S2E5: The Sighted and the Seen

Foundation: The Official Podcast

Apple TV+

Tv & Film

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2023

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

VFX supervisor Chris MacLean—the only person who just might rival David in sci-fi geek expertise—joins Jason and David to unpack episode 5, “The Sighted and the Seen.” From the Mentalics’ telepathic powers to Demerzel’s intricate cranial circuitry to the frightening-but-friendly Beki, Chris shares the behind-the-scenes stories about creating the show’s stunning visuals. Plus, David reveals which scene between Day and Sareth is his favorite of the season.

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0:00.0	Hello again, this is Foundation, the official podcast from Apple TV, plus I'm Jason
0:05.6	Concepcion, and this is your guide to the galaxy from Trantor to Terminus and hundreds
0:09.8	of millions of other worlds.
0:11.8	Space is a big place.
0:12.8	We aim to make it smaller and brighter and add some context to everything you see on
0:16.4	the show.
0:17.6	Each week I'm recapping and breaking apart every episode of season two with Foundation
0:21.8	Showrunner and Executive Producer David S. Goyer.
0:24.4	Hello again, David.
0:26.4	Thank you for having me, Jason.
0:28.1	And this week you've brought along a special guest, Chris McLean, VFX Supervisor in the
0:32.2	show.
0:33.2	Welcome, Chris.
0:34.2	Thank you.
0:35.2	Thanks for having me.
0:36.2	Today we are talking about episode five, cited in the scene, which I think is a wonderful
0:42.6	time to talk about the visuals, don't you all think?
0:45.1	Good way to start it.
0:47.1	Okay, let's recap the episode, which was written by Joel Cornett and Jane Espenson and
0:52.4	directed by Alex Graves.
0:54.3	So we kind of checked out on Harry for a full episode, but now we're back with him.
0:58.9	And he is back in a new body.
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