No. 2 among top public animation schools and colleges nationally /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/u2014 helped Viscione strengthen his computer graphics and visual effects skills./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/nUpon graduating from Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½, he moved to New York City to pursue his dreams. Viscione jumped right into roles including artist, designer and project lead for major film and commercial houses. But after 10 years in the Big Apple, he had a creative itch for something new and different which ultimately brought him to Los Angeles./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/n
Viscione shares his journey that led him to where he is today and provides a glimpse into what it/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/u2019s like working in visual effects for a large television network.
/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/nWhat drew you to animation?
/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/nI originally wanted to do industrial design. But after talking with an advisor at Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ about my interests, I learned more about animation and this world that I didn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/u2019t know existed. At the time, I never considered how 3D animation was done, like the behind-the-scenes of creating a Pixar film. But I found it interesting, so I decided to sign up for classes and go from there.
/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/nWhat was your career path after graduating from Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½?
/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/nRight after college, I moved to New York where I worked as a freelancer /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/u2014 essentially under my own business name. I did that for nearly a decade and it was great. I gained experience with companies like The Mill, Method Studios, Framestore, MPC and others. After years of being my own boss though, I was looking to push myself further into a supervisory or managerial role./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/nAround the same time, a friend reached out to me about a potential opportunity in Los Angeles. He talked about building a high-end visual effects shop inside of a network and wanted to see if it was something I/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/u2019d be interested in. I jumped at the chance to help start something new /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/u2014 something that wasn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/u2019t the norm at the time. I was drawn to the idea of building a team from the ground up. Plus, it gave me the opportunity to fuse my creative and technical background.
/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/nWhat/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/u2019s your current role at FX?
/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/nI currently work as the art director and visual effects supervisor for FX. My role focuses on helping produce high-end marketing for bigger budget shows /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/u2014 from full-fledged teasers to packaging graphics./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/nTake American Horror Story for example. Every year, there/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/u2019s a campaign for the show. We build and drop advertisements before, during and after the show. Leading up to a season/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/u2019s release, we/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/u2019ll drop a teaser to generate interest and create a buzz around different forms of media. Other elements include short clips that remind the audience about what show they/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/u2019re watching and where.
/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/nWhat does your day typically look like?
/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/nMost of my time is spent developing creative for different shows. The process can start anywhere from a few weeks to months before a new show or season. My team will get a creative brief or a pilot script to review and start brainstorming. Once we get approval on a concept, we/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/u2019ll build and execute on the creative./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/nI really enjoy taking a concept and bringing it to life. Our team handles all the animation work in a traditional sense. We storyboard out the piece and help put everything together. After that, the piece goes to sound design and final color before it/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/u2019s sent off to the masses./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/n
Throughout the year, I/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/u2019ll also be on set helping guide the shoot and ensuring that the visual effects team gets all the assets needed. Just a few weekends ago, I did my first Zoom on-set visual effects supervision. Filming was done in London, so I was online at 3 a.m. There was a lot of coffee involved, but it was a fun one to work on./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/n
From a technical standpoint, I may get involved with helping fix problems or doing some coding. One of our early big shows, Mayans M.C., involved building these worlds made of motorcycle parts /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/u2014 thousands of them. To make things more manageable, I built a searchable library. It helped improve our team/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/u2019s efficiency and was a great way to blend my creative and technical sides.
/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/nHow would you describe the feeling of seeing your work on TV and around the web?
/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/nIt’s one of those things that never gets old. The work I do can take anywhere from a couple of months to over a year. So when I see others /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/u2014 like the show/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/u2019s fans or family and friends /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/u2014 reacting to it and appreciating the work we/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/u2019ve done, it/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/u2019s a really good feeling. It gives you that satisfaction of what you/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/u2019re doing./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/nOne of my good friends growing up points out things I/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/u2019ve worked on to his family. If he watches something, whether it/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/u2019s an FX show or back when I did commercials and film, he/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/u2019ll tell people that he knows who worked on that. It really touched me to hear about the impact of my work./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/123752/n
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