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DESCRIPTION: We’re back with legendary VFX artist Roger Guyett from Industrial Light & Magic, who was the VFX supervisor for “M:I-3.” This week Roger shares a great Tom Cruise story, talks about Simon Pegg improvising and then we take a detour into Roger’s other work, including “Mars Attacks!,” JJ Abrams’ “Star Trek,” “Pirates of the Caribbean,” and “Harry Potter.” He also details the recreation of the Overlook Hotel in “Ready Player One.” Released July 3rd, 2020.

SHOW NOTES: Learn more about Roger Guyett here.

In the interview Roger describes how they did this shot from “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End”...

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And we also discuss how he did the sequence in “Ready Player One” that crosses over with “The Shining.” Here’s a video that does a visual comparison...

Full "The Shining" scene from Read Player One (2018).In the year 2045, people can escape their harsh reality in the OASIS, an immersive virtual world where y...