Exclusive TrailblaXR Interview: Inside High-Fidelity Facial Animation and Character Performance
From Wētā FX and Framestore to fast-moving production pipelines, Katie Naeher Kaliniak's work focuses on capturing nuance — translating subtle expression and intent into believable, high-fidelity performance. Now a Senior 3D Animator, she combines artistic sensitivity with technical precision, crafting characters that not only look convincing but feel authentic, whether on screen or in-engine.
Exclusive TrailblaXR interview: Emil Nidal, Games Technical Animator
With multiple blockbuster movie credits to his name for his work on the likes of Wonka, Doctor Strange, Venom and Amazon Prime TV series, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Emil Nidal's career in virtual production, motion capture and real-time now finds him in the world of video games as Technical Animator
While talking with Brad at Rigging Dojo about going from #MotionBuilder to #KineFX we discovered that the example file I used to set up my solve network is publicly available.
https://www.sidefx.com/tutorials/retarget-the-cmu-motion-capture-database/
Our #NetherRealm studio is looking for a mid-level #Animator to join their #Mobile games team. Really need someone fluent in #MotionBuilder!
https://careers.wbd.com/global/en/job/R000055744/Mobile-3D-Animator-Remote
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