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Lighter Darker Episode 007: Glicked: Worldbuilding in Wicked and Gladiator II

Mark Newbold
By Mark Newbold

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Rob Bredow and Todd Vaziri are back with the seventh episode (of twenty planned for season one) of the Lighter Darker podcast, and this time they catch up with ILMs’ VFX Producer of Gladiator II Ed Randolph and Wicked VFX Supervisor Anthony Smith.

This week, we delve into the world building techniques behind two of the year’s most anticipated films: Gladiator II and Wicked. VFX Producer Ed Randolph (Gladiator II) and VFX Supervisor Anthony Smith (Wicked) give us behind-the-scenes stories of building these worlds and share insights into some of their favorite shots from their impressive careers.

Chapter Markers
[00:00:10] Intro
[00:03:07] Questions from the Mailbag
[00:17:42] One Final and One CBB
[00:28:15] Worldbuilding in WIcked and Gladiator II
[00:49:13] The Martini
[00:58:30] Outro

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Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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NewsFilm, Music & TV

Lighter Darker Episode 007: Glicked: Worldbuilding in Wicked and Gladiator II

Mark Newbold
By Mark Newbold

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- Advertisement -

Rob Bredow and Todd Vaziri are back with the seventh episode (of twenty planned for season one) of the Lighter Darker podcast, and this time they catch up with ILMs’ VFX Producer of Gladiator II Ed Randolph and Wicked VFX Supervisor Anthony Smith.

This week, we delve into the world building techniques behind two of the year’s most anticipated films: Gladiator II and Wicked. VFX Producer Ed Randolph (Gladiator II) and VFX Supervisor Anthony Smith (Wicked) give us behind-the-scenes stories of building these worlds and share insights into some of their favorite shots from their impressive careers.

Chapter Markers
[00:00:10] Intro
[00:03:07] Questions from the Mailbag
[00:17:42] One Final and One CBB
[00:28:15] Worldbuilding in WIcked and Gladiator II
[00:49:13] The Martini
[00:58:30] Outro

SourceILMVFX
Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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