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How Early Filmmakers used Mirrors to Composite Effects in Camera | Shanks FX
Joey Shanks demonstrates how to create in camera composites using a one way mirror and projectors.
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Creating the Matrix Effect on Film using Pinhole Cameras
Sports photographer Brandon Griffiths created a 360 degree Matrix effect rig utilizing 364 pinhole cameras shooting on traditional film. The behind the scenes.
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The Art of Hollywood Special Effects Makeup
Lee Cowan introduces us to Academy Award-winner Matthew Mungle, one of the greatest make-up special effects men in movie history. Cowan follows Mungle as the artist goes through the process of creating...
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Top 10 Stunts of All Time
Whether they’re driving, falling, fighting or setting themselves on fire, movie stunt people have the skills- and the crazy – to make movie danger feel real – because sometimes, it IS real. Here is...
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Watch FX Experts Build a Prototype of a 14-Foot Creature-WIRED
Wired documents the team at the Stan Winston School and Legacy Effects as they create a massive human powered moster for this year’s ComicCon. Video Playlist via WIRED
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Cinefix’s Top 10 Movie Fight Scenes
Nothing pumps up the action in a movie more than two (or more) skilled fighters just going at it. Be it a raw combat or CGI-assisted set pieces, every punch and kick in these fights is a step in an...
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GHOSTBUSTERS proton streams | Shanks FX
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the of the GHOSTBUSTERS Shanks FX tackles proton stream effect using an assortment of flash lights and lightpanting techniques.
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BACK TO THE FUTURE time slice effect | Shanks FX
After doing the Ghostbusters proton streams Shanks FX came up with an idea to re-create the time slice effect from Back to the Future using stop-motion animation & light painting techniques.
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The Slanted Lens Reviews Rosco’s Vapour Series of Foggers
This The Slanted Lens Review looks at Rosco’s Vapour series of smoke machines which reolace their 1700 and 1900 series with three new machines plus a hazer.
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140 up-close Photos of Models Used for the Original Star Wars Trilogy
Miniature models were used extensively for the original Star Wars (as well as the prequel trilogy). Check out this massive collection and the incredible amount of detail that went into the production:...
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Horizon’s look a ILM and the State of the Art VFX of 1985
Here’s a series of documentaries by BBC show Horizon looking at the VFX of Industrial Light and Magic from 1985 which covers Optical Printing, Matte Painting, and Rotoscoping.
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How to Shoot Stunning Hair for Beauty Commercials
Director / Cinematographer Matthew Rosen explains the tricks to getting that amazing shine on hair.
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The Birth of the Lightsaber
Star Wars creator George Lucas, actor Mark Hamill, and sound designer Ben Burtt discuss the concept and creation of the lightsaber.
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Jackie Chan – How to Do Action Comedy
Some filmmakers can do action. Others can do comedy. But for 40 years, the master of combining them has been Jackie Chan. Let’s see how he does it.
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An Honest and Fair Discussion of the Tug and Pull Between CGI and Practical...
Cracked.com visits Amalgamated Dynamics for a fair discussion on practicals vs CGI with Tom Woodruff Jr. and Alec Gillis
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$15 DIY Film Rain Machine
Tom Antos demonstrates how to make it rain without a lot of cash.
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Using a Nintendo Power Glove for Stop Motion Animation
Dillon Markey, an animator for Robot Chicken and PES, modifies a Nintendo Power Glove as the most awesome animation tool ever.
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How to Build a Batmobile Baby Stroller
AWE me takes on the task of creating a Tumbler Baby Stroller because… why not.
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How to Get Started with Basic Sculpting
Effects artist Frank Ippolito spends the day with Tested to teach the some basics of sculpting.
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How They Made the Emergency Docking Scene in ‘Interstellar’
Bill Desowitz breaks down one of the most thrilling scenes from Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi saga, with an exclusive clip. There is no greater showcase of “Interstellar’s” VFX and sonic excellence than...
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