Aug 23
All right everyone, time to put on your debating/outrage hats. Empire magazine reached out to some of the top vfx artists around the world and had them choose—and justify—what they believe to be the top visual effects shots of all time.
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Aug 14
For a TV show, Game of Thrones has clearly mastered
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Jul 31
We’d all be printing money if it were easy, and that’s why government folks try so hard to make it hard. This crazy visual effect could be the latest trick up their anti-counterfeiting sleeves. And man is it awesome to watch.
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Jul 02
At this point even the most gullible of filmgoers must realize that nearly every movie has been digitally enhanced in one way or another. Long gone are the days when talented VFX artists were only called on to bring spaceships and dinosaurs to life; these days directors like Baz Luhrmann spend millions on effects to simply help bring even a few lamp posts to life.
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Jun 18
Remember Small Soldiers? It was a movie where action figures were enhanced with military technology to make them more interactive, but ultimately resulted in them coming to life. Even though it cast both Spinal Tap and actors from The Dirty Dozen as voice talent, the film was remarkably forgettable. To the point where watching this test footage of the film’s special effects would have been a more enjoyable way to spend a couple of hours.
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Jun 13
Even non-Star Trek fans have dreamed about teleporting away to space by just saying Beam Me Up, Scotty. And though it’s unlikely to ever happen in our lifetimes (prove me wrong smart people!), the special effects maestro
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Apr 16
It’s become the defacto standard for digital photo editing and tweaking, but how much do you know about Photoshop’s 22+ year history? In this short documentary the creators of what is possibly one of the most pirated pieces of software ever—including Thomas Knoll, John Knoll, Russell Brown, and Steve Guttman—talk about Photoshop’s humble beginnings. More »
Mar 25
How Jurassic Park’s VFX Wizards Brought One of the Largest Dinos of All Time To Life
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In shots where they were seen walking, Jurassic Park’s resident brachiosaurs were realized with ground-breaking computer animation. But for shots when the film’s human characters interacted with them high in the trees, the brachiosaurs were brought to life with complicated animatronics created by Stan Winston Studios. More »
Mar 08
The original Jurassic Park came out 20 years ago, and while the FX industry has shifted more towards computer-generated effects since its release, it’s still awesome to see how some of the film’s practical effects were realized. More »
Feb 19
Seriously, after seeing ILM work its magic in all of its movie, I basically trust ILM with anything. If the next movie ILM works on doesn’t involve real actors or real sets or even a real script, I don’t care, I’m in. If ILM told me it could make a world better than real life, I’d totally sign up. Anything ILM does is gold. The visual effects wizards can even magically, er, digitally recreate New York City. Watch. More »
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