with Ian Failes, befores & afters Podcast

A new podcast with OTOY’s Mark Spatny.

Today on the befores & afters podcast, we’re chatting to Mark Spatny. I’ve enjoyed interviewing Mark over the years about his VFX supervision roles, and he’s now VFX supervisor and VAD supervisor at OTOY.

Specifically, he’s been working on The Roddenberry Archive. This is an archive dedicated to preserving the legacy of Gene Roddenberry, who of course created Star Trek. The archive is a collaboration between Roddenberry’s estate and OTOY.

With Mark, we talk about the various photoreal re-creations that are now inside the archive, and how they are made. There’s some very fun stories in there about ships, shoots and fun Easter Eggs to look out for.

This episode of the befores & afters podcast is sponsored by SideFX. Looking for great customer case studies, presentations and demos? Head to the SideFX YouTube channel. There you’ll find tons of Houdini, Solaris and Karma content. This includes recordings of recent Houdini HIVE sessions from around the world.

Listen in: Link to Podcast

Check out some images and clips from The Archive: Link to Article

Mark Spatny

How The Roddenberry Archive is preserving ‘Star Trek’ history, Featuring VFX Supervisor Mark Spatny

Mark Spatny Biography