Max shares stories on his Master-Com cosplay outfit. Who is Master-Com you ask? 

He is a droid seen in the classic Marvel Star Wars comics issues 18-23. Master-Com was the personal assistant to Simon Greyshade who was the administrator of The Wheel casino. Think of a really buff C-3PO. This costume was years in the development but Max got it done just in time for Star Wars Celebration 2022. Looking back at all the great cosplay, this was the deepest dive character. 

Max also pays a heartfelt tribute to his mentor and model maker and film historian, Greg Jein, who recently passed away. Listeners of THE MAX EFX PODCAST will remember many stories Max has shared in the past as Greg was the first person to hire him in the effects back in the mid 1980’s. Some of Greg’s credits include Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Steven Spielberg’s 1941, and Star Trek.

In this 11th episode of the Max EFX Podcast, Max Cervantes and Kevin Toft talk with three very special guests who have all worked on one of the biggest box office successes of 2022 - Jackass Forever. Max and his friends Bobby Doran, Jeff Cupernell and Nikki Freed discuss what it was like to create a 25-ft square city model city at Vision Scenery Studios in Los Angeles, CA.   

The guests “squid out” with Max and Kevin in this free-flowing conversation and reveal their personal easter eggs hidden in their work. If you’ve seen any of the films in the Jackass franchise you know what you’re in for. And it goes without saying we don’t condone any of the jackass stunts performed in these films.

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Laundry time with Katy Perry! We’ll do the work as you sit back while Max takes you behind the scenes of the new Katy Perry commercial, Laundrin’ Home.

Max let’s you in on the secrets of the dancing raincoat, and anthropomorphic washer and chair. (spoiler: they needed help from Max and the special effects crew to really move). Max discusses what it takes to design and build practical props that interact with Katy Perry and her reactions to all these adorable props. 

If you haven’t seen the commercial yet, here’s the link: Katy Perry x Laudrin Home (Ad)

Check out dancin’ Max in this behind-the-scenes video. Oh, Katy Perry is in it too.

The Making of Katy Perry's "Laundrin' Home" Commercial 

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