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 ...

Adam Savage’s final video exploring the making of Ghostbusters: Afterlife focuses on the movie’s big ending, when nearly 200 traps activated simultaneously. With so many pieces it would be hard to ...

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 ...

With the advancement of computers and CGI (computer-generated imagery), it's easy to rely on special effects when making a movie. But when the creator decides on a different approach and uses ...

James Fisher-Clegg is a freelance writer from Vancouver, Washington. He graduated from Eastern Washington University where he earned a degree in Film. In high school, he discovered his love of ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Every decade has its own distinct flavor of horror, but to genre fans, there was something special about the '80s. Released in the middle of the era sits the wacky 1985 cult classic House. The film ...