Audrey Hepburn Digitally Recreated by Framestore VFX Company
It’s amazing what the film industry has accomplished in terms of CGI advancements in the past few years. Entire worlds have been created, non-existent animals have been brought to life, and animated people look more and more lifelike. So lifelike in fact that recreating the face of a late celebrity has become a reality. Framestore, a European VFX company, is responsible for one [...]
The Rock to Produce Teddy Bear
Oh how far we’ve come, only in this generation can a lowly internet image have the potential to be turned into a million-dollar box office blockbuster. This particular illustration springs from the mind of Alex Panagopoulos, a former software engineer turned artist, and it features a little girl being protected from a giant dragon-like creature [...]
EDITORIAL: Taken 3 vs. Chronicle 2, and The Dilemma of How to Change the Formula (Just Enough)
It was recently revealed that a Taken 3 is in the works. However, the writer, Robert Mark Kamen said that the film would go in a different direction than the first two films. This comes after criticism from audiences that Taken 2 was a complete retread of the first film and failed to make it [...]
Review: The Avengers
I’ve seen a lot of films lately. More and more I’m catching up on the various films I’ve missed this past year that I really wanted to see but couldn’t. What I’m finding that is really disappointing is that most of these films are so bland that they didn’t really deserve my attention in the [...]
Michel Gondry – Green Hornet’s Rescue – Part 2 – The Films of Gondry
Earlier this week we talked about Gondry’s extensive Music video works. Now We look at his conversely different story telling techniques in film. His film career has been more recent than not but it is full of childlike wonder. His vision brings new life to even the simplest of ideas. Mocking other films is a [...]
