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The VFX of ‘Better Man’: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Chimp

Trevor Hogg - January 31, 2025

In an era when sequels dominate the global box office, there are still studios and filmmakers willing to push the boundaries of storytelling beyond...

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Oscar Watch: A Summary of the Year’s Top VFX Contenders

Trevor Hogg - December 24, 2024

It’s no secret that the Oscar for Best Visual Effects is a particularly tough category to predict due to the fact that the nominees...

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Behind the Bewitching Visual Effects of ‘Wicked’

Trevor Hogg - December 24, 2024

“You have a specific amount of time to reinvent the shot and to do improvisation, but you’re basically in an imagery sandbox that is...

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The VFX of ‘Here’: Time Travel Enabled by Machine Learning

Trevor Hogg - November 29, 2024

For more than four decades, audiences have come to expect stunning visual effects in Robert Zemeckis movies. The man who pioneered visual effects and...

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‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ VFX Supe Angus Bickerton Details the Sequel’s Spooktacular Effects

Trevor Hogg - November 1, 2024

Tim Burton’s long-anticipated sequel to his rollicking 1988 spookfest Beetlejuice has been one of the sweet box-office success stories of the year. The movie,...

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HBO’s Tough Bird: ‘The Penguin’ Takes Flight with Skillful Invisible FX

Trevor Hogg - October 11, 2024

Embracing the opportunity to bring his version of an iconic comic book villain to life, Colin Farrell dons prosthetic makeup and body suits as...

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Wētā VFX Supervisor Daniel Macarin Unmasks the Visuals of ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’

Trevor Hogg - September 27, 2024

Disney scored a huge hit with this past summer’s Marvel bromance Deadpool & Wolverine. This cinematic partnership, which began with the 2009 feature, X-Men...

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Third Encounter: ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ VFX Supe Malcolm Humphreys on the Prequel’s Captivating Visuals

Trevor Hogg - August 2, 2024

In early summer, audiences were introduced to the initial days of A Quiet Place’s blind, predatory aliens in Paramount’s A Quiet Place: Day One....

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‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ Director Wes Ball Discusses the Sequel’s Stunning VFX

Trevor Hogg - June 2, 2024

Wes Ball is a high-profile example of a visual effects artist who has successfully forged a career as a big studio director. After bringing...

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Now You See Them: Crafting the Magical Creatures of ‘IF’

Trevor Hogg - May 7, 2024

A few years ago, in an effort to bring a sense of hope to his children who were experiencing depression during the pandemic, John...

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Spinning a Web of Visual Delights: VFX Supe Mike Brazelton Discusses ‘Madame Web’

Trevor Hogg - February 29, 2024

The latest Marvel feature Madame Web offers a new spin on the familiar world of Spider-Man, with a stand-alone tale based on a character...

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Charting a Crash Course: A Look at the VFX Details of ‘Society of the Snow’

Trevor Hogg - January 23, 2024

Re-creating a modern disaster on the screen can be a tricky affair. Such was the case with director J. A. Bayona’s adaptation of Pablo...

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The In-Camera Animation of ‘Ted’: Serious Technology for a Laughable Teddy Bear

Trevor Hogg - January 16, 2024

Pushing the edge of comedy is something that Seth MacFarlane has become renowned for, whether it be American Dad!, Family Guy or Ted --...

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Creature Feature: Behind the Scenes of Apple TV+’s ‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’

Trevor Hogg - January 15, 2024

As a way to honor the previous installments of the MonsterVerse established by Legendary Entertainment, Toho Company and Warner Bros. Entertainment, show creators Chris...

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Crafting a Magical Confection: The VFX of ‘Wonka’

Trevor Hogg - January 2, 2024

In the new Warner Bros. movie Wonka, director Paul King (Paddington) offers an origin story for the eccentric chocolatier introduced in Roald Dahl’s classic...

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‘The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes’ VFX Supervisor Takes Us Inside the New ‘Hunger Games’ Prequel

Trevor Hogg - December 4, 2023

In the new prequel The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, audiences meet a young version of the tyrannical President of Panem,...

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‘The Creator’ VFX Supe Jay Cooper on Creating a Retro-Futuristic World

Trevor Hogg - November 6, 2023

While traveling from one hole to another on a golf course in Park City, Utah, visual effects supervisor Jay Cooper (Babylon) took the time...

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Behind the Scenes of ‘The Continental’s ’70s NYC Flashback

Trevor Hogg - October 6, 2023

This fall, Peacock viewers get a chance to explore the backstory of Winston Scott, the debonair hotelier from the popular John Wick franchise, in...

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‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’ VFX Supervisor Brad Parker Reveals Its Blood-Curdling Secrets

Trevor Hogg - September 1, 2023

Director André Øvredal's (Trollhunter) summer horror movie The Last Voyage of the Demeter fleshes out the chapter in Bram Stoker’s Dracula that plays out...

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