fxguide: fxpodcast
fxguide covers the visual effects industry and software from a high-end professional vfx artists’ perspective.
Episodes
Union VFX on production-ready Gaussian splat crowds
Union VFX and Clear Angle are turning Gaussian splats from a tech demo into a crowd-pleasing production pipeline. Literally. We speak with David Schneider, VFX and Technical Supervisor at Union, in this fxpodcast episode.
Paul Debevec: a history of lighting the future of VFX
We talk with Academy Technical Achievement Award recipient Paul Debevec about HDR image-based lighting, Fiat Lux, virtual production, NeRFs, 3DGS, machine learning, and why now is a great time to do research.
ComfyUI with co-founder Yannik Marek (ComfyAnonymous)
From hacky Stable Diffusion experiments to production-ready pipelines, ComfyUI is shaping how AI fits into VFX.
Jordan Nounnan – Visualization Supervisor on Stranger Things S5
Find out how Stranger Things season five deployed previs and real-time storytelling using Unreal Engine & splats, from Proof's VFX Supervisor Jordan Nounnan.
fxpodcast: going underground with Hijack
In our latest fxpodcast, DOP Ed Moore breaks down the massive stage builds, clever virtual production, and the 2,000+ VFX shots that keep the world’s unluckiest commuter racing in another high-stakes season.
Fallout Season 2 with VFX Supervisor Jay Worth
VFX Supervisor Jay Worth discusses the intricate production of Fallout Season 2, highlighting a continued commitment to blending practical puppets with digital enhancements, cutting-edge VFX, and state-of-the-art AI.
Nuke 17 with Foundry Creative Director Juan Salazar
A deep dive into Nuke 17 exploring BigCat machine learning, native Gaussian splats, the new USD-based 3D system, and how evolving workflows are reshaping the role of the modern compositor.
Foundry acquires Griptape – an exclusive fxpodcast interview
Griptape's Jason Schleifer (Chief Creative Officer) and the Foundry's Christy Anzelmo (Chief Product Officer) discuss the just announced acquisition and what the ongoing shift in the vfx industry means for artists, studios, and pipelines.
Oscar nominated Charlie Noble, VFX supervisor on The Lost Bus
From Unreal previs to real flames: Oscar-nominated The Lost Bus demonstrates that sometimes the hardest VFX work is making reality feel honest.
Squid Game: the VFX challenge with Lux Aeterna
We spoke with Emma Kolasinska (Executive VFX Producer) and Tav Flett (Compositing Supervisor) to discuss how they used invisible VFX to support the unscripted television series without breaking emotional or visual authenticity.
fxpodcast: Pablo Helman on Wicked for Good + BTS gallery
We speak to Pablo Hellman about the second Wicked for Good film and it comes with a special treat of a gallery of behind-the-scenes images.
fxpodcast: Scott Stokdyk and Fantastic Four: First Steps
VFX supervisor Scott Stokdyk unpacks the visual effects of the latest Fantastic Four film, including how the team approached the film as three huge challenges.
fxpodcast: Chris MacLean on the design, action, and VFX of Foundation
Hear how Foundation season 3’s jaw-dropping visuals came together as Chris MacLean walks us through the season’s standout VFX challenges and innovations.
fxpodcast: Playing dirty – DNEG’s seamless Sydney to New York sleight of hand
A conversation with DNEG VFX Supervisor Dan Bethell on how they turned sunny Sydney into a snow-covered New York as well as other work for Shane Black’s thriller, Play Dirty.
fxpodcast: Nano Banana with Zap Andersson
Shaders, AI, and bananas...Zap is back on the fxpodcast to break down his wildest experiments with generative AI yet.
fxpodcast: Chris Nichols & Daniel Thron – surviving VFX, embracing filmmaking, and loving their splats!
We chat with Nichols & Thron about their careers and their new venture, SIGGRAPH highlights, and the future of filmmaking -- gaussian splats and all.
fxpodcast: Heads of State detailed shot by shot breakdown
Fabricio Baessa, DNEG VFX supervisor, discusses the VFX of the Air Force One attack sequence in Heads of State.
fxpodcast: VFX Supervisor Sue Rowe talks Andor season 2
Scanline VFX brings grit, glass, and grounded physics to Andor season 2 and Sue Rowe reveals how they did it.
fxpodcast: Superman with Framestore – Krypto, crystals, & cutting-edge gaussian splats
We sit down with CG Supervisor Kevin Sears and Animation Supervisor Loic Mireault to unpack their contributions to the film.
fxpodcast: Black Mirror’s USS Callister: Into Infinity with James MacLachlan
From voxel teleporters to epic space battles, VFX Supervisor James MacLachlan reveals how Black Mirror’s USS Callister: Into Infinity blends cinematic sci-fi and retro gaming.
fxpodcast: Superman with Wētā FX
VFX Supervisor Guy Williams joins the fxpodcast to reveal how his team brought Kaiju battles, cube rivers, and incredible oners to life for James Gunn’s Superman.
fxpodcast: F1 The Movie, with VFX Supervisor Ryan Tudhope
Ryan Tudhope discusses the artistry behind Kosinski’s F1. From real pit-lane to rebuilt crashes & rain-soaked Monza sequences, over 2,500 VFX shots were seamlessly woven into the invisible VFX of F1.
Crafting Jurassic World: Rebirth with Gareth Edwards and David Vickery
Our fxpodcast with Edwards (director) and Vickery (production vfx supervisor) on refining the Jurassic wonder, crafting photoreal creatures, having fun and more, all with Steven Spielberg watching.
VFX shadows, silhouettes, and the Sentry: ILM’s work on Marvel’s Thunderbolts
In this fxpodcast, we speak with ILM’s Chad Wiebe and Lee McNair to unpack the layers of work that went into some of the film's most complex sequences.
fxpodcast: ACES 2.0 with ILM’s Alex Fry
Geek out with an in-depth discussion of the development process behind the modern color science and improvements in ACES 2.0.
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.
fxpodcast #362: All Around U2
We talk with Peter Kirkup, disguise solutions director, about how U2's 16K LED visuals at The Sphere were created.
fxpodcast #361: A Deep Dive into the New Laws around Governing AI
Confused about what the actual legal situation on generative AI? We do a deep dive into the new Laws around governing AI with Dr Brandie Nonnecke at Berkeley Law.
fxpodcast #360: Gareth Edwards and the ILM team on The Creator
We talk to The Creator Director Gareth Edwards, ILM VFX Supervisor Jay Cooper, ILM on-set VFX Supervisor Andrew Roberts, and Animation Supervisor Michael Midlock.
fxpodcast #359: Territory Studio’s Marti Romances
Territory Studio's co-founder Marti Romances discusses design and sitting between Art Department and VFX
fxpodcast #358: Rob Legato and The Equalizer 3
We talk to the multi-Oscar winning Rob Legato about Second Unit Directing and his hit new flm: Equalizer3. (Spoiler free)
fxpodcast #357: The VFX of Andor + Detailed Behind the Screens footage
Andor is one of the finest Star Wars shows ever made. We speak to ILM's VFX sup. Scott Pritchard. Including 7 videos with over 40 plate photography and final comp shots.
fxpodcast #356: The VFX of Oppenheimer: Zero CGI but Great Effects.
We talk in-depth with Production VFX Supervisor Andrew Jackson about the special and visual effects of Oppenheimer.
fxpodcast #355: How to Film a Hijacking
We go behind the lens to talk to DOP Ed Moore about the filming of the hit new show Hijack
fxpodcast #354: First hand look at Apple’s Vision Pro
Our technical report and coverage from Cupertino of the Apple Vision Pro.
fxpodcast #353: Stephane Ceretti – VFX Supervisor, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
We talk to Stephane Ceretti, Production VFX Supervisor of the brilliant Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3.
fxpodcast #352 WonderStudio’s Founders Discuss their AI Breakout Tool
We talk to Wonder Dynamics 2 co-founders VFX Sup Nikola Todorovic and Tye Sheridan (the star of Ready Player One and X-men).
fxpodcast #351 ILM’s Craig Hammock – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Oscar Nominated Craig Hammock discusses Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
fxpodcast #350 Sci Tech Winner Ryan Laney
Ryan Laney is to receive a commendation (special plaque) for his inventive use of AI facial technology to give a digital “veil” to protect identities while preserving facial emotion in documentary filmmaking.
fxpodcast #349 Move AI
Move.ai makes markerless motion capture with iPhones that match existing tech using incredible machine learning, (and may soon exceed it)
95th Oscar VFX Bake-off from LA
We report from LA on the 95th Academy Awards VIsual Effects Bake-off.
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