Wednesday, November 09, 2022

My History of Visual Effects Writing

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  I’ve written about movies and visual effects on the internet on: usenet alt.movies.visual-effects, 1994-1998
 vfxhq.com , 1995-1999
 FXran...
Tuesday, November 08, 2022

Split Diopter and Mirrors in "The War of the Roses"

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Look at this amazing two-shot scene from Danny DeVito's "The War of the Roses" (1989). In terms of craft, there's SO MUCH ...
Monday, October 31, 2022

Cinefex Spotlight - Todd Vaziri (From 2018)

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Sadly, Cinefex shut down in early 2021. While our physical copies of Cinefex magazine live on, as does the iPad edition of classic issues (b...
Sunday, October 30, 2022

The "Group Shot" Blocking of "It" (2017)

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There's a lot to like about "It" (2017). It's gorgeous, has an amazing cast, some genuinely scary moments and an incredibl...
Monday, October 24, 2022

The Apple TV Siri Remote, But Gooderer

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view larger I love my Apple TV, and I want it to be better. With the release of updated Apple TV units in October 2022, along with USB-C con...
Sunday, March 13, 2022

Oscar Pool Ballot, 94th 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 ty...
Saturday, March 05, 2022

I Love My Apple TV. It Should Be Better.

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When the Apple TV box first appeared in our house, it sat alongside a cable box and a DVD player. Eventually, the DVD player disappeared. Ov...
Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Todd Vaziri Talks "Edge of Tomorrow" on the Dune Pod Podcast

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It was a genuine blast to discuss one of my favorite sci-fi movies of the last two decades on the Dune Pod Podcast. My friend and ILM collab...
Saturday, April 17, 2021

Oscar Pool Ballot, 93rd 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 ty...
Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Lone Pine Mall: Easter Egg or Thing in the Movie?

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view on YouTube  Twin Pines Mall became Lone Pine Mall after Marty changed the future in “Back to the Future” (1985). Is that an Easter...
Tuesday, March 16, 2021

That Amazing Drone Video and The New York Times

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An absolutely beautiful piece of video went viral - the stunning drone footage of Bryant Lake Bowl & Theater shot by Jay Christensen is...
Thursday, February 18, 2021

We Talked About "Sneakers" on Defocused

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  I had the pleasure of talking with Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm about one of our favorite movies, "Sneakers" (1992) on the Defoc...
Tuesday, February 09, 2021

VFX Artist Todd Vaziri Answers Movie & TV VFX Questions From Twitter for WIRED Tech Support

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watch on YouTube It was a lot of fun to participate in WIRED's "Support" series for YouTube. Named "VFX Support", I ...
Thursday, November 19, 2020

Todd Vaziri on the Talking Bay 94 Podcast

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It was my pleasure to be the guest on Talking Bay 94, a terrific Star Wars podcast.  Industrial Light & Magic digital artist and composi...
Sunday, November 15, 2020

Looking at a Shot from "Bullitt"

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Trying something new. I thought I'd attempt to discuss a single weird shot in the 1968 classic film, "Bullitt". I wrote this t...