Visual Effects, Oscars and the Box Office in 2013

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Just as I did for  2012 films and 2011 films , I thought it would be interesting to track the average global box office grosses from this y... Continue reading →

"Grown Ups 2" Trailer with Music from "2001"

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The teaser for Gareth Edwards’ “Godzilla” was given high praise from moviegoers for its beautiful, evocative imagery. The rhythm and pacing... Continue reading →

Visual Effects, Oscars and Box Office

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Just like last year, I thought it would be interesting to see a breakdown of the average box office earnings of each of this year's 85t... Continue reading →

Visual Effects Are Important To Box Office

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An image from "Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows, Part II", which has earned over $1.3 billion at the global box office. Last m... Continue reading →

Oscar Pool Ballot

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It's time for the Awesomest Oscar Pool Ballot In The History Of Oscar Pool Ballots. Each year I create a special ballot based on the osc... Continue reading →

If You Can't Make It Good, Make It 3D

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Yep, this pretty much sums it up from my perspective. "If you can't make it good, make it 3D." source Continue reading →

Oscar Pool Ballot

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Having an Oscar party this weekend? Want to liven things up with a pool? If so, use this ballot I created for my Oscar party. Every year I... Continue reading →

The Cinematography of "Let The Right One In," Part 2

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In Part 1 , we looked at cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema's geometric motifs in "Let The Right One In." In this post, we loo... Continue reading →

The Cinematography of "Let The Right One In," Part 1

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Illustrating a visual motif without being overt and obvious is not a simple task. Director Tomas Alfredson and his cinematographer Hoyte v... Continue reading →

A Summer of Sequels

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Two summers ago, I wrote about a Pixar film standing tall as the only major summer studio feature that was wholly original. In Wonder Takes... Continue reading →

"Button" Buttons Up VES Awards

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The visual effects teams from "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" nabbed four VES Awards last week, with "The Dark Knight... Continue reading →

"Button" Buttons Up The Oscar

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“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron Hearty congratulations go out to the visual effe... Continue reading →

VES Announces Nominations for 7th VES Awards

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Hi, all! Here's the press release sent out by the Visual Effects Society, announcing their nominees for the 7th Annual VES Awards. I... Continue reading →

Abrams: "It's Amazing"

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From Sci Fi Wire : J.J. Abrams, who directed the upcoming Star Trek reboot movie, addressed the film's new take on starship battles... ... Continue reading →

Films Every Visual Effects Artist Should Watch: "Baraka"

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This is the first of a series of articles, titled "Films Every Visual Effects Artist Should Watch." I have written many times abou... Continue reading →