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. 

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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.

VFX Show 224: Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Mike Seymour, Jason Diamond and Matt Wallin answer the call and board the mothership to discuss the VFX in the 40th anniversary re-release of Steven Spielberg's masterpiece, Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Listen online at FX Guide. 

VFX Show 223: IT

Matt Leonard, Jason Diamond and Matt Wallin leave their bikes in the middle of the street and explore the sewers of Derry and the VFX of "It". Listen online at FX Guide. 

VFX Show #222: Game of Thrones Season 7

Mike Seymour and Matt Wallin breathe fire into the penultimate and final episodes of season 7 of HBO's Game of Thrones. Click on the image to listen online at FX Guide. 

VFX Show #221: Wonder Woman

Mike Seymour, Jason Diamond and Matt Wallin recognize that they are needed for procreation but not for pleasure. Give a listen on FX Guide as we talk about the visual effects Patty Jenkins' hit film, Wonder Woman. 

VFX Show #220: Alien: Covenant

Mike Seymour, Jason Diamond and Matt Wallin take off and nuke the entire site from orbit in the latest episode of the VFX Show where we talk Ridley Scott and Alien: Covenant. Listen online for free at FX Guide. 

VFX Show #219: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

We are Groot in this special episode of the VFX Show. Angie Seymour, Lucas Diamond and Thor Wallin explore the galaxy and themes of family in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Listen online at FX Guide.

VFX Show #218: Kong Skull Island

Mike Seymour, Jason Diamond and Matt Wallin traverse the storm and arrive at Skull Island to discuss the visual effects in Jordan Vogt-Roberts, Kong: Skull Island. Listen online at FX Guide.

VFX Show #217: Logan

Jason Diamond, Mike Seymour and Matt Wallin reveal their claws and discuss the visual effects in James Mangold's film "Logan". Click on the image below to listen online at FX Guide. 

VFX Show #216: Oscars 2017

Mike Seymour, Matt Leonard and Matt Wallin offer up their predictions for the Oscars. They consider the nominees for Best VFX, Best Animated Feature and Best Animated Short among others.  

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VFX Show #215: A Monster Calls

Mike Seymour, Jason Diamond & Matt Wallin answer when "A Monster Calls". 

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VFX Show #214: Rogue One

Mike Seymour, Jason Diamond and Matt Wallin join forces to steal the plans to Gareth Edwards' "Rogue One". We talk visual effects, story, the uncanny valley and lots more on this holiday spectacular edition of the VFX Show. Listen online at FX Guide.

VFX Show #213: Westworld Part 2

Mike Seymour and Matt Wallin talk about the season finale of Westworld. We explore visual effects, plot, theories for season two, artificial intelligence, Michelangelo's secret messages in the Sistine Chapel... you name it. If you're loving the show like we are, click on the image below to listen online. These violent delights have violent ends...

VFX Show #212: Arrival

Mike Seymour, Jason Diamond & Matt Wallin phase shift through time and attempt to communicate about the visual effects in Denis Villeneuve's film Arrival. 

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VFX Show #211: Dr. Strange

Mike Seymour, Jason Diamond & Matt Wallin astral project into the multi-verse to discuss the visual effects in Marvel's latest, Dr. Strange. 

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VFX Show #210: Westworld

Mike Seymour and Matt Wallin discuss the visual effects and all the latest theories to HBO's Westworld. "These violent delights have violent ends..."

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VFX Show #209: Star Trek Beyond

Jason Diamond, Mike Seymour and Matt Wallin boldly go where no one has gone before in an exploration of the visual effects of Justin Lin's Star Trek Beyond. Listen online at FX Guide.

The new warp effect in Star Trek Beyond. 

VFX Show #208: Captain America - Civil War

Whose side are you on? Mike Seymour, Zap Andersson & Matt Wallin talk about the visual effects in Marvel's 2016 Summer hit, Captain America - Civil War. Listen online at FX Guide or subscribe for free in iTunes. 

Francis Ford Coppola's "Godfather Notebook"

Coppola is an absolute genius. I love the bit where he talks about cutting out the pages of the book and fastening them to his own cut out pages for the giant notebook. Its so obsessive. This book is soon to be released as a special edition printing via Regen Arts publishing. It will undoubtedly function as a master class in preparation, adaptation and directing.