Paul Debevec: a history of lighting the future of VFX
From fxguide: fxpodcast by Mike Seymour, John Montgomery
May 28, 2026 · 1h 1m
About this episode
The episode features an interview with Paul Debevec discussing advancements in lighting technology for visual effects.
We talk with Academy Technical Achievement Award recipient Paul Debevec about HDR image-based lighting, Fiat Lux, virtual production, NeRFs, 3DGS, machine learning, and why now is a great time to do research.
People in this episode
Hosts: Mike Seymour, John Montgomery
Guest: Paul Debevec
Topics covered
- VFX
- lighting
- HDR
- virtual production
- machine learning
- research
Keywords
- HDR
- image-based lighting
- virtual production
- NeRFs
- 3DGS
- machine learning
- research
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Academy, NeRFs, 3DGS, machine learning
Books & works: Fiat Lux
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