While “The Avengers” posed many visual efffects challenges, one of the larger challenges was pulling together the “tie-in” shot during the third act of the film. Rather than frames, this single shot is measured in minutes on screen and is one of the longest effects shots in the film. It incorporates both practical special effects […]
For the new year, BBC future has compiled a list of 40 recent predictions made by scientists, politicians, journalists, and other assorted pundits, about what the world might look like from 2013 to 2150. [Source: BBC – Future]
Have you ever seen a meteorite streaking across the sky? If so, you may very well have seen part of the asteroid, Vesta! Narrated by Leonard Nemoy, this fascinating video gives you a glimpse into NASA Dawn mission’s journey to Vesta & Ceres and its hope to unveil clues as to what was going on […]
Andrew Jackson looks stunning as Wonder Woman, doesn’t he? :) Technically, defacing money is illegal, but these are Photoshop jobs, so it should be ok in this case, right? [Source and Artist: Aslan Malik]
http://youtu.be/ewefDmy44tM A new trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s Pacafic Rim. F* Yeah. When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity’s resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive […]
Danny Quirk is a body artist but not of the tattoo type. He has already been making various prints (which you can buy at his etsy store), which depicts people ripping open their insides, or dissecting themselves. Now, however, he’s recently gotten his hands on some liquid latex and applying some cool body art to […]
Love the sound that is coming out of cup… plus the leidenfrost-like effect the ball creates when it enters the water. [Via IHC]
Artist Andrew DeGraff mercifully didn’t map out Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. If you’re in the Los Angeles area, you can view these pieces up close at Gallery 1988, which is a museum dedicated to pop culture. [Via io9]
Red wine has the color of blood after all. A great conversation piece! [Vampire Wine Bottle Holder]
An international study suggests current efforts to crack down on piracy on “one-click” or “cyberlocker” sites are largely ineffective. The authors suggest the most productive way to reduce piracy on such sites is to follow the money. The research was carried out at Boston’s Northeastern University, the University of California at Santa Barbara, and Vienna […]