Episode 393 - Garman Herigstad - Visual Effects Educator / Writer

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">An epic career deserves an epic podcast. During Garman Herigstad's 35-year journey in CG, the Houdini wizard has traveled to over 30 countries and worked on everything from real estate commercials in Bangkok to Disney videogames and Hollywood movies. At the same time, he’s taught at prestigious institutions, including Savannah College of Art and Design and Gnomon, and he even completed his most recent degree in his 60s.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Garman recounts his humble beginnings in greetings cards, through to economic highs and lows in Asia. He talks about his VFX work, including researching global weather patterns for a time-lapse sequence in</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Time Machine</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, immersing George Clooney in Houdini-generated water for</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">O Brother, Where Art Thou?</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and working on</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Black Adam</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Garman also shares valuable lessons on managing time and the importance of keeping notes. The episode ends with a particularly touching story of what inspired</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">52½ Feet</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, his autobiographical screenplay.</span></p>