Visual Effects articles

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  Stop-motion and visual effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen dies at the age of 92

  By Nathan Ingraham on May 7, 2013 05:57 pm + 19 comments

  Ray Harryhausen, a special effect guru who created some of the most memorable visual effects Continue reading…

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  Watch this: Behind Trent Reznor's How to Destroy Angels performance at Coachella

  By Jeff Blagdon on April 20, 2013 09:08 pm + 20 comments

  Trent Reznor and the rest of the members of How to Destroy Angels knew that they weren’t going to Continue reading…

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  'Life of Pi' VFX studio reportedly acquired after facing bankruptcy

  By Jeff Blagdon on March 29, 2013 04:34 am + 34 comments

  Following weeks of speculation, the bankrupt VFX house behind many of the effects in Oscar winner L Continue reading…

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  Forty cameras turn Mark Ruffalo into the Hulk before your eyes

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on March 1, 2013 07:31 pm + 16 comments

  There's no need for sets or costumes at Industrial Light & Magic — when filming a movie at the Continue reading…

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  Protests as Oscar-winning 'Life of Pi' VFX studio faces bankruptcy

  By Jeff Blagdon on February 24, 2013 07:44 pm + 86 comments

  All eyes are on the Oscars tonight, as Hollywood’s biggest stars make their annual pilgrimage to Continue reading…

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  'The Avengers' visual effects reel reveals how ILM built a fictional New York City

  By Kimber Streams on January 10, 2013 10:39 pm + 31 comments

  In celebration of its Oscar nomination, ILMVisualFX has released a video breaking down the slew of Continue reading…

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  Like the movie itself, 'Skyfall's special effects mix the old with the new

  By Vlad Savov on November 29, 2012 04:53 am + 15 comments

  The latest James Bond film, Skyfall, maintains the long-running series' venerated tradition for Continue reading…

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  Watch this: soldier hacks ex-girlfriend's robot brain in 'Tears of Steel'

  By Jeff Blagdon on September 30, 2012 01:08 pm + 40 comments

  Smoothing things over with your spurned ex-girlfriend can be arduous in the best cases, but the Continue reading…

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  2Pac hologram makers file for bankruptcy

  By Jeff Blagdon on September 13, 2012 02:37 am + 16 comments

  Digital Domain Media Group, the visual effects company co-founded by James Cameron, is entering into Continue reading…

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  'Prometheus' visual effects breakdown explains some of the film's key scenes

  By Andrew Webster on June 20, 2012 08:52 am + 89 comments

  Now that you've seen Prometheus, you might be wondering just how it was made. We've already taken a Continue reading…