[smart_track_player url=”<<enclosure url=”https://traffic.libsyn.com/forcedn/allanmckay/EP414_JEPHILL_PODCAST.mp3″ length=”3004″ type=”audio/mpeg”></enclosure></enclosure>” title=”414 – Alkemy X – Executive Creative Director Jep Hill” social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” ]
Episode 414 – Alkemy X – Executive Creative Director Jep Hill
A veteran facilitator with over 25 years experience in VFX and animation, Jep Hill is an Executive Creative Director at Alkemy X, an award-winning global creative company at the intersection of advertising, brands and entertainment. The company is a creative partner for the biggest names in film and television, such as Fear of the Walking Dead, Wednesday, The Whale, Westworld, Power, Dear White People, Hunters, Mr. Robot, and many more.
Since 1981, Alkemy X has been a pioneer in a continuously evolving industry — entrusted with projects generating billions of dollars in revenue. With the craft and talent to take on any project, they’re a vertically integrated creative company, offering strategy and execution with speed, quality and efficiency that always exceeds expectation.
In this Podcast, Allan McKay interviews 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.
Alkemy X: https://www.alkemy-x.com
Jep Hill on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jephill/
Jep Hill on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0384374/
EPISODE 414 – ALKEMY X – EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR JEP HILL
Hi, everyone!
This is Allan McKay. Welcome to Episode 414!
I’m speaking with Jep Hill, the Executive Creative Director at Alkemy X. We get into a lot of interesting topics in this interview:
- The Beginning of Visual Effects;
- His Work on ARMAGEDDON and POLAR EXPRESS;
- Visual Effects Being ALL About Problem Solving;
- Leadership VS Management;
- How to Self-Manage as an Artist in Order to Succeed;
- Invisible Effects as Part of Effective Storytelling;
- And so much more!
Please take a moment to share this Episode with others.
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!
[47:21] 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 Jep for coming on the Podcast. This was an absolute pleasure!
Next week, I’m interviewing André Luis, the Founder of Trojan Horse Was a Unicorn, one of the biggest visual effects effects held annually. I was really excited about this Episode! It’s a bit of a unique one.
Thanks for showing your support for the Podcast.
Until next week –
Rock on!
Click here to listen on iTunes!
Upload The Productive Artist e-book.
Allan McKay’s Facebook Fanpage.
Allan McKay’s YouTube Channel.