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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