Sam Wickert is a director and VFX supervisor who has produced content for clients such as Epic Games, Google Daydream, AMD, Blackmagic Design, Universal Orlando Resorts, Red Bull, and Discover. He founded the YouTube channel SOKRISPYMEDIA, which has grown to over 3.1 million subscribers and 750+ million views, best known for the viral web series Chalk Warfare.
Sam and his team have a close working relationship with the hit YouTuber MrBeast, having delivered VFX for dozens of his videos—including the record-breaking “Squid Game Recreation”, which became the most-viewed YouTube video in a single week. The entire production was completed within a demanding 10-day turnaround. His team also regularly creates visual effects and marketing content for MrBeast’s Feastables chocolate brand.
In television, Sam led the development of a remote pre-visualization pipeline for HBO’s The Last of Us (Season 1) during the COVID-19 pandemic, enabling real-time collaboration on some of the show’s most complex sequences. This innovative work was published as part of a SIGGRAPH 2023 paper.
