Friday, July 27, 2018

"12 Angry Men" (1957): How the Jury Voted Throughout the Film

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click here for larger I made a graphic charting the progression of the guilty-not guilty voting in the jury room from the 1957 classic...
Saturday, June 02, 2018

The Cave in Real Time

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Every single shot of the original "Star Wars" trilogy is shown in real time without any temporal maniuplation, with only two ex...
Monday, March 05, 2018

"Blade Runner 2049" Wins the Oscar

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Congratulations to the entire visual effects team behind "Blade Runner 2049" for their Academy Award win for Best Visual Effects! ...
Sunday, February 25, 2018

Oscar Pool Ballot, 90th Academy Awards

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It's time for the  Awesomest Oscar Pool Ballot In The History Of Oscar Pool Ballots. Every year  I create a special ballot based on a t...
Wednesday, February 14, 2018

"War for the Planet of the Apes" Wins Big at the 16th VES Awards

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“War for the Planet of the Apes” was the big winner at the 16th VES Awards. Winner of four awards, including Outstanding Visual Effects...
Sunday, February 11, 2018

Visual Effects, Oscars and the Box Office in 2017

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"Star Wars: The Last Jedi" was the top earner of this year's visual effects Oscar nominees, at $1.3B global box office.  ...
Monday, January 29, 2018

The VFX Predictinator, 90th Academy Awards Edition

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What is The VFX Predictinator?  Start here. Even though The Predictinator failed at predicting "Ex Machina" two years ago ( p...
Tuesday, January 23, 2018

90th Academy Award Nominees for Visual Effects

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The nominees for the 90th Academy Awards have been announced. As always, the nominees were determined by the visual effects branch of the A...
Tuesday, January 16, 2018

VES Announces Nominations for 16th VES Awards

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The nominees for the 16th Visual Effects Society Awards were announced today, and “Blade Runner 2049” and “War for the Planet of the Apes”...
Tuesday, January 02, 2018

The Visual Effects Industry Issues, 2018

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Today, the visual effects industry has many issues. ▪️uneven market due to film subsidies (free money) to studios ▪️6 major clients (soon ...
Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Dar Robinson's "Stick" Stunt

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On Twitter, I looked at an amazing stunt from 1985, and pondered how we would execute the same shot design today. [ View the story "D...
Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Analyzing a Shot from "Superman"

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This was a fun one. On Twitter, I talked about this trick shot from "Superman". I hope you like it. Analyzing a Shot from ...
Saturday, May 06, 2017

I Talked About "Inglourious Basterds" on Defocused Podcast With Some Friends

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I was thrilled to be a guest on the Defocused podcast, episode #146. Our main topic was the Quentin Tarantino film "Inglourious Ba...
Tuesday, April 04, 2017

I Was a Guest on the Auralnauts Podcast

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I was thrilled to be a guest on the Auralnauts podcast. I'm a huge fan of their work , and we had a terrific discussion about film, h...
Monday, March 13, 2017

Box Office Breakdown of MPAA Ratings, 1980-2015

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click for larger For years I've discussed the slow death of the PG-rated live-action film, and the ascendancy of the PG-13 rated l...