fxpodcast: Sucker Punch
A young girl is institutionalized by her abusive stepfather. Retreating to an alternative reality as a coping strategy, she envisions a plan which will help her escape from the mental facility. Each of these ‘retreats’ was pretty much handled by a different effects house. We speak to Animal Logic about their role.
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the rc #85: EPIC Sea Pool
We discuss the EPIC camera – as Jason takes it poolside, the new Sony FS-100 camera, and the Alexa on the BBC drama Upstairs, Downstairs.
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the vfx show #119: Forrest Gump
Mike Seymour, Jason Wingrove and Todd Vaziri discuss the visual effects in Forrest Gump done by Ken Ralston’s team at ILM, the films’ visual authenticity and historical accuracies and inaccuracies.
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fxguidetv #104: Douglas Trumbull
Legendary filmmaker Douglas Trumbull discusses classic films, immersive film-making and the state of the industry.
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the rc #84: Epic Day One
A very different RC this week as it was recorded on set while shooting with the new RED EPIC Camera.
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fxpodcast: ILM’s Hal Hickel on Rango
With the release of Rango, Industrial Light & Magic embarks on its first full-length animated feature. We talk to animation director Hal Hickel about bringing the film to life.
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fxguidetv #103: Flame 2012
We cover the 2012 software releases from Autodesk, including an in-depth look at the new features in Flame with Lead Product Designer Philippe Soeiro.
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the rc #83: SLR Indie Show
Jason and Mike talk to some very successful independent SLR film makers and discuss the new Apple MacBooks and their value to film makers.
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the vfx show #118: Hereafter
Mike Seymour, Mat Graham and Ian Failes discuss the visual effects work done by Scanline in Clint Eastwood’s 2010 drama, Hereafter.
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fxguidetv #102: Sanctum Stereo Underwater Action
We look at the stereo / 3D film Sanctum, talking to both DOP Jules O’Loughlin and VFX supervisor David Booth. This stereoscopic feature tells the thrilling tale of documentary filmmaker Andrew Wight’s near death experience whilst leading a diving expedition of 15 men in the remote underground cave systems of the Australian Nullarbor Plain.
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fxpodcast: Shaun Tan’s Oscar nomination for The Lost Thing
This week in the lead up to the Oscar Weekend, we speak with Shaun Tan, co-director of The Lost Thing which has been nominated for Best Short Animated Film. This film is an act of love, taking a small team 9 years to complete.
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fxpodcast: Dr. Mark Sagar
In the last of our series on the tech behind the major studios, we switch gear to facial animation and Dr. Mark Sagar of Weta Digital. Mark is a back to back 2010 and 2011 winner of the Sci-Tech Award (Scientific and Engineering Award) from the Academy. At Weta Digital he has directed the development of the performance driven facial animation system for Avatar and King Kong.
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fxpodcast: Ken Ralston
We speak with Ken Ralston, Senior Visual Effects Supervisor of the Oscar-nominated Alice in Wonderland, about the movie, Sony Pictures Imageworks’ tech and creative resources, and his career in general.
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the vfx show #117: Black Swan
Mike Seymour, TyRuben Ellingson and Matt Wallin discuss the visual effects in the Darren Aronofsky film, Black Swan.
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fxpodcast: History of Animation Unions
We talk with Tom Sito about the history of animation unions and how that history applies to efforts to organize Visual Effects artists. Sito is an animator and the author of DRAWING THE LINE: The Untold Story of the Animation Unions from Bosko to Bart Simpson.
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