My guest today is Christopher Hiess who is a supervisor, lead and engineer working for Double Negative and the Foundry. Chris was my lighting supervisor on the Heinzels animation feature film and I could experience his team management style in person.
Among the many hats Christopher wears in a professional environment is the hat of supervisor, technician, and person with managerial responsibility – both at Double Negative and The Foundry. Host Alexander Richter was able to get to know Christopher Hiess’ management style at first hand, as Technical Director Christopher was personally involved in the animated film “Die Heinzels – Rückkehr der Heinzelmännchen” and can report first-hand on how Christopher Hiess did as Lighting Supervisor. The two minds also talk about how to build a successful and happy team in the midst of a stressful film production – and how a healthy feedback and error culture really works in the VFX industry.
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