Stories By Trevor Hogg
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Visual FX and Tech
A Noble Quest: ‘The Green Knight’ Conjures Chivalric Magic Thanks to Weta, Outpost & Maere Studios
August 1, 2021***This article originally appeared in the August ’21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 312)*** One of...
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Final Justice: How Weta Digital Supercharged ‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’
April 12, 2021***This article originally appeared in the May ’21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 310)*** With the...
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Adventures in Zero Gravity: VFX Supes Matt Kasmir & Chris Lawrence Explore ‘The Midnight Sky’
February 16, 2021Movies about space travel have always provided visual effects artists with opportunities to push the medium...
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Playing the Monster Game: VFX Supe Dennis Berardi Talks ‘Monster Hunter’
January 20, 2021***This article originally appeared in the February ’21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 307)*** Filmmaker Paul...
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How to Build a Better ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’
February 28, 2020***This article originally appeared in the April 2020 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 299)*** Video-game adaptations...
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Much Ado About the VFX of ‘Dolittle’
January 20, 2020Two-time Oscar-winning VFX supervisor John Dykstra shares some of the details of bringing the good doctor’s...
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VFX Jedi Tricks Still Impress in ‘Rise of Skywalker’
January 17, 2020***This article was written for the March ‘20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 298)*** When the...
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‘The Witcher’: Crafting All Creatures Great and Monstrous
January 3, 2020***This article originally ran in the February ‘20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 297)*** If you...
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Angels and Daemons: Russell Dodgson Reveals the VFX of ‘His Dark Materials’
November 26, 2019***This article originally ran in the January ‘20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 296)*** Back in...
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Present Tense: The VFX of ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’
November 19, 2019Thirty-five years ago, a time travel tale about a malevolent AI trying to eliminate the leader...
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‘Maleficent 2’: No Rest for the Wicked
October 27, 2019***This article originally appeared in the December ’19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 295)*** Five years...
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The VFX of ‘Ad Astra’: Envisioning the Retro Future of Space Travel
October 4, 2019***This article originally appeared in the November ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 293)*** Forty years...
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Creating a Super Uber Elemental for ‘Spider-Man: Far from Home’
July 17, 2019***This article originally appeared in the August ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 292)*** When Marvel’s...
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‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’: The Modern Rebirth of the Kaiju
June 7, 2019***This article originally appeared in the June/July ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 291)*** Japanese giant...
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‘Game of Thrones’: Looking Back at the Final Battle
June 4, 2019Now that the final episode of Game of Thrones has aired on HBO, and fans have...
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Gotta Catch ’em All! Pokémon Meet the Real World in ‘Detective Pikachu’
May 30, 2019With advances in visual technology, studios have become very keen to transform classic animation properties into...
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The Demonically Good Visuals of ‘Good Omens’
April 30, 2019***This article originally appeared in the May ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 290)*** An angel...
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Crafting ‘Dumbo’s High-Flying Effects
April 1, 2019***This article originally appeared in the April ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 289)*** Many credit...
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‘Captain Marvel’ Takes Flight
March 18, 2019For the first time, a female superhero takes center stage in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with...
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Angel Eyes: Creating Realistic Manga-Inspired CG for ‘Alita: Battle Angel’
February 13, 2019When James Cameron decided to produce and direct a series of sequels for Avatar, his adaptation...
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