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RTVFX Podcast

RTVFX Podcast

By: Travis McCallum
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Real-Time Visual Effects is a field in high demand. Worlds are transformed with the magic of RTVFX. This podcast explores the industry at large by being a platform for people to learn and grow within the community. Be a wizard and make magic.© 2025 RTVFX Podcast Art
Episodes
  • Ep 50 - Unleash Your Inner Beast (Jesse Henning)
    Jul 7 2025

    Jesse Henning is a Senior VFX Artist working at Atomic Arcade with a passion for crafting, creating, animating and blowing things up in a virtual world. He has worked on game titles like Conan Exiles, Age of Sorcery, and Destroy All Humans with experience in the creation of cinematic VFX. As both a freelancer and full-time employee, Jesse has many perspectives to share on the inner workings of VFX in game development.

    Portfolio: https://www.artstation.com/jessehenning

    Free Tutorial - RebelWay Energy Shield: https://youtu.be/lzLfGRp-0_w?si=M5tW9OtF2gAPfvhz

    CGCircuit Course: https://bit.ly/49H6LyS
    Coupon Code 50% off for the next month: JH1_RTVFXSHOW50

    Double Jump Course:
    https://www.doublejumpacademy.com/workshops/real-time-vfx-for-games

    Three pieces of advice Jesse got early on in his career that helped shape him as an artist.
    i. “Be a Factory not a Warehouse” (Alex Buono - DP for SNL)

    ii. Even if a shot is cinematic gold, beautiful, exquisite and impactful, if it doesn’t
    help advance the story, then you have to kill it off. In the same way for gameplay,
    if your VFX are beautiful, mesmerizing and cool, if they don’t satisfy or
    communicate the right moment for gameplay then kill it off or rework it.

    iii. “Craft is the sum total of means used to draw the audience into deep
    involvement, to hold that involvement, and ultimately to reward it with a
    moving and meaningful experience. Without craft, the best a writer can do is
    snatch the first idea off the top of his head, then sits helpless in front of his own
    work, unable to answer the dreaded question: is it good?” - Robert Mckee
    (Story)
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    Connect with me!
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    X: ➡︎ https://x.com/TravisMcCallum_
    LinkedIn: ➡︎ https://www.linkedin.com/in/mccallumt/
    Instagram➡︎ https://www.instagram.com/travis_mccallum_86/
    Website ➡︎ https://www.travismccallum.com
    Email ➡︎ / travismccallum86@gmail.com

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    Subscribe and Listen to the RTVFX Show HERE:📱
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    ➡︎YT: @temperedresolvestudios
    ➡︎Apple: http://bit.ly/3R206HF
    ➡︎Spotify: https://spoti.fi/4bQQM1t
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    Check out my production company TRS:
    ➡︎ https://www.temperedresolvestudios.com
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    My goal is to entertain others by helping them feel alive.

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Ep 49 - A Leap Of Faith Into Joy (Valentina Velieva)
    Jul 2 2025

    Valentina Velieva is a VFX Artist at Blizzard Entertainment and has worked on video games including World of Warcraft and Hearthstone. She has a rich background in 3D modeling working on kids cartoons like Rusty Rivets with a humble background in Toronto, Canada.

    ArtStation: https://www.artstation.com/shrommy
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vvelieva
    Hearthstone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RfTfABxY8s

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    Connect with me!
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    X: ➡︎ https://x.com/TravisMcCallum_
    LinkedIn: ➡︎ https://www.linkedin.com/in/mccallumt/
    Instagram➡︎ https://www.instagram.com/travis_mccallum_86/
    Website ➡︎ https://www.travismccallum.com
    Email ➡︎ / travismccallum86@gmail.com

    ===========================
    Subscribe and Listen to the RTVFX Show HERE:📱
    ===========================
    ➡︎YT: @temperedresolvestudios
    ➡︎Apple: http://bit.ly/3R206HF
    ➡︎Spotify: https://spoti.fi/4bQQM1t
    ===========================
    Check out my production company TRS:
    ➡︎ https://www.temperedresolvestudios.com
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    My goal is to entertain others by helping them feel alive.

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    46 mins
  • Ep 48 - VFX Education (Sjors De Laat)
    Jun 4 2025

    Sjors de Laat has worked on video game VFX and cinematics for Fortnite, Godfall: Fire & Darkness, Tales of Runeterra, Sackboy, and Gears of War 5. He is currently working at Tuatara Games as Senior VFX Artist where he contributes to projects like the My Hero Academia skins for Fortnite, and DLC for Godfall. He has also worked with Axis Studios on a series of cinematics and commercials for many popular titles.

    ArtStation: https://www.artstation.com/madoshowcase
    Social Links: https://bsky.app/profile/madosho.bsky.social
    Godfall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcX15V9SBc0
    Gears 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYuslgIaauk
    FX Course: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU2jMZS1G_I
    Sackboy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqmoS80jC_M


    ===========================
    Connect with me!
    =============================
    X: ➡︎ https://x.com/TravisMcCallum_
    LinkedIn: ➡︎ https://www.linkedin.com/in/mccallumt/
    Instagram➡︎ https://www.instagram.com/travis_mccallum_86/
    Website ➡︎ https://www.travismccallum.com
    Email ➡︎ / travismccallum86@gmail.com

    ===========================
    Subscribe and Listen to the RTVFX Show HERE:📱
    ===========================
    ➡︎YT: @temperedresolvestudios
    ➡︎Apple: http://bit.ly/3R206HF
    ➡︎Spotify: https://spoti.fi/4bQQM1t
    ===========================
    Check out my production company TRS:
    ➡︎ https://www.temperedresolvestudios.com
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    My goal is to entertain others by helping them feel alive.

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    49 mins
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