ILM's Charmaine Chan (VFX Supervisor) & Amanda Johnstone-Batt (CG Supervisor) break down the pre-production, shooting, and post VFX for Gareth Edward's "The Creator". From early concepts and designs to virtual production, and the unique way Edwards approached shooting and finalizing visuals, the team will showcase that process and how VFX became an integral partner in every step.
Charmaine Chan is a Visual Effects Supervisor at ILM bringing over 17 years of experience in the industry. She offers a unique blend of leadership, technical, and creative skill sets that she’s honed in post and on-set supervision. Chan recently served as VFX Supervisor on Gareth Edwards’ "The Creator" which won the VES Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature alongside a BAFTA nomination. She is currently supervising on the Star Wars series, "The Acolyte."
Based in ILM's London office, she played a crucial role in developing both the virtual production and episodic teams. Chan has contributed as the Compositing and Virtual Production Supervisor on the Emmy and BAFTA-nominated Star Wars series, "Andor". She was also part of the original ILM StageCraft "Brain Bar" team for the Emmy Award-winning series, "The Mandalorian," where her contributions innovated real-time rendering on the StageCraft platform. She has continued to help develop and progress StageCraft on other projects such as Oscar-nominated Matt Reeves’ "The Batman" and Nia DaCosta’s "The Marvels."
Amanda Johnstone-Batt is a CG Supervisor at Industrial Light and Magic. With over 17 years of experience in the Visual Effects industry, Amanda has taken on both creative and technical roles ranging from lighting, look development to show supervision. She currently is located at the ILM London office supervising both postproduction and virtual production projects such as the BAFTA and Academy Award-nominated film The Creator, as well as The Marvels, and Antman: Quantumania.