Channel: ChaosTV

Category: Science & Technology

Tags: cgiusdside effectsvfxdigital domainsolarishoudini

Description: After developing an enthusiasm for coding, Judith Crow worked her way into Digital Domain, where she pioneered visual effects for Interview with the Vampire, Apollo 13, Titanic, and Fight Club. Then, she switched sides and took on a role with Houdini developer SideFX. Judith talks about everything from her early days in community arts curation to how she got her foot in the door at Digital Domain and created visual effects for major Hollywood movies. 5:15 From community arts to computer graphics 10:31 Discovering the joy of coding CG 14:25 Getting into Digital Domain 20:49 Being a woman at DD in the 90s 23:49 “Apollo 13” and “Titanic” 28:45 Sliding into SideFX 33:14 Houdini takes off 37:53 How Houdini has changed 42:35 Solaris, USD — and beyond 48:11 Houdini’s strategic partnerships 52:01 Beyond VFX and into the metaverse Links: Houdini: sidefx.com/products/houdini Judith Crow on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/judithcrow Judith Crow at World Building Institute: worldbuilding.institute/people/crow-judith Jeep "Snow Covered" Commercial: youtube.com/watch?v=6iGefoBffLo CG Garage Podcast website: chaosgroup.com/cg-garage​​ Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/CGGaragePodcast