Sorry James, A Person Painted Gold Won’t Die Of Skin Suffocation
British agent James Bond, the spy who knows almost everything on any subject does sometimes get it wrong. Or at least his screenwriter does. In…
Will Disney Research’s AI FRAN Revolutionize Re-Aging of Actors?
Deepfakes trolled Hollywood for years. They’re cheaper, faster to use, and often better than more complex Hollywood technology. Now a new Disney AI has copied…
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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 history associated with entertainment and cruelty. Stephen King’s Pennywise recently…
Revisiting Bruce, the Malfunctioning Animatronic Shark That Made ‘Jaws’ A Horror Classic
Jaws is a story about a shark that wreaks havoc and destruction on a small community, and the failure and, ultimately, success in defeating it….
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Actress Shirley Henderson Learned Puppetry And Invented A Language To Play Babu Frik in ‘The Rise of Skywalker’
Every new Star Wars film brings a plethora of new, adorable, and often not so adorable creatures and droids into the universe. The creature designers…
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The VFX Monster Mashup Of Netflix’s ‘The Witcher’
How the show’s VFX team created unique monsters for a unique fantasy series The Witcher has filled the gap left by Game of Thrones, but…
The Witcher’s Anya Chalotra Explains How Prosthetics Got Her Into Character
The young sorceress Yennefer is one of the highlights of Netflix’s The Witcher. Learn how prosthetics helped Anya Chalotra’s performance, but also gave her a physical…
How Lola VFX Turned Chris Evans Into A 119-Year-Old Captain America
Lola VFX, the vendor behind all de-aging and aging effects in Marvel’s cinematic universe, hit their high-point this year with Avengers: Endgame. The film is…
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The Dark Knight’s Makeup Artist On Creating A Different Look For Heath Ledger’s Joker
Recently John Caglione Jr, the makeup artist on The Dark Knight, spoke with IGN on bringing Heath Ledger’s Joker to life. Caglione Jr is no…
