Special Effects for Everyone: The Democratization of CGI Technology
...said, “You can go in [a] shop now and buy a computer that’s faster than the computers they made Jurassic Park on.” Edwards created all the film’s computerized special effects himself, using...
“Inventing Anna” Costume Designer Lyn Paolo on Dressing a Cunning Chameleon
...I’ve ever done. Julia Garner as Anna Delvery in episode 108 of Inventing Anna. Cr. Aaron Epstein/Netflix © 2021 Was Julia Garner pretty involved with the planning around her character, then? Julia...
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” VFX Team on Bringing a New Generation of Primates to Life
...for the kiwi, to create a village of digital eagles. The computer-based toolset allows artists to generate, hand sculpt, and groom feathers more efficiently and realistically. “Birds are very difficult; every feather...
Pioneering Producer Auchara Kijkanjanas on Animating Thailand's Entertainment Industry
...and software,” she noted. At Kantana Animation Studios, a division of Kantana, Thailand’s biggest film and television production company, Kijkanjanas began producing her first long-form, 24-part animation series, Zon 100%, in 2001....
Know Your Oscar Nominees: Live Action, Animated & Documentary Short Films
...the friendship between two cosmonauts readying for a mission should resonate with voters. The film has won numerous awards on the festival circuit, making it a deserving contender. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KQKYzgusFI Documentary All five...
Know Your Oscar Nominees: Visual Effects Supervisors
...this may be one of the few categories The Revenant doesn’t stand much of a chance in. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWNWi-ZWL3c It was difficult to turn around without hearing someone rave about Mad Max: Fury...
The Gentlemen's Costume Designer Breaks Down the Felonious Finery
...was engaging in less-than-legal activities did not inhibit his appreciation of well-cut, well-made clothes!” Michelle Dockery as Rosaline https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeo00BDrkBQ&feature=youtu.be “Michelle’s character wears luxury labels with throw-away aplomb. She’s very comfortable with her...
How Jojo Rabbit’s VFX Supervisor Helped Taika Waititi Create the Year's Wildest Comedy
...of Jojo’s mind. At the same time, it’s a metaphor for him being thrust into this reality of this world as it crashes down around him.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJSwD_17qjY To transmute real-life brick and...
Disasters in Space: Hollywood’s History of Co-Opting NASA’s Real Fears
...Earth is a pleasingly thoughtful and beguiling entry into this tiny genre), there is perhaps no better example of the rogue planet narrative than Lars von Trier’s Melancholia, released the same year...
Amour’s Michael Haneke and International Directors Spotlighted at 10th Annual Golden Globes Foreign Film Symposium
...moving. We had to do takes many times in order not to tire him out.” Even so, the director said that Trintignant never complained. “He’s very, very professional.” When prompted to...