Complete show notes (with links) available at http://opticalpodcast.com/episode/018We chat with animator and VFX artist Robert Swarthe about his work on Close Encounters of the Third Kind — both the original and Special Edition, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, and more!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* Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)* Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)* Follow along with our List on Letterboxd, featuring films we’ve covered, and upcoming films to watch.Guests* Robert Swarthe, animator and VFX artistMusic* All tracks by Digital DrooResearch Materials* Cinefex 11 — January 1983, also available in the Cinefex iPad app* Revisiting Cinefex (11): ET and Robert Swarthe by Graham EdwardsMore Bits* See http://opticalpodcast.com/episode/018 for complete show notes.As ever* The Optical theme by Digital Droo* The Optical “aperture” logo by Mike Gower