ROLL THE CREDITS · Friday · 1 hr 13 min

Visual Effects: Bodie Clare

On this episode of Roll The Credits, Christina sits down with visual effects supervisor Bodie Clare. Bodie shares the unconventional path that led him into visual effects — from discovering storytelling through Final Fantasy VII and Studio Ghibli to leaving university, teaching himself animation and beginning his career in the industry at just 19 years old. He talks about why his job is often to figure out how to do less visual effects, the importance of designing shots before they ever reach post, and why some of the best VFX work is the work audiences never realize is there. He also breaks down the role of a VFX supervisor as a bridge between the creative and technical sides of filmmaking — helping directors turn seemingly impossible ideas into something that can actually be put on screen. Bodie dives into his work on some of the most ambitious films of the last two decades, including standing alongside Christopher Nolan to solve the backwards-and-forwards logic of Tenet in real time, helping determine what could be accomplished practically on Mad Max: Fury Road, and using invisible visual effects to preserve the unsettling realism of The Zone of Interest. He also reflects on how AI is changing visual effects, why human taste and an understanding of reality remain so important, the value of finding great mentors, and why there is no single path into the industry. After more than 20 years in VFX, Bodie also opens up about burnout, learning not to make yourself indispensable, choosing the right people to surround yourself with, and realizing that the projects you work on will never be more important than the life and people you have outside of them. Bodie’s credits include: THE ODYSSEY (2026) THE WHEEL OF TIME (2025) DAMSEL (2024) THE ZONE OF INTEREST (2023) TENET (2020) WONDER WOMAN 1984 (2020) AVENGERS: ENDGAME (2019) MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE — FALLOUT (2018) ALIEN: COVENANT (2017) ASSASSIN’S CREED (2016) MAD MAX: FURY ROAD (2015) HAPPY FEET TWO (2011) 300 (2006) HAPPY FEET (2006) …and many more. Follow Bodie's work below:  https://bodieclare.com

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On this episode of Roll The Credits, Christina sits down with visual effects supervisor Bodie Clare.

Bodie shares the unconventional path that led him into visual effects — from discovering storytelling through Final Fantasy VII and Studio Ghibli to leaving university, teaching himself animation and beginning his career in the industry at just 19 years old.

He talks about why his job is often to figure out how to do less visual effects, the importance of designing shots before they ever reach post, and why some of the best VFX work is the work audiences never realize is there. He also breaks down the role of a VFX supervisor as a bridge between the creative and technical sides of filmmaking — helping directors turn seemingly impossible ideas into something that can actually be put on screen.

Bodie dives into his work on some of the most ambitious films of the last two decades, including standing alongside Christopher Nolan to solve the backwards-and-forwards logic of Tenet in real time, helping determine what could be accomplished practically on Mad Max: Fury Road, and using invisible visual effects to preserve the unsettling realism of The Zone of Interest.

He also reflects on how AI is changing visual effects, why human taste and an understanding of reality remain so important, the value of finding great mentors, and why there is no single path into the industry.

After more than 20 years in VFX, Bodie also opens up about burnout, learning not to make yourself indispensable, choosing the right people to surround yourself with, and realizing that the projects you work on will never be more important than the life and people you have outside of them.

Bodie’s credits include:

THE ODYSSEY (2026)

THE WHEEL OF TIME (2025)

DAMSEL (2024)

THE ZONE OF INTEREST (2023)

TENET (2020)

WONDER WOMAN 1984 (2020)

AVENGERS: ENDGAME (2019)

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE — FALLOUT (2018)

ALIEN: COVENANT (2017)

ASSASSIN’S CREED (2016)

MAD MAX: FURY ROAD (2015)