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: Creating Godzilla vs Kong — Out Now
New BFI Research Reveals the Pandemic Habits of UK Cinemagoers
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 […]
Intergalactic — Visual Effects by Milk
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 […]
The Creative Team Behind The Mitchells vs. The Machines – Free VIEW Conference Online Event
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 and the Making of Luke’s Lightsaber
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 Irregulars — Visual Effects by BlueBolt
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 […]
Coming Soon — The Illusion Almanac Covers Godzilla vs Kong
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
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
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
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 […]
