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Author: Graham Edwards

I'm the author of novels including "String City," "Talus and the Frozen King," "Dragoncharm" and "Stone & Sky." I used to be senior staff writer at Cinefex magazine and now edit The Illusion Almanac. If you offer me a cold beer, I won't say no.
The mathematics of designing hanging miniatures for movie visual effects
January 10, 2024April 24, 2024 Graham Edwards

The Mathematics of Hanging Miniatures

Miniature effects of 1946 wartime drama "School for Secrets," also known as "Secret Flight"
January 9, 2024April 22, 2024 Graham Edwards

Nightfighter Special Effects of 1946

Rotating mountain set for "Sergeant York," 1941 film directed by Howard Hawks, starring Gary Cooper
January 8, 2024February 12, 2024 Graham Edwards

Moving Mountains for Sergeant York

The Animation Time Machine visits January 1924
January 4, 2024February 12, 2024 Graham Edwards

Animation Time Machine Visits January 1924

The Meep from the Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Special
December 15, 2023April 22, 2024 Graham Edwards

Doctor Who 60 Anniversary Specials Design & VFX by Painting Practice

The miniature effects of the 1933 disaster movie "Deluge"
December 14, 2023April 22, 2024 Graham Edwards

Miniature Effects Unleash Deluge on New York in 1933

The Animation Time Machine - December 1923
December 10, 2023January 4, 2024 Graham Edwards

Animation Time Machine Visits December 1923

Yakima Canutt Horse Stunt for The Dark Command
December 4, 2023April 22, 2024 Graham Edwards

If Only They’d Had Digital Horses in 1940

Chromakey - image by Pixource from Pixabay
November 22, 2023 Graham Edwards

UK Screen Alliance Welcomes UK VFX Industry Incentives

November 22, 2023April 24, 2024 Graham Edwards

Trick Photography Delivered Fake News of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake

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