MetaFilter posts tagged with SpecialEffects

Graduate of Hogwarts

hippybear — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:09:24 -0800

Mike Jittlov worked in special effects back before computers took over. His legendary film short, The Wizard Of Speed And Time, was actually a self-created remake of an earlier short. That short was expanded into a full length motion picture also called The Wizard Of Speed And Time, which Jittlov has released online under a "karma license", a sort of self-created version of the Creative Commons license. His early work included much brilliant work for Disney (link includes the original Wizard short, plus his entire 30 minute demo reel, strung together as a playlist.) Whether his work will receive legitimate release is unclear, even still. He does still have his own website, full of Web 0.5 deliciousness. Previously, sort of.

Isn't that special?

theroadahead — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:15:42 -0800

The Top 50 Movie Special Effects Shots.

I've got to admit it's getting better

peachfuzz — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:58:09 -0800

Brad Pitt is no spring chicken, but it still took some work to put an 85-year-old version of his face on a child's body in his newest movie. The first step: a new markerless, wireless, uncanny-valley-clearing motion capture process, termed "volumetric cinematography" by the effects studio. And that's only the beginning of the magic routine a single movie can go through: a story spaning ninety years might pull out CGI, old-fashioned matte painting, "youthening", and more.

Mac Vs PC

Effigy2000 — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:51:34 -0800

Mac Vs. PC. Inspired by Transformers, this short visual effects piece shows us what would happen if our home computers could turn into robots and started beating each other up.

Radiohead's House of Cards video

hnnrs — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:49:59 -0800

Radiohead's promo for their single House of Cards was "shot" using light and laser-based scanning systems rather than cameras, with data being generated in real-time. Includes video and making of, and you can even play around with a 3D visualization of Thom Yorke's head.

Good night, Stan

dersins — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:12:55 -0800

Legendary special effects artist Stan Winston has passed away from cancer at the age of 62. From Mr. Roboto to the Terminator to Iron Man, he leaves an almost unparalleled body of work.

"The Definitive British Space Opera... i.e. Bloody Miserable"

fearfulsymmetry — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:09:55 -0800

Blake's Back! British science fiction classic Blakes 7 is getting the Battlestar Galactica treatment. Created by Terry Nation, the original program famously finished with one of the most downbeat endings of all time. However it is probably now more notorious for it's less than special special effects, but what can you expect for fifty quid an episode? It's been kept alive by fans ever since it was first broadcast. Now the big question is, who on earth can fill Jacqueline Pearce's stilettos as Servalan?

Online portfolio of Andrew Bell

gwint — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 07:33:12 -0800

drawnline: The commercial and personal work of Andrew Bell.

Close up the honkytonks

keswick — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 20:59:21 -0800

Sneaky Pete Kleinow, [Wikipedia | Allmusic] passed away Saturday, January 6 at the age of 72. In addition to being an incredible pedal steel guitar player, most notably with the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers, he was also an accomplished visual effects artist who worked on films such as The Empire Strikes Back, Terminator I & II, and Army of Darkness.

Beavers! (and CG)

divabat — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 17:26:16 -0800

From extra sheep and mountains in Brokeback Mountain, to flipping around shops and removing a leg in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Buzz Image provides an extensive portfolio of their CG and FX work. And plenty of beavers.

Allez Oop

tellurian — Sun, 19 Mar 2006 20:16:52 -0800

Les Kiriki Acrobates Japonais [YouTube] by Segundo de Chomon.

The VFX of S.W.A.T.

GriffX — Fri, 12 Sep 2003 12:44:42 -0800

CGchannel.com has a brief but fairly informative feature on the two CG effect "set pieces" in the recent movie S.W.A.T. I thought the movie was a quite respectable summer spectacle - the helicopter crash in particular was quite well-done - and it's usually fun and instructive to see how these things are done.

F/X porn

slipperywhenwet — Fri, 13 Jun 2003 07:51:32 -0800

Seeing The Matrix yesterday (and just before it, the preview for the third Terminator movie) reminded me of this old David Foster Wallace essay"F/X Porn", in which he points out how Hollywood blockbusters have become the equivalent of your average "2 for $10.99!!" XXX rentals. [Google cached version here.]

Blood Splatter Tutorial

vraxoin — Thu, 01 May 2003 20:18:49 -0800

Jarrett's Blood Splatter Photoshop Tutorial. Learn to create horrific violence in this step-by-step guide from a Fark Photoshopper. "After you're done with the blood splatters, you might want to add shreds of clothing or body parts at your discretion." And they say reading Fark won't teach you anything.

Matrix...

npost — Tue, 08 Apr 2003 19:11:07 -0800

Will we ever know what is real anymore? The making of the Matrix sequels. After these movies, will we ever be able to tell what is real or not on the small and large screen?

RobbieFal — Thu, 29 Aug 2002 12:59:52 -0800

Michael Rivero, formerly an digital effects worker for Final Fantasy and Coneheads has walked onto the scene and stood out when it comes to the conspiracy genre, with his site WhatReallyHappened.com. He has been claiming that 9/11 was the work of the Israelis and the US government to cause a war for Oil in the Middle East, while also making other comments on the War on Terror.

While he seems to boast that his site's Alexa rating is higher than Newsweek's as affirmation that he is popular, no matter how flawed Alexa may be.

Is this what really happened? or merely the posted viewpoints collected by a person who distrusts the Government?

GriffX — Wed, 22 May 2002 16:05:30 -0800

Maunday, Toosday, Thursday, Saturday... The special effects of the Godfather. How did they rig Santino's tollbooth demise? How did Moe Greene get shot through the lens of his glasses? Great reading for any movie or special-effects geek.

Niahmas — Fri, 23 Nov 2001 07:51:00 -0800

More - movie short One of the most amusing Javascript special effects I've seen in a long time. J/k This short movie done in flash rockzor's.

Wulfgar! — Wed, 31 Oct 2001 15:12:35 -0800

Low or no budget horror films. They're awful, and oh so enticing (prolly 'cause they can be awful, amusing, and sometimes really good). How do you do special effects on no budget? Boggles the mind. As Halloween as it gets, the independant film makers and horror officiandos have their own portal. Crawl down these haunted corridors at your own risk.

endquote — Sun, 21 May 2000 19:25:34 -0800

360-degree video appears to be just like QuickTime VR, only it moves. There's a trippy demo over at Atom Films that uses the technology to put you in an old-folks home. But the downside to 360-video? Lower framerates, and the need for a special camera.