special effects

Friday, October 2, 2009
Entertainment

Parody: Weta’s Special Effects Technology Creates Digital Erections

10:55PM Danny Allen | Something fun (though NSFW) to start your weekend: Peter Jackson’s Weta Workshop has provided amazing effects for movies like Lord of the Rings, but can it green-screen naughty bits for indie-film makers? This mock behind-the-scenes look answers that question. More »
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Chinese TV Ink Ad Must Have Required Tons Of Squids

11:40AM Jesus Diaz | Directed by Niko Tziopanos, and azzparently starring a wholalotlot of Harry Potter’s Death Eater wannabes, this advertising for Central China Television has me completely mesmerised today. I just can’t have enough of that ink-in-water effect. [Likecool]
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Monday, August 17, 2009
Entertainment

Behind The Scenes Of District 9

11:50PM Mark Wilson | At least from the audience responses I’ve spotted on Twitter, District 9 may be the saving grace of a lousy science fiction season. Here’s a look behind the scenes compliments of Wired. More »
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Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Entertainment

Why Just 2 Seconds Of Transformers 2 Took 3 Months To Complete

2:00AM Mark Wilson | About six months ago, Michael Bay approached Digital Domain, the Academy Award winning special effects company behind movies like Benjamin Button, Titanic , and the The Fifth Element, with a last minute request. He needed a closeup. (WARNING: Minor Spoilers Ahead) More »
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Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Entertainment

Excellent Special Effects Or Terrifying New Sewer Creatures?

7:20AM Adam Frucci | This video purports to be of some unknown creatures in the sewers under Cameron Village in Raleigh, North Carolina. It’s probably some early viral marketing for a movie. But! What if it isn’t? Oh god, what if it isn’t?? [io9] More »
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Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Entertainment

Benjamin Button Special Effects Guru On Creating a Human Face

3:20AM Mark Wilson | “It was really hard, it was really slow, it was really tedious, it was really expensive. And then next time we do it it’s going to be less difficult, and less slow and less expensive.” More »
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Friday, January 23, 2009
QOTD

Which Movie Should Win the Oscar For Best Visual Effects

12:40PM Jason Chen | We’re not gonna deny it—we love special effects. It ranks right up there with plot and concept as the reason why we go see movies. More »
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Entertainment

How Benjamin Button’s Effects Blow Action Movie Effects Away

9:00AM Adam Frucci | Yes, Iron Man had some seriously impressive effects. But Benjamin Button, for any other problems it had, had some impressive effects. More »
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Thursday, January 1, 2009
Entertainment

The 50 Greatest Special Effects Shots In Cinema

5:45AM Mark Wilson | Not only did the Den of Geek assemble a respectable (if not a little controversial) list of the top 50 special effects shots of cinema, the site also explained the tricks behind the illusions. More »
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Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Entertainment

Gremlins 2, Modernised by Uber Fan with Uber Props

2:45AM Mark Wilson | I haven’t rewatched it since childhood, but my vague recollections of Gremlins 2 strained through my modern brain’s taste filter bring me to the conclusion that the film might not be the Oscar-candidate I once thought. But there was one scene that was very memorable all the same. It’s when the film breaks in the middle of the movie and gremlins take over the projection booth (where they injected themselves into various films). On VHS, the sequence was altered as a tape breaking with a similar outcome. Now, one highly talented fan updated the whole sequence for today’s VOD technology with completely new clips. It’s not just some fanboy creation; this is the work of a very talented special effects professional. And once you watch that first clip, the making of is even better: More »
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