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The Optical 011 - Douglas Trumbull, Part 2: Back to the Future… The Ride to Magi and UFOTOG
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Complete show notes (with links) available at http://opticalpodcast.com/episode/011/ We talk with Douglas Trumbull about his history as a creator and inventor of VFX and immersive film technology, making Back to the Future… The Ride, and his latest project: the 120 fps, 4K, 3D short film UFOTOG that shows off his new film process, Magi. This episode includes the second half of our interview. Listen to Part 1 in episode 010! Listen today for your chance to win a free 1-year print subscription to Cinefex magazine. Subscribe to the Podcast * Subscribe in iTunes * Follow us on Soundcloud * Podcast feed for other pod-catchers Sponsor * Cinefex magazine — The journal of cinematic illusions. Features * Back to the Future… The Ride (1991) * UFOTOG (2014) * Follow along with our List on Letterboxd, featuring films we’ve covered, and upcoming films to watch. Guest * Douglas Trumbull, filmmaker, director, writer, and inventor of many advances in VFX technology. His latest project is the 120fps/4K/3D immersive cinema process called Magi. Music * All tracks by Digital Droo Research Materials * Cinefex 46 — May 1991, available in the Cinefex iPad app * Revisiting Cinefex by Graham Edwards 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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Complete show notes (with links) available at http://opticalpodcast.com/episode/011/ We talk with Douglas Trumbull about his history as a creator and inventor of VFX and immersive film technology, making Back to the Future… The Ride, and his latest project: the 120 fps, 4K, 3D short film UFOTOG that shows off his new film process, Magi. This episode includes the second half of our interview. Listen to Part 1 in episode 010! Listen today for your chance to win a free 1-year print subscription to Cinefex magazine. Subscribe to the Podcast * Subscribe in iTunes * Follow us on Soundcloud * Podcast feed for other pod-catchers Sponsor * Cinefex magazine — The journal of cinematic illusions. Features * Back to the Future… The Ride (1991) * UFOTOG (2014) * Follow along with our List on Letterboxd, featuring films we’ve covered, and upcoming films to watch. Guest * Douglas Trumbull, filmmaker, director, writer, and inventor of many advances in VFX technology. His latest project is the 120fps/4K/3D immersive cinema process called Magi. Music * All tracks by Digital Droo Research Materials * Cinefex 46 — May 1991, available in the Cinefex iPad app * Revisiting Cinefex by Graham Edwards 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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