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David and Adam get riff on the the components of the journey that took Adam from watching films on the sofa to being a creative on Marvel Movies and more, while considering how we nurture the next generation.
Guest at a Glance
Adam Dewhirst is a lead modeller at ILM (Industrial light and magic). He has over 17 years experience in VFX spanning Games, film, TV, commercials and children’s television. Perhaps one of his most loved creations is Rocket Racoon for Guardians of the Galaxy
Show Notes:
Stuff Adam has worked on that you love!
Epiphany moments and the journey into a career
Geekdom as a companion
The changing face of Comic Conventions and geek films/tv
What Farscape teaches us about growth
The influence of Spiderman
Navigating a relationship with a civilian
The Next Generation
Charting your life
Mentioned in this episode:
Hickman X-Men - https://www.comicbookherald.com/the-complete-marvel-reading-order-guide/jonathan-hickman-x-men-reading-order
Thor - https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/28031/thor_2020_-_present
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visual effects artist
Adam Dewhirst is a lead modeller at ILM (Industrial light and magic). He has over 17 years experience in VFX spanning Games, film, TV, commercials and children’s television.
Adam film career started at Framestore, before moving onto Cinesite, MPC, Mill film, passion pictures and the BBC. His first film credit was for The Golden Compass, which went onto win both an Oscar and a Bafta. His lead Modeler credits include WWZ and Guardians of the Galaxy where his team were responsible for bringing Rocket Raccoon to life. He has worked on notable films such as The Dark Knight, Clash of the Titans the John Carter of Mars.
Adam joined the Mill in 2014 as a senior creature modeler, he spent 2 years at the mill London, before moving overseas to take up the roll of head of assets for Mill NY. In that time he has overseen spots For Budweiser, Monster.com, Playstation and The US marine core to name a few.
since returning to london in 2018, Adam has taken roles as build supervisor at DNEG, working on the oscar winning Tenet, as well as hobbs and shaw and Infinte. He was also the Head of Creatures for UNIT TV and Film. He is currently working at ILM.
