A Portrait of one of Cliff’s Boys
I must express my deep gratitude to Dennis Lowe first and foremost...
The Art of Invisibility
I've always been intrigued with the wonderful transformations and invisibility effects...
Moby Dick – Mattes and Miniatures
Although I have a profound dislike of actor Gregory Peck for reasons I can't exactly pinpoint...
The Epics – The Final Chapter
I'll make this my final posting in the series dedicated to epic films...
The Magic of Special Effects
The Magic of Special Effects, a 1985 NOVA episode (Season 12, Episode 15)...
Matte & Effects Films Celebrated: Part Twelve
Greetings fellow enthusiasts and fans of the wonderful world of traditional era matte painting...
The Supercalifragulous Visual Effects of a Disney Favourite
Time for another of my all time favourite films...
Matte & Effects Films Celebrated: Part Eleven
It's been a while since I posted one of these enormous retrospectives...
Matte & Effects Films Celebrated: Part Ten
Greetings fellow matte painting and traditional special effects fans. I'm back with yet another mammoth blog post...
Matte & Effects Films Celebrated: Part Nine
It's been a while, and a few loyal and long time dedicated Matte Shot readers...
Matte & Effects Films Celebrated: Part Eight
Greetings to all who are particularly partial to the long lost era of traditional, hand painted mattes...
Matte & Effects Films Celebrated: Part Seven
Welcome fans and devotees of old school mattes, models and clever trick photography...
Matte & Effects Films Celebrated: Part Six
Hello again friends and olde timey matte and trick shot enthusiasts. It's that time again...
Matte & Effects Films Celebrated: Part Five
Hi friends... it's autumn here now and the season is turning a different colour 'down under'...
Matte & Effects Films Celebrated: Part Four
Shouldn't we all be living like 'The Jetsons' (a cool futuristic Hanna-Barbera cartoon)...
Matte & Effects Films Celebrated: Part Three
Hello there folks. I know it's been an eternity since one of these substantial blog posts...
Matte & Effects Films Celebrated: Part Two
Hi Guys and Gals.... it's matte magic time once again, with a healthy round up of films and genres...
Matte & Effects Films Celebrated: Part One
Boy oh boy, you haven't seen a site like this one...well, maybe you have but I haven't...so impressed with it...
Behind The Magic – The Visual Effects of Sinners
Go Behind the Magic and experience ILM's work on Ryan Coogler’s #Sinners...
Snagging a Piece of Special Effects History
Naturally, as an effects junkie and a resident of the Bay Area, this was destined to be a red-letter day....
The ILM Visual Effects Masters – RARE Press Conference
Discover ILM pioneers sharing rare insights on George Lucas...
We almost killed Mark Hamill by RON HONE – Special Effects department on Empire Strikes Back
In London, Darryl James hosted a Star Wars Tea Party where one of the attendees was Ron Hone...
Phil Tippett: Hands-On Effects
"When I was 11 or 12, I mowed a lot of lawns and bought a little Keystone 8 mm camera...
Joel Aron: Creating the Effects of Clone Wars
We asked Aron a few questions about how these effects were crafted...