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By: Mike Seymour, John Montgomery

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fxpodcast: Landman’s special effects and explosions with Garry Elmendorf
Today at 1:41 PM

Industry veteran Garry Elmendorf joins the fxpodcast to share the details of bringing explosive realism to Taylor Sheridan’s Landman series.


fxpodcast: the making of the immersive Apple Vision Pro film Bono: Stories of Surrender
Last Monday at 1:31 PM

The-Artery’s Vico Sharabani and Elad Offer discuss the vfx and data-hungry post-production of the immersive version of Bono: Stories of Surrender.


fxpodcast: Chefs of data – Etoile and machine learning
05/30/2025

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


fxpodcast: Union VFX’s work on Black Mirror season 7 – USS Callister
05/21/2025

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


fxpodcast: Politics meets pixels: business implications of possible tariffs
05/08/2025

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


fxpodcast: VFX dying to work with Mickey 17
04/21/2025

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


Behind the plasticine: crafting Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
04/10/2025

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


Michael Cioni and the new landscape for post & VFX
04/03/2025

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


Oscar-winning legend Rob Legato on Stability AI & the future of VFX
03/20/2025

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


NeRFs, gaussian splatting, and the future of VFX
03/11/2025

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


Production design & VFX on Captain America: Brave New World
02/27/2025

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


fxpodcast: Silo DOP Ed Moore
01/20/2025

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


fxpodcast: SFX Makeup Supervisor Chris Bridges
01/16/2025

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


fxpodcast: Dune: Part Two Visual Effects Supervisor Paul Lambert
01/06/2025

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


fxpodcast: Better Man with Wētā FX
01/03/2025

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


fxpodcast: Better Man Director Michael Gracey
12/29/2024

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


Pablo Helman breaks down Wicked
12/29/2024

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


The issue of training data: with Grant Farhall, Getty Images
12/18/2024

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


NVIDIA’s Simon Yuen: facing the future of AI
12/09/2024

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


Zap Andersson: Exploring the intersection of AI and rendering
12/03/2024

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


fxpodcast: Adobe and generative AI
11/27/2024

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


fxpodcast #379: A deep dive into the filmmaking of Here with Kevin Baillie
11/15/2024

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


fxpodcast #378: Ray Tracing FTW, Chaos’ Project Arena short film – we chat with the posse
09/17/2024

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


fxpodcast #377: Virtually Rome – For Those About To Die
08/23/2024

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


fxpodcast #376: Facing off Deadpool!
08/14/2024

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


fxpodcast #375: State of the industry with Crafty Apes
07/16/2024

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


fxpodcast #374: Cathedrals, ruins & presidents – places and faces with Paul Debevec
07/09/2024

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


fxpodcast #373: VFX Supervisor Chris Maclean on Foundation
07/01/2024

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


fxpodcast #372: ILM’s Richard Bluff discusses the art and craft behind Ahsoka
06/14/2024

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


fxpodcast #371: Blending reality & imagination using art + science: Bilawal Sidhu
06/07/2024

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


fxpodcast #370: Loki Season 2 with VFX supervisor Chris Townsend
05/30/2024

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


fxpodcast #369: Kingdom Of the Planet of Apes with Director Wes Ball and VFX Supervisor Erik Winquist
05/23/2024

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


fxpodcast #369: Shōgun with VFX Supervisor Michael Cliett
05/19/2024

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


fxpodcast #368: Apple Vision Pro with Kent Bye
04/24/2024

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


fxpodcast #367: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
04/19/2024

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


fxpodcast #366 The Oscar Winners from War is Over
03/20/2024

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


fxpodcast #365 Ian Spriggs: Digital Portrait Artist
02/29/2024

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


fxpodcast #365 Masters of the Air
02/20/2024

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


fxpodcast #364: Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One & the Start of Awards Session
12/22/2023

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


fxpodcast #363: Poor Things
12/11/2023

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