Podcasts by Yellow Brick Road
In “Yellow Brick Road” we meet the artists behind the visual effects, the magicians “behind the curtain” that bring audiences over the rainbow to worlds where monkeys can fly and nothing is impossible. A podcast about VFX, Games and Movies!
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#58 - Alex Rider and other spies from 2021-12-22T08:16:05
Welcome to the world of teenage espionage. In episode #58 we meet VFX Supervisor Jim Parsons and CG Supervisor James Sutton, discussing Amazon’s teen spy series "Alex Rider" and the various visual ...
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#57 - Locke & Key from 2021-12-15T07:49:20
In episode #57 of our podcast Yellow Brick Road we meet VFX producer Paula Pope and VFX Supervisor Ditch Doy, discussing the various effects that Goodbye Kansas delivered for season 2 of Netflix’s ...
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#56 - Capture this! from 2021-11-18T09:09:28
Follow us to the Capture Department at Goodbye Kansas HQ in Stockholm. In episode 56 of our podcast "Yellow Brick Road" we meet Capture veteran Chris Jestico, who shares stories from his career - ...
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#55 - Birds of Paradise from 2021-11-11T08:11:11
How can you use VFX to depict hallucinations and what's a "glitter engine"? In episode 55 of Yellow Brick Road we meet VFX Supervisor Jason M Halverson, who takes us behind the scenes of Goodbye K...
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#54 - Vigil from 2021-10-07T14:12:13
How was the VFX in BBC’s submarine thriller “Vigil” created? VFX Supervisor Jim Parsons and VFX producer Desirée Rydén from Goodbye Kansas Studios takes us behind the scenes of the VFX production o...
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#53 - The Irregulars from 2021-08-05T05:44:44
In episode #53 we visit the foggy streets of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s 19th century London and meet thousands of aggressive digital birds! VFX Supervisor Jim Parsons, FX Supervisor Filip Orrby and A...
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#52 - Digital Animals from 2021-04-01T05:51:01
How do you create a digital animal? In episode #52 of Yellow Brick Road, we discuss modeling, rigging and CFX with Senior Character Artist Magnus Eriksson, Rigging TD Stephanie Holder and Lead Char...
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#48 - Creepy Crawly VFX from 2021-01-15T08:06:21
How do you create a CG locust swarm and what insect movies do we love the most?
Line Producer Alexander Darnell, CG Supervisor Hannes Drossel and Senior Compositing artist Karl Rydhe talk about...
#51 - Christmas Lockdown Watchlist from 2020-12-23T06:40:17
With the Covid pandemic roaming the world, many of us will spend the holidays in lockdown, at home in our private quarantine stations. A perfect opportunity to watch great series and movies. Join Y...
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#50 - Assassin's Creed Valhalla from 2020-12-11T07:24:43
Director Emnet Mulugeta, Art Director Gustaf Holmsten and Executive Producer Jan Cafourek discuss the Goodbye Kansas production of the release trailer for Ubisoft’s great game Assassin’s Creed Valh...
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#49 - Geronimo from 2020-12-03T07:59:08
Retro-futuristic artist Simon Stålenhag, songwriter/producer Jens “Duvchi” Duvsjö and Goodbye Kansas VFX supervisor Staffan Linder discuss the production of Stålenhag’s directorial debut: the music...
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#47 - Plagues & Pandemics from 2020-04-09T11:09:50
As the Corona virus pandemic continues to terrorize the world, films like “Contagion” and “Outbreak” are more popular than ever. The movie history is filled with films about plagues and pandemics a...
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#46 - Welcome to Sweden from 2020-02-28T06:47:23
The VFX industry is a very international one and many of the artists at Goodbye Kansas Studios in Stockholm have moved here from abroad. In ep 46, we meet three of them: Bidding Producer Julia Ferg...
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#45 - Passion for Blender from 2020-01-16T09:34:14
In episode #45, Yellow Brick Road’s Nils Lagergren meets Daniel Bystedt (Senior Character Artist & Head of Modeling Department at Goodbye Kansas) to discuss his career, tutorials and why the Blende...
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#44 - Hellboy and other demons from 2019-12-20T07:50:58
In episode #44 the Yellow Brick Road leads straight to Hell, as Senior Animator Staffan Linder and CG Supervisor Hannes Drossel share their stories from Goodbye Kansas’ VFX production for the lates...
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#43 - The E.V.A. Initiative from 2019-12-13T06:26:56
How do you marry Motion Capture and FX to create a commercial about crash test data and car safety - inspired by modern dance? In episode #43 of our podcast Yellow Brick Road we meet two members of...
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#42 - Commercial characters from 2019-11-29T07:57:04
How does it feel to animate a returning character for a commercial, is it like meeting an old friend? What kind of animation style is the most rewarding one to work with, and how do you make a plai...
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#41 - National Museum of Qatar from 2019-11-15T12:49:57
The mission was to show the pre-history of the Persian Gulf in 16K full CG films, involving extinct animals, underwater sceneries and even the cosmic Big Bang that started it all. The result can be...
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#40 - Real Time VFX from 2019-10-31T21:43:37
Everybody is talking about "Real-Time VFX" these days. But what is it and how can it be used? In episode 40 of Yellow Brick Road we meet Goodbye Kansas Head of Real-Time Anton Palmqvist to learn mo...
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#39 - Cyberpunk 2077 from 2019-10-18T08:12:50
With over 55 million views online, the E3 trailer for CD Projekt Red’s "Cyberpunk 2077" is one of the most successful game trailers of all time. In episode #39 of Yellow Brick Road we meet three me...
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#38 - Robin Hood: 111 years of men in green tights from 2019-03-19T05:08:06
This week the Yellow Brick Road leads to Sherwood Forest!
Robin Hood has been roaming cinema screens since 1908. Yellow Brick Road’s Nils Lagergren and Executive Producers Matilda Olsson and An...
#37 - Questions from VFX Students from 2019-03-06T17:08:11
This week is question time at Yellow Brick Road. Senior Concept & Character Artist Jonas Törnqvist and Department Coordinator Adam Vadi Dris from Goodbye Kansas Studios in Stockholm answer some of ...
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#36 - A Series of Unfortunate Events from 2019-02-20T06:59:20
Welcome to the world of the great Netflix series "A Series of Unfortunate Events" as Yellow Brick Road’s Nils Lagergren discuss the art of eagle animation with Lead Animator and Supervisor Christin...
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#35 - Valentine's Day Special from 2019-02-13T09:24:40
Goodbye Kansas cineasts Sandra Frisell and Harrison Ryder list their top 10 romantic film favorites. Also: can a horror film be romantic, how can VFX be used for romantic effect and are there any r...
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#34 - The Walking Dead - Walkerfall and Grinder from 2019-02-06T06:31:51
VFX Supervisor Andreas Cronström and CG Supervisor Joakim Olsson talk about their work on the hit series “The Walking Dead”, including the “Walkerfall” effects of episode 905 and the gruesome Grind...
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#33 - Christmas Special from 2018-12-19T08:45:16
Ho-ho-hoo! In episode 33, Yellow Brick Road’s Nils Lagergren is joined by Christmas film connoisseurs Matilda Olsson and Anton Söderhäll in search of the best and worst Christmas films through the ...
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#32 - Conan Unconquered from 2018-12-12T07:56:41
Conan the Barbarian is back on Yellow Brick Road! Director Emnet Mulugeta, Art Director Gustaf Holmsten and Technical Director Simon Rainerson takes us behind the scenes of the production of the ep...
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#31 -Overkill's The Walking Dead: Mission Accomplished from 2018-12-05T06:27:18
In the launch trailer for Starbreeze’s game ”Overkill’s The Walking Dead” we meet the four main characters of the game on one of their missions, a night raid into an enemy camp surrounded by undead...
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#30 - Growing Up With Cartoons from 2018-11-28T06:52:52
Cartoons are more than just funny animated short films, sometimes they can inspire kids to grow up to become animators themselves. Follow Lead Animator and Supervisor Christina Sidoti and Senior An...
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#29 - The Tools of the Trade from 2018-11-21T06:50:13
The VFX industry of today is very much a digital industry, but how did all that start? VFX Supervisor Filip Orrby and CG Supervisor Joakim Olsson takes us for a walk down Yellow Brick Road in searc...
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#28 - Fredrikstad Animation Festival from 2018-11-08T06:19:26
Fredrikstad Animation Festival in Norway is one of the oldest Animation Festivals in the Nordics. Producer Johan Edström and Senior Animator Jonas Forsman talks about this year’s edition and list t...
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#27 - Horror: A Halloween Special from 2018-11-01T18:24:06
Yellow Brick Road’s Nils Lagergren ventures into the shadows with horror film cineasts Anton Söderhäll and Samuel Tyskling. What horror films are their favorites, what makes a film scary and why do...
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#26 - Stockholm Film Festival 2018 from 2018-10-25T06:10:05
This week we roll out the red carpet on the Yellow Brick Road and take a closer look at the upcoming 29th Stockholm International Film Festival. Three devoted cineasts from Goodbye Kansas – Harriso...
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#25 - A Discovery Of Witches - and Vampires from 2018-10-18T06:17:55
In episode #25 we meet Compositing Supervisor Jim Parsons from Goodbye Kansas Studios in London and talk about the VFX work on the TV series “A Discovery of Witches”. How do you convey “vampire spe...
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#24 - Never Look Away from 2018-10-11T15:13:37
In episode #24 we discuss the VFX work on Oscar winner Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s
new film “Never Look Away”. VFX Supervisor Ben White and Art Director & Environment Supervisor Raf Mora...
#23 - Play Beyond Play from 2018-10-04T10:27:55
Did you know that every 10th person in the world has played a Swedish computer game? This week it’s all about gaming in Yellow Brick Road, as we talk about the new Game Exposition “Play Beyond Play...
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#22 - Kaijus: Big is Beautiful from 2018-09-27T06:02:34
In episode 22 we dive into the wonderful world of Kaijus, gigantic monsters wrecking havoc in countless films filled with plenty of VFX and both amazing and silly creatures of really great size. Mo...
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#21 - Warlords of Aternum from 2018-09-20T05:20:05
Meet some mean and green goblins and ogres as we talk about the production of the game trailer for the German game ”Warlords of Aternum”. Director Rickard Engqvist and VFX Supervisor Henrik Eklundh...
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#20 - Nordsken from 2018-05-21T07:45:26
In episode #20 we visit the Nordsken Festival of Games, Culture & Creativity in Skellefteå. We meet the legendary game veteran Fred Malmberg, the godfather of RPG in Sweden, creator of classic game...
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#19 - Homecomers from 2018-05-10T05:58:43
The VFX industry is a very international. In ep 19 we meet two Swedish VFX artists who worked in Canada for a few years and now have returned to Sweden: Daniel Norlund and Joakim Eriksson. How do y...
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#18 - Overkill's The Walking Dead from 2018-05-03T05:10:28
It's zombie time on Yellow Brick Road, as VFX Supervisor Henrik Eklundh and Senior Character Artist Jonas Skoog talk about the production of two of the cinematic character trailers for Starbreeze’s...
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#17 - Previsualisations from 2018-04-26T05:30:51
In episode 17 we talk about the importance of being well prepared before you embark on a film production. Executive Producer and MoCap guru Anton Söderhäll and director Fred Löfberg guide us into t...
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#16 - Ducks and Mutants from 2018-04-19T07:30:42
In episode #16 we dive into the world of the classic game “Mutant” and Funcom’s upcoming game “Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden”. And how did ducks in popular culture go from silly to cool? Guests: G...
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#15 - Women in animation and VFX from 2018-04-12T06:06:40
The Animation and VFX business has always been a boys’ club, so how can we change that? VFX producer Matilda Olsson and Lead Animator and Supervisor Christina Sidoti talk about some of all those un...
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#14 - Disaster films from 2018-04-05T05:53:27
Ever since 1933 when Felix E Feist released a massive tidal wave on a miniature version of New York in his “Deluge”, the Big Apple has been destroyed countless times on the silver screen. Why is de...
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#13 - Digital Humans from 2018-03-29T06:43:55
In episode #13 we meet three experts hellbent on creating the best digital faces in the world: Jonas Törnqvist, Nils Lerin and Sigtor Kildal from the 3D Scan/Face Animation department at Goodbye Ka...
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#12 - Cinemasaurs: dinosaurs as moviestars from 2018-03-22T07:04:55
Let's walk in the footsteps of these iconic beasts together with VFX Supervisors – and Dinosaur geeks – Cameron Scott and Staffan Linder. How has the look of cinema dinosaurs changed over the years...
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#11 - Outlander: Eye of the storm from 2018-03-14T12:58:19
In episode 11 of Yellow Brick Road we meet the team behind the VES Award nominated effects of the drama series Outlander: VFX Supervisors Filip Orrby and Daniel Norlund and VFX Producer Matilda Ols...
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#10 - To Space and Beyond from 2017-11-15T09:05:30
This week we venture into space – to boldly go where no man has gone before. Or more exactly: we’re going where lots of VFX artists have gone before – because space movies have always been filled w...
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#9 - Kung Fury: the Art of VHS VFX from 2017-11-08T06:47
It’s hacking-time time in ep 9 of Yellow Brick Road, as VFX Supervisor Cameron Scott and VFX producer Matilda Olsson share memories from the VFX production of the first film ever to combine time tr...
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#8 - Animation: Motion & Emotions from 2017-11-01T07:15:20
This week we talk about the art of animation with senior animators Christina Sidoti and Cameron Scott. What's the secret behind great animation, how do you convey emotions and how do you give anima...
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#7 - Motion Capture from 2017-10-25T06:49:22
We’ve all seen Gollum and Andy Serkis dressed in his skintight lycra Motion Capture suit - filled with tiny with balls. But how does Motion Capture actually work and when did it all start? Motion c...
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#6 - Smoke and Mirrors from 2017-10-18T06:10:43
Let's get nostalgic and dive into the history of VFX together with two film buffs: VFX Supervisor Staffan Linder and VFX producer Matilda Olsson. Get ready for Georges Méliès, Ray Harryhausen, King...
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#5 - Gods and Monsters from 2017-10-11T06:20:52
Movies and games are filled with gods, monsters and fearsome beasts, and this week we gather three monster experts to discuss why some monsters are more iconic than others. VFX Supervisor and horro...
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#4 - Slashing Zombies from 2017-10-04T05:14:46
It’s zombie slashing time in this week’s episode as we unleash two of Goodbye Kansas zombie experts: VFX producer Matilda Olsson and VFX Supervisor Staffan Linder, with a great passion for all thin...
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#3 - Creating Worlds from 2017-09-27T04:54:47
In the third episode of "Yellow Brick Road" we talk about how to design and create brand new worlds, how to take a line from a film script and turn it into a visual experience. This week’s guests k...
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#2 - Conan & Character Design from 2017-09-20T06:12:28
In the second episode of "Yellow Brick Road" director Fredrik Löfberg and Senior Character Artist Jonas Skoog talks about characters and the process of designing and creating them. What makes a cha...
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#1 - Welcome to the Yellow Brick Road from 2017-09-12T10:46:13
In the first episode of our new webcast we meet three Goodbye Kansas artists with true passion for their craft: Jonas Skoog (Senior Character Artist), Christina Sidoti (Lead Animation & Superviso...
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