Special effects technician and pioneer Eugen Schüfftan left his mark on Metropolis in numerous aspects, with extensive use of miniatures in the titular city, along with matte paintings and the ...

A special effects technician working on the new Batman film was killed when a vehicle he was in crashed while on a stunt test run. The The victim was on a camera truck which was following a stunt ...

It was Halloween night and McLaughlin was eight years old. His uncle—a special effects technician—had invited him to set to watch the Disney adventure The Rocketeer being made. “I got to see them blow ...

How a British dental technician became Hollywood's go-to guy for special effects teeth Chris Lyons has created prosthetic teeth for Harry Potter, Star Wars and Game of Thrones, and most recently ...

Special effects have always been a major part of cinema history, and the very first instance of their use came in 1895, in a film produced by inventor of the light bulb, Thomas Edison. These days ...

Spoilers ahead. Director Valdimar Jóhannsson and visual-effects supervisor Fredrik Nord unpack the A24 movie's creepy visual invention.

When visual-effects ace Dennis Muren read the “Star Wars” script, he says, “”I just thought, ‘This is impossible.’” Now, those dazzling images are taken for granted.

Special effects are obviously important for so many movies of various genres, even if they probably shouldn’t be the sole reason you watch a film (with some exceptions… like, maybe Avatar).