Episode 001 January 2014

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In our premiere episode, we talk about Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Alien, chat with Daren Dochterman, VFX Supervisor on Star Trek: The Motion Picture — Director’s Edition, I admit my 2001 shame, and we ask: just what is an “optical,” anyway?

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Detailed show notes below…

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About The Optical

Host Mark Boszko takes you on a journey back through the annals of Cinefex magazine, talking about the movies and topics they covered 30+ years ago. We talk to people involved in the films, people who make movies, and people who love movies, and have a fun time doing it.

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Revisiting:
Cinefex 1

Special thanks to Cinefex for access to these out-of-print back issues.

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Special Guest:
Daren R. Dochterman

Illustrator, digital artist, and VFX Supervisor on Star Trek: The Motion Picture — Director’s Edition.

• Beta Five
• blog.darendoc.com
• Star Trek Phase II

Sponsor:
Cinefex

Cinefex — The journal of cinematic illusions.

Guests:
Ron “AAlgar” Watt, Matt Rowbotham, and Tom Schmidt

Ron “AAlgar” Watt and Matt Rowbotham, hosts of the Post Atomic Horror podcast.

• The Post Atomic Horror Podcast

Tom Schmidt, Art Director and VFX Artist, head of Percolate Digital.

• Percolate Digital

Research Materials

• Revisiting Cinefex (1): Star Trek and Alien by Graham Edwards
• Revisiting Cinefex (2): Empire, Greg Jein and Star Trek by Graham Edwards
• The Making of Star Trek The Motion Picture by Susan Sackett
• Chekov’s Enterprise by Walter Koenig — Memoir of filming *Star Trek: The Motion Picture*.
• The Book of Alien by Paul Scanlon and Michael Gross
• Optical effect on Wikipedia
• Optical printer on Wikipedia

• Cinefex number 1 --- March 1980
• Cinefex number 2 --- August 1980
• Revisiting Cinefex (1): Star Trek and Alien by Graham Edwards
• Revisiting Cinefex (2): Empire, Greg Jein and Star Trek by Graham Edwards
• The Making of Star Trek The Motion Picture by Susan Sackett
• Chekov's Enterprise by Walter Koenig
• The Book of Alien by Paul Scanlon and Michael Gross
• Wikipedia: Optical effect and Optical printer
• Making the Alien, Inside Alien, Alien Studio Production Report, and Alien Model Build — The Narcissus by Gavin Rothery

More Bits

• acid effects
• The Handheld Mathematics of Geometer Ron Resch who designed the iris-like V’ger Maw.
• Alien Model Build — The Narcissus by Gavin Rothery
• Alien Studio Production Report by Gavin Rothery
• Inside Alien by Gavin Rothery
• Making the Alien by Gavin Rothery
• Ron Cobb’s Alien Icons by Dave Brasgalla
• Trinity & Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie
• You are My Lucky Star — Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds in Singin’ in the Rain
• "Hey Really Giger" on SuperEgo
• How-To: Make a Star Trek Bluetooth Communicator by Diana Eng, on Make:

• The Handheld Mathematics of Geometer Ron Resch, who designed the iris-like V'ger Maw.
• Ron Cobb's Alien Icons
• "Hey Really Giger" on SuperEgo and the installment where the "Hey Really" joke actually happens at the 3:16 mark
• Trinity & Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie
• You Are My Lucky Star --- Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds in Singin' in the Rain

Musical Guest:
Digital Droo

As Ever

• The Optical Theme Music by Digital Droo
• The Optical Aperture Logo by Mike Gower