Episode 293 - Asuka Tohda-Kinney - CG Supervisor, Digital Domain

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Asuka Tohda-Kinney was inspired by</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Titanic</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">to pursue a career in visual effects — and she now works for Digital Domain, the studio that helped bring James Cameron's blockbuster to life. Her first role at the company was on</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">I, Robot</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, as an intern to Chris himself, and she went on to work on pipelines and lighting for movies, including</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Stealth</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">,</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ender's Game</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, Asuka works in Digital Domain's dedicated digital humans department, where she's swapped heads for</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Twilight Zone</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and TIME Magazine's Martin Luther King Jr. VR project, which even graced the magazine's cover. Asuka talks in detail about Japan's working culture, how DD helped her adjust to new languages, motherhood and lockdown — and how her coding prowess and creative skills help her solve problems.</span></p>