Tuesday, March 16, 2021

That Amazing Drone Video and The New York Times

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An absolutely beautiful piece of video went viral - the stunning drone footage of Bryant Lake Bowl & Theater shot by Jay Christensen is...
Thursday, February 18, 2021

We Talked About "Sneakers" on Defocused

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  I had the pleasure of talking with Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm about one of our favorite movies, "Sneakers" (1992) on the Defoc...
Tuesday, February 09, 2021

VFX Artist Todd Vaziri Answers Movie & TV VFX Questions From Twitter for WIRED Tech Support

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watch on YouTube It was a lot of fun to participate in WIRED's "Support" series for YouTube. Named "VFX Support", I ...
Thursday, November 19, 2020

Todd Vaziri on the Talking Bay 94 Podcast

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It was my pleasure to be the guest on Talking Bay 94, a terrific Star Wars podcast.  Industrial Light & Magic digital artist and composi...
Sunday, November 15, 2020

Looking at a Shot from "Bullitt"

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Trying something new. I thought I'd attempt to discuss a single weird shot in the 1968 classic film, "Bullitt". I wrote this t...
Monday, November 02, 2020

"How I Letterboxd" featuring Todd Vaziri

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I recently chatted with Jack Moulton at Letterboxd about how I use the Letterbox app, and we went deep into how we look at movies throughou...
Saturday, January 25, 2020

Oscar Pool Ballot, 92nd Academy Awards

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It's time for the  Awesomest Oscar Pool Ballot In The History Of Oscar Pool Ballots. Every year  I create a special ballot based on a t...
Sunday, November 24, 2019

Acting Through a Mask

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As a kid watching this bit of performance by David Prowse in "Return of the Jedi", I was absolutely convinced that Vader's ...
Wednesday, November 06, 2019

Pretend Disney+ Artwork

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Disney has been tweeting artwork for each of the movies and TV shows that will be available to stream on its new network, Disney+. One ...
Sunday, November 03, 2019

I Was on the Light the Fuse Podcast

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update 5/28/2025: Because of some shenanigans with their server/parent company, my episodes are no longer on the main podcast feed. Grrr. ...
Thursday, October 10, 2019

Twin Suns Setting and Beyond: The Perfect Star Wars Shots

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Hal Hickel and I had a lot of fun talking with Ashley Barry-Biancuzzo about our favorite shots from the "Star Wars" movie serie...
Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Designing the Look of the Blockade Runner Engines from "Rogue One"

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"Rogue One" (2016), visual effects by ILM. Visual effects supervisor John Knoll. Lighting by Tom Martinek, compositing by Tod...
Sunday, March 10, 2019

One Visual Effects Shot from "Pirates 2"

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  "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" (2006), visual effects by ILM. Visual effects supervisor John Knoll. Winner...
Friday, March 08, 2019

A "Fury Road" Appreciation

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MAD MAX: FURY ROAD (2015) pic.twitter.com/BKcCLAlhJS — ULTRAKiLLBLAST (@ultrakillblast) March 1, 2019 We take this movie for gra...
Thursday, March 07, 2019

Breaking Down a Visual Effects Shot from "Inferno"

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"Inferno" (1999), visual effects by Banned from the Ranch Entertainment. Visual effects supervisor Van Ling, compositing/layout...