Gear Used by the Visual Effects Professionals
VFX KIT
The Crafty Apes VFX Crew from ‘National Treasure: Edge of History’ Throw Down a Pre-holiday Breakdown
The breakdown included the Baton Rouge Crafty Apes Head of Studio Sam Claitor, VFX Supervisor Kolby Kember, and Compositor Kevin Conlon as they talked about their experiences conjuring digital wizardry for the National Treasure: Edge of History series.
“I kind of like to think of it as…digital nomad camping”: Emmy-Winning VFX Supervisor Leslie Chung reveals her gear bag
Leslie Chung is an Emmy-winning Senior VFX Supervisor at the New York City branch of Crafty Apes VFX. She is known for her fantastic work in Little Women, Gotham, Manifest, Deadpool 2, Midsommar, and many more. From her trusty Sony A7 to Scaniverse and Evernote, Leslie takes us into the gear bag she carries for “digital nomad camping.”
‘‘Sony is the tool in the kit that I like the most’’: VFX Supervisor Davy Nethercutt on his VFX kit and its unsung hero
Davy Nethercutt is a Visual Effects Supervisor and Senior Compositor based in Baton Rouge, LA. He has received three Emmy nominations for his work on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and a pair of International Monitor Award wins (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager), and is recognized for his contributions to films that include X-Men, Stealth, Renfield, Creed II, and more. Davy reveals more about his unsung hero of the kit, the true power of the iPhone, and his top-notch scanning app recommendations.
“I have a lucky Mogwai paw’’: VFX Supervisor Kolby Kember delves into the contents of his VFX kit
Visual Effects Supervisor Kolby Kember contributed his talents to Night Teeth, Black Lightning, Captain America, Game of Thrones, Beautiful Creatures, and projects filmed in his home state of Louisiana like Where the Crawdads Sing and National Treasure: Edge of History. Kolby talked with us about his base camera equipment, epoxy welding a homemade gray ball, and nerding out about his 3D resin printer.
“A prepared on-set VFX person should look like a human traffic light”: Artist and Producer Sam Claitor provides a baseline VFX kit
Sam Claitor is the Head of Production at the Baton Rouge branch of Crafty Apes. Some of Sam’s recent projects include work on Where the Crawdads Sing, Mayfair Witches, and the upcoming Steve Zahn and Judy Greer comedy-drama, Gringa. Sam sat down with us to dive into the tools that he feels any VFX artist – professional or an aspiring bedroom filmmaker with a Macbook – should never leave home without.
“My Canon 5D Mark III is my workhorse”: VFX Supervisor Jason Van Haverbeke tells us what’s in his kit
Jason Van Haverbeke is a New Orleans-based visual effects supervisor with a career that includes work on blockbusters such as The Marvel Avengers franchise, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, and most recently as VFX Supervisor and Lead Data Wrangler on The Mandalorian. Today, Jason is opening up his VFX kit for us to discuss the on-set tools that enable him to make sure the creative vision for any shot has the hardware to match it.