{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/039b783b-a527-4fdf-b3ce-b3c255ad3034/63e61d4bb4191e0010ba929c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Last of Us: Secrets revealed ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba036a1a8cbef5973cf0c0/611d8477-603a-4e9d-91a2-bd3721f17d0e.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>In this special episode, we look at the technology and science behind HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’.</p><p><br></p><p>VFX supervisor on the hit TV series, Stephen James from DNEG Vancouver, reveals how they created the post-apocalyptic US that characters Joel and Ellie (Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey) explore, as well as what goes into creating a show of this scale.</p><p><br></p><p>Professor of Medical Mycology at the University of Exeter, Elaine Bignell, explains whether a fungal pandemic, like the one portrayed in the Last of Us, could ever really happen.</p><p><br></p><p>Also in this episode:</p><ul><li>The secrets behind the sets and camera shots</li><li>How drones assisted with filming</li><li>Real threats of fungal diseases</li><li>Why the Last of Us is helping people get interested in fungi</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Follow us on Twitter #TechScienceDaily&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}