Tag Archives: Visual Effects

‘Star Wars’ Visual Effects

Posted on March 15, 2014 by Chris

I find this shit fascinating. Also, I really think the “old school” method looks better than a lot of the the CG being done these days. Models look more 3D because they are 3D in real space, not created in … Continue reading →

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‘Great Gatsby’ VFX Before and After

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Chris

Helping to continue our irregular series of visual effects articles is this new video from visual effects supervisor Chris Godfrey. According to Godfrey, he’s been allowed by director Baz Luhrmann to show this video highglighting the before and after visual … Continue reading →

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Every Ray Harryhausen Creature Creation In One Awesome Video

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Chris

I am a huge fan of visual effects master Ray Harryhausen, who passed away recently at the age of 92. During his lifetime he brought us all manner of creatures and pioneered the use of stop motion effects in movies … Continue reading →

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‘Walking Dead’ Season 3 Visual Effects

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Chris

Continuing our trend of highlighting visual effects work, here’s a reel from Stargate Studios showcasing their work on The Walking Dead season 3. In addition to all the great zombie kills, pay particular attention to what they did with the … Continue reading →

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Building a T-Rex

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Chris

I had the privilege of knowing effects guru Stan Winston a little, having met him originally though a mutual friend. In fact, I visited his studio during the time he was working on the first Jurassic Park movie. I was … Continue reading →

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‘Before VFX’ Is Fascinating

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Chris

A couple days ago I posted a video showing some before and after visual effects shots from various TV shows and movies. Many people were surprised at the number of effects being used and also that, in many cases, effects … Continue reading →

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The Green Screen Is Your Friend

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Chris

If you watch a lot of movies and TV as I do (and occasionally even make them), you’ve probably sometimes wondered “How did they do that”? Well, as you’ll see from this video, they “did that” with a lot of … Continue reading →

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Some ‘Avengers’ Behind the Scenes Fun

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Chris

As always, when I see something cool I bring it to you. This time it’s a very interesting video showing how (and why) a particular shot was accomplished for The Avengers. Cool stuff indeed.

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