<![CDATA[People of VFX and Animation]]>Informal chats with VFX and Animation professionals about life, family, and what it means to be a human being in the age of AI.

]]>https://riverside.comRiverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Sun, 31 May 2026 09:04:05 GMTThu, 20 Nov 2025 18:22:12 GMT60Stacey Dodge<p>Informal chats with VFX and Animation professionals about life, family, and what it means to be a human being in the age of AI.</p>episodicStacey Dodgestaceydodgefilm@gmail.comno<![CDATA[POV SHORTS - Wise words from VFX Vets]]>Mother and daughter team Csilla and Zsófi Dalton have some sage words for people getting into the film industry.

]]>18dc71a8-991f-4d19-80e1-dd63457aff2eTue, 03 Mar 2026 16:57:15 GMT<p>Mother and daughter team Csilla and Zsófi Dalton have some sage words for people getting into the film industry.</p>no00:00:29POV SHORTS - Wise words from VFX Vetsfull<![CDATA[POV SHORTS - Master Your Weaknesses]]>Fred Chapman discusses the importance of leaning into your weaknesses and turning them into strengths.

]]>2721c0eb-1b71-4eed-ad23-8cbf5d8a7a87Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:47:16 GMT<p>Fred Chapman discusses the importance of leaning into your weaknesses and turning them into strengths. </p>no00:00:55POV SHORTS - Master Your Weaknessesfull<![CDATA[POV - Fred Chapman]]>Fred Chapman and Stacey Dodge talk about lifelong healing, learning, and new horizons beyond VFX.

]]>0b796db3-332b-42c8-b4ec-880f5fd76f2eWed, 25 Feb 2026 17:15:21 GMT<p>Fred Chapman and Stacey Dodge talk about lifelong healing, learning, and new horizons beyond VFX.</p>no01:12:55POV - Fred Chapmanfull<![CDATA[POV SHORTS - Tough times in VFX]]>Gustavo Sanchez Perez talks about the hidden struggles of VFX professionals.

]]>7a3f09cd-bf21-438e-8ef1-794582945decThu, 19 Feb 2026 17:23:24 GMT<p>Gustavo Sanchez Perez talks about the hidden struggles of VFX professionals.</p>no00:00:35POV SHORTS - Tough times in VFXfull<![CDATA[POV SHORTS - We Love Film]]>Roger Liu and Stacey Dodge talk about the reason they work in film.

]]>e3e9a7cc-6b1e-4ab3-b280-0385f3ea06a6Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:38:05 GMT<p>Roger Liu and Stacey Dodge talk about the reason they work in film.</p>no00:00:30POV SHORTS - We Love Filmfull<![CDATA[POV SHORTS - Truth to Power]]>Cristian Spagnuolo on the importance of speaking up for yourself and your industry.

]]>d509fb53-9305-4900-8ee9-e713451d297fWed, 11 Feb 2026 18:23:51 GMT<p>Cristian Spagnuolo on the importance of speaking up for yourself and your industry.</p>no00:00:41POV SHORTS - Truth to Powerfull<![CDATA[POV - Cristian Spagnuolo]]>Cristian and Stacey talk about storytelling, classic movies, the new age of VFX, and the importance of using your voice to speak truth to power.

Cristian's links below!

Cristian's YouTube:

www.youtube.com/@pxlmentor

Direct links / professional overview
https://direct.me/blackmamba3d

PXLmentor – Mentoring & Community
This is where most of his mentoring, knowledge sharing, and community work lives: https://lnk.bio/pxlmentor

]]>9785252f-fe33-4bf9-ad22-43072781721bWed, 11 Feb 2026 18:21:09 GMT<p>Cristian and Stacey talk about storytelling, classic movies, the new age of VFX, and the importance of using your voice to speak truth to power. </p><p></p><p>Cristian's links below!</p><p></p><p>Cristian's YouTube:</p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.youtube.com/@pxlmentor" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/@pxlmentor</a></p><p></p><p>Direct links / professional overview<br /><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://direct.me/blackmamba3d" target="_blank">https://direct.me/blackmamba3d</a></p><p></p><p>PXLmentor – Mentoring &amp; Community<br />This is where most of his mentoring, knowledge sharing, and community work lives: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://lnk.bio/pxlmentor" target="_blank">https://lnk.bio/pxlmentor</a></p>no01:13:50POV - Cristian Spagnuolofull<![CDATA[POV - Mauricio Salas]]>Mauricio Salas and Stacey Dodge talk about Mauricio's journey into the film industry, culinary interests, childhood memories, and the magic of visual effects.

]]>ab871be8-1d82-4853-8786-f91a7a10134bFri, 30 Jan 2026 21:33:19 GMT<p>Mauricio Salas and Stacey Dodge talk about Mauricio's journey into the film industry, culinary interests, childhood memories, and the magic of visual effects.</p><p></p>no00:35:12POV - Mauricio Salasfull<![CDATA[POV - David Roby]]>David Roby and Stacey Dodge talk about the importance of overcoming fear and starting their personal projects, including David's new book Out of the Fold.

Please support David's human-generated art here:

David's site:
www.robycg.com/ootf

The book on Amazon:
https://a.co/d/6esZEhX

]]>b63432c0-8e56-4613-b99b-40ace08d028eFri, 23 Jan 2026 18:23:13 GMT<p>David Roby and Stacey Dodge talk about the importance of overcoming fear and starting their personal projects, including David's new book Out of the Fold. </p><p></p><p>Please support David's human-generated art here: </p><p></p><p>David's site:<br /><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.robycg.com/ootf" target="_blank">www.robycg.com/ootf</a><br /><br />The book on Amazon:<br /><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://a.co/d/6esZEhX" target="_blank">https://a.co/d/6esZEhX</a> </p>yes01:01:50POV - David Robyfull<![CDATA[POV - Giulia Chumbiauca]]>Stacey speaks to Giulia Chumbiauca about what it's like living as a recent graduate in Peru.

]]>62bfef0e-1845-4bc9-a8fa-34612a73a653Fri, 16 Jan 2026 23:35:16 GMT<p>Stacey speaks to Giulia Chumbiauca about what it's like living as a recent graduate in Peru.</p>no00:18:06POV - Giulia Chumbiaucafull<![CDATA[POV - Victor Perez]]>Stacey Dodge and Victor Perez have a lively chat about artistry, film, and the importance of not giving up.

]]>5da0d310-f232-4b4e-b154-44ab8e973d7dFri, 09 Jan 2026 04:45:00 GMT<p>Stacey Dodge and Victor Perez have a lively chat about artistry, film, and the importance of not giving up.</p>no00:48:20POV - Victor Perezfull<![CDATA[POV - Anand Ramesh]]>Stacey and Anand have a brief chat about film, hobbies, and AI subtitles!

]]>4598d72b-aa69-4086-a0c2-be51b1d69a29Fri, 19 Dec 2025 03:03:43 GMT<p>Stacey and Anand have a brief chat about film, hobbies, and AI subtitles!</p>no00:18:14POV - Anand Rameshfull<![CDATA[POV - Gustavo Sanchez-Perez]]>Gustavo and Stacey have an in-depth discussion about compassion, integrity, baking, parallel careers, and mental health challenges.

]]>f5a0212b-2fc6-4cc8-97c3-24d75624b31dFri, 12 Dec 2025 03:51:05 GMT<p>Gustavo and Stacey have an in-depth discussion about compassion, integrity, baking, parallel careers, and mental health challenges.</p>no00:50:34POV - Gustavo Sanchez-Perezfull<![CDATA[POV - Csilla and Zsófi]]>Mother-Daughter VFX Producers Csilla and Zsófi Dalton chat about motherhood, work-life balance, and kind words for upcoming generations of filmmakers.

]]>14965cf8-6955-4ead-873b-7ca16a6cb7a7Fri, 05 Dec 2025 04:06:47 GMT<p>Mother-Daughter VFX Producers Csilla and Zsófi Dalton chat about motherhood, work-life balance, and kind words for upcoming generations of filmmakers.</p>no00:37:54POV - Csilla and Zsófifull<![CDATA[POV - Roger Liu]]>Animator Roger Liu talks about surfing, gardening, and the importance of keeping our analog roots while celebrating digital creativity.

]]>ff75f4e8-7c11-4b6b-9818-c56dcfa019b3Thu, 27 Nov 2025 23:10:29 GMT<p>Animator Roger Liu talks about surfing, gardening, and the importance of keeping our analog roots while celebrating digital creativity.</p>no00:32:44POV - Roger Liufull