On episode two, I chat with my good friend of 28 years, TyRuben Ellingson. Ty has worked as a visual effects art director, concept designer, director, producer, fine artist, and now educator. His story is a fascinating one and his impressive list of credits include; Jurassic Park, Avatar, Star Wars: Episode IV (The Special Edition), Casper, Disclosure, Hellboy, Blade 2, Mimic, Elysium, Pacific Rim, and Battle Los Angeles. Today Ty and I work together again in higher education at Virginia Commonwealth University in the School of the Arts in Richmond, VA.

Ty working on a trompe l'oeil style painting that used to be the first thing visitors saw when entering ILM (Kerner Company Optical Research Lab) in San Rafael, CA. Note the airbrush in the bottom right!