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Famed gazebo prop for movie Structure scene of rape, murder in … - Milton Canadian Champion


Famed gazebo prop for movie Structure scene of rape, murder in ...
Milton Canadian Champion, Canada - 1 hour ago
Working with the special effects department on set, Wilson said he was unemployed at the time when a friend who worked at the Shaw Festival's prop ...

April 4, 2008   Comments Off

Field position - Kusports


Field position
Kusports, KS - 55 minutes ago
The problem was solved through the magic of “special effects”; Loneker was fitted with a floppy hairpiece. Although Loneker hadn’t played the sport since ...

April 3, 2008   Comments Off

‘G’ rating doesn’t stop ‘Horton’ from being appealing - Village News Network


‘G’ rating doesn’t stop ‘Horton’ from being appealing
Village News Network, CA - 2 hours ago
A classic children’s book is now a big screen 20th Century Fox movie full of entertaining CGI (computer-generated imagery) animation. ...

April 3, 2008   Comments Off

'Made in China' label comes to Hollywood - Hollywood Reporter


Hollywood Reporter

'Made in China' label comes to Hollywood
Hollywood Reporter, United States - 4 hours ago
7, 1991's column: "Special effects films have a reputation for being expensive, but that's not necessarily always true. A case in point is Paramount's ...

April 3, 2008   Comments Off

Film Review - Nim's Island - CathNews


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Film Review - Nim's Island
CathNews, Australia - 4 hours ago
Nim’s Island is a magical place ruled by a child’s imagination and the film deftly combines animated special effects and realism to engage the viewer. ...
Nim's Island Variety
Time to laugh Sydney Morning Herald
From fearless to phobic Globe and Mail
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April 3, 2008   Comments Off

Gilliam lovers, get 'Baron' on Blu-ray - Austin 360 (subscription)


Gilliam lovers, get 'Baron' on Blu-ray
Austin 360 (subscription), TX - 5 hours ago
The movie is gorgeously designed and full of special effects, some of which are more effective than others; as we compare a very realistic-looking bit of ...

April 3, 2008   Comments Off

It’s got to get dark before it gets light - Taipei Times


It’s got to get dark before it gets light
Taipei Times, Taiwan - 6 hours ago
A prime moviegoing demographic, but hardly enough to justify a production with many hundreds of complex special-effects shots. But will the efforts to make ...

April 3, 2008   Comments Off

Out now on DVD - Cincinnati Enquirer


Out now on DVD
Cincinnati Enquirer, OH - 7 hours ago
The lowdown: Alvin, Simon and Theodore are presented via computer-generated imagery instead of the old two-dimensional animation. ...

April 3, 2008   Comments Off

Ad Ops Test - Belleville News Democrat


Ad Ops Test
Belleville News Democrat,  USA - 8 hours ago
Her feature-film roles have been limited to special effects- heavy efforts like "Shutter" and "Transformers." She shows here that with better material she ...

April 3, 2008   Comments Off

BBC to dramatise Bible in TV series - Louth Today


BBC to dramatise Bible in TV series
Louth Today, UK - 9 hours ago
The BBC is to dramatise the Bible in a big-budget series combining drama and computer generated imagery. The Bible will feature the most important and ...

April 3, 2008   Comments Off

Doctor Who: a special effects sneak peak - Guardian


Guardian

Doctor Who: a special effects sneak peak
Guardian, UK - 11 hours ago
In Partners in Crime, post-production company The Mill pressed into service a form of visual effects - vfx - technology used in the Lord of the Rings films ...

April 3, 2008   Comments Off

Knight Rider Series To Have More Special Effects, And Maybe A Dog … - io9


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Knight Rider Series To Have More Special Effects, And Maybe A Dog ...
io9, CA - 12 hours ago
Pope also told the Hollywood Reporter the ongoing season will have way "more action and special effects" than the recent TV movie, "which was done on a very ...
Knight Rider Gets a Showrunner IGN
'Knight Rider' gets new showrunner Hollywood Reporter
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April 3, 2008   Comments Off

D-War (English) - Screen Weekly


D-War (English)
Screen Weekly, India - 14 hours ago
The last 20 minutes of the film are fast -paced, action-packed and sufficiently engaging. The special effects on the serpents and the final dragon are ...

April 3, 2008   Comments Off

Movie capsules - GoErie.com


Movie capsules
GoErie.com, PA - 19 hours ago
10000 BC This wacky Saturday-matinee epic has so much up-to-the-minute computer-generated imagery that we can practically smell the fetid breath of its ...

April 3, 2008   Comments Off

Frog alert as cane toads invade Hollywood - Stuff.co.nz


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Frog alert as cane toads invade Hollywood
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - Apr 2, 2008
"We just call them toads, their scientific names are Bufo marinus but Australians know them as cane toads," a special effects supervisor on the film, ...

April 2, 2008   Comments Off

Pangea Pictures Corporation & Direct Response Media Announce … - Earthtimes


Pangea Pictures Corporation & Direct Response Media Announce ...
Earthtimes, UK - Apr 2, 2008
Pangea Pictures Corporation is an integrated film production and advanced Visual Effects technology company. In previous private transactions, ...

April 2, 2008   Comments Off

GenArts to Show Latest Sapphire Plug-ins at NAB 2008 - Broadcast Newsroom


GenArts to Show Latest Sapphire Plug-ins at NAB 2008
Broadcast Newsroom, CA - Apr 2, 2008
Founded in 1996 in Cambridge, Mass., GenArts, Inc. is the premier provider of digital visual effects plug-ins for the film, broadcast and video industries. ...

April 2, 2008   Comments Off

Hollywood now outsources to India for visual effects - Economic Times


Hollywood now outsources to India for visual effects
Economic Times, India - Apr 1, 2008
MUMBAI: Ever since "The Golden Compass" won an Oscar this year, the Indian animation and visual effects sector is going places. More Hollywood movies are ...

April 2, 2008   Comments Off

Career Coach: A World of Opportunity - Animation World Network


Animation World Network

Career Coach: A World of Opportunity
Animation World Network, CA - Apr 1, 2008
The visual effects and animation industries are a global business. It's now common that visual effects films are done by multiple vendors. ...

April 1, 2008   Comments Off

Superhero Movie Gets Effects From Entity FX - VFXWorld


Superhero Movie Gets Effects From Entity FX
VFXWorld, CA - Apr 1, 2008
Entity FX, an award-winning visual effects company in Santa Monica, California, and Vancouver, British Columbia, has completed visual effects for SUPERHERO ...

April 1, 2008   Comments Off

Björk Premieres Amazing "Wanderlust" Video, Preps 3-D Version for … - Exclaim!


Exclaim!

Björk Premieres Amazing "Wanderlust" Video, Preps 3-D Version for ...
Exclaim!, Canada - Apr 1, 2008
Encyclopedia Pictura incorporated the use of live-action puppetry, claymation and computer-generated imagery to create the costumes, characters and ...

April 1, 2008   Comments Off

Report this review - AVRev.com


Report this review
AVRev.com, CA - Apr 1, 2008
Unfortunately, special effects and exotic animals don’t make a film. The best part of the film is, hands-down, Steve Carell. ...

April 1, 2008   Comments Off

Prime Focus plans beachheads in Russia, Hungary - Sify


Prime Focus plans beachheads in Russia, Hungary
Sify, India - Mar 31, 2008
Prime Focus Ltd, the Rs 300-crore company into entertainment technology and visual effects services, is planning to enter Russia and Hungary (Budapest) ...

April 1, 2008   Comments Off

Prime Focus plans beachheads in Russia, Hungary - Sify


Prime Focus plans beachheads in Russia, Hungary
Sify, India - Mar 31, 2008
Prime Focus Ltd, the Rs 300-crore company into entertainment technology and visual effects services, is planning to enter Russia and Hungary (Budapest) ...

April 1, 2008   Comments Off

'Wanderlust,' Björk's Music Video, Debuts Online - Wired News


'Wanderlust,' Björk's Music Video, Debuts Online
Wired News - Mar 31, 2008
A mixture of live action, puppetry, and computer-generated imagery, "Wanderlust," is the latest single from her latest album Volta. ...

March 31, 2008   Comments Off