{"podcast":{"title":"Film Ireland Podcast","slug":"film-ireland-podcast-896003","podcast_index_feed_id":896003,"rss_url":"http://feeds.feedburner.com/FilmIrelandPodcast","website_url":"http://filmireland.net/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6955465577f9435bdcc8cb82/show-cover.jpg","author":"FilmIreland (hello@filmbase.ie)","episode_count":521,"summary":"Podcast by Film Ireland","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/film-ireland-podcast-896003"},"episode":{"title":"Presents: VFX Behind the Scenes with James Carson (Sony Imageworks) & Dean Koonjul & Noel O’Malley (Union VFX)","slug":"presents-vfx-behind-the-scenes-with-james-carson-sony-imageworks-dean-koonjul-noel-o-malley-union-vfx","published_at":"2026-03-25T00:06:57+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/film-ireland-podcast-896003/presents-vfx-behind-the-scenes-with-james-carson-sony-imageworks-dean-koonjul-noel-o-malley-union-vfx","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/film-ireland-podcast-896003","url":"https://www.filmireland.net/podcast-vfx-behind-the-scenes-with-dean-koonjul-noel-omalley-union-vfx-and-james-carson-sony-imageworks","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6955465577f9435bdcc8cb82/e/69c327217878605e110b2f85/media.mp3","summary":"What does it take to create the visual worlds of modern cinema? Recorded on location at RENDR 2026 in Belfast, we catch up with CG & On-Set Supervisor Noel O’Malley and BAFTA-winning DFX Supervisor Dean Koonjul of Union VFX . With credits spanning  Ex Machina  to  28 Years Later  and  Poor Things , they discuss their exciting careers, creative collaboration, and the changing demands of high-end visual effects across film and TV. After, (at timecode 31:37) we speak to James Carson, CG Supervisor at Sony Pictures Imageworks , whose work includes  KPop Demon Hunters  and the upcoming feature  Project Hail Mary  starring Ryan Gosling. In this conversation, he reflects on his career journey from Belfast to supervising major international productions, sharing insights into working in animation and live-action, and working with teams on ambitious projects. This series of talks was recorded in  The Spinners Mill Studio , a podcast and DJ studio based in  Banana Block  offering tailored solutions for DJ sessions, small-scale events and podcasting from concept to final distribution. We are delighted to present a very special speaker series in partnership with  RENDR Festival  and supported by the  National Talent Academy for VFX . James Carson - CG Supervisor James is a CG Supervisor at Sony Pictures Imageworks, most recently working on the global phenomenon  KPOP Demon Hunters  for Sony Pictures Animation and Netflix. Carson is currently supervising the live-action feature  Project Hail Mary , directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller and starring Ryan Gosling. His other CG Supervisor credits include the animated feature  In Your Dreams  and the Academy Award®-nominat…","meta_description":"What does it take to create the visual worlds of modern cinema? Recorded on location at RENDR 2026 in Belfast, we catch up with CG & On-Set Supervisor…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3647,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/film-ireland-podcast-896003/episodes/presents-vfx-behind-the-scenes-with-james-carson-sony-imageworks-dean-koonjul-noel-o-malley-union-vfx/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/film-ireland-podcast-896003/presents-vfx-behind-the-scenes-with-james-carson-sony-imageworks-dean-koonjul-noel-o-malley-union-vfx.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}