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On this episode of the Geektown Behind The Scenes podcast, I am chatting with Fausto Tejeda from Visual Effects company Pixomondo Toronto, who are the people behind the VFX for 'Star Trek: Discovery'.Fausto specialises in sci-fi/action genres in both traditional VFX and Virtual Production formats, most notably the streaming series Star Trek: Discovery, a hybrid of both. Throughout the show’s four seasons, Fausto helped bring to the screen various creatures (Gormagander/Space Whale, Tardigrade), environments (rocky terrains of large asteroids) and ships (USS Discovery). His spectacular work on the final battle sequence in Season Two, between Section 31, The Enterprise and Discovery ships, earned Fausto an Emmy nomination.Fausto worked in various supervisory capacities on Discovery, including CG Supervisor, On-set Supervisor, and VFX Supervisor. In 2021, Fausto helped guide the show towards a new filmmaking era when Discovery transitioned to shooting on PXO’s LED Volume stage in Season Four, where Fausto served