08/27/2025
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"The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" VFX Supervisor Jason Smith shares insights on camera setup, project selection, and his experience at ILM. Smith discusses the importance of diverse skills in career paths and the challenges of maintaining Tolkien's vision in The Rings of Power. He emphasizes the importance of collaboration among visual effects artists and the influence of Peter Jackson's films on creativity, while also revealing his passion for makeup artistry and creature design.
Throughout his career, Smith has effectively led and collaborated with teams, working on groundbreaking visual effects in notable projects such as TRANSFORMERS, THE AVENGERS, THE REVENANT, and BUMBLEBEE. In 2012, he served as ILM's Associate Visual Effects Supervisor on Marvel's blockbuster THE AVENGERS, which grossed over one billion dollars worldwide and earned him a Visual Effects Society Award nomination for his character work on THE HULK. His role as ILM Visual Effects Supervisor on THE REVENANT brought him a Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photorealistic Feature and an Academy Award Nomination for Best Visual Effects. Most recently, as Senior Visual Effects Supervisor, Smith played a significant role in the visual design of THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER series for Amazon.
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