03.26.2015 - By Mark Boszko
Complete show notes (with links) available at http://opticalpodcast.com/episode/017
We chat with matte painter Jesse Silver about his work on Tron, Something Wicked This Way Comes, Labyrinth, moving from real paint to digital for Super Mario Bros., and one high-pressure effects house that had phones in the toilet stalls.
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