFX Supervisors Eric Durst and Matt Whelan about their work on the Emmy-nominated FIVE DAYS AT MEMORIAL for Apple TV+.
Until then –
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