February 2, 2010 by John Dickinson | 1,053 views | Comments (13)
John Montgomery dreamt of working in film and television from a very early age. For the past 3 decades John has lived that dream, honing his craft as a visual effects artist on high-end systems such as Flame and Smoke. In this candid interview John reveals how he got started in the industry, and came to be co-founder of FXGuide and FXPhd. We discuss the relevance of high-end systems compared with desktop software such as Adobe After Effects, and talk in detail about FXPhd and what makes it different from other web-based visual effects training.
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13 Responses to this post
February 2, 2010 at 10:40 am |
Hi guys,
I’m joining fxphd.com tonight. This stuff really gets my blood pumping.
Thanks for everything guys.
February 2, 2010 at 3:28 pm |
You won’t regret it Denis! I’ve learned so much in just 2 terms there it’s astounding.
John(s) you just keep bringin’ the goods! Love it.
February 2, 2010 at 5:36 pm |
great interview. insightful and nice to hear about the philosophy of why they started fxphd.
February 8, 2010 at 2:44 pm |
Thanks Alba.
February 2, 2010 at 7:07 pm |
John,
Awesome interview…and timely! I signed up in January at FxPHD and I think it is fantastic!
February 8, 2010 at 2:44 pm |
Great to hear Chris, your skills must really be growing!
February 3, 2010 at 1:44 pm |
I loved the one term that I took at FXPhd. In the future I plan on taking more.
On a different note I live 2 hrs away from where John lived and marched in the Drum Corps International shows he spoke about. Small world.
February 8, 2010 at 2:47 pm |
Small world indeed Brandon!
February 5, 2010 at 12:20 am |
That was a cool show, Ive been doing FXphd for a bit now and it really is a good place.
When are you going to hold a class John?
February 8, 2010 at 2:52 pm |
Ha! I was chatting with John over lunch last week! The challenge for me is finding the time! Best wishes, John.
February 8, 2010 at 6:41 am |
subtitules in spanish?
February 8, 2010 at 2:56 pm |
Are you offering Patom?
March 3, 2010 at 5:24 pm |
I’m surprised you didn’t mention you’re extensive skeleton training and gold medal;)
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