FXRant

Two very amazing things happened recently, related to the visual effects of "Transformers: Dark of the Moon". For one, Deadlin...

This photo combines three things I love: my hometown of Chicago, Michael Bay (the auteur behind 'splosions!!! ), and The A.V. Club, pos...

photo credit: michaelbay.com We can all breathe a sigh of relief. 2009 will not go down in history as the year a "grinding garbage di...

photo credit: michaelbay.com read about what these two are discussing here Update, January 11, 2009 - "Avatar" has surpassed ...

This is a follow-up to our continuing series, " Predicting the VFX Oscar Part 1 , Part 2 and Part 3 and Part 4 ." I updated the...

Okay, so I really only updated one page, the Academy Awards section of Visual Effects Headquarters that lists every visual effects Oscar w...

I love how author David Bordwell launches into a topic and digs deep. One of his terrific articles is "Unsteadicam Chronicles," ...

Funny. Long, but funny. My favorite bits: "The editing was distracting and frenetic. How 'bout a wide shot once in a while?...

Megan Fox, one of the actors from "Transformers," on acting in the film: "You know, you sit and you think, 'This isn...

updated: article now includes a YouTube clip, clearly marking "Shot A" and "Shot B." -tv I'm a real stickler for c...