Industrial Light & Magic | Lighter Darker | Episode 1 | "The Premiere" @ILMVFX | Uploaded September 2024 | Updated October 2024, 5 days ago.
Welcome to Lighter Darker: The ILM Podcast hosted by ILM Chief Creative Officer, Rob Bredow, ILM Compositing Supervisor, Todd Vaziri, and Producer Jenny Ely who talk about the creative process of filmmaking and the art of visual storytelling. In our premiere episode Rob and Todd share thoughts on beautiful final shots from films they've personally worked on, along with a few "could-be-better" or CBB moments they didn't want to let go. Todd unpacks the compositing from a famous shot in Star Trek Into Darkness and Rob shares how the production teams on the set of Solo: A Star Wars Story worked together to compose a memorable journey through the Kessel Run on screen for the first time.
On the main topic of Dailies Culture Rob and Todd dive into the details, offering up tips on making review sessions with your team more productive, painless, and even enjoyable.
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Episode 1: The Premiere Transcript
ilm.com/transcripts/s1e1-the-premiere
CHAPTER MARKERS
[0:00:00] Intro
[00:01:37] Introduction to One Final, One CBB
[00:02:45] Todd’s Final & CBB from Star Trek Into Darkness
[00:09:06] Rob’s Final & CBB from Solo: A Star Wars Story
[00:19:04] Dailies Culture
[00:34:00] The Martini
[00:41:57] Outro
EPISODE LINKS
Films/Projects
Todd’s One Final & One CBB
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) - imdb.com/title/tt1408101
ILM: Behind the Magic of Visual Effects in Star Trek Into Darkness youtube.com/watch?v=Y-M3lFtPLGI
Rob’s One Final & One CBB
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) - imdb.com/title/tt3778644/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_solo%2520a%2520star
ILM: Behind the Magic of the Speeder Chase in Solo: A Star Wars Story youtube.com/watch?v=iGebheN-DWw
Brett Northcutt concept artist at ILM on Instagram instagram.com/brett_northcutt_art
Dailies Discussion
Rob and Todd share their thoughts on best practices for dailies and share examples of learning from their experiences.
Hulk (2003) - imdb.com/title/tt0286716/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Stuart Little (1999) - imdb.com/title/tt0164912/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_stuart%2520little
David Fincher - imdb.com/name/nm0000399/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_1_nm_7_in_0_q_david%2520finc
John Knoll - imdb.com/name/nm0461306/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_5_nm_3_in_0_q_john%2520knoll
John Dykstra - imdb.com/name/nm0004375/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_0_nm_8_in_0_q_john%2520dykstra
Jerome Chen - imdb.com/name/nm0155259/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_1_nm_7_in_0_q_jerome%2520chen
Dennis Muren - imdb.com/name/nm0613830/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_dennis%2520muren
Ken Ralston - imdb.com/name/nm0707822/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_4_nm_4_in_0_q_ken%2520rals
“The Martini”
Rob, Todd, and Jenny share some of their favorite things in and outside of the world of filmmaking.
Todd is digging the return of so many classics to the big screen, and cherishing the opportunity to share these experiences with his kids:
Alien (1979) - imdb.com/title/tt0078748/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
Rob reflects on the powerhouse, Jurassic Park, and Jeff Goldblum’s famous shirtless scene. Sharing the experience with a packed audience is priceless!
Jurassic Park (1993) - imdb.com/title/tt0107290/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Jenny relives childhood horrors with Alien and discovers immersion therapy for claustrophobia with The Abyss.
The Abyss (1989) - imdb.com/title/tt0096754/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_the%2520abyss
Jenny found one organization app to rule them all with Todoist. todoist.com
Rob is embracing the delightful world of avian espionage with Bird Buddy. mybirdbuddy.com
SHOW & CONTACT INFO
Featured Music
The Lighter Darker theme was created by Khatsho Orfali
This episode features music by Pablo Helman
The Surfwood Circle Band | Listen on SoundCloud
Questions? Submit a question or a topic for discussion on the show lighterdarker@ilm.com.
Learn more about ILM at ilm.com and follow us on social media.
Lighter Darker Episode 1: The Premiere
Welcome to Lighter Darker: The ILM Podcast hosted by ILM Chief Creative Officer, Rob Bredow, ILM Compositing Supervisor, Todd Vaziri, and Producer Jenny Ely who talk about the creative process of filmmaking and the art of visual storytelling. In our premiere episode Rob and Todd share thoughts on beautiful final shots from films they've personally worked on, along with a few "could-be-better" or CBB moments they didn't want to let go. Todd unpacks the compositing from a famous shot in Star Trek Into Darkness and Rob shares how the production teams on the set of Solo: A Star Wars Story worked together to compose a memorable journey through the Kessel Run on screen for the first time.
On the main topic of Dailies Culture Rob and Todd dive into the details, offering up tips on making review sessions with your team more productive, painless, and even enjoyable.
Subscribe Now:
Spotify open.spotify.com/show/0ovwtj5CICCmEdNUGa1dLO
Apple Podcasts podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lighter-darker-the-ilm-podcast/id1764351015
Amazon Music music.amazon.com/podcasts/63d25b99-3575-4e1b-a3a2-b969c4ca2b0f
iHeart Radio iheart.com/podcast/867-lighter-darker-the-ilm-pod-208118582
SiriusXM siriusxm.com/player/show-podcast/entity/a3e6e7d3-dd45-3942-ac10-752966680688
Pandora pandora.com/podcast/lighter-darker-the-ilm-podcast/PC:1001091621
RSS https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ESP3981692856
Episode 1: The Premiere Transcript
ilm.com/transcripts/s1e1-the-premiere
CHAPTER MARKERS
[0:00:00] Intro
[00:01:37] Introduction to One Final, One CBB
[00:02:45] Todd’s Final & CBB from Star Trek Into Darkness
[00:09:06] Rob’s Final & CBB from Solo: A Star Wars Story
[00:19:04] Dailies Culture
[00:34:00] The Martini
[00:41:57] Outro
EPISODE LINKS
Films/Projects
Todd’s One Final & One CBB
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) - imdb.com/title/tt1408101
ILM: Behind the Magic of Visual Effects in Star Trek Into Darkness youtube.com/watch?v=Y-M3lFtPLGI
Rob’s One Final & One CBB
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) - imdb.com/title/tt3778644/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_solo%2520a%2520star
ILM: Behind the Magic of the Speeder Chase in Solo: A Star Wars Story youtube.com/watch?v=iGebheN-DWw
Brett Northcutt concept artist at ILM on Instagram instagram.com/brett_northcutt_art
Dailies Discussion
Rob and Todd share their thoughts on best practices for dailies and share examples of learning from their experiences.
Hulk (2003) - imdb.com/title/tt0286716/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Stuart Little (1999) - imdb.com/title/tt0164912/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_stuart%2520little
David Fincher - imdb.com/name/nm0000399/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_1_nm_7_in_0_q_david%2520finc
John Knoll - imdb.com/name/nm0461306/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_5_nm_3_in_0_q_john%2520knoll
John Dykstra - imdb.com/name/nm0004375/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_0_nm_8_in_0_q_john%2520dykstra
Jerome Chen - imdb.com/name/nm0155259/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_1_nm_7_in_0_q_jerome%2520chen
Dennis Muren - imdb.com/name/nm0613830/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_dennis%2520muren
Ken Ralston - imdb.com/name/nm0707822/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_4_nm_4_in_0_q_ken%2520rals
“The Martini”
Rob, Todd, and Jenny share some of their favorite things in and outside of the world of filmmaking.
Todd is digging the return of so many classics to the big screen, and cherishing the opportunity to share these experiences with his kids:
Alien (1979) - imdb.com/title/tt0078748/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
Rob reflects on the powerhouse, Jurassic Park, and Jeff Goldblum’s famous shirtless scene. Sharing the experience with a packed audience is priceless!
Jurassic Park (1993) - imdb.com/title/tt0107290/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Jenny relives childhood horrors with Alien and discovers immersion therapy for claustrophobia with The Abyss.
The Abyss (1989) - imdb.com/title/tt0096754/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_the%2520abyss
Jenny found one organization app to rule them all with Todoist. todoist.com
Rob is embracing the delightful world of avian espionage with Bird Buddy. mybirdbuddy.com
SHOW & CONTACT INFO
Featured Music
The Lighter Darker theme was created by Khatsho Orfali
This episode features music by Pablo Helman
The Surfwood Circle Band | Listen on SoundCloud
Questions? Submit a question or a topic for discussion on the show lighterdarker@ilm.com.
Learn more about ILM at ilm.com and follow us on social media.
Lighter Darker Episode 1: The Premiere
