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We are so back! It's the finale (?) of the Spielberg UFO invasion trilogy this week. Joining us once again to talk Grandpa Steve, Tom Cruise, and Janusz Kamiński, is returning champion Patrick Willems!Topics discussed: post-9/11 filmmaking, the glory of MUNICH, Patrick's upcoming short film (!!), Gore Verbinski's PIRATES movies, the Tom Cruise Running Score, longing for Peter Jackson's comeback, and some text message dispatches from WAR OF THE WORLDS vfx artist, Todd Vaziri.Next week, it's James Gunn's 2006 early creepy crawly romp, SLITHER. Join the conversation on Eye of the Discord https://discord.com/invite/RssDc3brsx.References:Special FeaturesRevisiting the InvasionSteven Spielberg and the Original War of the WorldsCharacters: The Family UnitPrevisualizationProduction Diaries: East Coast - BeginningProduction Diaries: East Coast - ExileProduction Diaries: West Coast - DestructionProduction Diaries: West Coast - WarDesigning the Enemy: Tripods and AliensScoring War of the WorldsWar of the Worlds Production NotesEmpire David Koepp InterviewUSA Today Spielberg InterviewVFX Building ErrorDevin Faraci Spielberg & Cruise InterviewSpiegel International Spielberg & Cruise InterviewSpielberg Offers J.J. Abrams War of the WorldsEmpire Spielberg InterviewCredits:Eye of the Duck is created, hosted, and produced by Dom Nero and Adam Volerich.This episode was edited by Michael Gaspari.This episode was researched by Parth Marathe.Our logo was designed by Francesca Volerich. You can purchase her work at francescavolerich.com/shopThe "Adam's Blu-Ray Corner" theme was produced by Chase Sterling.This miniseries was programmed with the help of Nik Long.Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Letterboxd or join the conversation at Eye of the DiscordLearn more at eyeoftheduckpod.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Vin Diesel, Radha Mitchell, Keith David, and a lack of bozos… It can only be 2000’s “Pitch Black,” one of the finer entries in the always-popular “Alien” homage movie genre. We enthuse about elevated filmmaking, great decisions, and low-budget effects. Antony Johnston with Erika Ensign, Tony Sindelar and Todd Vaziri.
Vin Diesel, Radha Mitchell, Keith David, and a lack of bozos… It can only be 2000’s “Pitch Black,” one of the finer entries in the always-popular “Alien” homage movie genre. We enthuse about elevated filmmaking, great decisions, and low-budget effects. Antony Johnston with Erika Ensign, Tony Sindelar and Todd Vaziri.
In ‘Measure of a Man', episode nine of the second season of Star Trek: The Next Generation, the Enterprise crew debate whether their robot companion, Data, is truly alive. More interesting for us, though, is the way they interact with artificial intelligence (AI) in general. Not just for what it tells us about how AI tools might evolve, but also for how we humans work with them. So in this special episode of The Mind Tools L&D Podcast, Ross Ganer, Claire, Ross Dick and Nahdia discuss: · How closely the Enterprise computer reflects current tools like ChatGPT, · Whether we want robots to work alongside us, · Whether the Turing Test still has relevance. During the discussion, Ross Garner talked about how Moderna is using ChatGPT, how ELIZA passed the Turing Test, and the ongoing discussion around whether ChatGPT's new voice is too similar to Scarlett Johansson's. Ross D discussed Microsoft's Copilot+ PCs, Brian Christian's book The Alignment Problem, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's views on neural networks. In ‘What I Learned This Week', Nahdia recommended the movie Atlas, available on Netflix. Ross Garner recommended following visual effects artist Todd Vaziri. For more from us, including access to our back catalogue of podcasts, visit mindtools.com/business. There, you'll also find details of our award-winning performance support toolkit, our off-the-shelf e-learning, and our custom work. Or become a member to support our show! Visit mindtools.com Connect with our speakers If you'd like to share your thoughts on this episode, connect with us on LinkedIn: · Ross Garner · Nahdia Khan · Ross Dickie · Claire Gibson
KNEW THIS WAS ONE WAY TICKET BUT YOU KNOW I HAD TO COME At long last, it’s the episode Jason has waited 13 years to schedule. Up from the depths of the ocean comes a long-awaited 4K transfer! It’s time for all of you to join us in watching one of the great (and underrated) adventure films of all time, and perhaps James Cameron’s best film: “The Abyss.” We watched the Special Edition of the film, and discuss the ways in which it’s superior to the original cut, and the ways it isn’t. Jason Snell with Todd Vaziri, John Siracusa, Annette Wierstra and Erika Ensign.
KNEW THIS WAS ONE WAY TICKET BUT YOU KNOW I HAD TO COME At long last, it’s the episode Jason has waited 13 years to schedule. Up from the depths of the ocean comes a long-awaited 4K transfer! It’s time for all of you to join us in watching one of the great (and underrated) adventure films of all time, and perhaps James Cameron’s best film: “The Abyss.” We watched the Special Edition of the film, and discuss the ways in which it’s superior to the original cut, and the ways it isn’t. Jason Snell with Todd Vaziri, John Siracusa, Annette Wierstra and Erika Ensign.
Special effects WIZARD Todd Vaziri joins us to discuss a flop so EPIC it had multiple nicknames about how it was a flop (but still has some pretty great special effects). That's right, we're discussing 1995's infamous bomb: Waterworld! And don't worry, fans of more recent bad movie discussion -- next episode we leap Back to the Present with a discussion of Mafia Mamma.Check out our season of streaming shows, FLOP TV!If you want to help out crew members and others affected by the SAG/AFTRA strike, you can Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund here.The Wikipedia page for WaterworldRecommended in this episode:Blackberry (2023)Past Lives (2023)Heartburn (1986)
For this episode of the podcast, number 74, I spoke with VFX artist, expert, VFX twitter ambassador and all round good guy Todd Vaziri.Todd began his career right out of college and worked on shows like Charmed and Xena Warrior Princess for Flat Earth productions before moving to among others, Banned from the Ranch before landing at ILM for Attack of the Clones.Since then he's worked on just about every ILM tentpole movie.So here is my conversation with ILM VFX artist Todd Vaziri. I hope you enjoy it.LinksReturn of the Jedi Timeline Book - Register your interest!Filmumentaries Merch!Support the Podcast on PatreonThe Man Who Shot Luke Skywalker
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue a review of The Chosen with a discussion on the seventh episode.The ChosenThe Chosen (TV Series) — WikipediaThe Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb180-degree rule — WikipediaTodd Vaziri on the 180 Line — Twitter
(https://followfridaypodcast.com/michael-tucker (Full transcript of this podcast available here)). On his YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/LessonsfromtheScreenplay/featured (Lessons From the Screenplay), Michael Tucker and his colleagues have analyzed the stories of films like The Dark Knight, Get Out, Casino Royale, and the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe. On today's episode, Michael explains why he likes having his assumptions challenged by the podcast https://www.pushkin.fm/show/revisionist-history/ (Revisionist History) and learning about visual effects from one of the best communicators in the industry, https://twitter.com/tvaziri (Todd Vaziri). He also talks about how the movie producer https://twitter.com/SevOhanian (Sev Ohanian) inspires him, and why he wants to be friends with another YouTube star, https://www.youtube.com/c/TomScottGo (Tom Scott). Follow us: - Michael is https://twitter.com/michaeltuckerla (@michaeltuckerla) on Twitter - This show is @followfridaypod on https://twitter.com/followfridaypod (Twitter) and https://www.instagram.com/followfridaypod/ (Instagram) - Eric is https://twitter.com/heyheyesj (@heyheyesj) on Twitter Please leave a rating or review by going to https://lovethepodcast.com/FollowFriday (LoveThePodcast.com/FollowFriday) Want to advertise on this show? Visit https://followfridaypodcast.com/advertise (FollowFridayPodcast.com/Advertise) Theme song written by Eric Johnson, and performed by https://www.fiverr.com/yonamarie (Yona Marie). Show art by https://www.fiverr.com/dodiihr (Dodi Hermawan). Additional music by https://www.purple-planet.com/ (Purple Planet Music).
In our latest episode, regular hosts Haitch and Jason are joined by legendary tech investor and Shark Tank host, Chris Sacca. We discuss the #1 cult film of all time: The Big Lebowski, shot by our man, Roger Deakins. Topics include the amazing community that has sprung up around the film, its limitless rewatchability, and all the behind the scenes secret insights. Read our full episode transcript! Chapters Introduction (00:00:00) Dune News (00:12:25) Roundtable Discussion (00:16:10) Your Letters (02:00:01) Notes and Links The Jesus Rolls (Unofficial Big Lebowski Sequel) Update. Check out the movie’s IMDb page. Todd Vaziri bowling drone footage to Jedi speeder scene. Check out this fantastic video here. Today show interview with Jeff, John, and Steve 20 years later. Check it out here. Texas Foodbank Fundraising Drive. Dune Pod matched contributions up to $5K for 12 regional foodbanks covering Texas. Even though our matching donations are now closed, the link is still active, so make your donation via AOC’s SUPPORT RELIEF EFFORTS IN TEXAS Act Blue. The Skree Dune issue is available now! Pick up this amazing work of loving art now at The Grumpus. Bushido’s Dune Spotify Playlist. Friend of the show Rich (aka Bushido on Spotify) has built an awesome chill Dune inspired playlist. Tim O’Reilly’s 1977 biography Frank Herbert See the movies we’ve watched and are going to watch on our Dune Pod Set List on Letterboxd Dune Pod’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@dunepod.com or leave us a voicemail at +1-415-534-5211. Dune Pod: your one stop shop to get fully prepared for the new Dune movie by delving into the books, as well as the films directed by Denis Villeneuve and featuring the cast and crew of the new film. Dune neophytes and historians alike are welcome to join our tribe. Follow @dunepod on Twitter and Instagram Music by Tobey Forsman of Whipsong Music Cover art by @ctcher
You don’t become a super-villain by going home early. Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm with Todd Vaziri.
You don’t become a super-villain by going home early. Host Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm with Todd Vaziri.
Industrial Light & Magic digital artist and compositing supervisor Todd Vaziri has worked on every Star Wars movie since 2002, beginning with Attack of the Clones. Whether for the prequels (including the final duel on Mustafar), the sequels (figuring out the feel of a modern Star Wars movie), the spin-offs (helping to bring Tarkin and the Kessel Run to life), theme park rides (including Star Tours and Rise of the Resistance), or Stephen Colbert’s Green Screen Challenge, Mr. Vaziri’s passion for movie-making is evident in his every shot, and in his every answer on this episode, I’ve wanted him to be a guest on Talking Bay 94 for such a long time, and man, it was so worth the wait. Make sure you are following him on Twitter: @TVaziri … he is truly one of the best people to follow, period, on that app. This Friday, at 7:30 PM Central, we will be live again on Scener.com, breaking down Episode 4 of The Mandalorian Season 2. This will be every Friday night this season, with me and special guests pausing rewinding and analyzing every shot and, thanks to Scener’s technology, you’ll be able to watch seamlessly alongside us! Head to scener.com/talkingbay94 to set a reminder for this Friday and I’ll see you there! It is always so appreciated if you can leave a 5-star review of the show right here on your favorite podcast app, or on Podchaser: podchaser.com/TalkingBay94 Transcripts of previous episodes are starting to become available over at talkingbay94.com, which I hope will serve as a resource. For more behind-the-scenes stuff, as well as a link to some of our other in-depth interviews, check out: Website: www.TalkingBay94.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/TalkingBay94 Facebook: www.facebook.com/TalkingBay94 Instagram: www.instagram.com/TalkingBay94
Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from the immunocompromised handling devices like iPhones. Dr. Don - not risky
This is the second episode of the third season of The WALKING Podcast, a special pandemic mini-season where I am walking with my daughters and giving them the revenue from your classified ads, because my children won't go on a walk with me without getting paid. Ads only cost $1! Keep them coming and help support family togetherness. Venmo Jon Mooallem LLC and put your classified in the comment. Thank you to this week's sponsors: Reyhan Harmanci for Patrick Hoffman's new book CLEAN HANDS, Grain Design, Ann Friedman, the Barcott-Dederer family, Todd Vaziri for Feeding America, Sam Green, Drew Hansen (shout out for our very first political ad), Alexis Coe, Bay Nature Magazine, and our flagship sponsor this season, the Garden Girls, Bainbridge Island's only Golden Girls-themed farm stand and the official Golden Girls-themed farm stand of The WALKING podcast.
Episode 21 - Just Like This ShowKyle and Gilbert talk and talk and talk on another episode you won't listen to despite it being desperately interesting.Show NotesBleach lies. Bleach truths.The Fitbit Ace 2 on Amazon.Rick Beato on what makes this song great, on hackintosh, and in being a sad old dude.The iPad Pro Magic Keyboard.The Rode Video Mic NTG on Amazon.Lucas Martinez on EDIT/OR.The arguably superior Fitbit Charge 3 is a great value right now (Amazon).Lucas tells us the Fitbit Charge 4 seems to have some serious problems with battery life while GPS is in use. Time will tell.Turns out Comply does sell a sampler pack of sorts.The updated Powerbeats look like a great value.Spoiler! The Canon R5 looks amazing.Austin Mann is the photographer Gilbert couldn't remember.Todd Vaziri on physical media (also, Gilbert remains a big fan of the Full Media Blackout).Listen to this excellent episode of Narrated with sci-fi author John Scalzi.
In the second half of our interview with Todd Vaziri (@tvaziri on Twitter), we do a deep dive into the visual effects of “Ghost Protocol,” including some secrets from the car park sequence, where the A113 Easter eggs are hidden, and what he contributed to the gecko gloves. Also, we get him to dish about what it was like working with Steven Spielberg, Rian Johnson, and Michael Bay.
An interview a year in the making (seriously), we talk to Industrial Light & Magic visual effects supervisor Todd Vaziri (@tvaziri on Twitter), who worked on two installments in the franchise! We talk about how he got into the series, working on “Mission: Impossible 3” (including the bridge sequence), the shot J.J. Abrams did himself, and where you can spot R2D2 in the movie! We also get into the Dubai sequence from “Ghost Protocol,” so hang on tight!
This episode Ryan, Esther, and Ocean Master Errol take you under the sea and into the trenches of DC’s new box office hit: Aquaman! Whether you want revealing costumes or ancient riddles, this move has something for you. Maybe. Possibly. Plus: another year has come and gone, so it is time to review what made 2018’s Naughty and Nice lists. (36:30) We’ll talk about the best and worst of the past year and discuss what we are looking forward to in 2019. We also make some New Year’s resolutions for both us and for everyone else. Aquaman: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1477834/ Todd Vaziri: https://twitter.com/tvaziri Some Todd Varizi moments: https://twitter.com/i/moments/1082411314402648064 https://twitter.com/tvaziri/status/898582028332843008?s=21 https://twitter.com/tvaziri/status/1080338672715673600?s=21
Steven talks about things he shouldn't have said that include a Starbucks drive-thru and pretending to be an assassin before sharing a new Story Time with Steven about eating an edible. All music and sound effects are Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ MUSIC BY: "The Curtain Rises" By Kevin MacLeoud (Incompetech) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZoyE1B7HHA "Distant Thunder, Sunday Morning (Again)" By Springtide (FMA) "Hitman" By Kevin MacLeoud (Incompetech) "Roll Jordan Roll -Bumper Band" By The Joy Drops (FMA) "RollJordan Roll - Stem-Rythm-Gtr-Mandolin" By The Joy Drops (FMA) "Queen" By Soft and Furious (FMA) "Sneaky Snitch" By Kevin MacLeoud (Incompetech) "Back In The Day" By Ahmad Lewis (YouTube Library) "That Kid In Fourth Grade Who Really Liked The Denver Broncos" By Chris Zabriskie (YouTube Library) "Richard's Stuff" By Otis McDonald (YouTube Library) SOUND EFFECTS BY: acclivity https://www.freesound.org/people/acclivity/sounds/18889/ Todd Vaziri https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZoyE1B7HHA Door Air Lock CMIUC100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ8JmnhvVS4 vedas https://www.freesound.org/people/vedas/sounds/175386/ juskiddink https://www.freesound.org/people/juskiddink/sounds/101933/ yottasounds https://www.freesound.org/people/yottasounds/sounds/174618/ thanvannispen https://www.freesound.org/people/thanvannispen/sounds/44748/ "Frying Steak Sound Effect" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwNUydokb9A Like this show? Please click on —> iTunes to give us a rating and review or stream on Crustymustardcap.com or LibSyn and Podcast Addict! Follow Steven on twitter @funnyrenzo or the show @mustardcapshow Facebook: facebook.com/crustymustardcap Thanks for the support and listening!
Inglourious Basterds - On this historic episode, we’re joined, for the first time, by two special guests: Merlin Mann and Todd Vaziri! The bar is in the globe. Host Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm with Merlin Mann and Todd Vaziri.
This episode features special guest and Industrial Lights and Magic VFX artist Todd Vaziri. We also break down our weekend at Aggiecon in Texas. Links to special mentions below: https://twitter.com/tvaziri http://fxrant.blogspot.com/ http://www.martinwhitmore.com/ https://twitter.com/TristenDunman http://www.doctornerdlove.com/
Dan defends his position. - We’re joined by special guest Todd Vaziri to discuss Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982). Todd is a compositing lead and supervisor at ILM and has worked on the Star Wars and Star Trek film franchises. Todd Vaziri Making of The Genesis Effect Narrated by Alvy Ray Smith | YouTube Really Weird Shot Reverse-Shot From the Pan and Scan Version | YouTube Netflix Lacks Vulcan Subtitles | Twitter Defocused #38: How Do You Feel? Random Trek #78: “Dear Doctor” (ENT) with Dan Sturm The Incomparable #107: A Little Obsessed With Kirk Host Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm with Todd Vaziri.
Mike Seymour, Todd Vaziri and Matt Wallin discuss the five 2013 Academy Award nominated films in the VFX category and Todd Vaziri's VFX Predictinator!