Interview With "Civil War" Visual Effects Supervisor David Simpson, Visual Effects On Set Supervisor/Compositing Supervisor Chris Zeh & CG Supervisor Freddy Salazar

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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"Civil War" was released last spring to a positive yet somewhat polarizing reception from critics and audiences as its story drew some controversy while the technical crafts were lauded with praise. The film grossed over $126.2 million worldwide, becoming A24's second-highest-grossing film to date, and has been nominated for the American Cinema Editors Awards and won the British Independent Film Craft Awards for Best Sound and Effects. And now, the film's visual effects have been shortlisted by the Academy's visual effects branch for the 97th Academy Awards. Visual Effects Supervisor David Simpson, Visual Effects On Set Supervisor/Compositing Supervisor Chris Zeh, and CG Supervisor Freddy Salazar were all kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about their work on the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now available to rent or own from A24 and is up for your consideration in all eligible categories at this year's Academy Awards, including Best Visual Effects. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You are listening to The Next Best Picture podcast, and this is Dan Baers interview with the visual effects supervisor for Civil War, David Simpson, visual effects on set supervisor and compositing supervisor, Chris Zay, NCG supervisor, Freddie Salazar.
0:16.9	Let me know if you want to try anything.
0:18.5	I'm guys aware of it. There's like a pretty huge civil war going on all across America.
0:22.6	We just try to stay out.
0:24.6	With what we see on the news, seems like it's for the best.
0:32.6	Citizens of America.
0:35.6	The so-called Western forces of Texas and California,
0:40.3	have suffered a very great defeat at the hands of the United States military.
0:47.3	Mr. President, do you regret the use of air strikes against American citizens?
0:53.3	We're moving to DC. The use of air strikes against American citizens.
0:59.0	We're moving to DC today. We need to go down there.
1:00.0	They shoot journalists on site in the capital.
1:03.0	Every instinctivity says this is death.
1:05.0	What if?
1:07.0	Every time I survived the war song,
1:10.0	I thought I was sending a warning home.
1:12.6	Don't do this.
1:14.6	But here we are.
1:16.6	There's some kind of misunderstanding here.
1:19.6	What?
1:20.6	We're American. Okay?
1:22.6	Okay.
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