the work of Peder Norrby Cray sits downs with the computer guru on his beautiful art he makes with just a few programs. It is wonderful mind-bending fun.
How did you get started? what brought about the company?
I've been into art and computers since I was little. The possibilities as a visual artist when you start coding are just endless. It's so fun to experiment! I studied computer science in university. Trapcode really was a logical progression where I could make a living off my passions.
You do this totally alone? or is there a massive crew that works under you?
Trapcode is just me! I write the software and everything you see on my Instagram is made by me alone. However, for selling the software, tech support and some engineering I get help from my excellent publisher - Red Giant.
What kind of programming do you use it must be some heavy equipment?
C/C++ on standard XCode/MSDev IDEs. I've been getting into GPU stuff lately, done via OpenGL. I use a MacBook Pro with nvidia GPU most of the time.
Have you shared your talent with any major movies yet, where can we see your work?
I've never worked on a movie as an artist, but my software has been used on many blockbusters.
What's the next step for the company do you want to form your own program or app where everyone can do this or would you want to do more teaching for the lucky few?
Anyone can already buy my software (in the form of plug-ins for Adobe After Effects) and I publish lots of tutorials on how to use it. I have so many ideas for the future! I've made some smartphone apps but nothing really serious so far, that would be fun. VR is also interesting. And I want to continue developing my artistic side. I have too many ideas really, not sure exactly where I'm going from here :)
