Lighter Darker | Episode 1 | "The Premiere"

Welcome to Lighter Darker: The ILM Podcast hosted by ILM Chief Creative Officer, Rob Bredow, ILM Compositing Supervisor, Todd Vaziri, and Producer Jenny Ely who talk about the creative process of filmmaking and the art of visual storytelling. In our premiere episode Rob and Todd share thoughts on beautiful final shots from films they've personally worked on, along with a few "could-be-better" or CBB moments they didn't want to let go. Todd unpacks the compositing from a famous shot in Star Trek Into Darkness and Rob shares how the production teams on the set of Solo: A Star Wars Story worked together to compose a memorable journey through the Kessel Run on screen for the first time.

On the main topic of Dailies Culture Rob and Todd dive into the details, offering up tips on making review sessions with your team more productive, painless, and even enjoyable.

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Episode 1: The Premiere Transcript
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CHAPTER MARKERS
[0:00:00] Intro
[00:01:37] Introduction to One Final, One CBB
[00:02:45] Todd’s Final & CBB from Star Trek Into Darkness
[00:09:06] Rob’s Final & CBB from Solo: A Star Wars Story
[00:19:04] Dailies Culture
[00:34:00] The Martini
[00:41:57] Outro

EPISODE LINKS
Films/Projects
Todd’s One Final & One CBB
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1408101/
ILM: Behind the Magic of Visual Effects in Star Trek Into Darkness    • ILM: Behind the Magic of Visual Effec...  

Rob’s One Final & One CBB
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3778644/...
ILM: Behind the Magic of the Speeder Chase in Solo: A Star Wars Story    • ILM: Behind the Magic of the Speeder ...  
Brett Northcutt concept artist at ILM on Instagram   / brett_northcutt_art  

Dailies Discussion
Rob and Todd share their thoughts on best practices for dailies and share examples of learning from their experiences.
Hulk (2003) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286716/...
Stuart Little (1999) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0164912/...
David Fincher - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000399/?...
John Knoll - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0461306/?...
John Dykstra - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004375/?...
Jerome Chen - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0155259/?...
Dennis Muren - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0613830/?...
Ken Ralston - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0707822/?...


“The Martini”

Rob, Todd, and Jenny share some of their favorite things in and outside of the world of filmmaking.

Todd is digging the return of so many classics to the big screen, and cherishing the opportunity to share these experiences with his kids:
Alien (1979) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078748/...

Rob reflects on the powerhouse, Jurassic Park, and Jeff Goldblum’s famous shirtless scene. Sharing the experience with a packed audience is priceless!
Jurassic Park (1993) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107290/...

Jenny relives childhood horrors with Alien and discovers immersion therapy for claustrophobia with The Abyss.
The Abyss (1989) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096754/...

Jenny found one organization app to rule them all with Todoist. https://todoist.com/

Rob is embracing the delightful world of avian espionage with Bird Buddy. https://mybirdbuddy.com/

SHOW & CONTACT INFO

Featured Music
The Lighter Darker theme was created by Khatsho Orfali

This episode features music by Pablo Helman
The Surfwood Circle Band | Listen on SoundCloud

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Lighter Darker Episode 1: The Premiere