Will Disney Research’s AI FRAN Revolutionize Re-Aging of Actors? December 1, 2022 Daniel Rennie Off Home, Puppetry and Make-up, VFX, Deepfakes trolled Hollywood for years. They're cheaper, faster to use, and often better than more...
Joker Origins: The Two Characters in ‘The Man Who Laughs’ Who Influenced The Clown Prince of Crime July 26, 2021 Daniel Rennie Off Character, Character, DC, Home, Puppetry and Make-up, Court jesters, carnival sideshow freaks, circus clowns -- the creepy, malevolent, clown has an uncomfortable...
Revisiting Bruce, the Malfunctioning Animatronic Shark That Made ‘Jaws’ A Horror Classic July 15, 2020 Daniel Rennie Off Director's Chair, Effects, Filmmaking, Home, Practical Effects, Puppetry and Make-up, Jaws is a story about a shark that wreaks havoc and destruction on a small...
Actress Shirley Henderson Learned Puppetry And Invented A Language To Play Babu Frik in ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ February 25, 2020 Daniel Rennie Off Acting, Character, Effects, Franchises, Home, Puppetry and Make-up, Star Wars, Every new Star Wars film brings a plethora of new, adorable, and often not so...
The VFX Monster Mashup Of Netflix’s ‘The Witcher’ February 16, 2020 Daniel Rennie Off Effects, Featured, Franchises, Home, Puppetry and Make-up, The Witcher, VFX, How the show's VFX team created unique monsters for a unique fantasy series The Witcher...
The Witcher’s Anya Chalotra Explains How Prosthetics Got Her Into Character February 12, 2020 Daniel Rennie Off Effects, Featured, Home, Puppetry and Make-up, The young sorceress Yennefer is one of the highlights of Netflix's The Witcher. Learn how prosthetics...
How Lola VFX Turned Chris Evans Into A 119-Year-Old Captain America September 12, 2019 Daniel Rennie Off Effects, Home, Puppetry and Make-up, Lola VFX, the vendor behind all de-aging and aging effects in Marvel's cinematic universe, hit...
The Dark Knight’s Makeup Artist On Creating A Different Look For Heath Ledger’s Joker December 5, 2018 Daniel Rennie Off DC, Effects, Franchises, Home, Puppetry and Make-up, Recently John Caglione Jr, the makeup artist on The Dark Knight, spoke with IGN on...