Digital visual effects have been an integral part of the filmmaking process for decades but their increased use over the ...

Whether for creatures, aliens, or locations, filmmakers were keen to show off newer methods – even birthing the term “special ...

Ray Harryhausen is one of the key names in special effects history. Inspired by the creature effects of the original King Kong, Harryhausen developed a process for inserting stop-motion animated ...

Distributed by Imax Corporation, Special Effects reveals the method behind the magic of the movies, and features state ... Large format is very demanding in terms of sharpness—you can get ...

which was used as a reference for the visual effects team and even ended up in some of the final shots. Movement is what really sells any animatronic character in a movie, so roboticists like Mark ...