Episode 13 – Lucky Episode 13 - Ten Giant Robots

The boys discuss influential medias in this luckiest of episodes. * The TGR website gets HACKED by hackers! * VICE interview with Hackers * PJ and his wife needed to upgrade to new hosting for their site: CayenneDiane.com * The old hosting company hotness turned out to not so hot. * Sean has a complicated relationship with his hosting service. And the brains behind the sites:  wordpress.org * Efram’s upcoming short “Endangered” has a website hosted by Squarespace. endangeredthemovie.com squarespace.com * MAIN TOPIC – What media has influenced or inspired you? * One listener suggests that vfx artists utilize National Geographic for reference nationalgeographic.com * Efram relates this suggestion to creature design * Sean compares how filmmakers behind Minority Report met with futurists to create the world of their film: …with how Star Wars uses fantasy and sometimes silly design to shape their worlds. * SciFi as metaphor and the danger of being too literal in story worlds. * THX 1138 sets its world so far into the future that anything goes. * Lucas also uses sound to great effect. * PJ points out that good directors know how to use sound to help tell the story rather than always relying on expensive visuals. * Sean describes Ben Burtt’s approach to the lightsaber noise. * Efram talks about how Ben Burtt redefined sound for movies. * Tie Fighter Noise – what is it? * Ben Burtt designs the sounds of The Dark Crystal * —-BREAK—- * PJ harkens back to the pre-digital days of Optical Effects * …to discuss the iconic sounds from Predator. * PJ’s tired of Crappy Holograms in movies. * Efram’s beef with the holograms in Jurrassic World. * Sean references the “Peppers Ghost” trick: * Our Inspirations: * Jurrasic Park (original) * Terminator 2 (mixing practical and digital effects) * HBO Intro (Making-of) * Inception (mixing techniques in cool ways) * The Matrix (introducing bullet-time) * Fire-breathers bullet time: * 123D Catch from Autodesk * Close Encounters * Poltergeist – Tobe Hooper or Steven Spielberg? * Jaws – kids * PJ’s Correction – Sulaco is the ship from Aliens * PJ also loves Starship Troopers * Sean was influenced by Outland, cuz it’s “High Noon in space” * Sean loves Logan’s Run * PJ won’t stop mentioning Equilibrium * Efram didn’t like Predestination * …but likes Looper * We all like time travel movies!