Make Like A Tree & Leave - Crafting time-lapse VFX with Houdini | ETC | FMX HIVE 2024
33Simon French is a VFX Supervisor and Creative Lead with 20 years experience. As Head of VFX at Electric Theatre Collective he oversees the workflows and creative technology deployed across the VFX departments and coordinates the goals of the RnD teams to meet the studio's needs. His recent work includes: The award winning Accenture "Changing Tree", Meta "The Tiger and the Buffalo" and Black Mirror Season 5 episode "Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too"Prior to joining ETC in 2017, he spent 13 years at Framestore working across the film and commercials departments, and finishing his time there as Head of CG & Creative Director for the advertising division. Past work includes collaborations with director Daniel Kleinman on the James Bond title sequence for "Spectre", Mercedes "King of the Jungle", Galaxy "Chauffeur" and Audi "Leap of Faith" and with directing duo Dom & Nic on projects such as the multi-award winning Chemical Brothers "The Salmon Dance" and Shelter’s "House of Cards" campaign
Dan Yargici has been working in the CG and VFX industry since 1997, and first picked up Houdini in 2016. Having started his career as a generalist working on everything ranging from stings, idents and documentaries to commercials; Dan's inquisitiveness for the technical side of CG and what was happening under the hood led him to transition into taking on more problem solving and technical challenges, however he still enjoys getting his hands dirty with anything and everything given the opportunity.Prior to joining ETC in 2021, he was involved in a number of high-profile projects at studios including Glassworks and The Mill. Since joining the team he has worked on some of ETC's recent flagship projects including B&Q "Flip", CocaCola "Masterpiece", John Lewis "Snapper", and most recently CocaCola "The Heros".