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The Opticalinactive

Publisher |: Mark Boszko

Media Type |: audio

Podknife tags |: Comedy,; Filmmaking,; History,; Interview,; Movies,; Society & Culture,; TV & Film

Categories Via RSS |: Comedy,; History,; Society & Culture,; TV & Film

A journey back through the annals of Cinefex magazine, talking about the movies and topics they covered 30+ years ago. We'll talk to people involved in the films, people who make movies, and people who love movies, and hopefully have a fun time doing it.

People |: Mark Boszko (@bobtiki)
Country Of Origin |: USA
Produced In |: Seattle, WA
Premiere Date |: 2014-01-07
Related Hashtags |: #Cinema,; #StarWars,; #StevenSpielberg,; #VFX,; #VFXarchaeology
Frequency |: Periodic
Explicit |: No

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26 Available Episodes (26 Total) / Average duration: 01:20:18

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26 Available Episodes (26 Total)Average duration: 01:20:18

May 08, 2017

01:06:59

Complete show notes (with links) available at http://opticalpodcast.com/episode/026 (coming soon)

We explore the fascinating history of sound in films — the trial and error that led from silent films to the first talkies — with Fritzi Kramer of Movies Silently. Fritzi also suggests some silent VFX films, and we catch up with good news about former Cinefex publisher Don Shay.

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Features

Movies Silently
The Blue Bird (1918)
The Whispering Chorus (1918)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916)
The Burning Crucible (1923)
The Lost World (1925)
The Penalty (1920)
Follow along with our List on Letterboxd, featuring films we've covered, and upcoming films to watch.

Guests

Fritzi Kramer, the founder of Movies Silently, a blog dedicated to making silent films fun and accessible to newcomers.

Music

All tracks by Digital Droo

More Bits

See http://opticalpodcast.com/episode/026 for complete show notes.

As ever

The Optical theme by Digital Droo
The Optical "aperture" logo by Mike Gower

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Jul 29, 2016

00:33:18

Complete show notes (with links) available at http://opticalpodcast.com/episode/025

Star Trek Beyond is currently playing in a new immersive super-widescreen theatrical format called Barco Escape. For details about the presentation format, we chat with Ted Schilowitz, Barco Escape’s Chief Creative Officer and the Resident Futurist at 20th Century Fox.

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Features

Barco Escape
Star Trek Beyond (2016)
Follow along with our List on Letterboxd, featuring films we’ve covered, and upcoming films to watch.

Guests

Ted Schilowitz, Barco Escape’s Chief Creative Officer and the Resident Futurist at 20th Century Fox

Music

All tracks by Digital Droo

More Bits

See http://opticalpodcast.com/episode/025 for complete show notes.

As ever

The Optical theme by Digital Droo
The Optical “aperture” logo by Mike Gower

--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theoptical/message

Feb 26, 2016

00:53:35

Complete show notes (with links) available at http://opticalpodcast.com/episode/024

We talk with Jenn Bentz, IMAX Projectionist at Pacific Science Center, about the IMAX projection experience, the move from film to DLP to LASER, and her experience running the Hateful Eight 70mm roadshow.

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Features

IMAX
Pacific Science Center
Follow along with our List on Letterboxd, featuring films we’ve covered, and upcoming films to watch.

Guests

From the Pacific Science Center:

Jenn Bentz, IMAX Projectionist Supervisor & Audio/Visual Technician
David Dukard, IMAX Projectionist
Katelyn Del Buco, Public Relations Manager

Music

All tracks by Digital Droo

More Bits

See http://opticalpodcast.com/episode/024 for complete show notes and photos.

As ever

Dialog Editor, Joseph Ravenson
The Optical theme by Digital Droo
The Optical “aperture” logo by Mike Gower

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Jan 29, 2016