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fxguide covers the visual effects industry and software from a high-end professional vfx artists’ perspective.

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Latest Episodes

The ocean has comic timing. The volcano has a temper. Wētā FX has some explaining to do on our latest fxpodcast.

A detailed deep dive with Framestore Pre-production Services on putting virtual cameras, lighting and live composites into the cinematographer’s hands for Project Hail Mary.

Alexander Seaman, VFX Sup and Keith Roberts, Animation Director discuss Coyote vs. Acme: the physics are optional, but the falling piano is non-refundable.

From compositor to CEO: Alana Newell on the future of Crafty Apes.

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Recent Guests

Michael Zamen
Framestore real-time supervisor
Framestore
Episode: Project Hail Mary: FPS giving Greig Fraser the controls
Connor Lane
Framestore virtual production supervisor
Framestore
Episode: Project Hail Mary: FPS giving Greig Fraser the controls
Alexander Seaman
DNEG VFX supervisor
DNEG
Episode: DNEG on making cartoon logic work in Coyote vs. Acme
Keith Roberts
Animation director
DNEG
Episode: DNEG on making cartoon logic work in Coyote vs. Acme
Alana Newell
CEO of Crafty Apes
Crafty Apes
Episode: Crafty Apes CEO Alana Newell
Betsy Paterson
Lead visual effects supervisor on Netflix Stranger Things Season 5
Netflix/Stranger Things
Episode: Vecna, Demogorgons and Young Will: Inside the VFX of Stranger Things S5
Jamie Herring
Digital Effects Supervisor
Clear Angle Studios
Episode: Jamie Hearing on how Clear Angle is scanning the future of VFX
Jordan Thistlewood
Chief Digital Officer
Cooke Optics
Episode: The VFX power of lens metadata
John Knoll
ILM's VFX supervisor for The Mandalorian and Grogu
Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
Episode: John Knoll and the handmade Star Wars of The Mandalorian and Grogu

Hosts

John Montgomery
Mike Seymour

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 86 ratings
  • Thanks for doing more FX Guides

    Thanks Mike for doing these interviews! Still loving them after all these years

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Crypto_b
    Australia5 years ago
  • Enthusiasm

    I love the enthusiasm the presenters always exhibit, as well as the straight forward nature of the discussions. Sound sometimes not too good when guests are participating through telephone.

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    Thnhome
    Denmark14 years ago
  • For anyone interested in VFX!

    I've been listening to this podcast regularly for several years. It was inspiring as a student -- now it's both inspiring and very informative as a seasoned pro. These guys run a fantastic show and I highly recommend this podcast (and Fx Guide in general) to anyone with any level of interest at all in VFX!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    briansilva
    United States14 years ago
  • Fantastic, informative

    A real boon for anyone in the Post Production business, this is a real-world look at Visual Effects and the business of creating them.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    BradASchreiber
    United States14 years ago
  • My favorite podcast

    Always informative.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    tobkum
    Germany15 years ago

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Detailed conversations with the technicians behind films and series offer practical insight into how effects are made.
The content is useful to both students and experienced professionals in visual effects and post-production.
Listeners value the hosts' enthusiasm and straightforward interviewing style.
Some listeners note that guest audio can be uneven when contributors join by telephone.

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Apple Podcasts
#248
Italy/TV & Film
Apple Podcasts
#172
India/TV & Film
Apple Podcasts
#174
New Zealand/TV & Film
Apple Podcasts
#229
Norway/TV & Film

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Project Hail Mary: FPS giving Greig Fraser the controls
Q: What was your role in the extraordinary sequence when they go outside the ship or rather they're collecting the phage outside the ship and you've got that sort of extraordinarily mesmerizing immersion in the stream?
Framestore worked on the sequence in the volume, giving Greig Fraser control of a virtual camera, the ship, the planet, lighting and framing. The team later brought the same assets and controls into Simulcam for on-set compositing.
Project Hail Mary: FPS giving Greig Fraser the controls
Q: What of that spectrum of stuff did you guys use? And maybe you could hint at which you tended to use more of than the others?
The production used VR and real-time Unreal Engine content for set exploration, virtual cameras with motion capture, Simulcam for on-set visualization, and LED shooting for the Don't Go Crazy Room.
Crafty Apes CEO Alana Newell
Q: What's next for Crafty Apes beyond episodic and feature work?
Expansion into immersive content, interactive installations, and other non-traditional formats, leveraging the studio's breadth of capabilities to engage audiences in new ways while maintaining core VFX strengths.
Crafty Apes CEO Alana Newell
Q: How are you leveraging AI and machine learning in day-to-day operations and bidding?
AI/machine learning are woven into the pipeline, bidding tools, and project optimization; the focus is on enabling better decision-making and efficiency rather than replacing talent.
Crafty Apes CEO Alana Newell
Q: What makes Crafty Apes attractive to investors and how do you balance growth with sustainability?
The company emphasizes diversification across projects, a resilient culture, and a long-term view (not driven by short-term PE metrics), which helps align investor expectations with sustainable growth.

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Technical interviews and production breakdowns examine how visual effects, animation, cinematography and post-production tools are used in film and television. Regular hosts John Montgomery and Mike Seymour speak with VFX supervisors, artists, studio leaders, researchers and software developers, often tracing a finished screen effect back through on-set decisions, practical elements, camera work and digital workflows. Conversations cover both creative choices and production realities, including collaboration across vendors, pipeline design, emerging capture and rendering methods, and the business of running a VFX studio. A distinctive strength is the combination of detailed technical explanation with first-hand accounts from the people who ... more

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