![]() ![]() It seems strange to call what I do my “art.” But it’s also incorrect to look at it as strictly technical. But if you’ve seen my work, then there’s a really REALLY good chance that you don’t know that you’ve seen my work (which makes me sound very mysterious!) I’ll go with mysterious. Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?įirst off, there’s a really REALLY good chance you’ve seen my work (which makes me sound horrendously arrogant). When I realized that I could harness the power of a microprocessor to make silly, fantastic, and weird imagery, I was hooked. But I was fortunate enough to land an internship that taught me the bare-bones of digital editing and graphics, and later I found myself in the company of a couple of mentors who refined my skill set. I graduated from film school at the bleeding edge of the digital revolution, so I missed any formalized education in the digital filmmaking world. Not a great baseline for a special effects artist. I can barely nail two pieces of wood together. I’m thoroughly incapable of drawing, painting, sculpting or molding. There was a problem, though: I’ve always lacked any talent or skill in the traditional hands-on arts. But I always gravitated back to the idea of special effects. I even managed to meet a former ILM special effects artist as part of a school sponsored career outreach program (quite the feat for someone living in rural Montana). Over time, I entertained brief delusions of grandeur to be an actor, director, writer, producer, etc. When I was in grade school, I learned there was a job specifically for special effects in movies, and that’s what I decided I wanted to do. ![]() From the epic effects of Star Wars (of course) to the lowest budget horror flicks, I was fascinated by the wizardry of effects. In addition to being enamored with the spectacle, I was intrigued by how they did it. Growing up in the 80s, I was molded by everything the pop culture movies of that era had to offer. ![]() Hi Padraic, what led you to pursuing a creative path professionally? We had the good fortune of connecting with Padraic Culham and we’ve shared our conversation below. ![]()
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