Episode 15: Making the Impossible Possible – The Visual Effects of The Walk

Episode 15: Making the Impossible Possible – The Visual Effects of The Walk

Guest: Kevin Baillie Even a death-defying high-wire artist has to start somewhere. As a boy, Philippe Petit dreamt of performing daring feats for dazzled crowds. As an adult, his life’s ambition came true when on August 7, 1974, he successfully walked between the Twin Towers, 110 floors up with no harness or net! Our guest Kevin Baillie’s journey also reads much like a film script. By the age of seven, after being inspired by films like Back to the Future, he had already chosen his career path and was best friends with Ryan Tudhope, with whom he would later co-found the visual effects studio Atomic Fiction. With his dream, much determinacy and hard work, Baillie was working at Skywalker Ranch at just 18 years old! Flash forward; Baillie is the Visual Effects Supervisor on The Walk, and along with the team at Atomic Fiction, worked with legendary director Robert Zemeckis (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, Flight) to bring Petit’s seemingly impossible stunt to life in The Walk. In this highly anticipated film staring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, it is the absolutely stunning visuals that make this vertigo-inducing journey so believable, a feat that meant recreating the twin towers and New York in the 70s. Baillie has worked with Zemeckis on multiple films. Remember the gut-wrenching plane crash in Flight? That was his work! His resume also includes work on Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace, Hellboy, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, Sin CIty and Star Trek Into Darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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501: Breaking Down the 2026 BAFTA & WGA Nominations (Guest Eoin Daly)

501: Breaking Down the 2026 BAFTA & WGA Nominations (Guest Eoin Daly)

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Episode 500: Breaking Down the 2026 Oscar Nominations! (Guest: Ryan McQuade)

Episode 500: Breaking Down the 2026 Oscar Nominations! (Guest: Ryan McQuade)

Christina & Ryan McQuade (of AwardsWatch.com) break down the 2026 Oscar nominations, diving into the biggest surprises, snubs, historic milestones, and what it all means for the race ahead! Learn mo...

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499: Our Most Anticipated Movies 2026 (Guests Jay Ledbetter & Ryan McQuade)

499: Our Most Anticipated Movies 2026 (Guests Jay Ledbetter & Ryan McQuade)

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498: A Conversation with Production Designer Fiona Crombie on Hamnet, Love, Grief, and Shakespeare

498: A Conversation with Production Designer Fiona Crombie on Hamnet, Love, Grief, and Shakespeare

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497.  Golden Globes 2026 Reactions! The Wins & the Surprises. (Guest Ryan McQuade)

497. Golden Globes 2026 Reactions! The Wins & the Surprises. (Guest Ryan McQuade)

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496: Critics Choice Awards Instant Reactions With Christina Birro & Ryan McQuade (AwardsWatch)

496: Critics Choice Awards Instant Reactions With Christina Birro & Ryan McQuade (AwardsWatch)

For the first episode of the year, Christina is joined by Ryan McQuade (AwardsWatch.com) to recap the Critics Choice Awards 2026, the first televised awards show of the season! Fresh off attending the...

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495: Counting Down Our 20 Best Movies of 2025 (Guest: Ryan McQuade)

495: Counting Down Our 20 Best Movies of 2025 (Guest: Ryan McQuade)

It’s a huge episode! Ryan McQuade ( Executive Editor, AwardsWatch) joins Christina as they countdown their 20 best movies of 2025. What a year of cinema it has been! Learn more about your ad choices. ...

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