How George Miller’s ‘Babe’ Revolutionized the Talking Animal Movie 25 Years Ago
The underdog pig beat “Apollo 13” for the VFX Oscar with its innovative, performance-driven CG and animatronics.
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2020 Emmy Nominations: It’s a Craft Showdown Between ‘Watchmen’ and ‘The Mandalorian’
“Watchmen” was the big winner with 15 noms in craft categories; “The Mandalorian” grabbed 12, and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” snagged 10.
Technicolor Used Real-Time Post App TechStream to Finish ‘Perry Mason’ During the Pandemic
The mobile app provides a clear and secure view into the color suite to collaborate in real-time.
Weta Digital Launches Paradigm-Shifting LED-Stage Virtual Production
Weta Digital partners with Avalon and Streamliner to bring LED-stage virtual production to New Zealand.
How ‘The Mandalorian,’ ‘Watchmen,’ ‘Westworld,’ and Others Achieved Feature-Quality Visual Effects
“Game of Thrones” ensured there’s no longer a gap in VFX quality between high-end features and episodic TV.
‘The Mandalorian’: How Baby Yoda Became the Perfect Hybrid Character for the ‘Star Wars’ Universe
Thanks to a combination of brilliant puppetry and deft CG animation, Baby Yoda has become an endearing Force to be reckoned with.
‘Star Trek: Picard’: How the Production Design Achieved a New Retro-Futuristic Vibe
Todd Cherniawsky’s production design for the return of Patrick Stewart’s Jean-Luc Picard balances a destructive past with a hopeful future.
‘Watchmen’: How the VFX Team Created the Looking Glass Mask and Doctor Manhattan’s Blue Glow
The HBO limited series contains VFX ingenuity large and small, but without ever losing touch with its core humanity.
‘Mindhunter’: How Kazu Hiro Transformed Damon Herriman Into an Uncanny Charles Manson
The multiple Oscar-winning special effects makeup wiz is the Emmy favorite for helping Damon Herriman with his spot-on, riveting Manson.
‘Stranger Things’: How the VFX Team Channeled ‘The Thing’ for Season 3’s Return of the Mind Flayer
The greatest VFX challenge was creating a multi-layer rig to animate the slimy Mind Flayer during three transformations.
‘Tales From the Loop’: How Philip Glass and Paul Leonard-Morgan Composed an Other-Worldly Score
For Philip Glass’ first TV gig, he musically ventured inside the loop with fellow Errol Morris composer Paul Leonard-Morgan to make a uniquely humanistic connection.
‘7500’: How They Shot the Tense, Claustrophobic Dance with Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s Airplane Co-Pilot
Cinematographer Sebastian Thaler was like a fly on the wall in the cockpit with Gordon-Levitt. Watch the exclusive making-of design video.
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