Talks

You Are the IP

VFX veteran, Debra, is the founder of Open Frame Coaching, helping creative professionals regain confidence in their career (and stop worrying about getting a boring job) - and empowering leaders to ditch the doubt and Lead With Ease.

Debra brings 25+ years of industry experience to her coaching, progressing from Runner at Cinesite, to Senior Comp at Tippett, to Global Head of Compositing at DNEG, where she oversaw comp delivery of 100+ projects by hundreds of artists, including 3 Oscar winning films. She has been a craft judge for British Arrows and the Royal Television Society, is a subject specialist at National Film and TV School, is a proud parent of twins and an advocate for women in VFX as a Director of Animated Women UK and a WIA Mentor.

Since launching in 2021, Open Frame Coaching has already empowered 80+ clients across 13 countries from BAFTA winning companies Union VFX and Playstack to innovative start-ups TWIN Digital and the 3D Artist Community.