Complete show notes (with links) available at http://opticalpodcast.com/episode/014We talk the making of Clint Eastwood’s Firefox with Russian speaker Mike Gower, and we marvel at John Dykstra and Apogee’s technical advances for the effects of the super-stealth fighter. до свидания!Listen for your chance to win a free 1-year print subscription to Cinefex magazine.Improve your 2015 with a 10-day free trial of training videos from http://lynda.com/optical.Subscribe to the Podcast* Subscribe in iTunes* Follow on Soundcloud* Enhanced AAC podcast feed* MP3 podcast feedSponsors* Cinefex magazine — The journal of cinematic illusions.* Lynda.com — Start learning today.Features* Firefox (1982)* Follow along with our List on Letterboxd, featuring films we’ve covered, and upcoming films to watch.Guests* Mike Gower, designer of our ‘aperture’ logo, enjoys designing things, watching movies, flying supersonic jets, and speaking Russian.Music* All tracks by Digital DrooResearch Materials* Cinefex 10 — September 1997, also available in the Cinefex iPad app* Revisiting Cinefex (10): Poltergeist and Firefox by Graham EdwardsMore Bits* See http://opticalpodcast.com/episode/014 for complete show notes.As ever* The Optical theme by Digital Droo* The Optical “aperture” logo by Mike Gower