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Retro VFX: The tech of Terminator 2

An oral history with ILMers behind the CGI.

The social (VFX) lives of Hollywood

Behind the scenes vfx pics posted by the stars

Retro VFX: Contact

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

Retro VFX: Men in Black

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

Retro VFX: Batman & Robin

The forgotten freeze-frame moments from the film

Retro VFX: Predator

Optical compositing, thermal cameras and *that* red suit

Retro VFX: The Mummy

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

RETRO VFX: The Lost World

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

Retro VFX: Mars Attacks!

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

Tag: 3DArtist

LEGO Movie 2 at 3D Artist

LEGO Movie 2 at 3D Artist

I wrote the cover feature for the latest 3D Artist magazine, on Animal Logic’s work for The LEGO Movie 2. Lots of fun doing this one.

Posted on March 12, 2019Categories FreelanceTags 3DArtist

3D Artist and Alita

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For 3D Artist magazine, I talked to Weta Digital about their work on Alita: Battle Angel.

Posted on February 13, 2019Categories FreelanceTags 3DArtist

3D Artist and breaking the Internet

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For 3D Artist magazine, I talked to Disney Animation about Ralph Breaks the Internet. And they did a stunning special cover for the issue.

Posted on December 18, 2018Categories FreelanceTags 3DArtist

Masters of titles

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For 3DArtist magazine, I asked Elastic, yU+Co, Method and Storm Studios about some of their recent titles and film opener work. Some super cool tips here.

Posted on September 25, 2018Categories FreelanceTags 3DArtist

Aardman, digital make-up, for latest 3D Artist

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For the latest 3D Artist magazine, I talked to Aardman’s David Sproxton and also dived into digital make-up with MPC, Mr. X, Outpost VFX, MASTERS FX and vfx artist Johnny Banta.

Posted on August 28, 2018Categories FreelanceTags 3DArtist

New 3D Artist mag is out!

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The latest 3D Artist magazine features stories I wrote about Imageworks’ Hotel Transylvania 3 and on Phil Tippett. Check it out.

Posted on July 31, 2018Categories FreelanceTags 3DArtist, Hotel Transylvania 3, Phil Tippett

New 3D Artist shines light on Incredibles 2 and RenderMan

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I talked to Pixar for this issue of 3D Artist – it’s a pretty special one.

Posted on July 3, 2018Categories FreelanceTags 3DArtist, Incredibles 2, Pixar

All about ZBrush 2018

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For 3D Artist magazine, I dived into ZBrush 2018 with a bunch of the beta testers. So much great imagery here to check out.

Posted on June 6, 2018Categories FreelanceTags 3DArtist

Welcome…to Jurassic Park (25 years ago)

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For 3D Artist magazine, I looked back at the pioneering CGI work in Jurassic Park by ILM and Tippett Studio. Keep an eye out on vfxblog for more Jurassic 25th anniversary coverage.

Posted on May 10, 2018Categories FreelanceTags 3DArtist, Jurassic Park

The OASIS has you

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Check out the latest 3D Artist magazine for my behind the scenes look at Ready Player One and the work of ILM and Digital Domain.

Posted on April 12, 2018Categories FreelanceTags 3DArtist, Digital Domain, ILM

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