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| October 29, 2011 | 10:00 pm or 10:00 pm GMT

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VFX Supervisor Max Ivins talks about Look Effects visual effects in Captain America.

from the The Art of VFX article:

What is your background?
Realizing that I didn’t really want to be an attorney, I turned my passion to visual effects. Over the years I have worked as a vfx artist (2D and 3D), lead and supervisor on such great projects as VOLCANO, ARMAGEDDON, STAR TREK: INSURRECTION, APOLLO 13, SUPERMAN II, BEDTIME STORIES, BLOOD DIAMOND, AVATAR, BONES, LOST, LIMITLESS and CAPTAIN AMERICA. I have worked at Digital Domain, Blue Sky / VIFX and Rhythm & Hues before coming to Look, where I am Senior VFX Supervisor.

How did Look got involved on this show?
With the short schedule remaining and the significance of the work in the additional sequences Mark Soper (Visual Effects Producer) felt they needed a facility that could bring quality creative contributions to the party. To paraphrase “all the shots are going to need special creative attention to get them where they need to be”. He contacted Dan Schrecker, LOOK’s Creative Director, who he had known for years and was our lead creative on the project. Co-Producer Victoria Alonso of Marvel Studios had worked with our Executive Producer and Head of Production Steve Dellerson years ago. Both relationships helped us get the job and made production comfortable that we would do what needed to be done.

How was the collaboration with director Joe Johnston and Production VFX supervisors Christopher Townsend and Stephane Ceretti?
Because we were working on some really iconic shots, a lot of need even earlier for trailer shots, we had a lot of eyes on us and our work. Our main contact Chris Townsend, a true professional, with whom we had great creative rapport, is one of the people that made it possible for us to do the variety and level of work on this project. He and Joe where on the same page and Joe knew what he was after and communicated it well (what you wish for from a director). All the Marvel people that we coordinated with were true professionals. It was a great project.

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