In my previous career, I was part of a team where nobody saw our work – and that was the goal. Being a high-end compositor on feature films meant using the tools-of-the-day to painstakingly weave shot elements together, making them seamless to the audience. It was a collaborative environment where exchanging ideas and tackling technical challenges contributed to a common goal.

That goal was simple: how do we take all this technology at our disposal and use it to propel the story? It was all about keeping to the integrity of the story and what the scene called for. That scene could’ve been giant lizards rampaging Madison Square Garden (“Godzilla”), removing the head of a dramatic actor and replacing it with the head of a comedic actor (“Kung Pow – Enter the Fist”), putting an airport runway that previously didn’t exist behind two iconic actors (“Heat”), or changing the appearance of a sky to make it look like twilight time (“Executive Decision”). Whatever it took to make the unbelievable, BELIEVABLE - so the story could be told.

I still carry that same passion for story telling, collaboration and technology here at Avid, where it’s exciting to see the tools-of-the-day become the stories of tomorrow.