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fxpodcast: Chefs of data – Etoile and machine learning

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 59:53


David Gaddie does a deep dive into the AI tech for the Étoile, the Amazon series from Amy Sherman-Palladino. Includes exclusive footage and in-depth breakdowns of Gaddie's innovative solution.

fxpodcast: Union VFX’s work on Black Mirror Season 7 – USS Callister

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 27:53


Mike goes below deck and behind the scenes of the USS Callister and discusses the visual effects with the team from Union VFX.

Politics meets pixels: business implications of a possible 100% film tariff

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 58:04


In our latest fxpodcast, we speak with Joseph Bell on Trump's proposed film tariff, global VFX trends, and the business of uncertainty

VFX dying to work with Mickey 17

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 36:04


DNEG's Chris McLaughlin and Robyn Luckham join Mike Seymour for this episode of the fxpodcast and discuss their work on Bong Joon Ho's Mickey 17.

Behind the plasticine: crafting Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 26:56


Howard Jones joins the fxpodcast to discuss the alchemy of Aardman's particular blend of humour, heart, and handcrafted charm.

Michael Cioni and the new landscape for post & VFX

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 74:40


In our latest fxpodcast, Cioni reveals how he feels post could reinvent - or bury - Hollywood.

fxpodcast: Oscar-winning legend Rob Legato on Stability AI & the future of VFX

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 27:14


We talk to three-time Academy Award-winning VFX Supervisor Rob Legato about why he has teamed up with Stability AI and how he wants to help redefine the future of AI-driven filmmaking.

NeRFs, gaussian splatting, and the future of VFX

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 57:09


Sam Hodge discusses why NeRFs and gaussian splatting are changing VFX, real-time, photoreal volume capture in an AI game-changing way.

fxpodcast: production design & VFX on Captain America: Brave New World

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 35:15


Ramsey Avery, production designer of Marvel's Captain America: Brave New World, with an in-depth discussion of the relationship between production design and VFX

Silo fxpodcast – DOP Ed Moore

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 45:03


Behind the Scenes of filming Silo Season 2 with DOP Ed Moore.

Gaslight FX Studio fxpodcast – SFX Makeup Supervisor Chris Bridges

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 32:49


Chris Bridges, the Emmy winning visionary @ Gaslight FX Studio, discusses the world of prosthetic makeup and special effects from Star Trek: Strange New Worlds series to the feature film:Heretic.

Dune: Part Two fxpodcast – Visual Effects Supervisor Paul Lambert

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 35:36


A deep dive into Dune: Part Two with Oscar winner Paul Lambert, including that amazing black-and-white infrared sequence.

fxpodcast: Better Man with Wētā FX

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 54:31


We speak with Wētā FX VFX Supervisor Luke Millar and Animation Supervisor Dave Clayton about the seamless complex animation of Robbie Williams.

Director Michael Gracey & making Better Man

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024 34:52


We speak with Gracey to discuss the film, its complexity, challenges, and how he approached this innovative and powerful independent film.

Pablo Helman breaks down Wicked

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024 57:49


From complex flying rigs, monkey's and feather to set extensions and those millions of tulips, ILM's great work on the box office hit: Wicked

The issue of training data: with Grant Farhall, Getty Images

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 26:55


We discuss rights, providence, and generative AI legality with Getty Images's Grant Farhall.

NVIDIA’s Simon Yuen: facing the future of AI

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 31:25


Simon Yuen is Senior Director of graphics and AI at NVIDIA, where he leads the company's digital human efforts such as ACE.

Zap Andersson: Exploring the intersection of AI and rendering

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 70:18


Zap Andersson shares his tips and tricks gleaned from testing AI tools for his bizarre YouTube series: UNREAL MYSTERIES

Adobe and GenAI

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 33:42


We dive deep with Alexandru Costin into FireFly, the future of gen AI, Adobe's strategic plans, and the lessons learned along the way.

A deep dive into the filmmaking of Here with Kevin Baillie

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 63:59


There is a lot to unpack in Robert Zemeckis' Here. VFX Supervisor & 2nd Unit Director Kevin Baillie explains the complex filming, editorial complexity, and its AI de-aging.

fxpodcast #378: Ray Tracing FTW, Chaos’ Project Arena short film – we chat with the posse

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 66:44


The short goes far beyond a tech demo and is attempting to make a statement about the industry at large, mainly through a ridiculous comedy.

fxpodcast #377: Virtually Rome – For Those About To Die

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 58:05


LEDs Walls, Graffees running amok, flooding sound stages and killing Gladiators! - We talk to the team behind 'For Those Who Are About To Die'

fxpodcast #376: Facing off Deadpool!

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 42:18


Just how do you get emotion and performance animated through a rigid mask to allow Deadpool & Wolverine to act?

fxpodcast #375: State of the industry with Crafty Apes

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 31:54


Matt Akey outlines trends in the industry, including Crafty Apes' latest work such as Bad Boys: Ride or Die.

fxpodcast #374: Cathedrals, ruins & presidents – places and faces with Paul Debevec

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 68:27


Paul Debevec and the 25th anniversary of Fiat Lux, the 20th anniversary of The Parthenon, and the 10th anniversary of digital President Obama.

fxpodcast #373: VFX Supervisor Chris Maclean on Foundation

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 42:34


Continuing our look at the hot contenders in this year's Emmy Awards race, we chat with Chris MacLean to discuss his approach to the epic series Foundation on Apple TV+.

fxpodcast #372: ILM’s Richard Bluff discusses the art and craft behind Ahsoka

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024


ILM's Richard Bluff on Ashoka, space whales, Anakin, Vader, tricks learned in LEDv olumes, and being teased by Dave Filoni. Plus a galaxy of BTS stills.

fxpodcast #371: Blending reality & imagination using art + science: Bilawal Sidhu

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024


In our latest fxpodcast, we talk with Creative Technologist Bilawal Sidhu and discuss spatial intelligence, visual intelligence, and generative AI in the media and entertainment space.

fxpodcast #370: Loki Season 2 with VFX supervisor Chris Townsend

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2024


We speak to Chris Townsend VFX supervisor of Loki Season 2.

fxpodcast #369: Kingdom Of the Planet of Apes with Director Wes Ball and VFX Supervisor Erik Winquist

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2024 60:53


We discuss the hit new Kingdom Of the Planet of Apes film with Director Wes Ball and Wētā FX VFX Supervisor Erik Winquist.

fxpodcast #369: Shōgun with VFX Supervisor Michael Cliett

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2024 31:43


Production VFX Supervisor Michael Cliett discusses making FX's Shōgun.

fxpodcast #368: Apple Vision Pro with Kent Bye

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 57:58


In this special joint podcast we discuss the Apple Vision Pro with VR expert and podcaster Kent Bye.

fxpodcast #367: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2024 73:10


DNEG and Wētā FX discuss crafting Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

fxpodcast #367: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2024 73:10


DNEG and Wētā FX discuss crafting Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

fxpodcast #366 The Oscar Winners from War is Over

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2024 52:19


We talk to the Director, Producer and Wētā FX team from the Oscar winning short: War is Over: Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko

fxpodcast #366 The Oscar Winners from War is Over

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2024 52:19


We talk to the Director, Producer and Wētā FX team from the Oscar winning short: War is Over: Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko

fxpodcast #365 Ian Spriggs: Digital Portrait Artist

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2024 38:13


Ian Spriggs is an unbelievable digital artist creating the most believably insightful portraits.

fxpodcast #365 Ian Spriggs: Digital Portrait Artist

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2024 38:13


Ian Spriggs is an unbelievable digital artist creating the most believably insightful portraits.

fxpodcast #365 Masters of the Air

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2024 71:56


Masters of the Air VFX supervisor Stephen Rosenbaum and Mike's 1000th podcast here at fxguide

fxpodcast #365 Masters of the Air

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2024 71:56


Masters of the Air VFX supervisor Stephen Rosenbaum and Mike's 1000th podcast here at fxguide

fxpodcast #364: Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One & the Start of Awards Session

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2023 36:30


At this the start of Award Season we talk to ILM's Alex Wuttke about Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One.

fxpodcast #364: Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One & the Start of Awards Session

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2023 36:30


At this the start of award season, we talk to ILM's Alex Wuttke about Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One.

fxpodcast #363: Poor Things

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2023 43:06


We talk to Union VFX about their work with miniatures, LED volumes, and how to fit the head of a pig on the body of a Chicken(!) for the remarkable: Poor Things.

fxpodcast #363: Poor Things

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2023 43:06


We talk to Union VFX about their work with miniatures, LED volumes, and how to fit the head of a pig on the body of a Chicken(!) for the remarkable: Poor Things.

fxpodcast #362: All Around U2

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2023 39:18


We talk with Peter Kirkup, disguise solutions director, about how U2's 16K LED visuals at The Sphere were created.

fxpodcast #362: All Around U2

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2023 39:18


We talk with Peter Kirkup, disguise solutions director, about how U2's 16K LED visuals at The Sphere were created.

fxpodcast #361: A Deep Dive into the New Laws around Governing AI

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2023 60:53


Confused about what the actual legal situation on generative AI? We do a deep dive into the new Laws around governing AI with Dr Brandie Nonnecke at Berkeley Law.

fxpodcast #361: A Deep Dive into the New Laws around Governing AI

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2023 60:53


Confused about what the actual legal situation on generative AI? We do a deep dive into the new Laws around governing AI with Dr Brandie Nonnecke at Berkeley Law.

fxpodcast #360: Gareth Edwards and the ILM team on The Creator

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2023 71:11


We talk to The Creator Director Gareth Edwards, ILM VFX Supervisor Jay Cooper, ILM on-set VFX Supervisor Andrew Roberts, and Animation Supervisor Michael Midlock.

fxpodcast #360: Gareth Edwards and the ILM team on The Creator

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2023 71:11


We talk to The Creator Director Gareth Edwards, ILM VFX Supervisor Jay Cooper, ILM on-set VFX Supervisor Andrew Roberts, and Animation Supervisor Michael Midlock.

fxpodcast #359: Territory Studio’s Marti Romances

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2023 39:14


Territory Studio's co-founder Marti Romances discusses design and sitting between Art Department and VFX

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