This week Mike Seymour, Jason Diamond and Matt Wallin delve into two Robert Zemeckis live action films – Flight (2012) and Cast Away (2000) – both of which feature a dramatic plane crash and invisible/seamless visual effects.
Show Notes
Flight
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Cinematographer: Don Burgess
VFX Supervisor: Kevin Baillie – Atomic Fiction
Cast Away
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Cinematographer: Don Burgess
VFX Supervisor: Ken Ralston – Sony Pictures Imageworks
fxguidetv #160: Flight – Interview with Atomic Fiction’s Kevin Baillie on the film’s dramatic crash sequence
Light Iron story on on-set tech in Flight
‘Flight’ Director Robert Zemeckis Says He Dreads Making Live Action Films – Huffington Post article
Screenwriter John Gatins on Flight – Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith
Next Week: The Hobbit, An Unexpected Journey !!!