Little People, Big Effects
A wonderful look at the practical special effects used in the film Darby O'Gill and the Little People.
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A wonderful look at the practical special effects used in the film Darby O'Gill and the Little People.
A history of movie magic from 1895 to 1995, showing primitive effects used in such films as "A Trip to the Moon" up to the state of the art effects used in "Apollo 13" and "The Abyss."
In this short documentary produced for the Criterion Collection, Oscar-winning visual-effects expert Craig Barron and film writer John Bengtson, author of Silent Visions, discuss the unique stunts, locations, and effects
Tom Savini has served as a makeup artist for some of Hollywood's most terrifying -- and disgusting -- creature features. In this instructional program, he takes fans behind the scenes to reveal the secrets of his craft.
"Blood Effects" a mockumentary by film maker Kris Black, is a cross between "Paranormal Activity" and Christopher Guest's "Best in Show". Presented as a "movie-within-a-movie", veteran Bruce Reisman produced Black's scat
“The frame itself, which divides what is present to consciousness from what is absolutely elsewhere, is tempered here by the breath, tremor, heartbeat of the perceiver. People this given space, if you will, with images o
This short documentary features Lluís Rivera, director of In Extremis, a leading company in practical special effects and action props. Based in Barberà del Vallès, they have worked on acclaimed films such as El 47, Anac
Aune is a 19th century girl confined to her bed, living under the threat of amputation. She has dreams of a park that are both premonitions of the future and a site at which its absence is played out. An escalating sense
Animation for Siggraph 1991
Five years after 9/11, the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center continue to claim the lives of American citizens. The violent collapse of the buildings released hundreds of thousands of pounds of deadly materials
For many* women, Barry can make a difference in just one week! *Side effects of Barry include weakness in the knees, impaired judgment, lying, cheating, trips to Vegas, missing work, and missing money. . . .
new featurette looking at the film's then groundbreaking effects. Former crews of Fantasy II Film VFX and 4-Ward Productions VFX are featured
A group of friends take a trip up to the U.P. for summer vacation. The trip takes a turn when one of them ends up dead.
Side Effects is the story of a woman who's not afraid to believe that happiness is not only possible but the only truth to be achieved. A woman who won't give up believing in people. A woman who will fight against all ad
In the magical world of visual effects, anything can happen. Making Magic is the story of how visual effects are created for films and video games - and how they are influenced by the laws of nature that govern the real
This was the only documentary made in the aftermath of the atomic bombings of 1945. Japanese filmmakers entered the two cities intent on making an appeal to the International Red Cross, but were promptly arrested by newl
An up and coming Foley artist is hired to create sound effects for a horror film, but the job triggers forces that goes beyond what's on the screen
A horror film director, now forgotten, invites a young author who wrote the screenplay for a film, “Effetti speciali”. As long as he is remembered, the director is willing to do anything.
Craig Barron discusses photographic technique in the film The Gold Rush.
Short by Bruno Munari and Marcello Piccardo.