special effects 
28 posts and columns on special effects
Viral Video: “Maleficent” Looks Digitally Magnificent
A cartoon villainess gets a reboot.
Viral Video: “Olympus Has Fallen”
The White House gets trashed.
Fusion-io Brings Flash Madness to Workstations and Movies Like “Hugo”
Long focused primarily on servers, Fusion-io is now going after professional workstations, like the ones used by visual effects artists.
Viral Video: “Wrath of the Titans”
Wrath. Titans. Liam Neeson. Special effects. Need I say more?
Viral Video: “Prometheus” (or “Alien” 2012)
In space, everyone can apparently still hear you scream.
Viral Video: “The Amazing Spider-Man” Looks Kinda Amazing
Apparently still catches thieves, just like flies.
Viral Video: “Lock-Out” — Sci-Fi Prison Break in Space
Prison revolt. In space. Gadgets.
Viral Video: Steven Spielberg Really Is a Geek
And that’s meant as a compliment.
But What Does That Make “The Phantom Menace?”
The reason I’ve invested so much time and money (creating Industrial Light & Magic, a premier special-effects house) is because art is technology.
— George Lucas, in conversation with Marco R. della Cava of USA Today