Join Mike Seymour, Jason Diamond & Matt Wallin as we dine on barbecued porg. In this episode we discuss Rian Johnson's film, The Last Jedi, it's visual effects, Lucasfilm/Disney, filmmaking food analogies, and the future of the Star Wars universe. Click on the image below to listen online at FX Guide.
VFX Show 228: Thor: Ragnarok
Mike Seymour, Jason Diamond and Matt Wallin make a little rock, paper, scissors joke and talk #VFX in Taika Waititi's Thor: Ragnarok. Listen online at FX Guide.
VFX Show 227: Mother!
Jason Diamond and Matt Wallin embrace the allegory of Darren Aronofsky's film "Mother!" We talk visual effects, Super 16mm filmmaking, Matthew Libatique, emerging cinema tech and the auteur theory.
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VFX Show 226: Blade Runner 2049
Jason Diamond, Mike Seymour and Matt Wallin take the Voight-Kampff test and talk replicants, ethics, Roger Deakins and visual effects in Denis Villeneuve's Blade Runner: 2049. Listen online for free at FX Guide.
Read about the Esper Machine from the original 1982 film.
Below is the storyboarded opening sequence from the original Blade Runner. This scene was never shot but was clearly re-used for the opening sequence in 2049 with Ryan Gosling and Dave Bautista. Click on the images to enlarge. Scene goes from left to right through the nine pages.
The VFX board for the original film's opening shot.
VFX Show 225: Star Trek Discovery
Mike Seymour, Jason Diamond and Matt Wallin beam up with CBS All Access & discuss the visual effects in Star Trek Discovery. Listen for free online at FX Guide.