fxguide: fxpodcast
Mike Seymour, John Montgomery
fxguide covers the visual effects industry and software from a high-end professional vfx artists’ perspective.
Episodes
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Oct 9, 2025 • 1h 7min
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.
Sep 24, 2025 • 1h 2min
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.
Sep 9, 2025 • 33min
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.
Aug 20, 2025 • 37min
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.
Aug 18, 2025 • 54min
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.
Aug 13, 2025 • 39min
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.
Aug 11, 2025 • 37min
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.
Jul 25, 2025 • 52min
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.
Jun 30, 2025 • 46min
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.
Jun 25, 2025 • 41min
VFX shadows, silhouettes, and the Sentry: ILM’s work on Marvel’s Thunderbolts
In this engaging discussion, Chad Wiebe, VFX supervisor at ILM, and Lee McNair, animation supervisor at ILM, dive into the intricate visual effects of Thunderbolts. Chad reveals the evolution of the Void's aesthetic, focusing on nuanced rendering that makes simplicity feel complex. Lee shares insights on silhouette animation and the choreography behind the penthouse fight. They also discuss the innovative use of real-world geometry for shadows and the technical challenges of crafting realistic digi-doubles, creating a captivating listener experience.
