TED: Rob Legato on Creating Awe
Rob Legato creates movie effects so good they (sometimes) trump the real thing. In this warm and funny talk, he shares his vision for enhancing reality on-screen in movies like Apollo 13, Titanic and Hugo.
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Practical Effects & Stunts
Film Riot: Learn to Do a Slow Motion Gun Shot
Ryan Connolly breaks down what goes into making a slow-mo gun shot.Read More
The Electrifying Photography of Robert Buelteman
Robert Buelteman uses a technique called Kirlian photography to take images of plants and the corona discharge they have by having 80,000 volts coursing through their stems.
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The Physics of the Amazing Spider Man Swings
In the quest to make incredibly impossibly fake things look more real, director Marc Webb and stunt coordinator Andy Armstrong dive into the physics of web slinging.
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9 Pro Tips For Breaking Into Visual Effects From Jurassic Park’s VFX Pioneers
Want to make Special Effects for a living? Dennis Muren, Phil Tippett and John Rosengrant offer some tips for aspiring special effects artist.Read More
DIY: How To Make The Best Helmetcam Ever
The DakaKin team shows you how to create the best Helmetcam ever.Read More
Blade Runner opening sequence FX Storyboards
Below are the FX Storyboards for Blade Runner’s opening sequence referred to as the “Hades Landscape.” Read More
What the World’s Biggest Cities Would Look Like with No People
What would New York’s Union Station look like with no people? Lucie & Simon endeavor to photograph great cities and optically remove all but a few traces of live human activity.Read More
Puppeteering Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from 1992
The third installment of the 90s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise saw All Effects Company taking over special effects duties from Jim Henson’s Creature shop. In this rare behind the scenes footage, a puppeteer demonstrates the complex hand controls for operating the facial expressions.Read More
Canon 5d Crash Cam Reel
Vashi Nedomansky put together a sizzle reel of Canon 5d MkII cameras being used as Crash Cam in various productions as shot by Shane Hurlbut.Read More
Quentin Tarantino pitching a Muppet fight scene to Kermit the Frog
Oh, you know. It’s just Quentin Tarantino pitching a Muppet fight scene to Kermit the Frog.Read More
OMG AR-15 Unicorn: A Zombie Killing Gun for Girls
A couple weeks ago we showed you the Zombie AK-47 with Chainsaw Attachment, but if that is a little too macho for you, here is the OMG AR-15 Unicorn. A Zombie Killing Gun for Girls that looks like My Little Pony just barfed all over it. And we all know how girls like to accessorize so this one comes with a matching Chainsaw Bayonet.Read More