From Puppets to Playoffs: Benched Studios on Old Ball, Comedy and Tech

How does a group of friends fuse their love of practical effects and basketball? That's the story of Old Ball.
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Jurassic World Rebirth Honors Spielberg, But How It Should

In 1993, Jurassic Park redefined visual effects in film, being the first to integrate practical models and animatronics with computer-generated imagery, or CGI, to create realistic dinosaurs which ...
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‘The Legend of Ochi’ Director Isaiah Saxon Mixed Puppetry, Animatronics and CG to Create One of the Most Nostalgic and Endearing Worlds at This Year’s Sundance

The story around Isaiah Saxon’s feature debut, “The Legend of Ochi,” took a drastic turn, as so many Hollywood stories did, with this month’s Los Angeles fires. Saxon lost his home in the blaze, and ...
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Practical Effects Are Bringing the Heart Back to Hollywood: From Nosferatu’s Penis to Buffy’s Vamps

From the multiverse of Marvel to the sandworm-infested deserts of Dune, the ability to bring even the most outlandish fantasy world to life should sound like a movie lover's dream, yet the yearning ...
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One ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ Animatronic Required More Puppeteers Than Ever Before [Exclusive]

When it comes to building the practical nightmares of Five Nights at Freddy's 2, director Emma Tammi says one animatronic in particular pushed the team further than ever before. “More puppeteers,” ...