When the original ‘Beetlejuice’ came out in 1988, it didn’t use CGI. Instead, the VFX team used in-camera trickery to make the film’s effects feel as real and creepy as possible. Picture the original ...

1988 The team won a Sci-Tech Academy Award for the ‘Morf’ software developed for Willow. 1989 The Abyss’ CG watery pseudopod wows audiences The 1980s was the decade that ushered in a computing ...

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Graduating from The Theatre School at DePaul University, Samuel comes from a background in acting, writing, and directing for both stage and screen. As a viewer, he's an avid Marvel fan, ...

A visual effects artist has revealed the reason why special effects in movies are so much “worse” now. Rassoul Edji, a lead VFX artist in the film industry, shared his thoughts on the reasons behind ...

Ever since Jurassic Park revolutionized CGI, computer-made special effects have become commonplace in movies. What started off as a way to create some shots that couldn’t be replicated using practical ...