*Flashback Episode* | SOC's VFX Expert; Anedra Edwards
Welcome to Media in the Mix, the only podcast produced and hosted by the School of Communication at American University. Join us as we create a safe space to explore topics and communication at the intersection of social justice, tech, innovation & pop culture. This week, we're throwing it back to one of our very special guests, VFX expert and SOC alumna (SOC/ MA '15), Anedra Edwards!
Behind every superhero film are teams of visual effects professionals and our own American University School of Communication (AU SOC) alumna and visual effects (VFX) editor Anedra Edwards is one of these VFX creators. With a degree from SOC’s Film and Electronic Media MFA (now MFA in Film and Media Arts) program, Edwards has gone on to contribute her talents to high-profile projects with brands like HBO, Discovery, National Geographic, and more. She has worked on the socially conscious CW drama “Black Lightning,” seasons one through three, before migrating to work at the Marvel Cinematic Universe. There she has worked on the sequel to “Avengers: Endgame,” “WandaVision," and her VFX team even got nominated for an Oscar for "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever".
In this episode, she talks to us all about her VFX journey thus far, industry tips and tricks and her upcoming projects!
Time Stamps:
00:00 - 01:00 Intro
01:00 - 01:14 Anedra’s academic timeline
01:20 - 02:06 Changes on campus
02:10 - 03:13 Favorite SOC programs, classes, and resources
03:15 - 04:19 Post production softwares
04:20 - 05:50 Experiential learning
06:05 - 08:29 Newsroom editing experience
08:43 - 11:28 Misconceptions about visual effects editing
11:30 - 13:05 What students should know going into an editing career
13:06 - 14:06 LA Intensive program
14:10 - 22:27 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever experience and role
22:46 - 24:57 Diversity and inclusion in the entertainment industry
25:05 - 26:15 Upcoming projects
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