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Iron Man 3 Behind-The-Scenes Footage Is Six Minutes Of Pure Awesome
If you’re not already excited about Iron Man 3 you don’t have a beating heart. For those of us who are human, and therefore teeming with anticipation, this six-minute clip of behind-the-scenes footage that should make that pulse of yours quicken.
How The Extreme Athlete Powered Rube Goldberg Machine Was Made
Remember how Red Bull made that amazingly ridiculous athlete-powered Rube Goldberg machine? This is how they did it. And it includes 11 athletes, 12 different machines, 4 RED cameras, 45 GoPro cameras, a 75 person crew putting in 3422 man hours and a helluva sawdust.
Watch This: Why Dredd 3D Looks So Amazing
No matter what you thought of balls-to-the-wall action romp Dredd 3D, you can’t deny it looked amazing. Slo-Mo — the movie’s super-drug — meant that the world had to look like it was moving at one-percent its normal speed. That means creating some intense images to reflect what the characters are feeling. Here’s how the special effects artists did it.
Watch 13 Minutes Of The Dark Knight Rises Before It Hits Cinemas
Batman has been off Gotham’s streets for eight years, and now Bruce Wayne must decide whether or not he returns to fight off this new threat. Rise and shine, time to get a sneak peek at The Dark Knight Rises.
This Man Electrocutes Laptops For A Living
A lot of laptop design focuses on the aesthetic, but there’s also still a place for wrenching, cooking and just plain all-out-zapping as part of the process. I’m now wondering where I sign up for notebook zapping duties. Gizmodo AU reports from China…
What Goes On Behind The Scenes Of Monday Night Football
If you’re watching Monday Night Football tonight, you’ll probably see a flawless production that balances highlights, game footage, stats, commentary and so much more. How do they do it! A huge team of people, cutting edge technology, some note cards and a whole mess of wires, apparently.
Exclusive Look At How Avatar’s Actors Became Na’vi
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You’ll have to wait until Tuesday to buy the mega three-disc Avatar Extended Collector’s Edition Blu-ray. But you can watch this exclusive look at how Zoe Saldana became eight-feet tall and blue right now. And yes, even horses get motion-captured.
The Toughest Dude at CES
We didn’t come across the toughest dude at CES ourselves, but we’re pretty sure that Steve Ballmer could still devastate the guy using only two of six of his secret superpowers. [Joystiq]
