Paul Hill

Paul Hill grew up in Arlington, Virginia. He is the youngest of three children and attended catholic school in his youth. He earned a degree in english from the University of Virginia with an emphasis in creative writing. After college he went to work for the US government helping coordinate resettlement of Vietnamese refugees from South Vietnam to the United States. Paul moved to San Francisco and got a job working for Dolby Laboratories as their Creative Director. From there he did a stint at Skywalker Sound and eventually landed at ILM where he would work for the next 16 years. Since ILM, he’s worked on multiple projects including several feature films, commercials, Audi’s website portal, and numerous other projects. Paul’s documentary film “Alaska Far Away”, and the new documentary on PepsiMan are available online. Paul Hill is a wonderful human being. Its 100% true that he is the kind of person you always dream of working with. His work ethic, kindness, empathy, and good humor are unparalleled in the business. It was a great pleasure to reconnect with Paul and hear his story. He once even won 25K on Jeopardy! 

Om Podcasten

Eighty-one eleven is hosted by visual effects artist and VCUarts Professor Matt Wallin, V.E.S. Each episode is a conversation with a guest who worked at George Lucas' Industrial Light and Magic during its 40+ year history. Guests discuss their journeys and career paths, and how working at ILM changed them.