Episode 23 – Anastasios Gionis

Our guest is 3D graphic artist and creature modeler, Anastasios Gionis. We talked about live podcasts, bones and anatomy, Warner Brothers cartoons, Robert McKimson, growing up Greek in America, Cyrillic vs. Greek letters, celebrity impersonations, 3D character modeling, digital creature rigging, CG vs. practical effects, Alien, Stan Winston and Legacy Effects, 90s animation, 3D digital sculpting, The Strain, The Seventh Son, Japanese Anime, nerd culture, Metal music, video games, Greek mythology, Ray Harryhausen, and Silent Hill.

LINKS
Taso’s Deviant Art
Taso’s professional reel
Necromance
Robert McKimson
Legacy Effects

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One thought on “Episode 23 – Anastasios Gionis

  1. Hey all! A quick correction: the tigers in Gladiator were real, not CGI. However they were computer composited in for some of the closer attack shots involving actors, making them look CGI. Thanks for the new information, listeners, and thanks for being kind.

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