Episode 312 - Habib Zargarpour - Head of Film Development, Digital Monarch Media

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Over the past 30 years, Habib Zargarpour has helped create some of the most innovative and iconic VFX shots in cinema and pioneered virtual production. Beginning with</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Mask’s</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">eye-popping protagonist, Habib went on to instigate</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Twister</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Perfect Storm’s</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">freak weather conditions, race pods for</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and use game-engine technology to build</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Jungle Book</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Blade Runner 2049’s</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">captivating worlds.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, Habib works as head of film development at Digital Monarch Media, a division of Unity Technologies. He deep-dives into how he helped director Denis Villeneuve and DoP Roger Deakins explore LA 2049’s wastelands, and details the physics of pod racers. For VFX fans, this podcast is a treat from start to finish.</span></p>