The Companion Podcast

Probably the only person at ILM to prefer Star Trek over Star Wars, Visual Effects Supervisor/Senior Art Director) Henry LaBounta shares his incredible career with Ed Kramer on CGI Fridays Episode 4.The first generation to have been inspired by big screen CGI, Henry LaBounta was working on commercials for Crawford Digital Effects in Atlanta when Robert Patrick’s liquid metal T-10

From pitching Tron to opening the Stargate, Frank Vitz discusses his career as a Research and Development Artist and Programmer in the new episode of Ed Kramer’s CGI Fridays.Vitz is best known for his work at animation studio Kleiser-Walczak Construction Co, where – alongside CGI Fridays host Ed Kramer and previous guest Jeff Kleiser – he contributed to the visual effects of

If you’re a fan of Stargate SG-1 then you should know Jeff Kleiser’s name. It’s not your fault if you don’t, he can’t be found in a single episode of the show, but along with CGI Fridays host Ed Kramer, and future podcast guest Frank Vitz, they created the visual language of 1994’s Stargate movie – the iconic kawoosh of the Stargate opening and morphing helmets of the

From clown college to CGI, practical modeller turned digital modeller Mark Siegel talks Ghostbusters, Star Wars, ET, Planet of the Apes, Van Helsing, Pirates of the Caribbean, and getting into the visual effects industry in Ed Kramer’s CGI Fridays podcast. If you’re looking for entry points into the industry, then Mark Siegel is a pretty unorthodox example, but perhaps that’s

CGI Pioneer Ed Kramer tells incredible 'making of' stories from the biggest movies of the 90s and 00s. He shares his rare mementos from his time at ILM and you'll learn about his role in Star Wars Episodes I-III, Stargate, The Mummy, Galaxy Quest, and more. This is a collectible geek's dream.For more content, including the video version of this episode, join The Companion at http:/

Lori Petty revisits the chaotic cult classic of science fiction's most unruly antiheroine twenty-five years after the film's release. This article was originally published in March of 2021. Tank Girl was the first true unruly female anti-hero. There hasn’t really been such a powerful, no-holds-barred riotous female character on screen until very recently. Tank Girl walked so Harl

Robert Picardo's "To Boldly Ask" interview gives insight into the man behind the iconic Star Trek: Voyager character, The Doctor, from his early medical ambitions to his enthusiastic involvement with The Planetary Society. And there's plenty of talk about homemade pizza along the way.For more podcasts, videos and events, and long-read articles, join us at https://www.thecompanion.a

It sounds like a Zen koan: what does Everything Everywhere All at Once sound like? Son Lux's composer Rafiq Bhatia explores the glorious anarchy.Find the original article on The Companion here.With the Oscars coming up this weekend, we wanted to share this interview that Clint Worthington had with Rafiq Bhatia on the scoring of Oscar-nominated Everything Everywhere All at Once. The

This episode of To Boldly Ask... is a little bit different. When it comes to answering difficult questions, Marina Sirtis needs no urging. The London-born Betazoid shares with veteran Star Trek correspondent Ian Spelling the commonalities between football and fandom, her return to the serene ship’s counselor Deanna Troi in Star Trek: Picard and Star Trek: Lower Decks, and how her

The legendary Amanda Tapping sat down with inspiring writer and presenter Sam Maggs for a frank and thrilling conversation about Amanda’s incredible career, touching on everything from Stargate SG-1 and Sanctuary to her current role as executive producer of Motherland: Fort Salem.For more podcasts, videos and events, and long-read articles, join us at https://www.thecompanion.app