The Optical 007 - Raiders of the Lost Ark, Mark Mangini, Dragonslayer, Go-Motion, Cinefex 6

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Complete show notes (with links) are available at http://opticalpodcast.com/episode/007/ 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 Dragonslayer, and the invention of Go-Motion. This is continuing coverage of Cinefex 6 — see episode 006 for even more Raiders and Dragonslayer goodness! Listen for your chance to win a free 1-year print subscription to Cinefex magazine. Subscribe to the Podcast * Subscribe in iTunes * Enhanced AAC podcast feed * MP3 podcast feed Sponsor * Cinefex magazine — The journal of cinematic illusions. Fundraiser * Help fund The Optical’s second season, and buy a T-shirt today for our fundraising campaign! Hurry — the last day to contribute is Sunday, July 20, 2014. Features * Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) * Dragonslayer (1981) * Follow along with our List on Letterboxd, featuring films we’ve covered, and upcoming films to watch. Guests * Mark Mangini, sound designer and re-recording mixer * Brian Newell, TV/film editor Music * All tracks by Digital Droo Research Materials * Cinefex 6 — October 1981, available in the Cinefex iPad app * Revisiting Cinefex (6): Early CGI, Dragonslayer and Raiders by Graham Edwards * Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures on Blu-ray * The Complete Making of Indiana Jones: The Definitive Story Behind All Four Films by J.W. Rinzler and Laurent Bouzereau * Dragonslayer on DVD More Bits Mark Mangini: * Sound Design * Walter Murch and his sound design expertise were discussed in detail in Episode 003 of The Optical * Mark Mangini’s music * Hanna Barbara - The New Fred & Barney Show (1979) * Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) * V’Ger musical effect — Blaster Beam demonstration * Replacing English with Vulcan Speech in Star Trek: The Motion Picture * Gremlins (1984) * Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) * The Fifth Element (1997) * Silent Films — Mangini’s open letter to a reviewer who neglected the role of sound in the CGI-heavy sequences in Godzilla. * Ben Burtt * Richard L. Anderson * Stephen Hunter Flick * Frank Welker * The Wilhelm Scream * The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) * Kafka (1991) * Steven Soderbergh talking about re-working Kafka — about halfway though the interview. Sounds like there will be a disc released after he’s done tinkering with it. * Stigmata (1999) * Warrior (2011) * Space Jam (1996) * Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) * Treg Brown * Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) * War of the Worlds (1953) * Forbidden Planet (1956) * Jane Got a Gun coming in 2015 * Black Mass coming in 2015 * Dolby Atmos * Mark Mangini’s Blog * LA Sound Group Presents Mark Mangini — group chat Dragonslayer and Go-Motion * Go-Motion on Wikipedia * Peter MacNicol * Revenge of the Jedi teaser trailer * The Vermithrax Pejorative Story: Behind the Scenes at the Making of Dragonslayer * Dragonslayer Full-size Head Restoration * The Rhamphorhynchus pterosaur that the design of the Vermithrax Pejorative was based upon. * We talked about the tauntaun stop-motion animation in Episode 002 of The Optical * G is for Greenscreen on the Cinefex blog contains a couple of great example images of ILM’s backlit bluescreen — one with Ghostbuster’s Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man in front of it, and the other with Jabba’s skiff from Return of the Jedi. * Inverse square law for light * Tremors (1990) * We covered Ray Harryhausen’s stop-motion techniques and armatures in Episode 005 of The Optical * Overcranking film * You’ll believe a man can fly. — Superman (1978) tagline * Dragonslayer Behind-the-Scenes Pictures * Original Go-Motion tests for Jurassic Park created before the decision was made to make the dinosaurs digitally. As ever * The Optical theme by Digital Droo * The Optical “aperture” logo by Mike Gower --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theoptical/message

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