Episode 294 - Maciej Kuciara - Concept Artist & Director

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Maciej Kuciara has established himself as a go-to talent for awe-inspiring concept art. Originally hailing from Poland, Maciej quit university to create artwork for tabletop games, then landed jobs at video game developers People Can Fly (</span><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Painkiller</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">), Crytek (</span><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Crysis</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">) and Naughty Dog (</span><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Last of Us</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">), and then worked on movies including the</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ghost in the Shell</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">remake,</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Blade Runner 2049</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Terminator: Dark Fate</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Most recently, Maciej unleashed his short film “Showtime,” a painstakingly accurate homage to classic animes</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Akira</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Ghost in the Shell</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. He tells Chris about his life behind the Iron Curtain, his love of role-playing games and anime, how working hard on major games and movies helped him bring his incredible vision to life — and his plans for its future.</span></p>