For more than ten years, independent filmmakers were told that visual effects would make their films look as good as those made by studios. Digital tools got cheaper, compositing software got easier ...

Practical effects have long been a staple of the horror movie genre, where they’ve been used to pull off deaths, dismemberments, and everything between. From Sandberg’s new video, it seems the ...

Now matter how advanced and impressive it gets, CGI just isn’t as powerful and effective as practical effects. There’s just something about watching an elaborate creation that was actually built by ...

For fans of the genre, horror remakes can be a touchy subject. However, occasionally a remake will be accepted by viewers when it expands upon the concepts and ideas of the original material. Such is ...

James Fisher-Clegg is a freelance writer from Vancouver, Washington. He graduated from Eastern Washington University where he earned a degree in Film. In high school, he discovered his love of ...

Marco Vito Oddo is a writer, journalist, and amateur game designer. Passionate about superhero comic books, horror films, and indie games, he formally worked as a Senior Writer for Collider. When he's ...

Before Kevin Feige’s Marvel multiverse, before blue Na’vi forests or digitally de-aged heroes, George Lucas had the Star Wars team making movie magic the old-fashioned way, with puppets, miniatures, ...

James Cameron’s Avatar films are synonymous with pushing the boundaries of digital effects. The world of Pandora, with its floating mountains and bioluminescent jungles, is a testament to the power of ...