On Sunday October 30th, The Marvel Report hosted the visual effects team from Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. for a panel discussion called “Masters of VFX”. The panel was moderated by The Marvel Report’s Shawn Richter and took place at Stan Lee’s Los Angeles Comic Con at the LA Convention Center.
Panelists included:
Mark Kolpack (Visual Effects Supervisor, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)
Sabrina Arnold (Visual Effects Producer, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)
Briana Aeby (Visual Effects Coordinator, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)
Ryan Moos (Visual Effects Editor, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)
Kevin Lingenfelser (Visual Effects Supervisor, FuseFX)
John Decker (CG Supervisor, FuseFX)
Tom Mahoney (Visual Effects Supervisor/Partner, Cosa VFX)
Dan Mellitz (Comp Supervisor, Cosa VFX)
Here is video of the panel discussion. Attendees of the panel were treated to a highlight reel showing a number of Ghost Rider effects, which could not be recorded.
The panel also featured a surprise guest – Actor Gabriel Luna (Robbie Reyes / Ghost Rider on Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.). Luna joined the panel to discuss working with the VFX team and playing the newest version of Ghost Rider, created by Felipe Smith.
Luna and all of the VFX team spent time before and after the panel meeting fans and taking photos. Here is Gabriel Luna hanging with Ghost Rider cosplayer Gavin Richter before the panel.
Mark Kolpack with cosplayer Carolyn Poddig, rocking her Robbie Reyes cosplay before the panel.
The Masters of VFX panel was a must see for any Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. fans who attended Stan Lee’s Los Angeles Comic Con.