Youssef Mahmoud Squid Visual Arts on Studio life & thinkingParticles Setups - New Talent Interview

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In this 1.5 hours interview, newly discovered visual effects talent from Cairo, Youssef Mahmoud talks about how his journey began, from a student game player, to owning one of only five VFX studios in Cairo unfolded.

Youssef showcase his studio, Squid Visual Arts' recent television fx project where he used thinkingParticles to create a library transformation scene with lots of flying books, fragmenting shelves and a lady genie!

It's always good to get to know the artist and listen in on their inspiring stories. But if you are short of time and want to get quickly into learning how Youssef did the 1) library transformation scene 2) zombies on moving jeep 3) ground breaking scene. Here are the timestamps: (beginner-friendly):

1) Library transformation thinkingParticles FX setup - 27:26
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2) Moving jeep with zombies + bridge extension scenes setup - 1:01:42
3) Ground splitting and breakage setup - 1:09:57

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