Joe Alves on Bruce the Shark
At Film School Rejects, “Joe Alves sets the Record Straight on the Supposedly Inoperable Shark of Jaws.”
Mad Max: Fury Road without Digital Effects
Consequences of Sound has footage from Mad Max: Fury Road sans digital effects.
Eiji Tsuburaya Made Godzilla Come Alive–And It Changed Film Forever”
At Vox, Phil Edwards profiles special effects master Eiji Tsuburaya and interviews August Ragone about Tsuburaya’s career. “A director, cinematographer, and producer, Tsuburaya is best known for creating the special effects behind Japanese classics like Godzilla (1954), Mothra (1961), and many other films where the giant monsters called […]
Interview with Richard Raaphorst
Traumatic Cinematic‘s Lewis Cougill interviews the director of Frankenstein’s Army, Richard Raaphorst. They talk about art, conceptual art, Beyond Re-Animator and Frankenstein’s Army. TC also has a gallery of storyboard art from Frankenstein’s Army. (Listen to Traumatic Cinematic’s discussion of Frankenstein’s Army here).
“Enter A Monster”
The Atlantic profiles Spectral Motion, creators of monsters, “effects, and other mechanical grotesqueries that have since become household nightmares, if not names.”
Practical vs. Digital Effects
Effects artists Tyler Ham and Tom Spina talk practical vs. digital effects with Miguel Rodriguez at Monster Island Resort. My favorite line from the episode? “You can’t compare The Fly to Sharktopus.” And make sure to check out Spina’s restored film prop galleries,, from Ewoks to Sleestaks and […]
The Cultural Gutter 