S2E5: The Sighted and the Seen
Foundation: The Official Podcast
Apple TV
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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