An animator with extensive experience in Autodesk Maya, NewTek LightWave and SynthEyes as well as Adobe’s Creative Suite, Erik Elvgren produces and animates the “Cavman” team entrance videos for Virginia’s football and basketball teams. He also directs live event coverage for Hoovision and provides AV engineering support to the athletics department — including the changeover of the UVA production facility to HD. He recently oversaw development of a new virtual set at the University of Virginia using trackless studio technology from Ross Video. www.virginiasports.com
What will be the biggest challenge of 2017 for the media industry? The biggest challenge in 2017 will continue to be trying to figure out when and how to use VR.
What do you like to do when you’re not working? When I’m not working I love to go prospecting for gold! I’m happiest tromping through a creek with a wet pan.
What movie, TV show, book, music, or other media would you most recommend to your colleagues? I’d recommend everyone watch The Incredibles.
What’s your best advice for others in this business? My best advice for people in the business is to outwork everyone else and make sure that you build good relationships. Work hard because it’s the only way to get good at anything. And we all face hard deadlines and frantic moments. Our coworkers will mean the most to us at these times. Cultivate those relationships.
