Omar's story is amazing, he got an architecture degree before moving into video game art and film/tv vfx. He has worked on films such as Star Wars: Rogue One and Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame, he also worked as a lighting artist on GTA V.
#gtav #rockstargames #starwars
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
01:01 - How A Degree In Architecture Helped Omar With VFX
04:51 - How Omar Ended Up At Rockstar Games/China
07:15 - Omar Had Never Played GTA Before Joining Rockstar/Learning What GTA Was
09:15 - Doing Cutscenes On GTA V
10:00 - Only 2 Artists Did Lighting On Cutscenes/The Shock Of Working On GTA V
12:05 - Crunch On GTA V/ Difference Between Games & Film
15:00 - Challenges Of Lighting/Omar’s Approach To Lighting
17:15 - Working On Star Wars: Rogue One
19:16 - ARTWORK REEL - Star Wars: Rogue One
21:25 - ARTWORK REEL - GTA V
32:07 - ARTWORK REEL - Rings Of Power
38:46 - ARTWORK REEL - Avengers: Infinity War
43:00 - ARTWORK REEL - LEGO
45:26 - ARTWORK REEL - Batman Vs Superman
46:09 - ARTWORK REEL - The Division 2: Warlords Of New York
48:27 - ARTWORK REEL - Aquaman
50:38 - Where To Follow Omar Fernandes
