Being a technology-based network, it was inevitable that TechTV would have a show about film visual effects.

And with limited budgets and resources, there was no way the cable-based network could afford to do a graphics package that could visually compete with the content being presented.

The solution was to focus on concept over execution - the idea being centered around the infinite possibilities offered by a bluescreen shoot, where the show's host would step in and out of virtual worlds via the bluescreen.

The end result had both good and bad moments, but it worked for its time. One positive thing was finally getting to use "Chickadee," a stop-motion biped robot that an old friend and co-worker Mike Murnane designed for an abandoned short film..

Comped in Flame with 3D support from Maya artist Michael Wills.