130: Mark Savela, Visual Effects Supervisor, Stargate (Interview)

Award-winning Visual Effects Supervisor Mark Savela served on all three television series of Stargate bringing his expertise of visual magic to life. Now he stops by for his first interview on Dial the Gate to discuss some of the challenges of working on the franchise, and to take fan questions live!

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Timecodes
00:00 - Opening Credits
00:38 - Welcome and Episode Outline
02:04 - Welcoming Mark
03:12 - When did you realize you wanted to do this for a career?
04:07 - SG-1's Pilot Episode and the Puddle Effect
10:04 - Eight Year Break, Moving to Vancouver, Getting back into Stargate
14:42 - Stargate Universe
19:17 - CGI Creatures in SGU
22:32 - Lou Diamond Phillips Joke on Set and Camaraderie with Crew
25:46 - Brad Wright and SGU's Talented Cast
31:30 - Pulling off Stargate Atlantis Effects
35:30 - A Typical Stargate Episode
39:20 - The Single Most Expensive Shot
40:49 - Martin Gero
43:42 - Destiny
47:36 - Camera Styles, Battlestar Galactica, Vancouver as a Visual Effects Hot Bed
52:09 - Aging Wraith Victims, Digital Challenges, "Trio."
54:52 - Difference of Symbols and Looks of Various Stargates
1:02:25 - Twitter and Social Media Fan Engagement for Universe
1:07:29 - Ship Comparison Size Charts, Atlantis and Universe location gates, and "Epilogue."
1:11:06 - The Number of Universe Gates and Kinos
1:16:19 - The Effect of Young Using Communication Stones in "Space"
1:18:18 - Working with Robert C. Cooper and the SGU Cast
1:21:58 - Reusing Assets, the SGU Shuttle
1:25:55 - More Visual Effects
1:28:38 - Mark's Last Name
1:29:52 - Wrapping up with Mark
1:36:17 - Post interview housekeeping
1:39:50 - End credits

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