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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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
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