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In our final instalment for World VFX day we spoke to comedian and old school effects fan Chris Lumb about the library ghost from Ghostbusters and the face melting scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Ghostbusters - library ghost (Ivan Reitman, 1984) EEG When I about 7yrs old I saw Ghostbusters at the cinema with my brother and was totally blown away by this jump scare at the start, screaming (…) Continue Reading »
8 December 2023
Celebrating World VFX Day - Sam Hall, ILM
by Judy HarrisHappy World VFX Day! We spoke with Sam Hall, actor and Senior Research and Development Engineer at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) about the T-Rex scene in Jurassic Park, Pixar’s anthropomorphic Blue Umbrella and rendering black holes in (…) Continue Reading »
8 December 2023
World VFX Day - Tom Salinsky
by Judy HarrisHappy World VFX Day! There’s nothing more special than special effects.
Whether digital or practical, special effects are created by a highly skilled, specialised labour force and have created some of cinema’s most captivating images (that’s (…) Continue Reading »
7 December 2023
Celebrating SFX - Eddie French
by Judy HarrisIn our third post in the run up to World VFX day tomorrow we’re talking about sfx legends Ray Harryhausen and Eugen Schüfftan, as well as the sparing use of CGI in Mad Max: Fury Road with non-binary comedian, film nerd and podcaster Eddie French! (…) Continue Reading »
6 December 2023
Celebrating SFX - Abdel Belabbes
by Judy HarrisIn the second instalment of our VFX series we’re exploring the merging of CGI and stop motion in Robocop 2, Guillermo del Toro’s penchant for insectoids as evidenced in Pacific Rim and the mercurial appendages of Dr Octopus in Spiderman 2, all (…) Continue Reading »
5 December 2023
Celebrating SFX - Eddy Durnan
by Judy HarrisThere’s nothing more special than special effects!
Whether digital or practical, special effects are created by a highly skilled, specialised labour force and have created some of cinema’s most captivating images (that’s why we insist on (…) Continue Reading »
28 November 2023
EFN double award winner Plum Stupple-Harris talks to Steve Topple
by Steve ToppleFilmmaker Plum Stupple-Harris’ short, "ManMade," is EFN Short Film Festival’s 2023 double-award winner! For the first time in EFN’s history, a film won both Critics’ Choice and Audience Favourite awards.
Journalist Steve Topple speaks to Plum (…) Continue Reading »
13 November 2023
Painted Skies - A Celebration Of Fake Backgrounds
by Judy HarrisAn interview with Bruno Savill de Jong about his film season celebrating matte paintings. Continue Reading »
10 November 2023
Bye Bye Tiberias A hopeful by Lina Soualem - A hopeful and nostalgic ode to those we leave behind
by Sally ZarzourBye Bye Tiberias follows Hiam Abbass, who leaves her Palestinian village of Deir Hanna, to pursue her dream of becoming an actress, leaving behind her mother, grandmother, and sisters. Abbass returns to her village, with her daughter, Lina (…) Continue Reading »
23 October 2023
Q&A with T A P E Collective’s Isra Al Kassi
by Reem I-TReem spoke to Isra Al Kassi, Co-founder & Co-director of London-based outfit T A P E Collective. The Collective is mostly known for curating screenings and events with a particular focus on representation, identity and heritage. They have (…) Continue Reading »