Post Break 23 - VFX for Post Supervisors

Post New York Alliance Podcast

Post Break: VFX for Post Supervisors (Audio)

"VFX for Post Supervisors", a discussion on the work of producing and delivering VFX, the role of the VFX Producer, and what to do when you don’t have one. It will look at both facility and production-side roles, to reveal what’s going on behind the scenes at every stage of VFX production, and to also gives process tips to Post Supervisors who find themselves having to produce VFX on their jobs.

Thursday, November 12th at 4pm EST via ZOOM

PANELISTS:
Leslie Lerman, VFX Producer

Leslie Lerman has over 20 years experience producing visual effects for feature films. She fell in love with the art of visual effects working as a production assistant on Fight Club. She honed her skills collaborating on five films with director, Marc Forster, including Finding Neverland & The Kite Runner. Leslie has continued to work with some of the industry’s most notable filmmakers. Her titles include Sam Mendes’ Skyfall & Spectre , Ron Howard’s In The Heart of the Sea and Rob Marshall’s Mary Poppins Returns. Most recently, Leslie oversaw the visual effects for John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place 2.
Ryan Cunningham, Executive Producer, Powerhouse VFX/Company 3

Prior to joining PowerHouse, Ryan served as a Senior VFX Producer at Zoic Studios , Method Studios, The Artery, as well as the Executive Producer of The Colony . Collectively, Ryan has produced VFX for both episodic and feature films on shows such as Warrior for Cinemax/HBO, Glass for Universal, Maniac! for Netflix and Servant for Apple+. In addition to holding credits in visual effects, Ryan has produced multiple feature film projects and the Emmy nominated show Game Changers for CBS in 2013. Currently, Ryan oversees all productions at PowerHouse.
MODERATOR:
Ben Baker, Vice / HBO

Ben Baker’s professional experience has been across a broad range of projects in the US, the UK and Australia, working for broadcast networks, feature film studios and independent producers as a post supervisor, producer, project consultant, manager and executive.
His most recent credits include VP of Studio Services at HBO and VP of Post Production for Vice Studios.