• Westworld’s out-there vfx

    I wrote about the many different kinds of vfx in HBO’s new Westworld series after talking to Jay Worth, vfx supe. Here’s the piece at Thrillist.

  • Quick guide to the VIEW keynotes

    Check out who’s talking at VIEW conference (starting on 24 October) with this guide to the keynotes.

  • Dream interview: Steve Williams & Mark Dippé

    Ever since I saw the making of featurettes for films like Terminator 2 and Jurassic Park, I’ve known about Steve Williams and Mark Dippé. They were at ILM in the early days of CG visual effects, but they also quickly attained notoriety for being rebellious. At Trojan Horse, I sat down with the duo for…

  • A short retrospective in Godzilla VFX

    Shin Godzilla is having a run in U.S. cinemas, so the guys at Inverse asked me to look back at where the franchise has used special effects. Loved revisiting the man-in-suit, miniatures and CG work.

  • Ben West’s latest short has legs

    You might know Ben West from his incredible short FUGU & TAKO. He’s now creative director at Framestore in LA and he’s back with a new short film called OtherHalf, about a man whose legs have a different idea to living their lives than the rest of its body. Check out the film below and…

  • VR for theme parks…it’s happening

    Talked to two former DreamWorks Animation employees who have started their own VR venture, and it includes theme parks. Here’s the interview at Cartoon Brew.

  • Movies that were saved by special effects

    Thrillist asked me to come up with some examples of where movies were ‘saved’ by special fx. And I had a lot of fun coming up with this list, which included Kevin Costner’s merman ears and Ryan Reynolds’ penis.

  • Voyage of cloud tanks and practical fx

    Love the approach vfx supe Dan Glass took for the visual effects in Terrence Malick’s Voyage of Time. Here’s my write-up at Cartoon Brew.

  • No, I’m not crying

    The new trailer for Moom is featured exclusively at Cartoon Brew, and I got to speak to the filmmakers Dice Tsutsumi and Robert Kondo about the short film’s Japanese influences.

  • Come for VIEW, stay for the workshops

    One of the big drawcards of VIEW Conference in Turin, Italy is its workshops. These include masterclasses from big Hollywood directors, animators and visual effects artists and from specialized training bodies and industry players. The workshops take place between 24 October and 28 October at VIEW. Check out the list below and find out more…