For what is your friend that you should seek him with hours to kill? Seek him always with hours to live.
Interview with Daniel Thron – Director of Spoiler, a zombie short film
We recently had a chance to talk with director and visual effects pro Daniel Thron about his short film Spoiler. The movie shows a unique perspective on what might happen…
GE Uses Back to the Future DeLorean in a Commercial to Talk About Turbine-Generated Power
We’ve seen GE effectively use a NASA rover and KITT from Knight Rider to discuss jet engines and locomotives. These commercials are part of the brand’s Brilliant Machines advertising campaign launched in 2012. Again using 1980’s nostalgia, the company is promoting their turbine hardware and software using imagery from the Back to the Future movies. The new spot is called “The Future is Now” and features a flying DeLorean and the voice of actor Michael J. Fox.
Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
As part of the new Halo 4 game release, 343 industries decided to tie in a live action series. There is a stigma that games translate poorly to non-interactive storytelling and for the most part that tends to be true. Games can take anywhere from 6-8 hours to play through, that’s not including RPGs which can consume 50-70 hours, or your whole life if it’s an MMO. Having to cram all that story into an hour and a half can be a bit daunting. Thankfully director Stewart Hendler and writers Todd Helbing and Aaron Helbing have been doing a weekly webseries that uses the Halo universe but tells a story we haven’t seen yet…
Mirada Studios Before and After Visual Effects Reel Explains How Jaeger Mechas Are Made
Mirada Studios posted the following VFX reel to show the craftsmanship required to make monolithic monsters and machines into movie reality.
2013 ‘Stalingrad’ Visual Effects Reel By Main Road|Post Is Awe Inspiring
Russian visual effects production studio Main Road|Post shares how war epic Stalingrad was created with this stunning display of movie magic.
Welcome to the Anthropocene – A Video About How We Affect Our World
We are the “new telluric force which in power and universality may be compared to the greater forces of earth”.