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Marketplace Tech for Friday, July 15, 2016
Jul 15, 2016

Marketplace Tech for Friday, July 15, 2016

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On today's show, we'll talk about visual effects in the "Ghostbusters" franchise; play this week's Silicon Tally with Backchannel's editorial director, Jessi Hempel; and the use of emojis in Venmo payments.

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Visual effects in 'Ghostbusters': 1984 and today

Jul 15, 2016
Digital effects have changed Slimer. But not how you slime actors.
Digital effects are now much more advanced than they were during the production of the original "Ghostbusters."
Sony Pictures Entertainment

On today’s show, we’ll talk about visual effects in the “Ghostbusters” franchise; play this week’s Silicon Tally with Backchannel’s editorial director, Jessi Hempel; and the use of emojis in Venmo payments.

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