fxguide: fxpodcast
fxpodcast: Landman’s special effects and explosions with Garry Elmendorf
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Behind the Scenes of filming Silo Season 2 with DOP Ed Moore.
fxpodcast: SFX Makeup Supervisor Chris Bridges
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
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
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
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
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
We discuss rights, providence, and generative AI legality with Getty Images's Grant Farhall.
NVIDIA’s Simon Yuen: facing the future of AI
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
Zap Andersson shares his tips and tricks gleaned from testing AI tools for his bizarre YouTube series: UNREAL MYSTERIES
fxpodcast: Adobe and generative AI
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
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
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
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!
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Production VFX Supervisor Michael Cliett discusses making FX's Shōgun.
fxpodcast #368: Apple Vision Pro with Kent Bye
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
DNEG and Wētā FX discuss crafting Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
fxpodcast #366 The Oscar Winners from War is Over
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
Ian Spriggs is an unbelievable digital artist creating the most believably insightful portraits.
fxpodcast #365 Masters of the Air
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
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
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.