12891Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions
In this issue: In a continuation of its 25th Anniversary publishing celebration, Cinefex delves into an examination of the state of the business of visual effects as discussed by some two dozen of the industry's leading authorities. Also, an examination of The Aviator, which tells the story of billionaire eccentric Howard Hughes. Learn how director Martin Scorsese turned to visual effects supervisor Rob Legato and artists at Sony Pictures Imageworks and New Deal Studios. Also under the microscope is Son of the Mask, a sequel to the 1994 Jim Carrey comedy. Visual effects for the film, including a CG infant and a variety of wacky transformations, are being created by Industrial Light & Magic, Tippett Studio, Kleiser-Walczak and Captive Audience.
12892Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions
In this special 100th issue collector's edition, a "who's who" of visual effects artists will engage in a probing assessment of state-of-the-art visual effects, and its future. Also, feature articles on The Polar Express, Chris Van Allsburg's classic children's tale now made into a computer-animated motion picture. And artists at Industrial Light & Magic contribute visual magic to director Brad Silverling's adaptation of the first book in the phenomenally popular Lemony Snicket series.
12893Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions
In this issue, After rejuvenating the seventy-year-old Mummy franchise, writer-director Stephen Sommers takes on the remaining classic monsters in the Universal stable with Van Helsing. Director Roland Emmerich explores the ecological repercussions a new ice age triggered by global warming and the greenhouse house in The Day After Tomorrow. Finally, Troy shows how high-tech visual effects allow director Wolfgang Petersen bring to the screen the classic Homerian tale of ancient Greek warriors laying siege to the city of Troy in 1193 B.C., fighting for the love of a Spartan queen.
12894Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions
This issue highlights The Matrix: Revolutions. Filmmakers Andy and Larry Wachowski bring their Matrix trilogy to a finale. Learn how visual effects supervisor John Gaeta oversaw an international array of visual effects artists to bring the film's visionary storyline to life. Also, read how makeup maestro Rick Baker and his Cinovation Studio provided makeup for the title character in Hellboy. Also, news on Mel Gibson's controversial The Passion of Christ, an examination of Mate World Digital, and Oscar- winning effects artist Phil Tippett's directorial debut on Starship Troopers II.
12895Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions
The Return of the King: Director Peter Jackson's film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's literary trilogy, The Lord of the Rings, comes to a dazzling conclusion with The Return of the King, in which Frodo and surviving members of the Fellowship meet their separate fates in the perilous quest to destroy the One Ring before it destroys the very fabric of Middle-earth. Weta Digital, which won visual effects Oscars for both of the first two films, turns its attention to creating new characters, new environments, and new adventures for the final epic installment. In addition to our massive coverage of The Return of the King, there will be shorter feature articles on director P.J. Hogan's new adaptation of the classic Peter Pan tale, with ambitious effects from two Oscar-winning effects companies, Industrial Light & Magic and Digital Domain; director Peter Weir's Napoleonic sea saga, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, with visual effects by Weta Workshop, ILM, and Asylum Effects; and director Tim Burton's 'tall tale' story, Big Fish with effects by Sony Pictures Imageworks and Stan Winston Studio.
12896Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions
Four years ago, filmmakers Andy and Larry Wachowski created a sensation with The Matrix. Now they are back with the first of two sequels, in which Neo, Trinity, and Morpheus enter the Matrix to do battle with the machine overlords. Visual effects supervisor John Gaeta oversaw an international array of visual effects artists to bring the film's visionary storyline to life. James Cameron is gone, but Arnold is back in the third installment of the Terminator saga. Director Jonathan Mostow takes the story 10 years past the fiery conclusion of T2, enlisting creature creator Stan Winston and the visual effects maestros at Industrial Light & Magic to help recount the tale of Schwarzenegger's Terminator being resurrected to help John Connor counter a deadly new threat to mankind ? a T-X female cyborg.
12897Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions
This issue is devoted entirely to the two most eagerly anticipated releases of the summer: Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones and Spider-Man. George Lucas presents the middle chapter in the opening trilogy of his Star Wars saga. Contributing more than 3,000 visual effects shots to the epic production are the cinemagicians of Industrial Light & Magic. Spider-Man Director Sam Raimi brings the perennial comic book hero, Spider-Man, to life in a rousing film featuring effects by the Oscar- winning John Dykstra and his team at Sony Pictures Imageworks.
12898Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions
This issue features exhaustive coverage of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, the long-awaited film adaptation of the first J.K. Rowling book about young Harry Potter and his years at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. An international publishing sensation and Hollywood hit, the first Harry Potter adventure comes to the screen courtesy of director Chris Columbus and an army of award-winning visual effects artists. A new film version of the H.G. Wells classic The Time Machine ?? directed by the author's grandson, Simon Wells ?? revisits the tale of scientist who journeys far into the future to a time when the human race has divided into gentle Eloi and brutal Morlocks. Also included in this issue is a feature on the mega-hit street-racing film, The Fast and the Furious, and an article on the all-CGI animated movies Shrek and Monsters, Inc.
12899Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions
This issue includes info on the X-Men ? the popular Marvel Comics series about a team of mutant humans, outcasts from society, who use their singular superpowers to oppose a team of evildoers with comparable skills, comes to the screen in an action/fantasy film from director Bryan Singer. Effects for the film are being produced by Oscar-winning Digital Domain and others. Also covers the Hollow Man ? when a scientist's experiment on himself renders him invisible, the process makes him mentally unhinged in director Paul Verhoeven's high-tech updating of the Invisible Man story. Visual effects by Sony Pictures Imageworks are abundant throughout this science-fiction thriller, starring Kevin Bacon and Elizabeth Shue!
12900Cinefex (1980-2021) : the journal of cinematic illusions
Issue # 81 presenting to mission accomplished. Days of fire and brimstone. Trekking into the Klaatu nebula.