Tonight, we look at the world of effects – from the early days of Star Wars to the latest in 360-degree VR effects. And a whole lot of very cool stuff in-between.
Join host Larry Jordan as he talks with Michele Yamazaki, Bruce Logan, Nancy Eperjesy, Miguel Angel Doncel, Ric Viers, and James DeRuvo.
(To download the show, right-click Download and click “Save Link As…”)
VFX Technology is Exploding!
Michele Yamazaki, VP Marketing, Toolfarm
Visual effects today are exploding in all directions, from microscopic particles to the global view of 360-VR video. Tonight, Michele Yamazaki, VP of Marketing for Toolfarm, shares her thoughts on the latest technology and where the trends of today will take us tomorrow.
You Blew Up The Death Star?
Bruce Logan, Director of Photography, Bruce Logan Film
What do you get when you combine a titanium bomb with a hand-held fire extinguisher? An exploding Death Star. Tonight, Bruce Logan, the visual effects wizard behind Star Wars, Tron, Airplane, and many other features talks about how today’s effects got their start.
Effects for 360-degree VR Video
Nancy Eperjesy, President and Co-Founder, Mettle
Visual effects for 360-VR are very different from traditional filmmaking. Tonight, Nancy Eperjesy, president of Mettle, talks about the challenges in creating effects for a 360-world.
VFX: To 8K and Beyond!
Miguel Angel Doncel, CEO, SGO
Mistika is a creative VFX system capable of real-time work at 8K resolutions and beyond. Combining VFX tools with traditional color grading, it is built on a common foundation of metadata, as Miguel Angel Doncel, CEO of SGO, explains.
Great Sound Effects Make Your Visuals Real
Ric Viers, CEO, Blastwave FX
The best way to improve the quality of your visual effects is to improve the sound effects underneath them. Tonight, Ric Viers, CEO, Blastwave FX, joins with with a series of announcements all designed to improve the quality of our effects.
The Weekly DoddleNEWS Update
James DeRuvo, Film and Technology Reporter, DoddleNEWS
James DeRuvo, Senior Writer at DoddleNEWS, has a multi-faceted career that spans radio, film and publishing. Covering technology in the video industry for nearly 20 years, James presents our weekly DoddleNEWS Update.