Episode 321 - Matan Abel - Virtual Art Department Supervisor, Happy Mushroom

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Over the past 15 years, Matan Abel has worked on lots of cutting-edge VFX projects, including the game</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Call of Duty</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, numerous car commercials and movies such as</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">2012</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">,</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">A Nightmare on Elm Street</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">,</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Last Airbender</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">,</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Red Tails</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Fast & Furious 5</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. Now, Matan’s getting into real-time via</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">John Wick: Chapter 3: Parabellum’s</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">virtual pre-production and</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Mandalorian’s</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">virtual sets.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this podcast, Matan tells former boss Chris how his laid-back approach and honesty have helped his career trajectory. He talks about how he loves lighting tail lights despite knowing nothing about cars; overcoming cultural, linguistic and time barriers when he worked in China; and the practical and financial reasons behind the rise of real-time in movies.</span></p>