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Coming Soon — The Illusion Almanac Covers Godzilla vs Kong

By Graham Edwards on April 16, 2021 • ( 1 Comment )

The Visual Effects of Ex Machina

By Graham Edwards on April 15, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Artemis Fowl — The Cinefex Article That Got Away

By Graham Edwards on April 12, 2021 • ( 1 Comment )

Godzilla — Conceptualizing the Monsters with ADI and Legacy Effects

By Graham Edwards on March 30, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

The Making of ATROPA

By Graham Edwards on March 26, 2021 • ( 2 Comments )

The History of the Optical Printer

By Graham Edwards on March 8, 2021 • ( 1 Comment )

Coming Soon — The Illusion Almanac Covers Godzilla vs Kong

By Graham Edwards on April 16, 2021 • ( 1 Comment )

Take a sneak peek at the cover of the first full-scale issue of The Illusion Almanac. Out May 2021, this brand new publication will delve into the making of Godzilla vs Kong, […]

The Visual Effects of Ex Machina

By Graham Edwards on April 15, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )
Ex Machina

In 2015, I had the pleasure of interviewing visual effects supervisor Andrew Whitehurst about Ex Machina, Alex Garland’s iconic film about a startlingly human robot and the quest for artificial intelligence. The […]

Artemis Fowl — The Cinefex Article That Got Away

By Graham Edwards on April 12, 2021 • ( 1 Comment )

Through February and March 2020, I conducted a series of interviews for an in-depth article on the Disney adaptation of Artemis Fowl, for publication in Cinefex 171, due out in June of […]

The Hybrid World of The Boxtrolls

By Graham Edwards on April 9, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )
The Boxtrolls

The Boxtrolls was the third feature to come out of Oregon-based animation studio LAIKA, both of whose previous productions Coraline and Paranorman were Academy Award nominees for Best Animated Feature Film. I […]

The Animated Wonders of the Industrial Mechanigraph

By Graham Edwards on April 8, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )
Mechanigraph of the Grass Hopper Steam Carriage by Harry Levey.

When faced with the need to demonstrate the inner workings of the latest consumer must-have – from the inhalatory heart of a vortex-driven vacuum cleaner to the gas-flattening wonders of your favourite […]

Godzilla — Conceptualizing the Monsters with ADI and Legacy Effects

By Graham Edwards on March 30, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

In 2019, I covered Godzilla: King of the Monsters for Cinefex. The film’s battling behemoths reached the screen thanks to the digital artistry of the visual effects team at MPC, supported by […]

The Making of ATROPA

By Graham Edwards on March 26, 2021 • ( 2 Comments )

In March 2015, I conducted a interview for Cinefex with filmmaker Eli Sasich, discussing his sci-fi short film ATROPA. Three years later, we came together again – joined this time by visual […]

Phil Tippett Talks Mad God

By Graham Edwards on March 15, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Ask any visual effects fan who Phil Tippett is, and they’ll probably answer: “He’s the guy who did all the animation in the original Star Wars trilogy.” Or you might get: “Didn’t […]

The History of the Optical Printer

By Graham Edwards on March 8, 2021 • ( 1 Comment )

What is an optical printer? Simply put, it’s a piece of equipment designed to copy motion picture film. A typical optical printer has a projector at one end and a camera at the other. […]

How King Kong Was Filmed (Or Not)

By Graham Edwards on March 8, 2021 • ( 1 Comment )

These days, it’s pretty easy to find out how a film was made. There’s a plethora of websites, podcasts, books, you name it. Chances are you’ll even find your favourite filmmakers sharing […]

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