#visualeffects

#visualeffects

A Tribute to the Groundbreaking Visual Effects in The MaskThe 1994 film The Mask starring Jim Carrey was a comedy fantasy that people loved for its silliness, but that overshadowed the technical skill required to make it as silly as it was. Watching it today, almost 30 years later, the movie's visual effects are taken for granted. At the time, they were fairly experimental, and it took a lot of work to pull them off. Mixing live action and computer-generated animation had never been done before, and every scene in which it happened had to be shot in multiple ways to be blended later. Therefore, the timing and spacial orientation of each element had to be coordinated to work together even when they weren't shot together. When this kind of work is done well, you are less likely to notice it, so it's a mixed blessing for the animators and computer pros who put in so much work to pull it off. -via Digg#CGI #visualeffects #animation #TheMask

Watch the Trailer for Light and MagicDisney has managed to come up with a documentary series that even science fiction and fantasy fans will watch. Light and Magic is a six-part series that traces the rise of modern visual effects that owe their existence to the company Industrial Light & Magic. ILM was born as a division of Lucasfilm in 1975 because George Lucas couldn't find a company to handle the visual effects needed for Stars Wars. Since then the studio has redefined special effects with cutting edge technology, often developed for a specific ILM film. They have worked on more than 350 films, including all the Star Wars movies, plus the franchises of Indiana Jones, Harry Potter, the Terminator, Pirates of the Caribbean, Back to the Future, Men in Black, Jurassic Park, and more. Read more about the company at Smithsonian. Light and Magic premieres July 27 on Disney+.#ILM #IndustrialLightandMagic #visualeffects #specialeffects #documentary 

Behind-the-Scenes of 6 Batmobile StuntsIt's always a treat to see the Batmobile, one of Batman's well-recognized gadgets, come to life on screen. And if you've ever wondered why the Batmobile looks so realistic in its scenes, that's because the Batmobile is real. The Batman franchise is very committed to practical in-camera effects with little CGI. They are so committed to this philosophy that they always make a fully-functional model of the vehicle. And if there are shots deemed impossible or costly, filmmakers opt for a miniature or a stand-in car for the Batmobile. With these, the makers of the various Batman films sell the action properly through the hair-raising sequences.(Image Credit: Insider/ YouTube)#Batman #Batmobile #PracticalEffects #VisualEffects #CGI

Watch an Impressive Visual Effects Reel from The MandalorianThe Mandalorian won seven Emmys this week: Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup, Outstanding Musical Composition, Outstanding Sound Mixing, Outstanding Stunt Coordination, Outstanding Stunt Performance, Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series, and of course, Outstanding Special Effects. The effects are what makes the series seem like a movie, one that just continues, to the delight of fans. Enjoy this overview of the visual effects from season two.