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Episode 151 - ABBA Voyage (2022-) (with Ian Comley)

For this brand new podcast episode, Chris and Alex are delighted to discuss the spectacle and staging of virtual holograms with Ian Comley, VFX Supervisor at Industrial Light & Magic and part of the creative team that brought the ABBA Voyage (2022-) musical experience to life. Over three years in the making, ABBA Voyage uses computer-generated imagery to (re)imagine the long-retired Swedish group for 21st century audiences. The show combines sophisticated de-aging techniques to craft the illusion of the band’s 1979 selves, combined with re-recorded vocals and a contemporary light show.

PODCASTChristopher Holliday and Alexander SergeantFebruary 10, 2025PIXAR, CITY, EUROPE, ANTHROPOMORPHISM, FOODComment

Episode 143 - Ratatouille (Brad Bird, 2007)

Chris and Alex return for a brand new season of the Fantasy/Animation podcast, beginning with this special episode on Ratatouille (Brad Bird, 2007), the eighth computer-animated film from Pixar Animation Studies and one of the studio’s cleverest in how it uses the metaphor of food and cookery to discuss ingenuity, artistry, and what it means to value creativity.

PODCASTChristopher Holliday and Alexander SergeantOctober 7, 2024PIXAR, CITY, EUROPE, ANTHROPOMORPHISM, FOODComment