Episode 454 - Joe Letteri - Senior Visual Effects Supervisor, Wētā FX

<p>Meet the legend behind some of the movie industry’s most iconic creatures: Joe Letteri. From <em>Jurassic Park</em>’s dinosaurs to Gollum in <em>The Lord of the Rings</em>, <em>Avatar</em>’s Na’vi, and the <em>Planet of the Apes</em>’ simian stars, Joe has constantly pushed VFX boundaries and technology to deliver utterly believable CG characters. </p> <p>In this info-packed Q&A, Joe talks about everything from how he created his very first VFX shot for <em>Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country</em> to the cutting-edge technology that helped him bag an Oscar for <em>Avatar: The Way of Water</em>, and the new AI, rendering, and depth-compositing tools that could get him another statuette. Joe also discusses where he finds inspiration and reveals his passion for fractal computer graphics and astrophotography.</p>