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WATCH: Proof’s Ron Frankel Talks ‘Star Trek Beyond’ Previs and More at FMX 2016

Proof Inc’s founder and creative director discusses recent previs, postvis, virtual production and virtual reality projects including his team’s work with director Justin Lin.

With FMX 2017 opening its doors May 2 in Stuttgart, Germany, we’re focusing our attention on some of the talented artists who were at FMX 2016, a group of top industry professionals who converge on the event each year to speak, teach and network. Watch and enjoy one of the insightful and entertaining interviews from the AWN – FMX 2016 Professional Spotlight series featuring video interviews with some of the biggest names in animation, visual effects, computer graphics and transmedia.

Watch all the AWN - FMX Professional Spotlight videos on AWN's YouTube Channel.

In this two-part interview, Proof Inc. founder and creative director Ron Frankel discusses his company’s work handling previs and postvis for Paramount and Justin Lin’s sci-fi hit, Star Trek Beyond, as well as their previs work on Lin’s Google Spotlight Story live-action VR short, Help. He also shares his insights regarding future opportunities in VR and how he distinguishes fact from hype.

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Dan Sarto is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network.