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! – and the early computer effects and makeup for Altered States, interview Brad Justinen and Shane McKown of Motion Sickness about their Open MoCo project, and take our own dip on a sensory deprivation tank – for SCIENCE! Also 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 feedSponsors* Cinefex magazine — The journal of cinematic illusions.* float|seattle — Take yourself on a blind date… with yourself.Features* Outland* Introvision* Altered States* Sensory deprivation tanks* Follow along with our List on Letterboxd, featuring films we’ve covered, and upcoming films to watch.Guests* Brian Covey — Lover of film.* Brad Justinen and Shane McKown of Motion Sickness and Open MoCo* Sean McCormick of float|seattleMusicAll tracks by Digital Droo, specifically his Warpgate Music playlist Research Materials* Cinefex 4 — April 1981* Revisiting Cinefex (4): Outland and Altered States by Graham Edwards* US Patent 5,061,061 – “Front projection composite photography system combining staged action with two projected images”, including diagramsMore bits* Mark Roberts Motion Control* Harmonic drive for motion control rigs* Intervalometer for time lapse photography* Hypnagogic imagery* Flying-spot scanner* HUVr hoverboard hoax, featuring Tony Hawk, Christopher Lloyd, Moby, and a baffling array of celebrities* Red Dawn (1984)* Stigmata* DMT: The Spirit MoleculeAs ever* The Optical theme by Digital Droo* The Optical “aperture” logo by Mike Gower