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April 2003 |
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Witty,
imaginative and highly unorthodox, Adaptation, directed by Spike
Jonze, pits the film's real-life screenwriter Charlie Kaufman against
his fictional twin brother, Donald - both portrayed by Nicolas Cage
-- as the two go head-to-head in a comical search for artistic truth
and familial redemption. Twinning and other effects were the work of
visual effects supervisor Gray
Marshall and his Gray
Matter FX team, while makeup artists Joel Harlow and Kevin
Yagher provided facial and body prosthetics. Article by Joe Fordham |
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Continuing
the tradition of comic book characters making the leap from panel to
screen, Daredevil follows the crimefighting adventures of vigilante
lawyer Matt Murdock, whose heightened sensory powers are a by-product
of a freak accident in childhood that blinded him. Director Mark Steven
Johnson called upon visual effects supervisor Rich Thorne and principal
vendors Rhythm
& Hues, Digital
Domain and Pixel
Magic to render his superhero's antics, making extensive use of
digital doubles in combination with practical effects and live-action
stuntwork. Article by Joe Fordham |
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Harry
Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the second in a series of films
based on J.K. Rowling's popular children's books, serves up more of
everything - more effects, more complex action and environments, more
3D creature work. Reuniting for the sequel were director Chris Columbus
and many of the first film's core effects contributors, including special
effects supervisor John
Richardson, creature creator Nick
Dudman and London-based vendors Mill
Film, The
Moving Picture Company, Cinesite
and Framestore
CFC. Leading the visual effects effort was Jim
Mitchell of Industrial
Light & Magic. Article by Barbara Robertson |
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Following
a lengthy hiatus, Paramount Pictures' most enduring film franchise
returns with Star Trek Nemesis, the tenth installment in the
series and fourth based on the Emmy-winning Next Generation television
show. First-time Trek director Stuart Baird challenged veteran production
personnel such as makeup head Michael Westmore and production designer
Herman Zimmerman, as well as Trek rookie Mark Forker -- who headed
the visual effects team at Digital
Domain -- to infuse the show with a fresh perspective.
Article by Bill Norton |
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