VFX continues to evolve and the end client (the viewer) is becoming more demanding. Therefore, more is demanded from the VFX artist.
We have become accustomed to a continuous recycling that generates a magnificent stimulus, but also a (not so positive) vertigo in the Artist. Perhaps it is time to reflect on his role.
Is it enough for an Artist to have perfect control of the tool? Creativity, adaptability, experience, passion... Are these values really sought after in a VFX artist? Should we value the Artist above the tool and affirm the need for trained and experienced Artists? We will try to answer these questions but also How do we find them, where do we look for them? How do we stimulate them? Machines versus people? Is AI going to unseat the Artist? or Will it make it unnecessary?
With an opinion, based on experience and using some examples from this year, we will try to answer these questions and vindicate the need for the VFX Artist (with a capital letter).
With over 30 years of experience in the industry, Isidro has been a cartoonist, 2D animator, graphic designer, artist and VFX supervisor. With more than 100 films, TV series and commercials in his career, he has been nominated 3 times to the Goya Awards and has a Gaudi Award.
He has collaborated at ECAM, EFTI and UTad as a VFX teacher and currently directs Telson's postproduction where more than 30 series and feature films are finished annually. His artistic training includes a specialization in Fine Arts and Museum studies.
