J. Paul Peszko uncovers the secrets of The Spiderwick Chronicles, thanks to Industrial Light & Magic and Tippett Studio. This is the longest vfx article, ever. The amount and variety of unusual creatures from the five volumes was so daunting...
Paramount will attach the first teaser for "Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull" to fantasy pic "The Spiderwick Chronicles" on Feb. 14, with the spot to hit the Web shortly thereafter. Reason for the delay is that the film only...
Iain Blair (postmagazine) SAN FRANCISCO - Based on the best-selling series of books, the fantasy adventure The Spiderwick Chronicles tells the story of the three Grace children — twins Jared and Simon (both played by Freddie Highmore), their fencing-enthusiast sister...
Making a classic fairytale come to life in modern-day Manhattan was no ordinary assignment, but that's precisely what was needed for Disney's Enchanted (opened Nov. 21). Director Kevin Lima (Tarzan, 102 Dalmatians) wanted Enchanted to mix realistic visual effects and...
The DVD offers feature-length commentary by director Gary Winick; commentary by producer Jordan Kerner and visual effects supervisor John Andrew Berton, Jr.; deleted Scenes with optional commentary by Gary Winick; featurettes including "Making Some Movie," "Flacka's Pig Tails," "How...
This was before my time at Tippett Studio, but we are still using that fantastic fur tool that helped create Carl and Ray for the blockbuster spots! Look for a spot called "Mouse Click" during the Super Bowl this year!...
There have been an impressive amount of coverage on the visual effects work done on Charlotte's Web, and I'm so glad to see it! here is yet another article on the visual effects work that helped bring this children's classic...
-taken from VFXWorld.com The Visual Effects Society (VES) hosted its annual Show and Tell on Jan. 13 at the Skirball Cultural Center, as nominees discussed the making of their projects. Here are just a few highlights at the all-day event:...
The fifth annual Visual Effects Society Awards nominees showcased their prowess during Show and Tell 2007 -- essentially the VES counterpart to AMPAS' visual effects bake-off -- Saturday at Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. The event allowed the presenters...
Aruna was selected as a VES Judge this year! and recently attended voting at the screening facilities of FotoKem in Burbank, read all about his adventures here. Charlotte's Web is up for 2 Noms! including: Outstanding Visual Effects in a...
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