Exploring special effects in filmmaking, from practical make-up to CGI. Each episode focuses on a specific technique, effect or artist, with interviews and behind-the-scenes insights into recent movies.
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13 Episodes
Digital Effects: Digital Dawn
E1
Digital Effects: Digital Dawn
Sound for Animation: Animated Audio
E2
Sound for Animation: Animated AudioHow sound for animation is recorded and mixed with an emphasis on the 1994 film The Pagemaster.
Puppeteering: No Strings Attached
E3
Puppeteering: No Strings AttachedA look at Jim Henson's Creature Shop creations with an emphasis on The Never Ending Story III (1994), Labyrinth (1986), and The Flintstones (1994).
Live and Archival: Blasts from the Past
E4
Live and Archival: Blasts from the PastHow history can be changed and performances completed posthumously using digitally altered faces with an emphasis on the 1994 Robert Zemeckis classic, Forrest Gump.
Interactive Effects: Ever-Changing Effects
E5
Interactive Effects: Ever-Changing EffectsHow effects are being used in interactive games with an emphasis on the Sega game, The Exterminators.
Falling Effects: Falling Stars
E6
Falling Effects: Falling Stars
Motion Control: Unforgettable Shots
E7
Motion Control: Unforgettable Shots
Aerial Action: The Danger Zone
E8
Aerial Action: The Danger Zone
Animatronic Animals: Fooling Mother Nature
E9
Animatronic Animals: Fooling Mother Nature
Mechanical Effects: Nuts and Bolts
E10
Mechanical Effects: Nuts and Bolts
Matte Paintings: Big Shots
E11
Matte Paintings: Big Shots
Performance Animation: Catch 'Em in the Act
E12
Performance Animation: Catch 'Em in the Act
Horror Makeup: Fright Factories
E13
Horror Makeup: Fright Factories
Cast of Season 2
Neil RossNarrator
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