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Retro VFX: The tech of Terminator 2

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Behind the scenes vfx pics posted by the stars

Retro VFX: Contact

The famous mirror shot in ‘Contact’ was almost something else entirely

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‘Men in Black’ and its crazy collection of real and CG creatures

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The forgotten freeze-frame moments from the film

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Optical compositing, thermal cameras and *that* red suit

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Re-visit the digital make-up, mocap and other VFX innovations from the 1999 film

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Animation director Randal M. Dutra reflects on those early days of the digital age

Retro VFX: The Fifth Element

Multi pass and motion control: re-visiting the VFX of 'The Fifth Element'

Retro VFX: Terminator 2

Full liquid metal, now in 3D: re-visiting the freakin’ T-1000 walking out of the fiery truck crash
Full liquid metal, now in 3D: re-visiting the freakin’ T-1000 walking out of the fiery truck crash

Retro VFX: Dante’s Peak

The race to finish Dante’s Peak...20 years ago

Retro VFX: CG Jabba

You’re a wonderful human being: re-visiting CG Jabba 20 years later

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Behind the ILM Mars Attacks! tests that convinced Tim Burton to go CG

Retro VFX: Twister

It’s been 20 years since ‘Twister’ brought us that flying cow

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Masters of FX

My book featuring 16 of the world's best vfx supervisors is available at Amazon.com

The Bare Necessities of VFX

THE JUNGLE BOOK

For One Perfect Shot, I took at look at how the VFX team from The Jungle Book made the Bare Necessities scene.

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Posted on May 13, 2016May 26, 2016Author Ian FailesCategories UncategorizedTags OnePerfectShot

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