Month: February 2017
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Kong VFX – a brief history
Inverse does some fun retro pieces, especially when a new film is coming out. I was stoked they asked me to write a brief history of visual effectsbrief history of visual effects used in King Kong movies.
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Look! It’s your last-minute Oscar vfx breakdown fix
The announcement of who won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects this year is literally just hours away…which is a perfect time to quickly revisit and watch some of the best breakdowns that have been doing the rounds for each of the nominated films. Quick!
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Forging the fiery face of Ghost Rider for ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’
Last year, the Marvel character Ghost Rider burst onto the small screen in ABC’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. for seven episodes of the series. The fiery effects required to bring Ghost Rider (played by Gabriel Luna) to life were orchestrated by FuseFX. In this special vfxblog breakdown, FuseFX visual effects supervisor Kevin Lingenfelser dives into how…
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‘Tale of Three Brothers’ director Ben Hibon on his next creative adventures at Luma Pictures
Director Ben Hibon’s works are pieces of animation that tend to stick in your mind for months or years. From his breakthrough short Codehunters to the masterful Harry Potter ‘Tale of Three Brothers’ sequence, Hibon has brought a definitive style to the animation he’s directed. Now he has joined Luma Pictures as their head creative…
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LEGO Batman uncovered (on the cover of 3D Artist)
The newest issue of 3D Artist mag features Animal Logic’s work for The LEGO Batman Movie on the cover. I had the pleasure of writing a feature on the work by the studio.
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Full liquid metal, now in 3D: re-visiting the freakin’ T-1000 walking out of the fiery truck crash
If you’ve never seen James Cameron’s Terminator 2: Judgment Day – either on the big or small screen – now’s the time to embrace this wonder of filmmaking and effects. The movie has been digitally re-mastered and received the ‘full liquid metal 3D’ stereo conversion treatment by Stereo D. The new release just premiered at the…
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The making of ‘The LEGO Batman Movie’ making of book
I’m a collector (some might say ‘hoarder’). Most people know about the Speed stuff, but over the years I’ve also amassed dozens of ‘making of’ film books. Which is why when DK asked me last year to consult on their The LEGO Batman Movie: The Making of the Movie book, I could barely contain myself.…
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What it’s like to attend the ‘other’ Oscars or: How I learned a whole new story I hadn’t heard before about ‘Speed’
“This isn’t like the other Oscars, or as I like to call them, ‘the dumb Oscars,’ where at the end of the night, 80 per cent of the people in the room are losers. You guys are tremendous. Those guys are sad.” That was actor John Cho, of Star Trek and Harold & Kumar fame, presenting…
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The director of The LEGO Batman Movie, in conversation
For Cartoon Brew, I got to speak with Chris McKay, who was animation supe on the first LEGO Movie and now director on LEGO Batman. Check it out and hang tight for some more big LEGO Batman coverage I’ll be sharing.
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Ken Ralston, people
Last night at the VES Awards, vfx supervisor Ken Ralston was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award. A few days earlier I’d been able to chat to him about his career, about some specific films like Roger Rabbit and Polar Express, and about his take on the current state of the industry. Check it out at…
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