Podcasts about Ilm

The final season of ANDOR continues past it's finale! Recently, we were very lucky to have been invited to LUCASFILM, where we were able to tour their offices and see the Mo-cap stage at ILM!Additionaly, we were also able to be a part of three in-person interviews. Today we are very proud to present our first interview with Supervising Sound Editor, and ADR Supervisor, MARGIT PFEIFFER! We learned so much about the sound design of dialogue, and the collaborative effort it takes to bring so many different soundscapes to life. We hope you enjoy this one!Extremely special thanks to Lucasfilm for the opportunity and to Kristin Baver for moderating and making sure everything ran smoothly! We hope you enjoy this interview as much as we enjoyed participating in it!   We were very fortunate to share the round-table with some of our community friends, among them: Alex from ⁠Children Of The Watch⁠, Alex and Mollie from Star Wars Explained, and Jason from Blast Points.TIMESTAMPS: TBD• • •Triad of the Force is a channel which was featured on the Podcast Stage at Star Wars Celebration 2022 and 2023, featuring Nani and Gus, lifelong Puerto Rican friends who after years of discussing the media they love, came together and created their show. Triad of the Force focuses their discussions on Star Wars, but their love for media spans everything from sci-fi, fantasy, CBMs, and beyond. From films to TV, from books to comic books, Triad of the Force looks at all media critically, from a Latine/x perspective. Joins us!Follow Triad Of The Force at:BlueSky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/triadoftheforce.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/triadoftheforce/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/TriadoftheForce/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you like us, get some merch and help the channel:TeePublic: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.teepublic.com/user/triad-of-the-force⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• • •Acknowledgement: The Intro and Outro music is the Triad of the Force Theme, composed and performed by Grushkov with full permission for use by Grushkov (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/Grushkov⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠).• • •This channel is not affiliated in any way with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.

Pašvaldību vēlēšanu norisi apēnoja balsu skaitīšanas problēmas. Sistēma, kas automātiski apstrādā biļetenus, nestrādāja kā nākas un beigās tika lemts, ka viss jāskaita manuāli. Samocītais process ne tikai sagādāja problēmas vēlēšanu iecirkņu darbiniekiem, kuri uz to brīdi jau bija strādājuši vairāk nekā 18 stundas un nesaņēma skaidru informāciju, bet devis pamatu izplatīt šaubas par vēlēšanu uzticamību. Kas īsti notika? Vai tas neatkārtosies nākamgad Saeimas vēlēšanās? Kam jāuzņemas atbildība? Krustpunktā diskutē Centrālās vēlēšanu komisijas vadītāja Kristīne Saulīte, Valsts digitālās attīstības aģentūras elektronisko iepirkumu departamenta direktors Oļegs Fiļipovičs, VARAM valsts sekretāra vietnieks digitālās transformācijas jautājumos Gatis Ozols, domnīcas "Providus" direktore un vadošā pētniece Iveta Kažoka un IT speciālists Ilmārs Poikāns.  

Pašvaldību vēlēšanu norisi apēnoja balsu skaitīšanas problēmas. Sistēma, kas automātiski apstrādā biļetenus, nestrādāja kā nākas un beigās tika lemts, ka viss jāskaita manuāli. Samocītais process ne tikai sagādāja problēmas vēlēšanu iecirkņu darbiniekiem, kuri uz to brīdi jau bija strādājuši vairāk nekā 18 stundas un nesaņēma skaidru informāciju, bet devis pamatu izplatīt šaubas par vēlēšanu uzticamību. Kas īsti notika? Vai tas neatkārtosies nākamgad Saeimas vēlēšanās? Kam jāuzņemas atbildība? Krustpunktā diskutē Centrālās vēlēšanu komisijas vadītāja Kristīne Saulīte, Valsts digitālās attīstības aģentūras elektronisko iepirkumu departamenta direktors Oļegs Fiļipovičs, VARAM valsts sekretāra vietnieks digitālās transformācijas jautājumos Gatis Ozols, domnīcas "Providus" direktore un vadošā pētniece Iveta Kažoka un IT speciālists Ilmārs Poikāns.  

Industrial Light & Magic create lava for Mustafar, undead pirates for Pirates of the Caribbean, and a digital car escape from aliens in the last episode of Light & Magic.   In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss: The legacy of George Lucas as discussed by many of the visual effects artists at Industrial Light & Magic, The influence of Ray Harryhausen on ILM, How the lava was created for Mustafar in Revenge of the Sith, The creation and use of digital doubles for stunts in Revenge of the Sith, The work done on Pirates of the Caribbean, How Davy Jones was created for Dead Man's Chest, The creation of Rango and how the ILM artists became storytellers, and more. For more discussion of Light & Magic, check out episode 894.   Thanks for joining us for another episode! Subscribe to Podcast Stardust for all your Star Wars news, reviews, and discussion wherever you get your podcasts. And please leave us a five star review on Apple Podcasts.   Find Jay and her cosplay adventures on J.Snips Cosplay on Instagram.   Join us for real time discussion on the RetroZap Discord Server here: RetroZap Discord. Follow us on social media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube. T-shirts, hoodies, stickers, masks, and posters are available on TeePublic. Find all episodes on RetroZap.com.

Welcome to Episode 406 of WSTR! This episode's topics include: - How influential has ILM been in the past 50 years of movies? - Why ILM wouldn't exist without Star Wars - Dave Filoni and Carrie Beck could co-lead Lucasfilm - ...and much, much, more! For all your galactic news and talk needs, this is the podcast you've been looking for - tune in to WSTR Galactic Public Access! Email: mailbox@wstrmedia.com Voicemail: (630) 557-9787

We'd love to hear from you. Send us a text! The Naked Texture Artist is a podcast where VFX/animation veterans have deep and honest conversations about their challenges and growth as working artists. It is very exciting to find people who think deep and hard thoughts about the work we do and the industry we work in. We are not short on people, who can teach us how to carry out the work, but the bigger questions about the VFX industry and our role in it, are harder to answer. Daniel Harkness, in addition to his work as a compositor and motion designer, writes his excellent observations on LinkedIn. I think for all of us, this period, in the industries of VFX, animation and games, has been a grim reminder that we are living in a house of cards. Many, if not all, artists have had to have some serious reflection on their career, and what their future will look like. Daniel's excellent writing is very useful to help understand the market forces that underpin our work, as well as the value each of us have in terms of dollars and cents.  I hope getting to know Daniel's writing can be as instructive and helpful for you too, as it has been for me. Daniel Harkness' website:https://www.danielharkness.com/   Daniel's excellent 8 part series on the value of a VFX artist:https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-my-value-vfx-artist-part-1-daniel-harkness/ Also mentioned in this episode is:The famous blog of VFX Soldier:https://vfxsoldier.wordpress.com/  Joseph Bell's insightful global overview of VFX:https://www.vfxatlas.com/  Why is VFX dying? Scott Galloway explains the market forces underneath the destruction:https://medium.com/@profgalloway/peak-hollywood-1f147623b714 The Naked Texture Artist is produced by Marque Pierre Sondergaard. Support us on https://ko-fi.com/thenakedtextureartist Contact us on thenakedtextureartist@gmail.com Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/thenakedtextureartist/ Music copyright belongs to Tycho for the song Awake - https://tychomusic.com/ Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com

(0:00) Intro(0:22) Hajj: Allah ka ehsan(1:02) Kaainat ki management mein Allah ka wajood(2:19) Peghambaron ka dunya mein aana kyun?(3:08) Musa AS ki dawat Fir'aun ko(5:58) Anbiya ki dawat ka inkaar kyun?(6:50) Hazrat Musa AS ke mojezat(7:19) Karachi ki Mumtaz Begum(7:41) Allah ke wajood ki nishaniyan (insani aankh)(9:18) Japanese scientist ka universe par bayan(10:51)

Episode Notes Former ILM special effects guru Bill Kimberlin joins Rob as he describes some of the effects in this movie as well as many of the benchmarks of his storied career in Hollywood and ILM in particular.

The legend of 1995's Waterworld suggests that it was a huge flop and a criticial disaster. The truth? It was neither. But it was one of the toughest Hollywood productions of the 1990s, and its story continued even after the arduous shoot was complete. In this episode, Simon goes through the origins of the film as a low budget idea, right through to the emergence of a longer, alternate cut to the film: The Ulysses Cut. The second half of this episode is given over to Len Wiseman, who talks to Ryan Lambie about Ballerina, a lost moment in an OAP's home, Die Hard, getting fired from ILM, and working with Roland Emmerich. Please like, subscribe and all of that stuff. Support us at www.filmstories.co.uk/support. Thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the second episode of season two of Light & Magic, George Lucas, ILM, and their crew endure the reaction to The Phantom Menace and prepare for Attack of the Clones and more.   In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss: How this series helps to cement George Lucas's legacy as a movie visionary, How Ahmed Best and Rob Coleman endured the reaction to Jar Jar Binks in The Phantom Menace, ILM's work with particle graphics that lead to Twister, The work that went into animating water that contributed to The Perfect Storm, All the work that went into bringing Yoda to life in Attack of the Clones, and more. For our discussion of episode one of season two of Light & Magic, check out episode 883.   Thanks for joining us for another episode! Subscribe to Podcast Stardust for all your Star Wars news, reviews, and discussion wherever you get your podcasts. And please leave us a five star review on Apple Podcasts.   Find Jay and her cosplay adventures on J.Snips Cosplay on Instagram.   Join us for real time discussion on the RetroZap Discord Server here: RetroZap Discord.   Follow us on social media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube. T-shirts, hoodies, stickers, masks, and posters are available on TeePublic. Find all episodes on RetroZap.com.

In the second episode of season two of Light & Magic, George Lucas, ILM, and their crew endure the reaction to The Phantom Menace and prepare for Attack of the Clones and more.

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. But we're not worried about that today because we want to shove Star Wars right in your face. It's the 50th birthday of ILM so you get this treat. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is used but nothing more  TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESTHE ORIGINAL 1977 CRAWLhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXDnFYu91vY BUCK ROGERS SERIAL 1936 (THE CRAWL)https://youtu.be/VaA9eJb9FN8?si=YzwCzuaGmXNyMXDR&t=49 STAR WARS TIMELINEhttps://www.space.com/star-wars-timeline#:~:text=Dawn%20of%20the%20Jedi%20(roughly,(100%20BBY%20%E2%80%93%2019%20BBY)JABBA THE HUT CONCEPT MAQUETTEhttps://www.jedinews.com/film-music-tv/articles/closer-look-at-jabba-the-hutt-early-concept-maquette-replica-by-regal-robot/ SIMON PEGG AND NICK FROST C3PO AND R2D2https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5W8EBHNsLc INTOLERANCE SET (1916) THE MONSTROUS SET THAT JUMPSTARTED HOLLYWOODhttps://www.messynessychic.com/2019/09/03/the-monstrous-film-set-that-jumpstarted-hollywood/ DID GEORGE LUCAS ALWAYS KNOW THAT DARTH VADAR AND ANAKIN SKYWALKER WERE THE SAME PERSON?https://screenrant.com/star-wars-darth-vader-original-backstory/ THE CAR THAT THE LANDSPEEDER WAS BASED ONhttps://silodrome.com/bond-bug-700es/WHO SHOT FIRST?https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/star-wars-han-greedo-shot-first-b2001852.html RARE PETER CUSHING INTERVIEW IN 1977https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5TeGHcnBak LETTER FROM ALEC GUINNESShttps://www.reddit.com/r/StarWars/comments/317zw3/letter_from_alec_guinness_from_the_set_of_the/THE BIRTH OF THE LIGHTSABREhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIefj6dOhnM FORCE GHOSTShttps://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Force_spirit DEATH STAR EXPLOSION FAN FILMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF5cOg8-ZFQ  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We'd love to hear from you. Send us a text! On The Naked Texture Artist, I have deep and honest conversations with working artists.Here is a snippet, which is genuinely useful advice for any artist:Jami Gigot explains, "how she manages her side hustle as a children's book illustrator" combined with her hectic career in the film industry. Enjoy!https://www.jamigigot.com/If that was useful for you, feel free to share the podcast with your friends and colleagues. I would appreciate your help.You can catch the full conversation on The Naked Texture Artist, wherever you get your podcasts.Thanks for listening!The Naked Texture Artist is produced by Marque Pierre Sondergaard. Support us on https://ko-fi.com/thenakedtextureartist Contact us on thenakedtextureartist@gmail.com Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/thenakedtextureartist/ Music copyright belongs to Tycho for the song Awake - https://tychomusic.com/ Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com

„Nazis sirdī iestrēdzis” ir muzikāla izrāde, kurā skan Federiko Garsijas Lorkas dzeja un Haralda Sīmaņa mūzika. 27. un 28. maijā to iespēja piedzīvot kultūras telpā „Hanzas perons”. Radošajā komandā gan mūziķi, kas savulaik sadarbojušies ar Haraldu Sīmani, gan aktieri Guna Zariņa un Gerds Lapoška. Izrāde tapusi iedvesmojoties no 80.gados tapušās izrādes „Kliedziens”. Izrāde iesākas ar kliedzienu, un tai ir saistība ar 80.-tajos gados tapušo Viktora Jansona, Ilmāra Blumberga un Marīnas Janaus veidoto izrādi „Kliedziens”. Tomēr šis ir cits laiks un cita izrāde. Hanzas perona zāle paver telpas dziļumu, un līdz ar to Federiko Garsijas Lorkas dzejai un Haralda Sīmaņa mūzikai ir dota plaša vieta. Priekšplānā mūziķi, bet aktieri apdzīvo  visu zāli. Izrādē piedalās aktieri Guna Zariņa un Gerds Lapoška, uz skatuves mūziķi Ilze Grunte, Andris Grunte un Zane Šmite, viņiem visiem ir bijusi cieša saistība ar Haraldu Sīmani - leģendu starp latviešu dziesminiekiem.

Michael Ralla joins the podcast to share his journey through the world of visual effects, with a focus on his latest project as VFX Supervisor on the film Sinners. He discusses how he worked closely with cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw, whose fearless approach to lighting and darkness pushed the creative envelope. The episode features a deep conversation about the differences between film and digital, the evolving language of color, and how these choices impact storytelling—insights that are especially relevant to the visual style of Sinners. Michael also opens up about his unconventional path into VFX, from his early ambitions as a heavy metal drummer to finding his footing in sound engineering, and ultimately discovering his passion for compositing. He reflects on his formative years at Scanline, learning the ropes through hands-on experience, and how that foundation led him to major studios like Digital Domain and ILM. Throughout the episode, Michael's candid perspective offers a rare look at the challenges and excitement of modern visual effects, as well as the importance of staying adaptable in an ever-changing industry.

Baltkrievija šodien nav tā sapņu zeme, uz kuru daudzi gribētu labprātīgi doties un saukt par mājām, bet izrādās, tur joprojām dzīvo pusotrs tūkstotis latviešu. Tikmēr 19. gadsimta beigās Baltkrievijā mita gandrīz 17 tūkstoši latviešu. Tolaik Baltkrievijas teritorijā bija izveidojušās apmēram 60 latviešu kolonijas, un Vitebskas apgabalā – 300 kilometrus no Latvijas robežas – dažviet tautiešu īpatsvars pārsniedza pat 5% no vietējo iedzīvotāju skaita. Kolonijās norisinājās aktīva sabiedriskā dzīve, 20. gadsimta sākumā tur dibināja dibināja ciema padomes, skolas, un latvieši turpināja kopt savas tradīcijas un valodu. Kas savulaik mudināja doties uz Baltkrieviju un kas zināms par latviešu pēctečiem tur, skaidrojam raidījumā Globālais latvietis. 21. gadsimts. Raidījumā viesojas Baltkrievijas latviešu pēcteces Ilga Reizniece un Laimrota Kriumane, kuru tēvs Andrejs Reiznieks ir dokumentējis savu dzīvi Baltkrievijā, Patāšņā, un izdevis grāmatu “Patāšņas latvieši. Ceļā.” Tāpat raidījumā viesojas arī vēsturnieks un cilvēkģeogrāfs Ilmārs Mežs, kurš ir apmeklējis vairākas Baltkrievijas latviešu kolonijas un zina stāstīt, kā tur izskatās tagad.

Send Kevin a Text MessageIn this episode of Don't Kill the Messenger, host Kevin Goetz interviews Scott Ross, a pioneering figure in the visual effects industry. As the former general manager of Industrial Light and Magic (ILM), Senior VP of LucasArts Entertainment, and co-founder of Digital Domain with James Cameron and Stan Winston, Scott Ross shares insights into the evolution of visual effects, from practical models to the digital revolution. His impressive portfolio includes iconic films like Star Wars, Terminator 2, Titanic, Apollo 13, and What Dreams May Come, and in this conversation, Ross reflects on working with some of Hollywood's greatest directors and creative minds.Early Career and Entry into Visual Effects (01:59)Ross talks about his unexpected journey from studying film at Hofstra University to running ILM.The Evolution of Visual Effects (04:26)Ross offers a historical perspective on the development of visual effects, from early innovations like The Great Train Robbery and Trip to the Moon, through the stop-motion animation of King Kong, to the groundbreaking digital effects of the 1980s.Working at Industrial Light and Magic (09:19)Ross recounts his experience running ILM, explaining how he rose through the ranks despite having limited direct experience with the optical and chemical processes used before the digital era.Seminal Projects: Who Framed Roger Rabbit (15:04)Ross shares insights on his groundbreaking work on Who Framed Roger Rabbit.Collaborating with George Lucas and James Cameron (17:57)Ross offers candid reflections on working with George Lucas and his partnership with James Cameron in founding Digital Domain.Visual Effects Economics and Challenges (25:54)Ross explains why visual effects are so expensive, mainly due to the enormous personnel requirements.The Impact of AI on Visual Effects (30:36)Ross offers a balanced view of artificial intelligence as both "an incredibly wonderful technology" and a potentially frightening force that could eliminate jobs.Reflections on Iconic Films (39:09)In a rapid-fire segment, Ross shares memories of working on films like Apollo 13, Titanic, Terminator 2, and What Dreams May Come.Throughout the conversation, Ross shares his perspective as a business leader who navigated the transition from creating practical to digital effects, offering both historical context and insights about the future of filmmaking as the technology continues to evolve.We look forward to bringing you more revelations from behind the scenes next time on Don't Kill the Messenger! Please leave us a review or connect on social media.Host: Kevin GoetzGuest: Scott RossProducer: Kari CampanoWriters: Kevin Goetz, Darlene Hayman, and Kari CampanoAudio Engineer: Gary Forbes (DG Entertainment) For more information about Scott Ross:Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Ross_(film_executive)IMDB:https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0743824/Upstart: The Digital Film Revolution (Book): https://a.co/d/iRhI0uR For more information about Kevin Goetz:Website: www.KevinGoetz360.comAudienceology Book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Audience-ology/Kevin-Goetz/9781982186678Instagram, Facebook, X, TikTok, YouTube, and Substack: @KevinG

One day prior to leading multiple tours of the original location of Industrial Light & Magic, in Van Nuys, CA, for over a hundred people, renowned visual effects innovator and nine-time Academy Award winner Dennis Muren met up with us at the location. It was the first time Dennis had stepped foot inside the building in nearly fifty years, making it once-in-a-lifetime 'On Location" episode. We talked about the maddening pressure of creating the groundbreaking visual effects for "Star Wars" (1977) at this nondescript industrial property outside the Van Nuys airport, why he wanted to work for George Lucas and the filmmaker's clear cinematic vision, meeting Steven Spielberg for the first time at ILM, Van Nuys, his genuine love of movies and filming locations, and his feelings on the reemergence of VistaVision. Today, the location is home to Neiman & Company, an established architectural signage firm that's been in business since 1965 and purchased the building in the early 2000's. www.neimanandco.com

We'd love to hear from you. Send us a text! On The Naked Texture Artist, I have deep and honest conversations with working artists.Here is a snippet, which is genuinely useful advice for any artist:Chris Nichols explains, "how he copes with stress" in a hectic career in the film industry. Enjoy!If that was useful for you, feel free to share the podcast with your friends and colleagues. I would appreciate your help.You can catch the full conversation on The Naked Texture Artist, wherever you get your podcasts.Thanks for listening!The Naked Texture Artist is produced by Marque Pierre Sondergaard. Support us on https://ko-fi.com/thenakedtextureartist Contact us on thenakedtextureartist@gmail.com Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/thenakedtextureartist/ Music copyright belongs to Tycho for the song Awake - https://tychomusic.com/ Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com

Join Father.Son.Galaxy. live from FanExpo Philadelphia as we share what we love about Star Wars—our Top Ten reasons this galaxy far, far away continues to inspire generations. From George Lucas and ILM to Clone Wars, The Mandalorian, Skeleton Crew, and the unforgettable music of John Williams—we reflect on the legacy, creativity, and joy that keep us coming back. Whether you're a longtime fan or new to the saga, this panel is for you.Hosted by Kerwin and Keith, this is our fourth year celebrating Star Wars with our amazing community at FanExpo. May the Force be with you!

We got a live one here, folks! Matt and Corbin talk about 'Zodiac,' David Fincher's digital cinema landmark that also happens to be one of the best movies of the aughts. Topics include: slip sliding into the place where no knowledge can validate you and the terror that remains, Fincher's San Fran past, ILM, a smoking fetus, digital's capacity to enable control freaks in directors chairs and executive's offices alike, and Matt's buckwild thesis on how the Zodiac killer is digital cinema.  Corbin recommends this game. Matt recommends the second section of the second season Andor, which you can watch on Disney+.  Next Week's episode is about 'Before the Devil Knows You're Dead," which you can watch on Prime, if you're into that kind of thing. 

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In this episode of Star Warsologies, we share the recording of our our Star Wars Celebration Japan panel "The Secret Miniatures of the Star Wars Prequels" with Fon Davis! Watch the YouTube version of this episode for all the amazing behind the scenes visuals shared during the panel! You should also watch the YouTube video we refer to in (and showed during) the panel, which includes many of the miniatures in the Star Wars prequels. Panel description: Episodes I, II, and III revolutionized the use of computer graphics in film but did you know that the ILM model shop was still in full swing during production? There are more miniatures in each of the prequels than the original trilogy combined! Fon Davis, an ILM model maker during the Special Edition and prequels era, takes us through his favorite behind the scenes photos and stories - many of which involve explosions. From the podracing arena on Tatooine to the lava flows of Mustafar, a surprising number of miniatures were created and used in tandem with other visual effects. Take a deep dive into the movie magic! Show Links: Watch season 2 of Light & Magic on Disney+ now for more from Fon and other ILM behind the scenes images and stories! For more ILM stories, check out the Episode II panel from SiliCon 2022 with Fon Davis, John Goodson, Kim Smith, Nelson Hall, and Don Bies! Fon has also joined us for convention panels about Galaxy Quest, The Nightmare Before Christmas and Coraline, as well as at Star Wars Celebration in London in 2023! You can order James's crossword puzzle book now! For a free puzzle, download the activity kit from Star Wars Reads! Subscribe to never miss an episode of Star Warsologies on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Did you miss an earlier episode? Catch up here! Follow us on BlueSky and Instagram or join our Facebook fan group! Star Warsologies is a podcast about science in a galaxy far, far away. Hosts James Floyd and Melissa Miller combine their love of storytelling in the franchise with their keen interest in all things academic.

We'd love to hear from you. Send us a text! The Naked Texture Artist is a podcast where VFX/animation veterans have deep and honest conversations about their challenges and growth as working artists.  Welcome to the sixth and penultimate slice from my conversation with the Dragon Lady. In this part I finally bring up the reason I wanted to talk to her: Is Myriam Catrin the world's best texture artist? Her work speaks for itself, but more than ability and talents, it is Myriam's humanity that make her one of the great and truly special artists. I am sure you will agree, when you have listened to her take on all the greatness talk. There is no sunshine without occasional darkness: Myriam shares a very personal episode, where her work broke her and how she managed to steer herself back to health again.  If you want to know the innerworkings of one of the best texture artists in VFX today, the highs and the lows, Myriam shares very generously and fearlessly of her experience. Enjoy! Myriam is a fantastic artist, who's work and interests reach far beyond VFX.  Do yourself a favour, please, and explore and support the amazing work Myriam also does:  https://www.artstation.com/myriamcatrin  Sadly her amazing comic book, Passages, is currently sold out. But look out for new print runs here:  https://shop.publicdomain.paris/product/passages-myriam-catrin  Myriam has also recently contributed beautiful artwork to the Modern Calligraphy Bible:  https://schifferbooks.com/products/modern-calligraphy-bible  As well as the exciting project Nariko's Voyage, which is in development for TV: https://www.narikosvoyage.com/  We also talk about the multi-facetted Martin Hill, who's excellent pottery can be found here: https://www.martinhillceramics.com/ Hokusai of legend:  https://images.app.goo.gl/S1PvUoHf7wVptqNJ6  We refer back to Steven Pressfield's indispensable book The War of Art. Read it many, many times. It will enable you to do your best work: https://stevenpressfield.com/books/the-war-of-art/  Myriam refers to the breakthrough style of Alberto Mielgo, who of course created the seminal Jibaro episode for Love Death + Robots  https://www.albertomielgo.com/  The Naked Texture Artist is produced by Marque Pierre Sondergaard. Support us on https://ko-fi.com/thenakedtextureartist Contact us on thenakedtextureartist@gmail.com Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/thenakedtextureartist/ Music copyright belongs to Tycho for the song Awake - https://tychomusic.com/ Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com

In this episode of Grumpy Old Geeks, we're serving up a buffet of dystopia with a side of snark. First, Kuwait has finally realized crypto bros are an energy drain, not a feature. Celsius Network's founder gets 12 years for running a “safe investment” Ponzi scheme. And in Lopez v. Apple, we find yet another reason to question Cupertino's moral compass.Then it's time for a trip through the tech trash fire. DoorDash gobbles up Deliveroo, proving there's no such thing as too many overpriced salads. Google wants your kids to befriend Gemini—because what could go wrong giving tweens supervised AI access? Tesla's “Robotaxi” trademark gets the boot for being as generic as Elon's pickup lines. Meanwhile, Grok strips in public, deepfake porn sites get the axe, and dating app “Raw” rawdogs user data like it's the early 2000s internet. We also hit peak Black Mirror with brain-typed tweets, AI-resurrected relatives, and crypto kidnappers playing real-life GTA.On Media Candy, the streaming overlords dump trailers like Halloween candy. Squid Game is back to traumatize you, Star Trek: Lower Decks keeps boldly going where no animated series should, and The Old Guard 2 teases a Theron-vs-Thurman sword fight. Plus, Apple's UX team found the “enhance” button, Netflix wants to be helpful (lol), and Google dreams of becoming a Hollywood darling. Over in Apps & Doodads, Apple wants to stagger iPhone drops, Disney sells you a $3,000 droid with zero sass, and Smart Flowerpots are now a thing because apparently, you can't be trusted to water your plant.And finally, it's time for The Dark Side with Dave, where Bittner brings us malware, click tracks, fake vocals, and the shocking truth about KISS's lipsync disaster in Antwerp. We also dip into ILM's jaw-dropping legacy, Star Wars' shady back alleys, and a new Disneyland in Abu Dhabi, because nothing says “happiest place on Earth” like 120°F desert heat. All this and more, right here on your favorite snark-fueled ragecastSponsors:DeleteMe - Head over to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use the code "GOG" for 20% off.Private Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!!1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordShow notes at https://gog.show/696FOLLOW UPKuwait cracks down on crypto miners to cut down on electricity usageFounder of crypto platform Celsius Network is sentenced to 12 years in prisonLopez v. Apple Inc.IN THE NEWSDoorDash is buying British rival Deliveroo for $3.9 billionShrinking Website Run By Nazi Psychopath Wants to Improve Its ImageTesla 'Robotaxi' trademark refused for being too genericKids under 13 will soon get supervised access to Google GeminiPeople Are Losing Loved Ones to AI-Fueled Spiritual FantasiesNonverbal Neuralink Patient Is Using Brain Implant and Grok to Generate RepliesElon Musk's Grok AI Will 'Remove Her Clothes' In Public, On XDating App ‘Raw' Accidentally Rawdogs Users' Location Data, Personal InfoGlobalX, Airline for Trump's Deportations, HackedU.S. pushes nations facing tariffs to approve Musk's Starlink, cables showLeading deepfake porn site is shut down for goodLehigh County's $500 Million Pension Fund Halts Tesla InvestmentsNOAA Warns of Attacks on Radar Systems by Militia That Thinks They Are ‘Weather Weapons'Family Uses AI To Revive Dead Brother For Impact Statement in Killer's TrialWe have reached the “severed fingers and abductions” stage of the crypto revolutionMEDIA CANDYStar Trek: Lower DecksSpring Baking ChampionshipUnveiling Our Innovative New TV Experience Featuring Enhanced Design, Responsive Recommendations and a New Way to SearchApple renews Seth Rogen's Hollywood satire 'The Studio' for season two ahead of finaleThe End Is Here in the First Trailer for Squid Game 3The Long Walk (2025) Official TrailerThe Third Crisis dawns in Foundation S3 teaserNew Old Guard 2 Trailer Sees Charlize Theron Cross Swords With Uma ThurmanThe best travel show on Apple TV+ just made its triumphant returnPoker Face Season 2Google is reportedly getting back into film and TV with a tech-friendly production initiativeGolden Globes Adding Best Podcast Category Beginning In 2026APPS & DOODADSApple reportedly wants to split up the iPhone's release scheduleApple to add AI search partners to Safari as Google usage fallsPatreon update lets U.S. fans bypass Apple's 30% fee in iOS app, more changes comingApps like Kindle are already taking advantage of court-mandated iOS App Store changeDisney's Got a Star Wars Droid to Sell You…for $3,000Smart Flowerpots,Smart Pet Planter,Ai Planter,Intelligent Flowerpots,Multiple Expressions,7 Smart Sensors, and Ai Chips Make Raising Plants Easy and Fun for Living Room,Plant-Free,YellowTrump administration plans to shutter money-saving Energy Star programTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEDave BittnerThe CyberWireHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopOnly Malware in the BuildingIndustrial Light & Magic: Into the Digital RealmIndustrial Light & Magic: The Art of Special EffectsIndustrial Light & Magic: 50 Years of InnovationDigital Dreams: The Work of the Sony Design CenterAndorStar Wars: Tales of the UnderworldDisney Just Announced a Brand New Theme Park: Disneyland Abu DhabiKISS : Total Lip Sync Fail in Antwerp Belgium 6 June 2022KISS In Ear Monitor Feed with Click Track, Cues and FAKE VOCALS The Smoking Gun Eddie TrunkSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

(0:00) Intro(1:06) Ehsan Faramoshi — Sabse Bura Aib(2:14) Mufti Sahab ke Purane Dost ka Zikr(3:07) Ehsan Faramosh logon par gussa kyun aata hai?(4:09) Allah ke Behsab Ehsanaat(4:50) Aasaan Ehsaanmandi kya hoti hai?(5:48) Mushkil Ehsaanmandi — Asliyat kya hai?(6:29) Kafir ki Ehsan Faramoshi — (Allah aur waldain ke huqooq na maanna)(6:29) MTM's Advice for West-Influenced Youth(11:04) Muslim vs Kafir in Shukar Guzari — Kaun behtar?(12:40) Allah ka Matloob Shukar — Kya Allah bhi Shukar chahta hai?(13:12) Friends vs Relatives — Ravayya aur haqeeqat(14:57) Business ka Asool — Fraud se kaise bacha jaye?(17:34) Khawateen ka paisa khane wale Bhai aur Shohar(18:25) Paison ke mamlaat mein Aik Number banne ka tareeqa(19:26) Women Rights ke Mubham Naare(20:48) Kafir Allah ke huqooq ko kyun nahi maanta?(21:42) Ehsaan ke lehaz se Shukar karna(22:32) In 4 ke huqooq sabse zyada pamaal kiye jaate hain(23:54) Is 1 ka haq sabse zyada ada kiya jaata hai(24:40) Allah ke Ehsanaat — Kitne hain asal mein?(25:08) Insani Aankhon ki Qeemat — Andazah kab hota hai?(28:08) Kafir ki Na-Shukri ki misaal(31:29) Allah ki Qudrat ke Kamalaat — 5 Sensors aur Honth ka Nizaam(34:27) Amazing Male-Female Pairing System — Fitrat ka tajziya(37:17) Qur'an vs Scientific Theories — Titli, Phool, Deemak, Cheentiyan, Machhar(41:12) Aik Doctor ki “So-Called” Research on Brain(42:17) Islam vs Nazriya-e-Irtiqa(44:04) So-Called Evolution Theories ka postmortem(46:01) Kaainaat ka wajood kaise aaya?(47:28) Aulad: Chehre ki roshan rozaan(48:37) Child Schema — Bachon ke chehre par attract karne wali lines(49:52) Sabse Bari Na-Shukri — Har ni'mat ko sirf nature kehna(51:35) Guthli se aam banna — Allah ki qudrat ka nizaam(53:31) Doodh aur Ghee — Qeemti ni'matain jo bhool jaate hain(54:17) Scientists about Evolution — Kya wo confuse hain?(55:13) Musalman ki Shukar Guzari(55:46) Kafir ki Na-Shukri(57:22) Ilm vs Aqal — Kya farq hai?(1:00:46) Atheist University Professor ka Taleemi Andaz(1:02:40) Creation without Creator? — Aqlmandi ya ghaflat?(1:04:35) Mufti Sahab ka Sawal Aik Atheist se(1:06:08) Allah ke Wajood ke Daleel — Naak, kaan ka mechanism(1:08:35) Mufti Taqi Usmani ka Waqia — Africa mein phoolon ki analysis(1:09:24) Nanhiyal, Dadhiyal, Susral — Risthon se milti izzat(1:11:31) Ghar Damad banne ka masla(1:12:13) Allah ke Ehsanaat(1:12:56) Bani Israel ki Na-Shukri(1:13:47) Chaman/Quetta mein Mufti Sahab ka tajurba — Bina namak ke khana(1:14:50) Allah ki ni'maton ka shukar ada karne ka tareeqa(1:15:46) Mufti Rasheed Ahmed DB ka Isteghna(1:16:33) Museebat mein Shukar Guzari — Kaise mumkin hai?(1:17:12) Waqia: 8 Saal ki beti ki maut (Eid ke doosre din) — Sabir Baap(1:19:29) Waqia: Bachay ki Maut par Na-Shukra Baap(1:20:34) Allah ka Haq ada karne wale kaam(1:21:38) Kanjoosi ka Aadi(1:23:36) Janwaron par Zulm(1:24:44) Mard ke liye Darhi rakhna(1:26:28) Aurat ke liye Parda karna(1:27:01) Dating(1:27:46) Khulasa Bayan + Dua Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SEASON 2 - EPISODE 140 - Jon Alexander - Compositing Supervisor In this episode of the Team Deakins Podcast, we speak with compositing supervisor and visual effects artist Jon Alexander (DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE, AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON, THE PHANTOM MENACE). Jon was witness to a number of milestones in the history of visual effects, and throughout the episode, Jon shares numerous stories from his long career at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), granting us insight into a time he likens to as the Italian Renaissance. From optical printers to artificial intelligence, Jon shares his experiences working with the many pieces of technology responsible for manipulating images, and he reveals the level of focus he and his colleagues at ILM shared when it came to problem-solving (even during an earthquake!). In addition to his work in film, Jon has also worked on projects for The Sphere in Las Vegas, and he shares what he believes to be the distinctive traits of and the possible uses for the new technology. Jon also reveals what he saw as a groundbreaking advancement in visual effects while working on HOWARD THE DUCK, and we compare past and present VFX techniques. Plus, we break down how optical visual effects are actually made. - This episode is sponsored by Profoto & Aputure

In the first episode of the second season of Light & Magic, George Lucas and Industrial Light & Magic take viewers behind the scenes of creating the special effects for The Phantom Menace.   In this fully armed and operational episode of Podcast Stardust, we discuss: Our overall thoughts and reactions to the first episode of the second season of Light & Magic, How everyone at Industrial LIght & Magic wanted to work on a Star Wars movie, A surprising movie and character that was instrumental to the development of other digital characters like Jar Jar Binks, How people such as Rob Coleman, John Knoll, and Doug Chiang contributed to ILM and The Phantom Menace, The team effort that went into creating Jar Jar Binks, The storyboards for The Phantom Menace, and The software behind the podrace. Thanks for joining us for another episode! Subscribe to Podcast Stardust for all your Star Wars news, reviews, and discussion wherever you get your podcasts. And please leave us a five star review on Apple Podcasts.   Find Jay and her cosplay adventures on J.Snips Cosplay on Instagram.   Join us for real time discussion on the RetroZap Discord Server here: RetroZap Discord. Follow us on social media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | YouTube. T-shirts, hoodies, stickers, masks, and posters are available on TeePublic. Find all episodes on RetroZap.com.

We're talking with Colins former partner Sierra Dall on a special SCARIFLIVE show. Let's hear some dispelled rumors and set the record straight. If one of your favorite Star Wars ships are TIE Fighters, X-Wings or Death Stars then you have Colin to thank for that. Did you know that Colin was one of ILM's first employee's? George took lots of design elements from Colin and we'll hear some stories from Sierra. And don't miss hearing how you can purchase a little bit of history through Colin's website where you'll find some amazing early works signed by the man himself. We've got a promo code so you can save up to 15% on purchases, use SCARIF on check out. Hope you like this interview, share and subscribe as the kids are saying these days.

Trump proposes a 100% tariff on film produciton outside of the US, sending shockwaves through Hollywood. In this episode of Denoised, Addy and Joey analyze what this policy could mean for American productions and offer practical alternatives. Plus, we examine ILM's AI demonstrations at a recent TED Talk, discuss LA's efforts to streamline film permitting, and break down Claude's new Integrations feature.

We love Light & Magic season 2 so let's talk about it! Join us as we discuss Joe Johnston's three-episode look at the evolution of ILM after Jurassic Park, through the prequel trilogy, and beyond, highlighted by its incredible people. We layer in some highlights from our time with Rob Coleman too! Please checkout our new site trbpodcasts.com for easy access to our podcasts and our brand new merch shop! If you like having a good time talking Star Wars, you've found a great spot! Join the Resistance, and be sure to join us live Wednesday night for the K-2S Show covering ANDOR season 2!

We'd love to hear from you. Send us a text! On The Naked Texture Artist, I have deep and honest conversations with working artists.Here is a snippet, which is genuinely useful advice for any artist:Manuel Huertas Marchena recounts, "how he broke into the film industry"EnjoyIf that was useful for you, feel free to share the podcast with your friends and colleagues. I would appreciate your help.You can catch the full conversation on The Naked Texture Artist, wherever you get your podcasts.Thanks for listening!The Naked Texture Artist is produced by Marque Pierre Sondergaard. Support us on https://ko-fi.com/thenakedtextureartist Contact us on thenakedtextureartist@gmail.com Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/thenakedtextureartist/ Music copyright belongs to Tycho for the song Awake - https://tychomusic.com/ Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com

This episode Official IndyCast correspondent Mitch Hallock is back with an exclusive guest announcement, I chat with author Donn Swaby to talk about his Indy inspired youth novel Corey Crumbly and the Lost Amulet, there is a new Indy convention on the calendar & we have a new Indy themed item appearing at Disney resorts! 

On this week's Watchcast Brad's documentary pick is up to bat, and he's selected Jurassic Punk, a movie that both chronicles the early days of computer generated special effects at ILM, and serves as a character study of the embittered genius that is Steve 'Spaz' Williams. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 132: Jurassic Punk (2022) (00:00:30) - Intro. (00:15:55) - The central figure of this week's doc: Steve 'Spaz' Williams. (00:22:44) - Diving headlong into The Abyss. (00:27:11) - The Terminator 2 flex. (00:36:39) - Break! (00:37:05) - We're back, and let's talk about the team around Steve. (00:44:58) - A movie about some dinosaurs. (00:51:35) - On hierarchies and Oscar speeches. (01:00:24) - Running afoul of George Lucas. (01:04:00) - Steve's first special lady. (01:06:20) - Steve's post-Jurassic Park career. (01:20:09) - Maybe the least memorable computer animated film of all-time. (01:22:11) - Things take a dark turn. (01:26:57) - Things do manage to improve. (01:32:16) - A little bit of Where Are They Now? (01:37:09) - Final thoughts. (01:47:53) - Notes on our final film for April: Exit Through the Gift Shop! (01:50:30) - Outro.

We'd love to hear from you. Send us a text! The Naked Texture Artist is a podcast where VFX/animation veterans have deep and honest conversations about their challenges and growth as working artists.How many of us are doing some form of traditional art on the side?Most of us. After all, this is the origin we came from: pencils and pens and paper and paint. How many of us dream of returning to that, as a fulltime vocation?I know a lot of us do.Martin Murphy left a highly successful career in VFX to pursue that dream. Needless to say, there is a lot of wisdom, learnings and experience to extract from Martin's life and story.Lots of important advice for any artist working in VFX or animation.See Martin's amazing artwork here:https://martinmurphyart.com/We also mention ILM https://www.ilm.com/Bryce: http://www.bryce3d.co.uk/Digital Extremes: https://www.digitalextremes.com/Lightwave: https://www.lightwave3d.com/And his appearance on the Framethrowers podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@framethrower5373The Naked Texture Artist is produced by Marque Pierre Sondergaard. Support us on https://ko-fi.com/thenakedtextureartist Contact us on thenakedtextureartist@gmail.com Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/thenakedtextureartist/ Music copyright belongs to Tycho for the song Awake - https://tychomusic.com/ Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com

Star Wars: Beyond Victory #1, a Star Wars Celebration Japan exclusive, serves as a prequel for the upcoming MetaQuest Star Wars: Beyond Victory -- A Mixed-Reality Playset.The one-shot, written by Ethan Sacks, with art by Steven Cummings, Will Sliney, Shogo Aoki, Rachelle Rosenberg and VC's Joe Caramagna, sets up the story of Volo Bolus, a podracer with an eye toward the prize and who draws the attention of now-disgraced racer Sebulba (yep, the one from The Phantom Menace).What follows is a fast-paced race on Batuu, a solid backstory and a positioning for the gaming -- and storytelling -- to come in the Beyond Victory software.Whether the comic will get a wider release is unlikely, given specialty issues like these seldom do and we think it's unlikely a digital release or inclusion in a trade paperback isn't in the cards, either, meaning if you want to get a copy, the secondary market is poised to be your only choice. So far, 10 copies of have been sold on eBay, ranging from $25-$303. Another nine copies are still up for grabs, with prices ranging from $50-$219.We got our copy thanks to Kelly Knox, a writer of renown, and known for her work on the StarWars.com website. We're immensely grateful to her for acquiring a copy of the issue for us and sending it our way.Comics Discussed This Week:Star Wars: Beyond VIctory #1 Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:Star Wars: The Battle of Jakku -- Last Stand #4 (of 4)A New Legacy #1 One-ShotJedi Knights #1The High Republic -- Fear of the Jedi #1Legacy of Vader #1News: Free Comic Book Day is May 3 and features titles from Marvel (Star Wars) and Dark Horse (Young Jedi Adventures).Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omnibuses:April 29 _ Crash Zone TPB (Collects Crash Landing, Crash and Burn and the 2025 The High Republic Adventures Phase III Annual), Crimson Reign Omnibus (Collects 1-5, Star Wars 19-25, Bounty Hunters 18-24, Darth Vader 18-24 and Doctor Aphra 16-21)April 30 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III #17, The High Republic Adventures Phase III -- The Battle of Eriadu One-Shot, The High Republic -- Fear of the Jedi #3 (of 5), The Rise of Skywalker Adaptation #3 (of 5), Codebreaker #1 (of 4)May 3 _ Star Wars Free Comic Book Day #1, Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures Free Comic Book Day #1May 6 _ Star Wars: Ahsoka — Season One TPB (Collects 1-8), Darth Maul: Black, White & Red Treasury Editions (Collects 1-4)May 7 _ Star Wars (Vol. IV) #1, The Bad Batch -- Ghost Agents #3 (of 5)May 14 _Jedi Knights #3May 20 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III Vol. 3 TPB (Collects 11-13, Wedding Spectacular One-Shot)May 21 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III #18, Legacy of Vader #4, The High Republic — Fear of the Jedi #4 (of 5)May 28 _ The Rise of Skywalker Adaptation #4 (of 5)June 3 _ The Battle of Jakku TPB (Collects Insurgency Rising 1-4,  Republic Under Seige 1-4, Last Stand 1-4)June 4 _ Jedi Knights #4, The High Republic — Fear of the Jedi #5 (of 5)June 11 _ Star Wars #2, The Rise of Skywalker adapation #5 (of 5), The Bad Batch -- Ghost Agents #4 (of 5)June 17 _ Star Wars Legends: The Rebellion Omnibus Vol. 3 (Collects Star Wars: Shadow Stalker (1997) 1, Star Wars: Rebel Heist (2014) 1-4, Star Wars: A Valentine Story (2003) 1, Classic Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1994) 1-2, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (1996) 1-6, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Mini-comic (1996) 1-2, Star Wars: Tales From Mos Eisley (1996) 1, Star Wars: The Bounty Hunters – Scoundrel's Wages (1999) 1, Classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1994) 1-2, Star Wars: Tag & Bink Are Dead (2001) 2, Star Wars: Tag & Bink II (2006) 1, Sergio Aragones Stomps Star Wars (2000) 1, Star Wars Infinities: The Empire Strikes Back (2002) 1-4, Star Wars Infinities: Return of the Jedi (2003) 1-4; material from Star Wars Kids (1997) 12; Star Wars Visionaries (2005); Star Wars Tales (1999) 2, 4-8, 10, 12, 15-17, 20)June 18 _ Doctor Aphra — Chaos Agent #1June 24 _ Star Wars Modern Era Epic Collection: Yoda's Secret War (Collects Star Wars 15-30, Annual 1-2); June 25 _ Legacy of Vader #5, The High Republic Adventures Phase III #19, Codebreaker #2 (of 4)July 1 _ Dispatches From the Occlusion Zone TPB (Collects 1-4)July 2 _ Jedi Knights #5, The Bad Batch -- Ghost Agents #5 (of 5), Codebreaker #3 (of 4)July 8 _ Ewoks TPB (Collects 1-4)July 9 _ Legacy of Vader #6July 16 _ Star Wars (Vol. 4) #3, he High Republic Adventures Phase III #20July 22 _ Star Wars Modern Era Epic Collection: Yoda's War (Collects Star Wars 15-30, Annual 1, 2)July 23 _ Doctor Aphra — Chaos Agent #2July 30 _ The High Republic — The Finale: The Beacon #1 One-ShotAug. 5 _ Star Wars: Visions Treasury Edition (Collects Visions: Peach Momoko, Visions: Takeshi Okazaki and material from Darth Vader: Black, White & Red #1)Aug. 6 _ Jedi Knights #6, Codebreaker #4 (of 4)Aug. 19 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III TPB Vol. 4 (Collects 14-16, Battle of Eriadu one-shot)Aug. 26 _ Star Wars: Kanan Modern Era Epic Collection (Collects 1-12)Aug. 27 _ Hyperspace Stories: Tides of Terror #2 (of 4)Sept. 9 _ Jedi Knights #7Oct. 7 _ Legacy of Vader Vol. 1 TPB (Collects 1-6)Oct. 14 _ The High Republic -- Fear of the Jedi TPB (Collects 1-5) and The High Republic -- The Finale one-shot Oct. 21 _ The Rise of Skywalker Adaptation TPB (Collects 1-5); Star Wars Legends: The Old Republic Omnibus Vol. 2 (Collects The Old Republic (2010) 1-6, The Old Republic - The Lost Suns 1-5, Lost Tribe of the Sith - Spiral 1-5, Knight Errant 1-5, Knight Errant - Deluge 1-5, Knight Errant - Escape 1-5, Jedi vs. Sith 1-6; material from Star Wars Tales 16-17, 24; Star Wars Visionaries); Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories Library Edition (Collects 1-12)Oct. 28 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III Vol. 5 TPB (Collects 17-20), Hyperspace Stories: The Bad Batch - Ghost Agents TPB (Collects 1-5)Nov. 4 _ Jedi Knights Vol. 1 TPB (Collects 1-5)Nov. 25 _ Star Wars: Darth Vader Modern Era Epic Collection: Vader Down (Collects 13-25, Star Wars 13-14 and Vader Down #1)Dec. 2 _ Star Wars: Doctor Aphra — Friends and Enemies OmnibusDec. 9 _ Codebreaker TPB (Collects 1-4)Jan. 6 _ Star Wars (2025) TPB Vol. 1 (Collects 1-6), Darth Maul: Black, White & Red TPB (Collects 1-4)

We'd love to hear from you. Send us a text! On  The Naked Texture Artist, I have deep and honest conversations with working artists.Here is a snippet, which is genuinely useful advice for any artist:World's most famous games artist Adam Capone explains, "How to break out of a creative rut?"Enjoy!If that was useful for you, feel free to share the podcast with your friends and colleagues. I would appreciate your help.You can catch the full conversation on The Naked Texture Artist, wherever you get your podcasts.Thanks for listening!The Naked Texture Artist is produced by Marque Pierre Sondergaard. Support us on https://ko-fi.com/thenakedtextureartist Contact us on thenakedtextureartist@gmail.com Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/thenakedtextureartist/ Music copyright belongs to Tycho for the song Awake - https://tychomusic.com/ Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com

Aqal, ghussa, mohabbat – har taqat mein aik balance zaroori hai. Is bayan mein Mufti Tariq Masood samjhate hain ke mentally mature insaan kaise sochta hai, Hinduon ko kya paighaam diya gaya, aur ghar ki doodh malai ka kya raaz hai. Gaza ke zulm se le kar Shohar-Beewi ke disputes tak, har pehlu ko ilm aur hikmat ke saath samjhaaya gaya hai.(0:00) Intro(0:23) Aayaat Surah Ma'arij(1:04) Namaz: Sabirin ki Alamat(2:18) Insan Aetadal Se Kaisy Hat'ta Hai? (Diet Example)(3:54) Vegetarian Dull Faces(4:48) Mtm's Favourite – Ghar ka Doodh aur Garam Malai(6:33) Mtm's Message for Hindus(7:25) Mentally Mature(8:20) Mentally Immature(9:35) Aetadal Peda Karne ka Tariqa(10:28) 5 Powers mein Balance(11:22) Bhook ki Taqat mein Aetadal(13:04) Aqal ki Taqat mein Aetadal(13:36) Ghusse ki Taqat mein Aetadal(14:10) Mohabbat ki Taqat mein Aetadal(15:23) Sexual Power mein Aetadal(17:16) “Tairi Mairi Biryani” Ribbon Cutting by Mufti sb(17:53) Nafrat ki Taqat mein Aetadal(18:14) Gaza ke Zulm par Fatwa(18:52) Zalim se Nafrat aur Boycott(19:30) Fazail of Nafrat(19:50) Nafrat ka Hadis se Saboot(20:07) Nafrat ka Qur'an se Saboot(20:32) Zalim par Tars Khana?(20:58) New Karachi – Dakuon ka Hashar(23:24) Ghusse ki Taqat mein Aetadal(23:42) Aqal ki Taqat ka Istemal(25:54) Mtm's Reply to Those Who Deny Glory of Sahaba(27:12) Batil ko Jawab Dene ka Tariqa(28:25) Mtm's Learnings in Mediation Course(29:44) Fatwa ke Zariye Zojain/Virasat ke Masail ka Hal(31:24) Judge Ban'kar Do Parties ke Beech Paisay ka Hal(36:54) Shohar ki Burai Karne Wali Aurat ka Case(39:10) Mufti sb ki Announcement for Dispute Resolvers(39:39) Mufti sb's 30 Years of Experience on Spouse Disputes(41:50) Aqal ka Bilkul Istemal Na Karna – Atheists ki Soch(45:39) Butt Paraston ki Aqal (Thailand Experience)(47:37) Fazool Aqal – Bhook ka Najaiz Faida(48:00) Mtm's Childhood Thinking About Hunger(48:26) Sar Dard mein Panadol(49:53) Mtm's Dua for Rishtay During Hotel Opening in KSA(56:46) Shadi ke Baad Sar Dard mein Panadol – Fazool Aqal(55:20) Allah ke Wujood ka Saboot(56:20) Nabi ﷺ ke Wujood ka Saboot(57:11) Ehkaam jin mein Aqal nahi chalani(59:49) Talaq par Gusse mein – Naye Sunni Namune(1:02:37) Darhi aur Ramazan Rozay par Aetraz(1:03:16) Mufti sb par Comments – Mazdooron ke Rozay(1:03:32) Jihad Farz Fatwa – Mufti Taqi Usmani sb par Comments(1:04:28) Mazdooron ke Rozay – Yusuf Ludhianvi ra ka Fatwa(1:08:04) Tayammum – Taqwa Haaiz Shakhs ka Sawal(1:09:08) Guinness Record Holder ka Tanz(1:10:57) Aqal ka Sahih Istemal – Waqia(1:12:25) Islami Ehkaam(1:12:49) Ghamdi Fitna – Family Planning(1:13:15) Mtm's Reply to Irshad Bhatti – Adalti Khula(1:14:26) Sach aur Jhoot – Kaab ibn Malik ka Waqia(1:17:34) Bachay Jhoot Bolna Kahan Seekhtay Hain?(1:20:10) Mufti sb ki Sach Bolnay ki Aadat(1:21:19) Khulasa aur Dua(1:21:31) Aadam as ko Sajda – Farishtay, Jinnat aur Iblees ka Maqam(1:31:51) Duniya Asbab ke Sath Hai – Ghareeb Shadi Kaise Kare?(1:44:14) Mufti sb Buzurg Kyun Nahi Lagte?(1:45:31) Hamara Ilm vs Aima e Arba ka Ilm(1:50:18) Google Witr Confusion – Mufti sb ka Jawab(1:51:44) Negative Comments on Witr Clip(1:53:09) Witr ka Authentic Tariqa – Hazrat Ayesha ra(1:53:44) Imam e Kaaba ke Witr par Aetraz(1:55:19) Germany/Oxford Universities mein Qudoori aur Hidayah(1:56:04) Hindu ka Bayan Sunna aur Masjid Jana?(1:56:23) Nabaligh Bachon ke Maal par Zakaat ke Ehkaam? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Star Wars Celebration is just around the corner, and the hyperspace lanes are buzzing with pre-event news! The hype is reaching critical levels, so join your Escape Pod co-hosts as we blast through the biggest headlines and hottest topics you need to know before the main event. Get ready for our usual mix of insights, laughs, and maybe a few poorly-timed jokes! New Star Wars Strategy Game: Ex-Firaxis developers at Bit Reactor, in collaboration with Respawn Entertainment, have unveiled "Star Wars: Zero Company". It's described as a single-player, turn-based tactics game set in the prequel era. More details are expected at Star Wars Celebration Japan on April 19th. (Source: Eurogamer) LEGO Star Wars May 4th Reveals: Several new LEGO Star Wars sets have been announced for May the 4th, headlined by the Ultimate Collector Series (UCS) Jango Fett's Firespray-Class Starship (75409). This 2,970-piece set depicts the ship from Attack of the Clones. Other new sets include Kylo Ren's shuttle and helmet, a Jango Fett helmet, a buildable Chopper droid, and more. Most sets are available from May 1st, with the UCS ship having early access for LEGO Insiders on May 1st and general release on May 4th. (Source: Jay's Brick Blog) (Source: Geek Culture) YouTini News: Youtini covers a wide range of recent Star Wars news, including the new video game "Zero Company," upcoming books and comics (like a new Darth Vader book and Doctor Aphra series), merchandise reveals for May the 4th (including the LEGO sets and Baylan Skoll/Shin Hati lightsabers), and previews for Star Wars Celebration Japan. (Source: Youtini Articles) (Source: Youtini Merchandise) Light & Magic Season 2: The second season of the ILM documentary series "Light & Magic" premieres today, April 18th, on Disney+. Directed by Joe Johnston, this season focuses on the digital era of the 90s, the making of the prequel trilogy, and ILM's technological advancements during that time, covering films like Twister, Casper, and Pirates of the Caribbean. (Source: Star Wars News Net) Fortnite at Star Wars Celebration: Fortnite will have a presence at Star Wars Celebration Japan (April 18-20). A special announcement regarding upcoming Star Wars content is expected. Star Wars: Beyond Victory (Meta Quest): ILM and Lucasfilm revealed more details about "Star Wars: Beyond Victory – A Mixed Reality Playset", an experience for Meta Quest headsets. Set around the time of Solo: A Star Wars Story, it focuses on podracing and features the character Sebulba. It includes Adventure (VR/MR story mode), Arcade (MR holotable podracing), and Playset (MR figures/vehicles) modes. Attendees at Star Wars Celebration Japan can get a first hands-on look. (Source: ILM) (Source: UploadVR) Try Star Wars Launch Pad! https://www.youtube.com/@SWLaunchPad https://open.spotify.com/show/1v0naAAJZMW0nig3OkFToJ?si=8014aef1647f4da5 Found on any platform in the galaxy! ———————————————————————— Star Wars Escape Pod

(0:00) Intro(1:06) Qurani ayat, hadith aur duain(1:48) Bayan late start – Mufti sb ka KSA safar(2:33) Dunya dhoke ka ghar hai (aaj ka topic)(4:16) Biwi ka dhoka(5:14) Maghroor aur takabbur ka ma'ani (Arabic & Urdu)(6:04) Shaitan ka apne aap se dhoka(8:24) Insan ka apne aap se dhoka(8:42) Mushrikeen-e-Makkah ka dhoka – Nabuwwat par aitraaz(10:33) Sahaba (RA) ki azmat(11:06) Taqdeer par razi rehne ka faida – tension khatam(13:12) Shaitan ka ghamand(14:14) Atheists ka takabbur(15:57) Shaitan ki ghalat fehmi ka jawab(17:26) Stephen Hawking ki death – commenters ka reaction(20:44) Insan ki fazilat – sochnay wala dimagh(22:23) Aazad Jameel aur jinnat(23:45) Pakistan vs KSA system ka muqabla(28:50) YouTube par Hakimi manjan ka halqa(29:58) Ilm ki azmat(32:40) Sabse azeem – ziada ilm wala (aaj ke jawan)(34:53) Ilm – Bani Adam ke liye Allah ki ne'mat(36:13) Ilm par takabbur ki beemari(37:10) Sahi aur ghalat ka farq – haji ban'ne wale smugglers(37:50) Mufti Tariq Masood ka KSA se wapsi(37:56) Naam Haji, kaam smuggling(39:18) Saudi ulama ki quality(40:46) Saudi Airlines mein Mufti sb ko imam banaya gaya(41:05) Pakistan vs Saudi Arabia ka muqabla(42:09) Ilm mein izafa – Arabic, English, Urdu par command(44:46) Video games khelne walon ke liye naseehat(46:17) Gumrah YouTubers – bachon ko education se hata kar earning mein lagaya(47:14) Duniya ki bezar cheezon ki misaal(49:50) Larkiyon ke rishtay – paon dekh ke faisla?(51:50) Ilm walay vs Qaroon ki dolat se mutasir log(54:54) Fake vloggers – air hostess jese look(56:22) Achay amal vs dolat ka muqabla(59:17) Mufti sb ka apna attitude(1:00:43) Achhi sehat – sabse badi ne'mat(1:01:51) Restaurants – opening aur ending(1:02:26) Imaan aur achhay amal par maut – kamyabi ki guarantee(1:02:55) Dua + short summary(1:03:21) Ziddi bachon ka hal?(1:16:07) Dumper ka solution + Muhajir vs Pakhtun lisani fasad ka hal(1:17:24) Uzma Bukhari ka action – theatre aur dancers par chhapa(1:19:01) 4 shadiyon ke liye maal zaroori ya insaaf?(1:19:48) Mufti Taqi Usmani ne cola/cold drink se mana kiya(1:19:58) Kacha anda – Mufti sb ne kabhi khaya?(1:25:42) 17 saal ki baiton par waldain ki nazar(1:25:52) Mayyat ke baad chhoti dua(1:26:07) Garmi mein qabrustan mein lambi dua?(1:26:21) Fiqh-e-Hanafi mein sunnat ki tareef(1:27:23) Shahadat ki maut ki iqsam(1:27:37) Namaz mein kandhay phalang kar aagay jana(1:27:49) D.I. Khan se Arabic mein sawaal + Mufti sb ka safar ki thakan(1:28:54) 2 qaza namazain aik sath parhna(1:29:57) Sajda-e-sehv ka case(1:30:09) BS student ka book topic – family planning(1:38:55) Sotaili beti se doosri biwi ka bura sulook(1:40:52) Qiston par cheez lena?(1:41:03) Behen ka virasat ka case Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We'd love to hear from you. Send us a text! On The Naked Texture Artist, I have deep and honest conversations with working artists.Here is a snippet, which is genuinely useful advice for any artist:The Dragon Lady, Myriam Catrin, explains, her process for getting film quality assets off to a good start.Enjoy!If that was useful for you, feel free to share the podcast with your friends and colleagues. I would appreciate your help.You can catch the full conversation on The Naked Texture Artist, wherever you get your podcasts.Thanks for listening!The Naked Texture Artist is produced by Marque Pierre Sondergaard. Support us on https://ko-fi.com/thenakedtextureartist Contact us on thenakedtextureartist@gmail.com Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/thenakedtextureartist/ Music copyright belongs to Tycho for the song Awake - https://tychomusic.com/ Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com

“I am your (SPOILERS REDACTED)…” The Empire Strikes Back was the sequel to a movie that helped change the way the film business worked. The continuing adventures of Luke, Leia, Han and the rebellion picked up where Star Wars left off and left it in a much darker place. Clint, Cal and Nick continue the season of family by talking about the one-man-financing approach to following up the biggest movie of all time, the technical wizardry of optical printing and how ILM's new office building was included in the VFX budget. Meanwhile, Dan's Algorithm wants to know who's scruffy looking… CineFix Top 100 was created by Clint Gage and Dan Parkhurst and is produced by Tayo Oyekan, with Technical Producers, Marhyan Franzen and Amir Rakib. Our Executive Producers are Clint Gage and Corrado Caretto. Logo and graphic design by Eric Sapp and title animations by Casey Redmon. Follow us on Letterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/CineFixTop100/ - and find us on all your podcast networks including: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/02lznfKZ2gCnBwFoTgKlYr Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cinefix-top-100/id1693413490 Amazon Music https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/80256cff-2174-4d69-a9c7-8b565e96e39b Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

¡Saludos foseros! ¡Resurge el eco de los rugidos del rancor para iniciar nuestra undécima temporada! ¡Nos reunimos un equipo Fosero pre-Celebration formado por los chinguenguenchas Chema Mansilla, Ferran, Josemi y Paco Villa para comentar la actualidad más reciente del universo Star Wars! Esto es lo que traemos en esta ocasión: Andor Temporada 2: Dos tráilers nuevos que nos han dejado con ganas de más. Comentamos sensaciones sin destripar nada. Light & Magic regresa: ILM vuelve con nueva temporada del documental. Hablamos sobre su legado y cómo revolucionaron los efectos especiales. Tales of the Underworld (Crónicas del submundo): La nueva serie animada para el 4 de mayo, con Asajj Ventress y Cad Bane como protagonistas. ¡Pinta muy interesante! Rumores sobre el "¿Episodio X?": ¿Actriz británica en conversaciones? ¿Ryan Gosling en Star Wars? Lo que se sabe (y lo que no). Star Wars Celebration Japan: Paneles, invitados, cancelaciones, precios y lo que esperamos ver este abril en el gran evento galáctico. Videojuegos galácticos: Rumores sobre nuevos títulos, entre estrategia y acción. Ojo a lo que podría anunciar Respawn. El futuro de Lucasfilm: ¿Se avecinan cambios? Charlamos sobre el posible final de la era Kathleen Kennedy. Un episodio cargado de novedades, especulación y risas foseriles. Gracias a Javi Alonso por su colaboración. Grabado en la madrugada del 11 al 12 de abril de 2025. Editado y montado por Paco Villa. Un podcast hecho por fans y para fans. Que lo disfrutéis. #DalePacoto ♥ #StarWars #Podcast #LaFosaDelRancor No olvidéis seguirnos a través de nuestras RRSS: Twitter: @lafosadelrancor Facebook: Fosa del Rancor Instagram: @lafosadelrancor Twitch: LaFosaDelRancor Youtube: La Fosa del Rancor TV

Episode 124  Like many visual effects artists of a certain vintage, Jeff Okun didn't plan on a career in VFX. In fact, by his own account, he didn't even plan to work in film at all. "I'm a completely accidental human being," he told me with a chuckle. His ambitions began on a very different stage — as a stand-up comic — until a sharply atheistic routine delivered at home earned him a lifetime ban from performing in front of his parents. Instead, Okun's creative outlet took the form of magic tricks, homemade stunts, and Super 8 visual gags. “I would blow up model ships and fake fights in rush hour traffic,” he said, “and I'd be in the bushes filming with ketchup for blood.” All of this childhood chicanery ultimately gave way to a fascination with the trickery of movies — the kind of illusions you could only pull off with careful camera work, sleight-of-hand editing, and an appetite for mischief. Learning the Craft the Hard Way Okun's first job in film was with the legendary graphic designer and filmmaker Saul Bass. The experience was, in Okun's words, “awful,” but also profoundly formative. As Bass's gopher-turned-editor, Okun was thrown into the deep end. “I hated him,” he laughed. “But he taught me everything: editing, sound, post-production supervision, how to shoot, how to frame. It was a masterclass.” Working for Bass meant operating in a visually precise, effects-heavy style — layering camera moves, creating in-camera effects, and often relying on labor-intensive optical printing processes. When optical houses turned down Bass's business — too exacting, too expensive — Okun stepped in with cost-saving workarounds and pricing schemes that actually worked. “We doubled the budget, added a contingency, and somehow still landed exactly on target.”“By the end of it, I ended up loving the man,” Okun said. “Not because he gave me a break, but because he was so specific and difficult to please that when you did please him, it meant something. He learned how to prep lineup sheets, how to composite with interpositives, and how to break down 140-layer optical shots into manageable components. “I was just the fix-it guy. I didn't know what I was doing half the time. I still don't.” VFX by Way of Accident It wasn't long before optical houses and producers began calling on Okun when their films were in trouble. One fix led to another. His reputation grew as someone who could step into a crisis and calmly solve it — usually with a combination of ingenuity, humour, and brute-force trial and error. “I think Saul trained me to see puzzles. That's what it comes down to — seeing what's broken and putting it together in a way that works. Most of the time, it wasn't about having the right answer. It was about trying 50 wrong ones.” This kind of lateral thinking came into its own on films like Stargate (1994), where Okun — working with Jeff Kleiser and Diana Walczak's fledgling CG company — had to convince director Roland Emmerich that computer graphics were even worth attempting. “Roland didn't believe in CG. So we built the shot, made the CG glider deliberately less detailed to match the miniature footage. Showed it to him. He said, ‘Exactly — that's what I'm talking about. Miniatures are the way to go.' And we said, ‘Nope. All CG.' That's when he finally came around.” (Fun fact, VFX supervisor Jeff Okun was paid homage by Brent Spiner in Independence Day in the role of Dr. Brackish Okun. There's uh, a slight resemblance.) - Credit to Nofilmschool.comPenguins, Moose, and the Invisible Effect Okun is quick to point out he wasn't a Star Wars kid. In fact, he avoided the original film for weeks on principle — he doesn't do queues. But he did get a behind-the-scenes tour of ILM's original Van Nuys facility courtesy of Bass and George Lucas. There, he saw motion control rigs, Richard Edlund on his knees filming the crawl, Phil Tippett animating the chess game, and pyro tests in the parking lot. It was, he admits, a little magical — though it didn't change the fact that his creative allegiance remained with illusion, not spectacle. “My favourite effects are the invisible ones. I started out as a magician. The goal is to make people believe there's no trick. That's where the real artistry is.” Still, that didn't stop him from sneaking penguins and moose into the background of multiple films. He once gave a horse antlers in a Cameron Crowe movie. In Blood Diamond, he added a huge penguin family to a wide evacuation shot — no one noticed. “It's like the gorilla basketball video. You just don't see what you're not looking for.” The Shark That Ate Sam Perhaps his most famous — or infamous — contribution to pop culture came on Deep Blue Sea. Samuel L. Jackson had just delivered a particularly rough eight-page monologue, and Okun, unimpressed with the script, asked Jackson what he wanted to do. “He just said, ‘Kill me.' So I said, ‘If you make it to the front of the moon pool, I'll kill you.'” The surprise shark attack that interrupts Jackson mid-speech is now legendary. It wasn't in the script. “Renny Harlin didn't know until the day,” Okun said. “Sam did take after take but always got to the kill spot early. We cut the rest. I shot the elements. It was a massacre. We even had baby sharks pull him apart for fun.” The Changing Landscape Much of our conversation revolved around the changing realities of visual effects — the rise of AI, the complications of LED walls, and the shifting expectations from directors and studios. “People think VFX is just hitting the ‘do it right' button and then the ‘do it fast' button,” he said. “There's so little appreciation for how hard this stuff is, and we've done ourselves no favours by making it all invisible.” He sees today's VFX artists as increasingly anonymous — a shift he's spent much of his career trying to reverse, both through his own visibility and via his tenure at the Visual Effects Society. “We don't sell our artistry. We sell our software. You know the names of the DPs, but no one can name last year's VFX Oscar winners. That's not sustainable.” The Invisible War Stories At the end of our chat, Okun expressed a desire to tell more of the “true” stories of VFX — the screw-ups, the late-night fixes, the shots that weren't supposed to work. He wants more people to know that the chaos behind the curtain is often where the real creative breakthroughs happen. “It's always fun. That's the only reason I still do it. And when it's collaborative, when it's people bouncing ideas off each other, it's magical. That's when everyone forgets the pain and just remembers the movie.”All the Filmumentaries Links

This week Will, Ian & Nora welcome Punk #2, Chris Coppola! (soon to be in Netflix's Devil May Cry series!!!) They'll discuss the 1997 comic book adaptation Spawn and how he helped develop the film during his time at ILM and then used a small role in the film to begin his almost 30yr acting career!There's laughter, there's tears, there's a post credit anecdote about Uwe Boll and BloodRayne 2: DeliveranceBut mostly they all talk-SPAWN (1997) PG-13 96 minutesDirected by: Mark A.Z. Dippé. Starring: Michael Jai White, John Leguizamo, Martin Sheen, D.B. Sweeney, Theresa Randle, Melinda Clark, Nicol Williamson, Miko Hughes, Robia Scott, Syndi Beaudoin, CHRIS COPPOLA and Many Other Talented People!00:00:30- Welcome Chris!    00:01:20- Chris' relationship to/with the film Spawn    00:09:30- Q and the Sheen (an anecdote)00:13:20- GUESTIONS00:20:00- First Thoughts00:35:00- SPAWN (1997)00:38:00- Rating/Review    01:20:45- Devil May Cry01:23:00- Totals01:25:30- Thank You Chris!/Bye (next week is TAKEN 2008)    01:26:00- End01:26:15- Uwe Boll, Michael Paré. Anecdotes from BloodRayne 2Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/THELastActionCritics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: @TheLastActionCriticsemail:   Thelastactioncritics@gmail.comNext Week: Taken (2009) available on Hulu (special guest, Ian's Mom!)to hear additional conversations with Chris, check out our Patreon!

This episode Official IndyCast correspondent Mitch Hallock is back with a Raiders Rant, Ron Phelps visits the Lost Delta and interviews artist Ethan Pro and Double T’s returns with his Possum Times podcast team for a spoiler free deep dive into Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. 

It's the triumphant return of ILM's Visual Effects Editor, Lorelei David! We finally luxuriate in the definitive Corey movie, the punk rock, near sci-fi 80s classic starring Emilio Estevez and Harry Dean Stanton, Repo Man! Also, Lorelei gave a shoutout to her pal's new indie film The Paper Bag Plan touring film festivals as we speak. Check it out if you see it at a theater near you!Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Hatch News (00:15:11) Repo Man Roundtable (00:17:25) Your Letters (01:05:46) Notes and Links Check out Escape Hatch Merch! Our all new collection of swag is available now and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. Browse our collection now. Join the Escape Hatch Discord Server! Hang out with Haitch, Jason, and other friends of the pod. Check out the invite here. Escape Hatch is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn! Escape Hatch is a member of TAPEDECK Podcasts, alongside: 70mm (a podcast for film lovers), Bat & Spider (low rent horror and exploitation films), The Letterboxd Show (Official Podcast from Letterboxd), Cinenauts (exploring the Criterion Collection), Lost Light (Transformers, wrestling, and more), and Will Run For (obsessed with running). Check these pods out!. See the movies we've watched and are going to watch on Letterboxd Escape Hatch's Breaking Dune News Twitter list Rate and review the podcast to help others discover it, and let us know what you think of the show at letters@escapehatchpod.com or leave us a voicemail at +1-415-534-5211. Follow @escapehatchpod on Twitter and Instagram. Music by Scott Fritz and Who'z the Boss Music. Cover art by ctcher. Edited and produced by Haitch. Escape Hatch is a production of Haitch Industries.

We're finishing up the Light and Magic series with the final two episodes. Our stuff! bio.link/thesidebarcantina Special shout out to those who participate in our live chat! The chat is most definitely where it's at! And all of our Patreon supporters! YOU are the reason why we do this!  Support our Sidebar Family: ATSW The Escape Pod: Wednesdays live on YouTube at 1905 EST. https://bio.link/atswtheescapepod Swede Studios! On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKO2tHtVouka1ZmeX_FqO3A Layman and Layman! On YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@laymansterms3150 The Orange and Fett Show! On Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3XJdyJWBtAtM4dy1a5V4So?si=08dd3e9e7b5e400c

Seamus and Garrett delay their return to new Marvel fodder by revisiting the superhero classic Captain America: The First Avenger. Plus, a breakdown of the new James Bond power shift over at Amazon and a celebration of the lives and careers of Roberto Orci, Michelle Trachtenberg, and Gene Hackman. Episode timecodes: News - 1:12 RIP Roberto Orci - 1:12 RIP Michelle Trachtenberg - 3:33 RIP Gene Hackman - 6:03 Amazon gains control of James Bond - 12:50 WB closes Monolith Productions - 19:47 Marvel Rivals studio NetEase shutters Seattle office - 21:56 Captain America: The First Avenger - 25:29 Captain America: The First Avenger spoilers - 42:38 Pop Culture Reference (Joe Johnston and ILM)- 1:21:50 Save The Rec Center (The Conversation and The Italian Job) - 1:28:50 Reach the show: Email: popculturereferencepod@gmail.com Twitter: @PCR_Podcast TikTok: @PCR_Podcast Instagram: @PCR_Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/PopCultureReference Music from filmmusic.io "Wallpaper" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

In this blockbuster episode, we review Captain America: Brave New World, Mitch and Ron talk Dial of Destiny Merchandise and Chris A and Indiana Mic look back at Espionage Escapades in IJ in the UK!