The Optical
The Optical
Mark Boszko
The Optical 009 - Tron, Harrison Ellenshaw, John Van Vliet, Cinefex 8
55 minutes Posted Sep 26, 2014 at 7:04 pm.
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Complete show notes (with links) available at http://opticalpodcast.com/episode/009/
We chat with visual effects artists Harrison Ellenshaw and John Van Vliet about their work on the 1982 cult classic Tron, and hear about the hand-drawn animation that people think was CGI, and just how crazy it was to work on the film!
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* Cinefex magazine - The journal of cinematic illusions.
Features
* *Tron* (1982)
* Follow along with our List on Letterboxd, featuring films we’ve covered, and upcoming films to watch.
Guests
* Harrison Ellenshaw, Visual Effects Supervisor on Tron
* John Van Vliet, Effects Animator on Tron
Music
* All tracks by Digital Droo
Research Materials
* Cinefex 8 — April 1982, available in the Cinefex iPad app
* Revisiting Cinefex (8): Tron and Silent Running by Graham Edwards
* *The Making of Tron: How Tron Changed Visual Effects and Disney Forever* by William Kallay
As ever
* The Optical theme by Digital Droo
* The Optical “aperture” logo by Mike Gower