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Special Effects
Ever walk out of a movie theater wondering how a famous building was blown to bits, or how the bustling streets of an extra-terrestrial city came to life? From the "Star Wars" trilogy to today's blockbusters, join Ira Flatow in this hour of Science Friday as he takes a behind-the-scenes look at how film makers use special effects.
Guests:
Bruce Nicholson
Visual Effects Supervisor
Industrial Light & Magic
San Rafael, California
Lawrence Krauss
Professor of Physics
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio
Alec Gillis
Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc.
Chatsworth, California
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