Alan Rickman's Advice for Young Actors

Full Interview

Visual Effects Advice from Film & TV Experts (BAFTA)

WIRED: The Untold Story of ILM, a Titan That Forever Changed Film

Fantastic article over on WIRED featuring some of the untold stories of the history of ILM. Great behind the scenes interviews with many of the key vfx artists and directors that helped shape the studio and the vfx industry.

 // WIRED: The Untold Story of ILM, a Titan That Forever Changed Film


Also check out:

// Interview with ILM Animation Supervisor Steve "Spaz" Williams: Wizard of Awe

Visual Effects Legend Douglas Trumbull on the Future of Films

// Visual Effects Legend Douglas Trumbull on the Future of Films

How many people work on a Hollywood film?

Check out the numbers here:

// How many people work on a Hollywood film?

Watch: Documentary ‘Life After Pi’ Chronicles Collapse of Rhythm & Hues

LIFE AFTER PI is a short documentary about Rhythm & Hues Studios, the L.A. based Visual Effects company that won an Academy Award for its groundbreaking work on "Life of Pi" -- just two weeks after declaring bankruptcy. The film explores rapidly changing forces impacting the global VFX community and the Film Industry as a whole.

INFO: ADAPT Oscar March in March Rally

// OSCAR MARCH IN MARCH RALLY

Sunday, March 2, 2014

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. PST

Hollywood Blvd. & Vine

We are holding a rally to support legal action to help end the current subsidy race that is damaging the Visual Effects and Film industries. These subsidies are a form of corporate welfare used by Hollywood producers to game various governments against each other. These actions have led to a bidding war between governments that maximizes the amount of free taxpayer money for Hollywood productions that end up making billions of dollars. At the same time, this has unknowingly cost taxpayers billions... more on ADAPT website


// Oscars 2014: Why Are Special Effects Wizards Planning to Protest at the Ceremony?

// The State Of The VFX Industry

// VFX Soldier

WHO NEEDS SLEEP?

A documentary that highlights the deadly combination of sleep deprivation and long days of work in the film industry. Directed by 2 time Academy Award winning cinematographer Haskell Wexler.

JOKE Reel by Animation Supe Tom Gibbons

Here's a great joke reel put together by Tom Gibbons of Tippett Studio. It's a shining example of crazy changes, 11hr requests and off the wall ideas studios get from clients. Thank for putting this together Tom!

The State of Practical Special Effects in Filmmaking

TESTED sits down with Fon Davis to discuss the state of visual effects in film, the resurgence of interest in practical effects. Fon is a visual effects veteran who has worked on films like The Nightmare Before Christmas, Coraline, Galaxy Quest, Star Wars, Mission: Impossible III, among many others.

The State of the VFX Industry and where do we go from here (NAB SuperMeet 2013)

Scott Ross and Scott Squires speak about the Past, Present and Future of the VFX Industry and potential solutions to the myriad of problems facing us all.

Effects Corner - Scott Squires blog

VFX Business - Scott Ross blog


The State of the VFX Industry and where do we go from here from Rick Young on Vimeo.

Animation Results From Google Trends

Here's some interesting data from Google Trends concerning animation searches ranging from 2004 - 2011. Notice the decline in volume and check out who is in the top 10 for anim searches.

search // ANIMATION

search // 2D ANIMATION

search // 3D ANIMATION

search // VISUAL EFFECTS

*search // ANIMATION SCHOOLS

*search // ANIMATED MOVIES