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CINESITE GETS SNOWED UNDER BY TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY

By TREVOR HOGG Images courtesy of Cinesite and HBO. There was a limit to the lighting range for the opening sequence because it occurs at sunset and gradually becomes darker. Audiences were introduced to what appeared to be a ritualistic murder in the Southern heat of the Louisiana delta for the debut of the HBO [...]

BRINGING LIFE TO THE MYTHICAL ‘CREATION CAVE’ FOR HAWKEYE ORIGIN STORY, ECHO

By OLIVER WEBB Images courtesy of Marvel Studios. Production built a relatively small set featuring the Creation Pools and a circle of columns encircling them. The Pool of Life sequence is rooted in Choctaw lore where the act of drawing water from the Pool of Life starts a transformation within their world and themselves, eventually [...]

ACHIEVING THE LIVE-ACTION STATE FOR AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER

By TREVOR HOGG Images courtesy of Netflix. It was important that CG creatures like Momo felt like they were making character choices rather than just simply appearing to be cool or cute. Brought together by Netflix is the visual effects supervisor duo of Jabbar Raisani and Marion Spates who are collaborating on their third series [...]

NAVIGATING LONDON UNDERWATER FOR THE END WE START FROM

By OLIVER WEBB Images courtesy of Republic Pictures and Theodor Groeneboom. The woman (Jodie Comer} and her baby navigate the flooded streets of London with the help of greenscreen. Comer's compelling performance was one of the anchors of the film. Mahalia Belo’s remarkable feature directorial debut The End We Start From follows a woman (Jodie [...]

ZACK SNYDER GETS SPACE OPERATIC WITH REBEL MOON: PART ONE – A CHILD OF FIRE

By TREVOR HOGG Images courtesy of Netflix. A parallelogram was implemented for when Tarak seeks to tame a Bennu, which is a hybrid of a crow, raven and tiger. As Akira Kurosawa was a major influence on George Lucas' The Hidden Fortress in particular, Zack Synder was inspired by Seven Samurai for what was initially [...]

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