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October 2004 |
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In an ancient
pyramid beneath the Antarctic ice shelf, iconic monsters from two celebrated
film franchises battle each other and a team of hapless scientists in
director Paul W.S. Anderson's science fiction thriller, Alien Vs. Predator.
Practical creature effects for the Prague-based production were created
by Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff Jr. of Amalgamated
Dynamics Incorporated, while visual effects supervisor John
Bruno directed the work of five English and Czech effects houses,
which together produced nearly 500 visual effects shots in only three
months.
Article by Jody Duncan |
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With
a new director at the helm -- Alfonso Cuaron -- Harry Potter and
the Prisoner of Azkaban rejoins the young wizard-in-training as
he returns for his third year at Hogwarts amid concerns that he is being
stalked by an infamous murderer who has escaped from prison. Providing
massive effects support to the third film based on J.K. Rowling's bestselling
novels were series regulars including special effects supervisor John
Richardson, creature and makeup effects designer Nick
Dudman, and eight visual effects houses under the supervision of
Roger Guyett and Tim
Burke.
Article by Joe Fordham |
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Reluctant
superhero Peter Parker, yearning for a normal life, continues to pine
for Mary Jane Watson while attending college and battling a new adversary
in the form of Doc Ock, a fiendish genius with mechanical tentacles
fused to his body. Enlisted by returning director Sam Raimi to provide
digital effects for Spider-Man 2 were visual effects designer
John Dykstra
and the team at Sony
Pictures Imageworks. Providing on-set animatronics for the production
was animatronic supervisor Steve
Johnson and his Edge
FX company.
Article by Joe Fordham |
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As the
world's most advanced domestic robot is about to undergo mass distribution,
one of them is accused of murdering a human in apparent violation of
the immutable Thee Laws of Robotics. Actor Will Smith plays a detective
assigned to the case in director Alex Proyas' near-future film, I,
Robot, based on Isaac Asimov's classic short story collection. Supplying
computer generated robots and futuristic environments were visual effects
crews at Digital
Domain and Weta
Digital.
Article by Jody Duncan |
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