#58 - Alex Rider and other spies

Published: Dec. 22, 2021, 8:16 a.m.

Welcome to the world of teenage espionage. In episode #58 we meet VFX Supervisor Jim Parsons and CG Supervisor James Sutton, discussing Amazon\u2019s teen spy series "Alex Rider" and the various visual effects Goodbye Kansas Studios created for season one and two, including a \u201ckiller drone\u201d and a bunch of dead Aztec warriors. \nAlso: how does Ray Harryhausen inspire modern VFX, is Hitchcock\u2019s \u201cThe Lady Vanishes\u201d the best spy movie ever and why on earth did Ken Russel get to direct Michael Caines third outing as Harry Palmer?