Joker Origins: The Two Characters in ‘The Man Who Laughs’ Who Influenced The Clown Prince of Crime
Court jesters, carnival sideshow freaks, circus clowns -- the creepy, malevolent, clown has an uncomfortable...
Category: Effects
Little Nellie: The Making Of 007’s Aerial Battle In ‘You Only Live Twice’
Pilots and cameramen risked life and, especially, limb to film cinema's first helicopter dogfight In...
Revisiting Lalo Schifrin’s Classic ‘Mission: Impossible’ Musical Score
Written and performed by Argentinian composer Lalo Schifrin, the jazzy, bongo-driven instrumental known as "Burning...
Astro Spiral: The Greatest Car Stunt Was Also The World’s First Computer-Modeled Stunt
And it's no surprise James Bond was behind the wheel The corkscrew car jump in The...
Cinematographer Mark Vargo Breaks Down The Blue Screen Process Used On ‘The Empire Strikes Back’
ILM revolutionized the blue screen process in the 1980s. And its most important developments were...
Source Code: The Visual Influences Behind ‘The Matrix’
When The Matrix hit cinemas in 1999, audiences were introduced to groundbreaking aesthetics. The film...
‘Watchmen’ And ‘The Mandalorian’ Grab Numerous Emmy Awards For Their Innovative Work
Watchmen's experimental surrealism and The Mandalorian's Baby Yoda and cutting-edge LED-wall helped both shows scoop the awards pool...
ILM Press Release: New StageCraft Stages Coming To New York, London, And Australia
ILM announces new StageCraft LED volume services. According to the press release, these new stages...
‘Tenet’ Behind The Scenes: Crashing a Real 747 Into A Building And Other Practical Effects
Tenet is here, and Hollywood hopes this will be the blockbuster that reignites the box...
Culinary Cannibalism: How ‘Hannibal’ Makes Meat Look Like Human Flesh, And Delicious Enough To Eat!
Hannibal Lecter eats the rude. And judging by the reactions of his unsuspecting guests, the...