Movies: Special effects

Documentary about the making of Buster Keaton's silent comedy classic, Sherlock Jr. (1924)....

Through the use of interviews (both vintage and new) with various cast and crew members, including Rick Baker, Bill Sturgeon, David Cronenberg, James Woods among others, as well as behind-the-scenes footage, this tells the story of how the special ef...

A poetic interlude between a reality and an abstraction, this experimental short was produced by artists from Pixar’s Effects team, working in collaboration to create a startlingly original piece of filmmaking....

Academy Award winning make-up artist Rick Baker reflects on An American Werewolf In London and The Wolfman....

Special Effects Supervisor Jeff Okun gives an overview of his responsibilities on Sphere, and takes us through some of the techniques used to create the illusions that sell the film, from storyboards and concept drawings through scaled miniatures and...

Johnny Diamonds stars in this musical adventure set in ancient mythological greece. Johnny Orpheus returns home to the peaceful village of Salamis to find that it has come upon troubled times. Assembling a crew of heroes like no other, Johnny sets s...

The Russian filmmaker, Pavel Klusjantsev, has had an extraordinary influence on an entire genre of films. Throughout his career at the film studio in St. Petersburg, Klushantsev pioneered and invented legendary techniques for filming the planets, sta...

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During the production of my Jabba documentary short, Slimy Piece of Worm Ridden Filth, I was put in contact with Toby Philpott’s colleague and Jabba’s right hand man. Literally, his right hand man, puppeteer Dave Barclay. Dave helped us, along with T...

Interview-Documentary with special effects artist Gino De Rossi on the making of "Cannibal Ferox"....

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A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Sai Enterprise's Ginî piggu 4: Pîtâ no akuma no joi-san....

A history of movie magic from 1895 to 1995, showing primitive effects used in such films as "A Trip to the Moon" up to the state of the art effects used in "Apollo 13" and "The Abyss."...

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Demon King Atler seeks to conquer the Magical World. It's up to magical girl Melul to stop him....

Bat Megmel is a girl that lives in the Magical World. One day, while practicing magic, she accidentally unleashes the demon king Atler. She must seal him again....