For more than ten years, independent filmmakers were told that visual effects would make their films look as good as those made by studios. Digital tools got cheaper, compositing software got easier ...

Before Kevin Feige’s Marvel multiverse, before blue Na’vi forests or digitally de-aged heroes, George Lucas had the Star Wars team making movie magic the old-fashioned way, with puppets, miniatures, ...

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Writer for GameRant with an expertise in lists. Experience in freelance writing and editing. Hobbies and interests include video games, movies, books, and television. Special effects have always been ...

James Cameron’s Avatar films are synonymous with pushing the boundaries of digital effects. The world of Pandora, with its floating mountains and bioluminescent jungles, is a testament to the power of ...

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Cameron is a writer, artist, and journalist working from Ohio. Click here for more work! Practical effects in Total Recall evoke a range of emotions, from fear to awe to nervous laughter, making them ...

Practical effects have long been a staple of the horror movie genre, where they’ve been used to pull off deaths, dismemberments, and everything between. From Sandberg’s new video, it seems the ...