Month: June 2016

  • Battle of the vfx

    Two of the nicest artists in vfx – Steve Kullback and Joe Bauer – are featured in this Variety video hosted by David Cohen on the Battle of the Bastards ep in Game of Thrones.

  • vfx_shot: Taking flight

    MPC CG supervisor James Rustad details the visual effects required for Angel and Archangel’s wings in X-Men: Apocalypse.

  • ‘A Surreal Lucid Nightmare’

    That’s a great way to describe anything, let alone a cinematic launch trailer. So when Axis Animation followed the idea for the new Dawn of War III, I had to to talk them – here’s the final piece for Cartoon Brew, with LOTS of behind the scenes.

  • It’s complicated

    Thrillist recently asked me to come up with the most complicated special effects in recent films. I had a great time looking into some seamless effects work that not everyone might know – not just the big CGI moments but clever and complicated filming and compositing work. Share your thoughts on the list.

  • Orc tusks are hard

    ILM’s Hal Hickel talked to me for OnePerfectShot about the work behind Warcraft’s orcs, including why tusks were some of the hardest things to make work.

  • The enduring allure of the Hollywood monster

    Practical movie monster effects are definitely not dead. A new feature documentary pays tribute to the world’s best movie monster artists and their incredible creations

  • Magnetic fields and destruction aplenty

    Here’s a new story at One Perfect Shot I wrote about MPC and Digital Domain’s destruction work in X-Men: Apocalypse. Awesome magnetic fields approach too.

  • The SIGGRAPH 2016 production sessions are huge

    It’s amazing sometimes to think how accessible SIGGRAPH is as a conference. SIGGRAPH is a research conference, first and foremost, but that doesn’t mean only researchers can learn and participate. In fact, one of the best parts of the computer graphics event is the mix of sessions and experience, many based on recent releases of massive…

  • Bebop & Rocksteady together again

    ILM’s vfx work in the new TMNT film is top-notch. I especially liked the comedy duo Bebop and Rocksteady so I found out more from vfx supe Pablo Helman in this article for Cartoon Brew.

  • ‘The scene’ from X-Men: Apocalypse

    And that scene is Quicksilver’s rescue mission at the mansion, with vfx by Rising Sun Pictures. Check out my breakdown for Cartoon Brew.