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Episode 413 – Barnstorm VFX – Co-Founders Cory Jamieson and Lawson Deming
Barnstorm VFX is an Emmy-nominated studio behind the visual effects on Amazon Studios’ THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE, HBO’S SILICON VALLEY and CBS’ STRANGE ANGEL. Barnstorm’s team embodies the pioneering ingenuity, daring creativity and freewheeling spirit of the first aviators.
Founded in 2011 with the original location in Los Angeles, Barnstorm VFX now has a second office in Vancouver, British Columbia.
In this Podcast, Allan McKay interviews Co-Founders of Barnstorm VFX Cory Jamieson and Lawson Deming about the lessons of entrepreneurship, how to land clients, the balance of risk and decisiveness, as well their advice to young artists.
Barnstorm VFX Website: https://www.barnstormvfx.com/new-index
Cory Jamieson on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cory-jamieson-9b073891/\
Lawson Deming on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1933055/
Barnstorm VFX in Variety: https://variety.com/2019/artisans/news/silicon-valley-barnstorm-vfx-creator-of-visuals-for-amazons-the-man-in-the-high-castle-and-other-shows-expands-to-vancouver-1203211677/
Barnstorm VFX on IMDb: https://www.linkedin.com/company/barnstorm-vfx/
Barnstorm’s Reel: https://vimeo.com/806866907
EPISODE 413 – BARNSTORM VFX – CO-FOUNDERS CORY JAMIESON AND LAWSON DEMING
Hi, everyone!
This is Allan McKay. Welcome to Episode 413! I’m sitting down with Barnstorm Co-Founder and CEO Cory Jamieson and Co-Founder and COO Lawson Deming about their lessons of entrepreneurship, as well as their advice to VFX artists.
We get into a lot in this Episode:
- On Launching Barnstorm VFX;
- The Early Years of the Company— and Lessons Learned Along the Way;
- How to Land Clients;
- Balance of Risk and Decisiveness;
- Barnstorm’s Work on MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE, SILICON VALLEY, ANT-MAN AND THE WASP;
- The Job of a VFX Producer versus an Executive Producer;
- And Their Advice to Young Artists, Including Being Generalist vs Specialist.
I really enjoyed this one and I love the work that Barnstorm does. So check it out!
Let’s dive in!
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FROM ALLAN McKAY:
[01:15] 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!
[1:11:40] One of the biggest problems we face as artists is figuring out how much we’re worth. I’ve put together a website. Check it out: www.VFXRates.com! This is a chance for you to put in your level of experience, your discipline, your location — and it will give you an accurate idea what you and everyone else in your discipline should be charging. Check it out: www.VFXRates.com!
Okay, what did you think? I want to thank Cory and Lawson for joining me on the Podcast. It was an absolute pleasure!
Please take a moment to share this Episode with others. That would mean the world to me!
Next week, I’m interviewing the Executive Creative Director of Alkemy X Jep Hill about visual effects being all about problem solving, leadership versus management, how to succeed as a VFX team and how to self-manage as a VFX Artist, in order to have a successful career.
Until then –
Rock on!
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