Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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For this special Halloween Edition, we flash back to Ghostbusters II with VFX legend Bill George who shares stories from the model shop. We talk with Bill about the evolution of visual effects over his 40-year career.

Episode Links
Bill George - IMDb
The Ewok Adventure (TV Movie 1984) - IMDb
Artist Benton Jew Shares ILM Memories and the Story Behind Lighter Darker
Innerspace (1987) - IMDb
Ghostbusters II (1989) - IMDb
METHOCEL™ Water-Soluble Cellulose Ethers, IFF - ChemPoint.

Chapter Markers
[00:00:00] Intro
[00:03:45] Questions from the mailbag
[00:16:20] Lighter Darker - origin of the name
[00:19:10] Rejection letters
[00:22:28] Ghostbusters II and the evolution of the artist toolbox
[00:44:51] The Martini
[00:52:19] Outro
The Martini

Todd -Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) - IMDb
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) - IMDb

Bill - Sasquatch Sunset (2024) - IMDb Paramount + / rent on Amazon Prime

Jenny - Halloween: Origins, Meaning & Traditions | HISTORY
Jenny's Slimer Halloween Costume by Adam J. Ely on IG

Rob - Scriptnotes