How ILM Made the Ultimate CGI Hulk for ‘The Avengers’
Marvel hoped ILM could create a realistic Hulk for The Avengers in 2012. But it was far from an easy challenge. The previous two films–Ang Lee’s Hulk (2003)…
[Watch] George RR Martin Deliver A Masterclass in Storytelling
George RR Martin is often compared to JRR Tolkien. Described as the “American Tolkien” by Time magazine, Martin’s gritty fantasy saga, A Song of Ice…
How ‘Mr. Robot’ Uses Lower Quadrant Framing to Create a Feeling of Oppression and Isolation
Mr. Robot is one brilliant, trippy, mindfuck exploration of Elliot Alderson’s mind. On the surface, Elliot is a hacktivist hero fighting against the conglomerate E…
[Watch] Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely Discuss Writing A Marvel Screenplay
What does it take to write a Marvel screenplay? You couldn’t ask for better guides into the process than screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely….
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…
Making Falcon Fly In ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’
Falcon, the trusty sidekick of Steve Rogers, first took flight in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Sharing Rogers patriotic duty, the two became fast friends even before…
HR Giger Designed A Batmobile For ‘Batman Forever’–And It’s As Strange As You’d Expect
H.R. Giger is best known for his unsettling biomechanical designs in Alien. Even director Ridley Scott admits, the film would probably not exist without the…
Texas Switch: The In-Camera Technique That Makes Actors Look Like Stuntmen
One of the common questions audiences have about action films is: Did the actor perform their own stunts? While a few actors perform some stunts,…
From Concept Art To CG Model: How the Helicarrier Was Designed For ‘The Avengers’
For ‘The Avengers’, director Joss Whedon had the unenviable task of bringing the iconic S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier to the big screen. Marvel told Whedon the Helicarrier’s…
How Scanline VFX Created the Helicarrier’s Impressive Take-Off
The Helicarrier made an impressive debut in ‘The Avengers’. While standing on the deck of an aircraft carrier, Steve Rogers and Bruce Banner watch massive…
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