"Casper" (1995)
"Star Wars - A New Hope - Special Edition" (1998)
My first USA contract, starting at ILM for 10 weeks CG training on 01/10/1994. I'd just missed Spaz's birthday, which I was told was a big deal. I grew to love that cocky son-of-a-gun, Steve Williams. I think we got on so well BECAUSE I told him he was a cocky Welshman.
One of my "Trio" shots. "Casper" team were ahead and out of shots until another sequence came through 'camera match move' it was called then.
November 4th 1994 afternoon shoot, George chose the last take in both shoots. I had many fans ask me why I looked at camera. I didn't. I was told to span as far round to cam as I could. If you could see my eyes they are cranked to screen right.
My first USA contract, starting at ILM for 10 weeks CG training on 01/10/1994. I'd just missed Spaz's birthday, which I was told was a big deal. I grew to love that cocky son-of-a-gun, Steve Williams. I think we got on so well BECAUSE I told him he was a cocky Welshman.
INDUSTRIAL LIGHT AND MAGIC
1994 - 1995
I received a call from Steve Rawlins telling me that ILM were recruiting animators to work on an upcoming show produced by Steven Spielberg based upon the "Casper" comic strip. I told him "I know nothing about computers!". He said they are hiring traditional animators and teaching them the software, it is that intuitive to learn now.
He gave me a phone number. It was the ILM delegates hotel phone number.
I called and asked if I could come show them my reel and portfolio.
I met with Wes Takahashi, Thomas Williams and Ellen Poon in their hotel room November 1993. December 16th i got a call asking if i could start work January.
During the 10-week training course i was promoted to character lead for Casper. During crunch the movie was divided into sequences and my title changed to sequence supervisor.
Following "Casper" ILM hired me as a fulltime staff member. I was given the task of creature supervisor on the new special edition of Star Wars episode IV (A New Hope).
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