fxpodcast #298: Weta Digital on their digital Paul Walker
Weta Digital senior visual effects supervisor Joe Letteri on the challenges of crafting a digital Paul Walker in Furious 7.
Listenfxpodcast #297: Masters of FX, the book!
fxguide writer Ian Failes has written a book profiling 16 superstar effects supervisors, called Masters of FX. We find out what’s inside.
Listenfxpodcast #296: Real-time expression transfer – SIGGRAPH Asia preview
We explore the algorithms behind this incredible video from SIGGRAPH Asia 2015.
Listenfxpodcast #296: Scorched Trails: Maze Runner Director Wes Ball
This week we speak to Director Wes Ball about his new film Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, including VFX, Dolby Vision grading and sound mixing.
Listenfxpodcast #295: DigiPro preview with DreamWorks Animation
We preview the DigiPro event in a discussion with Sven Pohle on DreamWorks Animation’s Facial Motion and Deformation System.
Listenfxpodcast #294: Making the 360 degree short HELP
How The Mill collaborated with Google ATAP and director Justin Lin on the Google Spotlight 360 degree Story ‘HELP’.
Listenfxpodcast #293: Mad Max: Fury Road
In-depth with Fury Road visual effects supervisor Andrew Jackson and colorist Eric Whipp on the challenges of bringing George Miller’s film to life.
Listenfxpodcast #292: Seeing Vision with Lola
Lola VFX discuss their facial work behind the character of Vision in Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron.
Listenfxpodcast #291: Framestore and VR
This week we talk to Mike Woods, founder of Framestore’s Digital Department and their dedicated VR Studio.
Listenfxpodcast #290: Chappie
Mike Seymour talks to Chappie visual effects supervisor Chris Harvey, discussing the work by Image Engine and Weta Workshop for the new Neill Blomkamp film.
Listenfxpodcast #289: SciTechs – finite element, DMM & Kali
We talk to the three recipients of a SciTech award for finite element analysis, DMM and Kali innovations in computer graphics and visual effects.
Listenfxpodcast #288: Cinefex’s Don Shay says goodbye after 35 years
We talk to long-time Cinefex publisher Don Shay, who has announced he has retired from the renowned VFX industry magazine.
Listenfxpodcast #287: Agent Carter vfx supe Sheena Duggal
We speak to Agent Carter visual effects supervisor Sheena Duggal about realizing the Marvel show’s VFX.
Listenfxpodcast #286: Paul Franklin on Interstellar
Interstellar visual effects supervisor Paul Franklin discusses the science, technology and art behind the incredible Christopher Nolan film.
Listenfxpodcast #285: Digital human league
This week we talk to Chaos Group’s Christopher Nichols about the creation of a Digital Human League with key VFX industry members aimed at further research and discussion into synthetic human faces.
Listenfxpodcast #284: Wes Ball on The Maze Runner
We talk to director (and fxphd Prof) Wes Ball, about the creation of his hit film The Maze Runner. As you will hear Wes is just days away from filming the sequel.
Listenfxpodcast #283: SIGGRAPH Asia keynote Scott Ross
We talk to Scott Ross who will be a keynote speaker at SIGGRAPH Asia 2014, discussing ‘Can Asia become Hollywood?’.
Listenfxpodcast #282: Flame 2015 Ext2 Release with Philippe Soeiro
We catch up with Philippe Soeiro, lead product designer of Flame, about the next version that will be released this fall. It includes new Shotgun support with python hooks as well as various workflow improvements.
Listenfxpodcast #281: Milking the best for Doctor Who
In this week’s fxpodcast we speak to Milk VFX about the effects work in the new series of Doctor Who.
Listenfxpodcast #280: SIGGRAPH 2014 – the experts on the experts
We talk to DD’s Doug Roble, MPC’s Rob Pieké & Side Effects’ Mark Elendt on what they’re looking forward to at SIGGRAPH 2014.
Listenfxpodcast #279: SIGGRAPH preview – Real-Time Live!
We preview the Real-Time Live! sessions at SIGGRAPH 2014 in Vancouver, talking to Real-Time Live! Chair Nico Gonzalez and jury member Ari Shapiro from USC ICT.
Listenfxpodcast #278: Transformers: Age of Extinction
This week, fxguide’s Mike Seymour talks to ILM vfx supe Scott Farrar and ILM associate vfx supe Pat Tubach about the making of Transformers: Age of Extinction.
Listenfxpodcast #277: Shotgun users on the Autodesk acquisition
Key Shotgun users – Ben Grossmann, Zoic’s Mike Romey and DreamWorks Animation’s Lincoln Wallen – discuss their reactions to the Autodesk acquisition.
Listenfxpodcast #276: Director Gareth Edwards on Godzilla
This week we have Godzilla director Gareth Edwards on the fxpodcast for an in-depth chat about his journey while making a new version of the famous Japanese monster film.
Listenfxpodcast #275: Art direction in games
This week we speak to Robh Ruppel, an art director at Naughty Dog, about the role of art direction and production design in computer games.
Listenfxpodcast #274: The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Our detailed interview with SPI VFX supervisor Jerome Chen about facial performance, set re-creation and lighting in The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
Listenfxpodcast #273: ILM’s Ben Snow on Noah
ILM VFX supe Ben Snow discusses the water sims, creature, digital foliage and timelapse work for Darren Aronofsky’s Noah.
Listenfxpodcast #272: Digital costume design
This week we talk to Framestore CFX lead Juan-Luis Sanchez about digital costume design, including the incredible work he contributed to Gravity.
Listenfxpodcast #271: VFX Oscars March
In this special fxpodcast, we report directly from the VFX Oscars March which took place today in Hollywood.
Listenfxpodcast #270: Solid Angle’s Marcos Fajardo on Arnold
This week we talk to Marcos Fajardo, the founder of Solid Angle which makes the renderer Arnold.
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