All Posts Tagged With: "Interview"

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Steve Johnson Launches His Channel “Rubber Rules”

There are several people in the SFX industry that can legitimately be called “masters” of FX.  The fact that Steve Johnson is among them, is indisputable.  His enormous body of work is not only visually stunning, but also inventive, interesting and technically complex.  Now, he wants to share it all with the world. Steve Johnson [...]

31Oct2009 | Editor | Comments Off | Continued
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Interview With Spike Jonze – Where are the Wild Things?

Spike Jonze: We were trying to make it as organic as possible, but even then… but the guys in the suits, the actors in the suits were incredible, and they really worked hard. I didn’t want performances of the suits or the animation to be like traditional puppetry or animation where everything’s sort of over-indicated, everything’s like “Wow wow WOW! Hey Max, how you doing!” It’s like they think everything has to be sold.

2Dec2008 | Editor | Comments Off | Continued
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On The Eve Of IRON MAN’s DVD Release, Mr. Beaks Reports Back From Stan Winston Studio!

AICN:With the passing of Stan this year, there was a lot of talk about this being the passing of an era – which it was in a way. Some people think practical f/x are on their way out. Do you guys think practical f/x will be strong in the 21st century?
Merritt: Oh yeah, I think so. I mean, digital is a great tool. It makes our jobs easier. It’s one of the reasons we’re able to build things as quickly as we do, because we know that we’ll be able to get away with certain things. You know… everybody loves practical. I mean, it just looks right and looks real. Even digital loves it because it makes their job easier. I think it’ll be around for a while.

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30Sep2008 | Editor | Comments Off | Continued
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Exclusive Interview With FX Legend Greg Nicotero

Every tool has it’s pluses and minuses – the reality is that it is always better to have something practical on set…and any good director will tell you that….and there are times that our work outshines digital

3Sep2008 | Editor | Comments Off | Continued
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God bless Dick Smith and his amazing ability to inform, enlighten and teach us all.

Dick smith is interviewed for the Hartford CourantDick Smith is one of the most interviewed make-up artists on the planet. He is generous with his time and graciously tells the same stories we have all come to know with incredible detail. The Hartford Courant ran this recent article about Dick and his career.

29Jan2008 | Editor | Comments Off | Continued