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Happy New Year everybody. I've got a lot of fun articles in store for 2008, covering everything from photography, filmmaking, visual ef...

The great news is that "Lost" returns on ABC for eight episodes, starting on January 31st. And to help remind you of the events o...

One thing I tell young visual effects artists, particularly compositors, is "watch a lot of movies." When creating photorealistic...

The humor that comes from The Onion is rooted in the fact that an element of truth is at the basis of all its stories. But sometimes, the s...

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

Hello, all you intrepid Defamer readers. If you're still lounging around after reading about the interesting stylistic similarities bet...

[Hello, Defamer readers.] Another in our series, titled "Movie Marketing is Hard!" , illustrating the lack of creativity amongst...

Whoa, whoa, whoa, do you know how fast you were going? Looks like we have to hand out our first Camera Shake Citation [ all Camera Shake Ci...

Here's one of the greatest interviews ever to appear on "The Colbert Report." Witness the amazing timing by studio director J...

Why would a visual effects shot deserve to be issued a Camera Shake Citation? When the camera shake created for a visual effects shot is unr...

"Transformers" has crossed $700,000,000 in global ticket sales. [ Boxofficemojo.com] Image from the always hilarous, Defamer.com ...

Two quick updates to "Good, Thankless Effects: 'Stealth'" : Either the production shot an empty plate and a clever animato...

Here are two takes on President Bush's veto of the children's health insurance bill that was overwhelmingly supported by Congress, ...

I found some photos from my "Transformers" presentation at the Adapt Conference . Here's I am, acting like I know what I'm...

The first in the FXRant series, "Good, Thankless Effects." "I'm addicted to visual speed," says director Rob Cohen ...