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johnnyB
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johnnyB
@agraphafx
Lots of VFX stuff, and keeper of the #spockalypse Known to post on twitter.
Lots of different places Inscrit le Mart 2014
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Phil Tippett at work on the Eborsisk go-motion puppet for 'Willow' (1988).
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"This thing was out there," says Dennis Muren in reference to early computer graphics in the 1980s, "and I wanted to get it on a show and figure out how to do it.” That show would be Young Sherlock Holmes and its iconic stained-glass knight, cinema's first ever digital character. ILM.com's Amy Richau speaks with Muren about realizing this groundbreaking visual effect, as well as many of the classic, practical methods utilized for the film as well.
Read Now: ilm.com/young-sherlock…
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BARRY NORMAN reviews a new Film coming to the U.K. in a few months.
STAR WARS (1977)
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The website for THX-1138 rerelease in 2004.
Quite innovative graphic design for a website.
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@agraphafx @alec_gillis You wrote that article? Awesome! I loved that magazine growing up.
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I just found the first VFX method I ever wrote about — and there is @alec_gillis on the cover as well.
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It's important to remember that key to these shots was the paperwork. So much going on, the detailed spreadsheets saved the sanity of the artists who made this.
jacob@jtimsuggs
The space portions for the Battle of Endor at the end of Return of the Jedi are honestly still nothing short of an achievement. Every single shot is so complex. I’ll forever be blown away by how time and effort went into bringing this battle to life. Such a wonderful blend of practical and digital effects.
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Only four episodes? Could have sworn there was a full season.
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#OnThisDay 1982: The Phoenix debuted on ABC. This short-lived sci-fi series followed Bennu (Judson Scott), an ancient alien with powers like telepathy & healing, retooled into a “wandering hero” format. Canceled after just 4 episodes—but gained a cult following.
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V: The Final Battle 1984. Squadron Commander Pamela (Sarah Douglas) arrives. Sent by the leader to speed things up and piss Diana off. Love the political banter and finger pointing. The sounds of the mother ships and voices are amazing. ##ThrowbackThursday
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"There are two Internets. The Internet before 1993 and the Internet after 1993."
@pmarca on Eternal September.
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My conversation with Marc Andreessen (@pmarca), co-founder of @a16z and Netscape. 0:00 Caffeine Heart Scare 0:56 Zero Introspection Mindset 3:24 Psychedelics and Founders 4:54 Motivation Beyond Happiness 7:18 Tech as Progress Engine 10:27 Founders Versus Managers 20:01 HP Intel Founder Legacy 21:32 Why Start the Firm 24:14 Venture Barbell Theory 28:57 JP Morgan Boutique Banking 30:02 Religion Split Wall Street 30:41 Barbell of Banking 31:42 Allen & Company Model 33:16 Planning the VC Firm 33:45 CAA Playbook Lessons 36:49 First Principles vs. Status Quo 39:03 Scaling Venture Capital 40:37 Private Equity and Mad Men 42:52 Valley Shifts to Full Stack 45:59 Meeting Jim Clark 48:53 Founder vs. Manager at SGI 54:20 Recruiting Dinner Story 56:58 Starting the Next Company 57:57 Nintendo Online Gamble 58:33 Building Mosaic Browser 59:45 NSFnet Commercial Ban 1:01:28 Eternal September Shift 1:03:11 Spam and Web Controversy 1:04:49 Mosaic Tech Support Flood 1:07:49 Netscape Business Model 1:09:05 Early Internet Skepticism 1:11:15 Moral Panic Pattern 1:13:08 Bicycle Face Story 1:14:48 Music Panic Examples 1:18:12 Lessons from Jim Clark 1:19:36 Clark Versus Barksdale 1:21:22 Tesla Versus Edison 1:23:00 Edison Digression Setup 1:23:13 AI Forecasting Myths 1:23:43 Edison Phonograph Lesson 1:25:11 Netscape Two Jims 1:29:11 Bottling Innovation 1:31:44 Elon Management Code 1:32:24 IBM Big Gray Cloud 1:37:12 Engineer First Truth 1:38:28 Bottlenecks and Speed 1:42:46 Milli Elon Metric 1:47:20 Starlink Side Project 1:49:10 Closing Includes paid partnerships.
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This show, The Flying Nun used many tricks to simulate flight. This one is actually a fairly effective bluescreen composite.
Supposedly Columbia Pictures Optical Dept work.
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A BOY AND HIS DOG, 1975. Poster art by Robert Tanenbaum.
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March 1996: Star Wars: The Phantom Menace: Various ideas for pod chariots by Jay Shuster, with two "OK" stamps by George Lucas. There are many wonderful pages like this by Jay in the archives.
#StarWarsArchives19992005 @_Jay_Shuster_
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Massive sized Godzilla animatronic used in the 1998 film
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@BcnAnimation They were working on a digital Previs system to run the motion control cameras.
Great plan, too soon.
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@agraphafx Trumbull said that Abel didn’t utilize motion blur and said the shots were done like stop-motion so the movement of the ship wasn’t smooth.
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Reported to be Robert Abel and Associates test footage of the Starship Enterprise for Star Trek the Motion Picture.
HT forgottentrek.com
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@BcnAnimation And as we learned the Brachiosaur reveal was his, as well as the T-Rex paddock lighting
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@agraphafx Letteri (while at ILM), did the frogs raining from the sky in MAGNOLIA. Some of the most convincing CGI that I’ve ever seen.
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The VFX for Mission Impossible - Joe Letteri recently talked about the helicopter lighting on the Corridor Crew interview.
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Drum roll, please… 🥁
Registration is open for SIGGRAPH 2026! 🎉
Connect across industries, spark fresh conversations, and experience the power of intersections in computer graphics and interactive techniques, 19–23 July in Los Angeles.
Choose from multiple in-person registration options — including Full Conference, Experience, and Discover — and secure your spot early. Rates increase after 8 May.
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In my latest episode I chat with practical creature effects master, Alec Gillis!
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/145…
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