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.
In this exclusive extract from The Illusion Almanac: Creating Godzilla vs Kong, Weta Digital visual effects supervisor Kevin Smith discusses the methodology used to bring the giant ape Kong to life for Godzilla […]
In this exclusive extract from The Illusion Almanac: Creating Godzilla vs Kong, the Scanline VFX team discusses the scenes involving Kong on the deck of the transport ship. As lead visual effects […]
Issue 1 of the new filmcraft magazine The Illusion Almanac is available now as an 80-page* digital magazine formatted for Kindle. Download it from Amazon online stores worldwide — just search for […]
The Illusion Almanac is pleased to share this press release from BFI. As cinemas get set to reopen their doors to audiences on Monday 17 May, research published today by the BFI from its […]
The Illusion Almanac is pleased to share this press release from Milk. Milk is delighted to reveal details of its work as principal VFX supplier for Sky Original’s new outer space, prison-break drama series […]
VIEW Conference is proud to present a live PreVIEW event with the creative team behind The Mitchells vs. The Machines, the new animated feature from Sony Pictures Animation, on release at selected […]
Roger Christian, the Academy Award-winning set decorator of Star Wars, began his journey to a galaxy far, far away while working with production designer John Barry in Mexico on Lucky Lady, building […]
The Illusion Almanac is pleased to share this press release from BlueBolt. BlueBolt is delighted to announce their involvement for the new Drama Republic supernatural crime series, The Irregulars, streaming on Netflix […]
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, […]
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 […]
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