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I’m putting “analysis” in quotes here because I’m not sure I accept the designer’s interpretation. Although the VFX artist describing the thought process behind the effects we see in the opening scene is undeniably in command of his graphic art skills, I don’t buy into...

I love these photos collected over at Buzzfeed exposing the special effects shots to so many familiar movies.  Here are two of them. ...

Mindblowing. The best special effects are those you’d never guess are effects. ...

“Captain America: The First Avenger” “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2″ “Hugo” “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” “Real Steel” “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” “The Tree of...

Like countless other craftsmen in the film industry, Joe Letteri is far from a household name. Still, if you’ve appreciated the visual effects of the Lord of the Rings films, King Kong, Avatar, or this summer’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes, you’re familiar with Letteri’s work, and how he and the crew at Weta Digital have spent the past decade being great innovators...

“Captain America: The First Avenger” “Cowboys & Aliens” “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2″ “Hugo” “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” “Real Steel” “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” “Sherlock Holmes: A Game...

Rise of the Planet of the Apes is looking pretty damned good. ...