The Optical

The Optical


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July 19, 2014

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The Optical 006B - Raiders of the Lost Ark, Mark Mangini, Dragonslayer, Go-Motion, Cinefex 6
July 15, 2014

Complete show notes (with links) are available at http://opticalpodcast.com/episode_006B We interview sound designer Mark Mangini about his career, including his early work on Raiders of the Lost Ark, and chat with film/TV editor Brian Newell about Drag

The Optical 006A - Raiders of the Lost Ark, Thaine Morris, Filmumentaries, Joe Fordham, Cinefex 6
June 23, 2014

Complete show notes (with links) are available at http://opticalpodcast.com/episode_006A We chat with Cinefex writer Joe Fordham and film/TV editor Brian Newell about Raiders of the Lost Ark, and interview mechanical effects and pyro legend Thaine Morri

The Optical 005 - Cinefex 5, Ray Harryhausen, Clash of the Titans, The State of 3D, Roy Arbogast, Caveman
May 26, 2014

Complete show notes (with links) are available at http://opticalpodcast.com/episode_005 We chat with Jose Vazquez about Clash of the Titans, Ray Harryhausen’s other stop-motion creature films, Roy Arbogast’s work on the shark for Jaws and other phys

The Optical 005 - Ray Harryhausen, Clash of the Titans, The State of 3D, Roy Arbogast, Caveman, Cinefex 5
May 26, 2014

Complete show notes (with links) are available at http://opticalpodcast.com/episode_005 We chat with Jose Vazquez about Clash of the Titans, Ray Harryhausen’s other stop-motion creature films, Roy Arbogast’s work on the shark for Jaws and other phys

The Optical 004 - Outland, Altered States, Open Moco, Sensory Deprivation Tanks, Cinefex 4
April 28, 2014

Complete show notes (with links) are available at http://opticalpodcast.com/episode_004 We chat with film fan Brian Covey about the development of the front-screen Introvision technique for Outland – or as I like to call it, Sean Connery: Space Co

The Optical 004 - Cinefex 4, Outland, Altered States, Open Moco, and Sensory Deprivation
April 28, 2014

Complete show notes (with links) are available at http://opticalpodcast.com/episode_004 We chat with film fan Brian Covey about the development of the front-screen Introvision technique for Outland – or as I like to call it, Sean Connery: Space Cop! â

The Optical 003 - Walter Murch, Sound Design, Saul Bass Title Design, Phase IV, Cinefex 3
March 12, 2014

Complete show notes (with links) are available at http://opticalpodcast.com/episode_003 We chat with TV writer and producer Ian Brier about Walter Murch’s early sound design for THX 1138, American Graffiti, The Conversation, and Apocalypse Now, as wel

The Optical 003 - Cinefex 3, Walter Murch, Sound Design, Saul Bass Title Design, and Phase IV
March 12, 2014

Complete show notes (with links) are available at http://opticalpodcast.com/episode_003 We chat with TV writer and producer Ian Brier about Walter Murch’s early sound design for THX 1138, American Graffiti, The Conversation, and Apocalypse Now, as wel

The Optical 002 - Cinefex 2, The Empire Strikes Back, Howie Weed, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and 1941
February 03, 2014

Complete show notes (with links) are available at http://opticalpodcast.com/episode_002 In our second episode, we chat with passionate fan Rob Rhyne about The Empire Strikes Back, interview modelmaker, creature creator, and digital artist Howie Weed abo