1988 The team won a Sci-Tech Academy Award for the ‘Morf’ software developed for Willow. 1989 The Abyss’ CG watery pseudopod wows audiences The 1980s was the decade that ushered in a computing ...

A visual effects artist has revealed the reason why special effects in movies are so much “worse” now. Rassoul Edji, a lead VFX artist in the film industry, shared his thoughts on the reasons behind ...

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With Godzilla Minus One finally available to stream (it's on Netflix now!), we figured it was a good time to resurface this look at the film's amazing visual effects and why they work so well. But ...

Making movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe isn’t cheap. The huge budgets are partly why Marvel films need to earn so much at the box office to be considered successful. A lot of that money goes ...

Graduating from The Theatre School at DePaul University, Samuel comes from a background in acting, writing, and directing for both stage and screen. As a viewer, he's an avid Marvel fan, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A former tech executive covering AI, XR and The Metaverse for Forbes. Wonder Dynamics, the AI-driven animation, CGI, and VFX tech ...

The CGI tornados are incredible, but to sell the action, director Lee Isaac Chung needed two jet engines, 10,000-gallon dump tanks, and water cannons to create a real storm for the actors. “The ...

Sometimes technological advancements take us backwards. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. When we say that VFX were better in the ...