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James McPhail
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I'm a VFX artist at ILM originally from New Zealand and I've been calling Canada home for a while now.
Your post reminded me what was in the last box of stuff my mum sent over to me. I listened to these so many times when I was little.
July 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
March 25, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Visiting my parents in NZ and I just found my old minidisc player. It still works on external power. From the disc binder it looks like I last used it in 2003.
March 25, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I spent a good portion of 2024 working on season 2 of Silo at ILM. I'm most proud of the work I did on the FX simulations for the paper helicopter sequence. The shots are a mix of full CG helis or a blend of practical & CG. As a fan of the first season it was a joy to work on.
January 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The ties popping in. I never saw it until someone told me. The optical comp of this must have had so many layers.
December 16, 2024 at 4:20 AM
I just stuck an android based head unit in my 2015 Jeep wrangler. Having carplay in it for the first time has been so nice. I was pretty dubious seeing the whole thing cost less than a steering wheel control module for an alpine but it works great.
December 8, 2024 at 12:00 AM
District 9 was one of the first films I worked on. I was a Jr FX Artist at Image Engine and one of the highlights was getting to do the fluid sim for the peeing alien. This shot is still on my reel to this day. I'm really proud of the work we did at Image Engine bringing the aliens to life.
November 28, 2024 at 12:01 AM
Cheeto isn't much help for getting work done.
November 22, 2024 at 4:57 PM