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2. The Box with Brigitte Bourque

2. The Box with Brigitte Bourque

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In this episode, David takes a deep dive into VFX history as he chats with FuseFX VFX Supervisor Brigitte Bourque. Brigitte shares her experiences with how technology has evolved over her wide-spanning VFX career, and what it takes to digitally destroy downtown LA.   Join us as we talk about remote collaboration, leadership, and projects such as The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Jack Frost, Empire, and the Fox hit 9-1-1 Lone Star.  

Brigitte’s IMDb

The Earthquake Scene that Brigitte and her team worked on for 9-1-1

Brigitte’s team has also created a tsunami, tornado, and highway shark.

Learn more about the Flame software

Cineon was one of the first computer-based visual effects systems. Although it’s no longer in use, you can read more about it here.

Some VFX jargon: A “kickoff” is the planning meeting just before starting a “show,” or particular project.

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