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A quick look at the impressive Dredd Mega-City One effects

January 24, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ9OFwFxxt4 South Africa’s Johannesburg was transformed into to the overcrowded Mega-City One. This is a city which stretches from southern Maine down into Florida and from Ohio to Quebec City-Windsor Corridor in he north west. What did you make of the movie? Should there be a Dredd sequel?

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: dredd, judge dredd, special effects

The Fog Monster and Kickstarter

August 9, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I rarely roleplay with minis and yet I’m tempted by the Fog Monster.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, special effects

Boost your geek skill level with this evolution of visual effects

May 15, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

You don’t need the volume up to watch this but you’d miss out on the dramatic music. Jim Casey’s put together a three minute tour of visual effects. We start with the early work in the cinema and then scale upwards with increasingly impressive effects. The outcome? We get to today where special effects are […]

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Behind the special effects: Game of Thrones [spoilers]

September 23, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This video a special effects reel for the TV series Game of Thrones. If you’re not up to date then there will be spoilers. Also, oddly, the quality isn’t really good so you may be better off not watching on full screen. Game of Thrones is a Creative Arts Emmy Winner for outstanding special visual […]

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: dragons, game of thrones, special effects

Are you any good at spotting the green screen?

November 20, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Sometimes when you watch a movie or a TV series it seems pretty easy to spot the green screen. Sometimes it’s because the background is dodgy. Sometimes you can pick up a faint halo around the actors. This video might challenge your perceptions of the green screen (or blue; depending on the situation). In fact, […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: special effects

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