John Knoll and the handmade Star Wars of The Mandalorian and Grogu

fxguide: fxpodcast by Mike Seymour, John Montgomery

Jun 25, 202643:22TV & Film

Our latest fxpodcast with ILM's John Knoll on miniatures in a tiny LED cube, the Star Wars style, and why the practical and the digital still need each other.

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