fxguide: fxpodcast

Mike Seymour, John Montgomery

Último episodio

Union VFX on production-ready Gaussian splat crowds
01/06/2026 | 28 min
Union VFX and Clear Angle are turning Gaussian splats from a tech demo into a crowd-pleasing production pipeline. Literally. We speak with David Schneider, VFX and Technical Supervisor at Union, in this fxpodcast episode.
Paul Debevec: a history of lighting the future of VFX
28/05/2026 | 1 h 1 min
We talk with Academy Technical Achievement Award recipient Paul Debevec about HDR image-based lighting, Fiat Lux, virtual production, NeRFs, 3DGS, machine learning, and why now is a great time to do research.
ComfyUI with co-founder Yannik Marek (ComfyAnonymous)
06/05/2026 | 24 min
From hacky Stable Diffusion experiments to production-ready pipelines, ComfyUI is shaping how AI fits into VFX.
Jordan Nounnan – Visualization Supervisor on Stranger Things S5
30/04/2026 | 27 min
Find out how Stranger Things season five deployed previs and real-time storytelling using Unreal Engine & splats, from Proof's VFX Supervisor Jordan Nounnan.
fxpodcast: going underground with Hijack
17/03/2026 | 57 min
In our latest fxpodcast, DOP Ed Moore breaks down the massive stage builds, clever virtual production, and the 2,000+ VFX shots that keep the world’s unluckiest commuter racing in another high-stakes season.