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Outdoor Green Screen Use On TV Is Insane
3:25AM Adam Frucci | Everything you thought you knew is wrong. On almost every exterior shot you see on TV, the background is filled in via green screen. Watch this video and have your mind blown. More »
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The ’80s HBO Logo Was Spinning Brass And LEDs
3:33AM Joel Johnson | CGChannel uncovered this fantastic ’80s vintage documentary that details the three-month process behind HBO’s iconic pre-movie intro. Grit your teeth past the corny “Illusion!” song. It’s worth it to see how special FX were made “with computers” before CG. More »
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Space Shuttle Destroyed In Orbit, At Least In This Video
8:20AM Adam Frucci | An amateur special effects creator going by The Faking Hoaxer on YouTube has been uploading some seriously realistic videos of events such as UFO visits and the destruction of the Space Shuttle. They’re pretty amazing. More »
Gadgets
Casio Digital Art Frame Redraws Your Photos Into Something Genius
2:20AM AddyDugdale | Digital photo frames? Errrrrrrrm, MEH. Casio’s Digital Art Frame, however, I could almost write a QVC script for. It takes your own digital photos and transforms them into paintings – well, it turns them into digital images with special effects. More »
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Michael Jackson Is Back In Glorious But Sightly Outdated 3D
9:19AM Jesus Diaz | I remember watching Captain Eo with polarised eyeglasses back in my uni days. At the time, I was blown away by the 3D experience, which also incorporated real-life effects, like lasers and fog. Now, the 17-minute film is back. More »
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3:20AM Mark Wilson | Put simply, Avatar is the most visually fantastic film I’ve ever seen. It will be hailed as the groundbreaking 3D release of its time while setting a new standard by which all blockbusters are measured. Yes, it’s that good. More »
Avatar Review: Yes, It Changed Everything After All
3:20AM Mark Wilson | Put simply, Avatar is the most visually fantastic film I’ve ever seen. It will be hailed as the groundbreaking 3D release of its time while setting a new standard by which all blockbusters are measured. Yes, it’s that good. More »
Online
Click Your Mouse And It’ll Snow In This Office
4:18PM Rosa Golijan | Some web developers got their hands on special effects equipment and used it to create an internet-controlled snow machine. All you have to do is click the “make it snow” button and watch the results on their live video stream. More »
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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 »
Random Stuff
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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