The Optical 011 - Douglas Trumbull, Part 2: Back to the Future… The Ride to Magi and UFOTOG

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We talk with Douglas Trumbull about his history as a creator and inventor of VFX and immersive film technology, making Back to the Future… The Ride, and his latest project: the 120 fps, 4K, 3D short film UFOTOG that shows off his new film process, Magi.

This episode includes the second half of our interview. Listen to Part 1 in episode 010!

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Features

* Back to the Future… The Ride (1991)

* UFOTOG (2014)

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Guest

* Douglas Trumbull, filmmaker, director, writer, and inventor of many advances in VFX technology. His latest project is the 120fps/4K/3D immersive cinema process called Magi.

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* All tracks by Digital Droo

Research Materials

* Cinefex 46 — May 1991, available in the Cinefex iPad app

* Revisiting Cinefex by Graham Edwards

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