Mike Seymour, Matt Leonard and Jason Diamond go underground and discuss the visual effects of Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol.
For additional fxguide coverage on MI4 head over and watch fxguidetv #131. There we have a killer episode where Mike Seymour speaks to MI4 director Brad Bird and ILM vfx supervisors John Knoll and Mohen Leo. They discuss risking Tom Cruise, blowing up Moscow without any cast, and wrecking one-off BMW concept cars.
Show Notes:
Director: Brad Bird
Cinematographer: Robert Elswit
VFX Supervisors and Companies:
John Knoll — ILM — Production VFX Supervisor
Mohen Leo — ILM
Dave Morley — FuelVFX
Pixomondo
Base FX
Tom Cruise — Jumping the couch
Art of Destruction — article
Pixelux Entertainment Siggraph 2008 paper
Arnold Renderer on YouTube
VES Nominees Announced — article
the RC #105: The winner is — article
This is show was awesome!!!