Alastair Stephen : Fin - 25 years in Motion design & VFX & Producing for Marvel & Netflix

Masters of Motion

Topics Discussed - Advice to mid level to junior producers, VFX artist & Motion designers - Working in advertising versus longform TV or film - Failures in your career - Lessons you have learnt - Working in motion desgin at Engine - Managing multiple projects efficiently - Producing for Motion design - Producing vfx for film, tv & advertising - Quoting, Team management & Negotiation - Fin Design + vfx - Moving in to Longform VFX - Project Discussion - I Am Mother & - Project Discussion - Shang-Chi & the Legend of the Ten Rings - Reflection & the future Alastair Stephen : Head of Visual Effects at Fin Design + Effects Alastair has been working within the Australian visual effects industry for the last 25 years. Alastair started his career in the advertising sector working within leading international agencies such as DDB, McCann-Erickson, George Patterson Bates and Attik as well as Australia’s foremost visual effects studios, Fuel VFX, Iloura,The Lab and Engine. He has collaborated with directors, supervisors, producers and artists on a myriad of awarding-winning projects throughout his career. Alastair joined Fin Design + Effects in 2013 as Executive Producer and after six years developing Fin’s strategic business plan, expanding its operations and attracting significant international film and television work into the studio, he waspromoted to Head of Visual Effects in 2019. Alastair has been instrumental in securing and managing international productions for Fin comprising: Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok, & Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Twentieth Century Fox’s Logan, Fox Entertainment’s Cosmos Possible Worlds, Sony Television’s Preacher Season 4, Netflix’s I Am Mother, and Legendary’s Lost in Space 3 Alastair’s skill set includes management of large teams of creative and technical personnel, effective client management, clear communication and strategic business growth within a SME. He has a deep respect for, and extensive understanding of, creativity, technology and innovation within the visual effectsindustry. Alastair’s professional philosophy has been to share knowledge and support the development and growth of a globally competitive visual effects industry in Australia. Alastair is an active member of the Visual Effects Society and is currently Co Chair of the Australian Section www.findesign.com.au