Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This week on the fxpodcast, we catch up with longtime friends of fxguide, Chris Nichols and Daniel Thron. Together, they bring more than four decades of combined experience across visual effects and filmmaking. While both are still deeply engaged in their day-to-day creative work, they’re also opening a bold new chapter—exploring the future of modern filmmaking and where the industry is headed. We talk about their current projects, what lies ahead, and their recent experiences at SIGGRAPH, with a spotlight on the growing buzz around gaussian splats.
0:00 Start
0:48 Monstrous Moonshine
5:35 SIGGRAPH
7:27 From Nerf to Gaussian Splats
16:17 Controlling AI Tools
23:51 Things Are Changing Fast
27:42 Gausian Splats for Virtual Production
30:11 Realtime Denoising
35:15 The Western
37:51 Open Source
40:04 SIGGRAPH
42:52 CG Garage
46:28 "CGI is For Losers"
56:21 The Company
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This week on the fxpodcast, we catch up with longtime friends of fxguide, Chris Nichols and Daniel Thron. Together, they bring more than four decades of combined experience across visual effects and filmmaking. While both are still deeply engaged in their day-to-day creative work, they’re also opening a bold new chapter—exploring the future of modern filmmaking and where the industry is headed. We talk about their current projects, what lies ahead, and their recent experiences at SIGGRAPH, with a spotlight on the growing buzz around gaussian splats.
0:00 Start
0:48 Monstrous Moonshine
5:35 SIGGRAPH
7:27 From Nerf to Gaussian Splats
16:17 Controlling AI Tools
23:51 Things Are Changing Fast
27:42 Gausian Splats for Virtual Production
30:11 Realtime Denoising
35:15 The Western
37:51 Open Source
40:04 SIGGRAPH
42:52 CG Garage
46:28 "CGI is For Losers"
56:21 The Company
Facebook: facebook.com/fxguide
Follow on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/fxguide
Follow on X: https://x.com/fxguidenews
Follow on Instagram: instagram.com/fxguidevfx
Follow on Threads: threads.com/@fxguidevfx
Follow on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fxguide.com
Visit our web site: fxguide.com
Subscribe to the fxpodcast: fxguide.com/fxpodcasts
