8111 by Matt Wallin
Matt Wallin
Eighty-one eleven is hosted by visual effects artist and VCUarts Professor Matt Wallin, V.E.S. Each episode is a conversation with a guest who worked at George Lucas' Industrial Light and Magic during its 40+ year history. Guests discuss their journeys and career paths, and how working at ILM changed them.
Categories: TV & Film
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On the latest 8111 I catch up with Stephen Rosenbaum!!! Stephen grew up in Los Angeles and always loved building things. As the youngest of three he thought he'd likely follow in his father's footsteps and become a doctor. But in 1977 he saw Star Wars and the seed was planted. While attending Berkeley he enrolled in the College of Environmental Design and began working in the nascent field of computer graphics.
Stephen decided to stay in Northern California after college and landed a dream job as the first TA (Technical Assistant) at Industrial Light and Magic in 1989. Under the guidance of Doug Kay and George Joblove he honed his skills, developing software tools and scripts for managing files. The team was small and the opportunities were omnipresent.
In those early days Stephen shared an office with John Knoll and they worked together to present some of the first digital composites. With the successes of The Abyss, Terminator 2, and Jurassic Park (among others) Stephen became the Computer Graphics Supervisor on Forrest Gump. In 1995 he won the VFX Oscar alongside Ken Ralston and George Murphy.
When Ken Ralston left ILM for Sony Imageworks, Stephen joined his mentor and began working as a Visual Effects Supervisor on Contact. Stephen list of credits is impressive; Indian in the Cupboard, I Robot, The Waterhorse, Avatar, and he's been nominated for the VFX Oscar three times.
Most recently Stephen served as the Visual Effects Supervisor on the impressive Apple TV+ series Masters of the Air. It was great fun to catch up with Stephen and to hear about his amazing journey. I cannot wait to see what he works on next.
Previous episodes
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75 - Stephen Rosenbaum Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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74 - Judith Weaver Sun, 27 Aug 2023
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73 - Don Bies Sat, 24 Jun 2023
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72 - Alia Agha Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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71 - Michaela Calanchini Tue, 28 Feb 2023
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70 - Bruce Buckley Mon, 13 Feb 2023
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69 - Juan-Luis Sanchez Wed, 04 Jan 2023
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68 - Nelson Hall Sun, 06 Nov 2022
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67 - Pat Sweeney Thu, 20 Oct 2022
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66 - Maggie Oh Thu, 25 Aug 2022
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65 - Matt Wallin Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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64 - Amy Young Fri, 08 Jul 2022
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63 - John Berton Mon, 06 Jun 2022
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62 - Scott Leberecht Mon, 30 May 2022
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61 - Dawn Martin Mirkin Mon, 09 May 2022
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60 - Ellen Pasternack Mon, 04 Apr 2022
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59 - Euan Macdonald Mon, 28 Mar 2022
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58 - Dan Goldman Mon, 21 Mar 2022
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57 - Fon Davis Mon, 14 Mar 2022
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56 - 8112 Thu, 23 Dec 2021
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55 - David Dozoretz Tue, 14 Dec 2021
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54 - Josh Pines Mon, 06 Dec 2021
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53 - Frank Gravatt Mon, 29 Nov 2021
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52 - Scott Ross Mon, 22 Nov 2021
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51 - Jeff Light Mon, 15 Nov 2021
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50 - Leah Anton Mon, 08 Nov 2021
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49 - Endla Burrows Mon, 01 Nov 2021
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48 - Daniel Jeannette Mon, 25 Oct 2021
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47 - Corey Rosen Mon, 18 Oct 2021
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46 - Marty Brenneis Mon, 11 Oct 2021
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45 - Jeff Mann Mon, 04 Oct 2021
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44 - Julija McDowell Mon, 27 Sep 2021
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43 - John Stillman Mon, 20 Sep 2021
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42 - Kim Smith Mon, 13 Sep 2021
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41 - Trish Krause Mon, 06 Sep 2021
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40 - Chris Townsend Mon, 30 Aug 2021
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39 - Eric Brevig Mon, 23 Aug 2021
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38 - Alex Laurant Mon, 16 Aug 2021
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37 - David Tanaka Mon, 09 Aug 2021
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36 - Paula Karsh Mon, 02 Aug 2021
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35 - Scott Squires Mon, 26 Jul 2021
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34 - Barbara Townsend Mon, 19 Jul 2021
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33 - Stu Maschwitz Mon, 12 Jul 2021
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32 - John Goodson Mon, 05 Jul 2021
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31 - Mark Moore Mon, 28 Jun 2021
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30 - Ellen Poon Mon, 21 Jun 2021
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29 - Neil Lim Sang Mon, 14 Jun 2021
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28 - Habib Zargarpour Mon, 07 Jun 2021
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27 - John Schlag Mon, 31 May 2021
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26 - Robert Bruce Mon, 24 May 2021