WUNC

Visual effects company Industrial Light & Magic turns 50 this month

If you look at some of this century's most popular films - like "Lord Of The Rings," "The Avengers," "Harry Potter" - you will see the work of one company - Industrial Light & Magic. MICHEL MARTIN, ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Visual Effects Society Responds to Complaints of Studios Downplaying VFX Work: It’s “Time to Bring VFX Into the Light”

The honorary society issued a rare rebuke after The Hollywood Reporter highlighted the trend of VFX work going unrecognized during the marketing of major tentpoles. By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor The ...
NPR

Want to see how a solar eclipse alters colors? Wear red and green on Monday

If you live along the path of totality for Monday's solar eclipse and you have any Christmas or Hanukkah gear, you might want to break it out. The celestial event will bring odd phenomena to our ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘The Creator’ Leads Visual Effects Society Feature Competition With 7 Nominations

'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' leads the animated feature race with six noms. By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor Gareth Edward’s futuristic sci-fi movieThe Creator, with visual effects work ...
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'Dragonslayer' Visual Effects Featurette Shows an Early an ILM Project

Erick Massoto is a Brazilian writer who's always loved film and TV and loves finding connections between them. That's why he supports double features, especially if they are of a modern film paired ...
Variety

‘Avatar 2’ Dominates Visual Effects Awards With Nine Wins, Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Pinocchio’ Wins Three

“Avatar: The Way of Water” topped the 21 st Annual VES Awards with nine wins, including for photoreal feature. Meanwhile, Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio” was named best animated feature and took home ...