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Technical directors come in all flavors, from feature films to animated television series. But what's their day-to-day look like? We dive into this question with David Marshall, TD for the Rick and Morty animated series.

We talk with FuseFX supervisor, Jon Massey about the practical challenges of getting the right shots to make successful shows like Turn: Washington's Spies, Hemlock Grove and True Blood.

We talk with Augmented World Engine's CEO, Srinivas Krishna about how his company recreated historic virtual dramas for the City of Vancouver's historic site, Fork York.

James Pina is a veteran VFX artist currently working for Laika (Coraline, The Boxtrolls). Their newest project, Kubo and the Two Strings is set for release in August of 2016.

We talk with Rick and Morty art director, James McDermott about what goes into creating the show's large list of strange aliens and unique landscapes.

We talk with Pluralsight web designers, Susan Simkins and Amy Childers about making tutorials, their holiday plans, favorite board games and much more!

Evan Williams is CEO and co-founder of Riverview Systems Group, a company that builds live, high-end corporate events like Google I/O. We talk with both Williams and his Creative Services Director Franco Berardi about what it takes to produce live events of this scale, from working with clients to previs.

Both The Flash and Arrow are a couple of the most popular television series produced today. Each requires high quality, specialized VFX work to make the superhero stories believable. Graphic designer Robyn Haddow specializes in fantasy user interfaces (FUI's) for both shows, creating realistic technology.

The products of engineering and product design are all around us. From the cars we drive to the coffee cups we drink from, thousands of products are designed and built by teams all over the world. Supporting those artists and designers are software packages like Autodesk's Fusion 360, a powerful 3D modeling app with a focus on flexibility and collaboration.

Nordin Rahhali is a veteran VFX sup from Method Studios whose experience has given him a broader view of the pipeline and overall process. From Iron Man 3 to San Andreas, Nordin has overseen some top Hollywood blockbusters.

Oliver Hollis-Leick is a motion capture artist with as prolific a background and as extensive a resume as you’ll find today. Having a career spanning over 80 video games and movie titles, Oliver has given digital life to some impressive characters, including Iron Man, Master Chief, Spiderman and James Bond.

Game designer Mark Parrish is co-designer on an entertaining, and utterly addictive, new indie title called Arena Gods. Parrish and partner, Rodrigo Costa, are currently working on getting the game ready for an eventual launch on Steam Early Access. We talked with Parrish recently about the game's genesis, building its mechanics and what's involved in building an indie title.

Director Lucas Martell's latest animated short, The OceanMaker, is a unique look at a strong-willed aviator's search for hope in an arid wasteland. What also makes the film interesting is how Martell produced it, something he calls "destination production."

We sit down with lead software developer, Jack Donovan, to hear about his company's development of a 3D file reader that lets you virtually experience your Sketchup, Revit and OBJ files.

Director of the award-winning The Book of Life, Jorge Gutiérrez' journey to completing the award-winning animated feature was a tough sell to studios and producters. Dan and I fight to contain our laughter as the director recalls some of the creative, inspiring and hilarious ways he found to get his version of the film made.

Pluralsight’s acquisition of the Digital-Tutors brand has produced some exciting developments and positive changes over the previous months.

Steve Emerson is a VFX artist at LAIKA and has worked on the Studio's biggest hits, which include Coraline (2009), ParaNorman (2012) and The Boxtrolls (2014).

Grant Wilson and Mike Richie are two enterprising board game designers who are pushing the bounds of what table tops can be.

Digital-Tutors' in-house web design instructor, Susan Simkins talks to us about the current trends, debates, and hot topics that surround the exciting world of web design.

Patrick Lin is a director of photography and layout artist for Pixar. Dan and I talk with the artist about how he and his team constructed the visual camera language for the film.