Show notes
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 feedSponsor* 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 editorMusic* All tracks by Digital DrooResearch 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 DVDMore BitsMark 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 chatDragonslayer 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



