The latest ‘Captain America’ movie is more like ‘300’ than you think. See all the green screen wizardry involved with making Marvel’s recent tentpole in a new video.
ILM breaks down the CG carnage of ’Captain America: The Winter Soldier’
Posted by Matt Patches · 7:33 am · December 30th, 2014
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Tech Support: Final predictions for Best Cinematography, Makeup, Score, Song and Visual Effects
Posted by gerardkennedy · 12:16 pm · January 9th, 2014
Here we go again. A week from today, the nominees for the 86th annual Academy Awards will be announced. Here at Tech Support, we’ve analyzed each of the 10 crafts categories, and interviewed several of the contenders. It’s now a waiting game with final calls to be made. Today, we take a final look at the fields of cinematography, music, makeup and hairstyling and visual effects.
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Tech Support: Lana Del Rey lulls you into this 'Great Gatsby' visual effects featurette
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:27 pm · June 26th, 2013
Before-and-after video makes a strong case for the film in the category.
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Roundup: What's the best worst Oscar moment?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:20 am · February 14th, 2013
Also: Oscar-nominated screenwriters get political, and a look at two VFX hopefuls.
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Oscar Guide 2013: Best Visual Effects
Posted by gerardkennedy · 10:51 am · February 8th, 2013
‘The Avengers,’ ‘The Hobbit,’ ‘Life of Pi,’ ‘Prometheus’ and ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ square off.
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Tech Support: Bringing 'The Avengers' to life through visual effects
Posted by gerardkennedy · 8:14 am · February 7th, 2013
Nominee Jeff White and Marvel honcho Victoria Alonso talk the film’s nod and success.
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Roundup: Tom Hooper on the 'logic' of his Globes omission
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:01 am · December 14th, 2012
Also: Guardian names ‘The Master’ 2012’s best, and the year in posters
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'Impossible' snubbed as Oscar's VFX race is cut to 10 films
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:41 am · November 29th, 2012
‘Life of Pi,’ ‘Cloud Atlas’ and a trio of superhero movies all make the cut.
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Tech Support: 'Avengers,' 'Dark Knight Rises' and 'The Hobbit' lead Best Visual Effects race
Posted by gerardkennedy · 9:09 am · October 18th, 2012
Other formidable contenders include “Life of Pi” and “The Impossible.”
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Could a bake-off snafu keep 'Harry Potter' from a visual effects nomination?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:53 am · January 20th, 2012
An unfortunate snafu at last night’s visual effects bake-off — a lengthy branch-specific event that features reel screenings of effects work on the seven visual effects finalists and presentations from the supervisors involved — could keep the wizard and his denouement out of the Oscar equation.
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'Tintin,' 'Harry Potter' and 'Transformers' out front with Visual Effects Society nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:37 am · January 9th, 2012
The Visual Effects Society has announced its list of nominees for the organization’s 10th annual ceremony, and leading the way wasn’t one of the live action blockbusters on the whittled-down slate of 10 advancing Oscar contenders. It was Steven Spielberg’s animated offering “The Adventures of Tintin,” which landed six nominations across the feature film categories.
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10 films shortlisted for visual effects Oscar
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:10 pm · January 4th, 2012
After 15 titles were longlisted for the Best Visual Effects Oscar last month, that number was cut to 10 today: ‘The Tree of Life,’ ‘Hugo’ and ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ are still in the running for a nomination.
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Academy narrows visual effects race to 15 films
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:17 pm · December 9th, 2011
The Academy has announced a shortlist of 15 contenders for the Best Visual Effects Oscar, and all the usual suspects, from “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” to “The Tree of Life,” are present. Still, it’s bad news for “Anonymous” and “Immortals.”
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Douglas Trumbull feted by Visual Effects Society
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:44 pm · October 11th, 2011
Visual effects wizard Douglas Trumbull’s work on “The Tree of Life” has sparked warranted respect and consideration this year. He has been tapped by the Visual Effects Society for this year’s Georges Méliès Award.
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Tech Support: 'Apes' and 'Deathly Hallows' lead the way for Best Visual Effects
Posted by gerardkennedy · 7:19 am · September 29th, 2011
This week in Tech Support we survey the Best Visual Effects category, from typical blockbuster fare like “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” to unusual possibilities like “The Tree of Life” and “The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn.”
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