special effects

Watch: 28 years of Photoshop in only 3 minutes

Dec 19, 2016 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

We all use Adobe Photoshop, at least up to some point. It’s definitely the most used photo editing software in the world. What’s more, it’s…



Aerial Perspective – The depth your images have been consciously missing.

Aug 7, 2016 Joseph Parry

Something I’m going to be touching on today is referred to in the painting world as “Aerial Perspective”, a way, if not “the” way to…



How The Amazing “Through The Mirror” Trick Shot From Contact Was Taken

Feb 12, 2016 Udi Tirosh

If you saw Contact, you know it is a marvelous film, not only for its plot, but also for its wonderful cinematography. In one of the…



Atmosphere Aerosol is Instant Fog for Photographers

Nov 24, 2015 Gannon Burgett

Have you ever come across an image where the sun is perfectly casting its light down through the trees to illuminate a thick blanket of…



This Is How To Make Fake Blood And How It’s Been Used Throughout History

Nov 1, 2015 Udi Tirosh

Blood is crucial to movies. And it is not just the gore-filled, army oriented, zombie killing movies. Every time someone get hit and need to…



7 Special Effects That Anyone Can Do For Free

Jun 15, 2015 Udi Tirosh

If you look at any of today’s high-end commercials you’d soon waive them off with ‘that was done in post’ kinda comment and or most…



How They Shot The Iconic Exploding Head Scene in Scanners

Jul 16, 2014 Udi Tirosh

In today’s movies have exploding heads, torsos and all around exploding bodies is quite common, thanks for the aid of special digital effects, but back…



Dreamworks Dad Turns His Son’s Life Into A series of Epic Action Flicks

Mar 28, 2014 Udi Tirosh

Some of us (me included) go to the movies when we want a piece of incredible reality poured upon us. But if your dad is…



Australian Video Company Advertises Themselves by Showing Exactly What They Do (and It’s Epic)

Mar 25, 2014 Maaz Khan

These guys run a video advertising company called Torchborne Screens in Australia. When it comes to the video advertising, it looks like they know their…