The Optical 015 - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Complete show notes (with links) available at http://opticalpodcast.com/episode/015 Cinefex Associate Editor Joe Fordham joins us to discuss the making of Steven Spielberg’s E.T. — The Extra-Terrestrial, we try to figure out how E.T.’s innards worked, and discuss Spielberg’s unproduced Night Skies. Listen for your chance to win a free 1-year print subscription to Cinefex magazine. Improve your 2015 with a 10-day free trial of training videos from http://lynda.com/optical. Subscribe to the Podcast * Subscribe in iTunes * Follow on Soundcloud * Enhanced AAC podcast feed * MP3 podcast feed Sponsors * Cinefex magazine — The journal of cinematic illusions. * Lynda.com — Start learning today. Features * E.T. — The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) * Follow along with our List on Letterboxd, featuring films we’ve covered, and upcoming films to watch. Guests * Joe Fordham, Associate Editor, Cinefex Music * All tracks by Digital Droo Research Materials * Cinefex 10 — January 1983, also available in the Cinefex iPad app * Revisiting Cinefex (11): ET and Robert Swarthe by Graham Edwards * E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial from Concept to Classic More Bits * See http://opticalpodcast.com/episode/015 for complete show notes. As ever * The Optical theme by Digital Droo * The Optical “aperture” logo by Mike Gower