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Van Helsing creatures
By Scott Essman Without question, the myriad digital creatures and effects in Universal’s Van Helsing are getting their due. Supervised by… […]
Articles by Scott Essman
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Exorcist‘s Makeup Effects 30 years later
By Scott Essman At the dawn of the television age Dick Smith emerged as a makeup artist at the fledgling NBC TV network in New York. During the late… […]
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Shooting IMAX
By Scott Essman Australian director Simon Wincer is one of Hollywood’s more adventurous filmmakers. A common theme in his projects is animals. His… […]
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A Universe of Effects
By Scott Essman Universal Home Video will release The Monster Legacy DVD Gift Set this month, featuring three classic monster films from the ’30s… […]
Postproduction
Alan Caso interview
By Scott Essman As co-chairman of the digital intermediate subcommittee of the American Society of Cinematographers, Alan Caso, ASC is well-placed to… […]
News
VOOM starts HD channel
By Scott Essman There’s a new game in town, and it’s called VOOM. Actually VOOM is one of a series of new high-definition television (HDTV)… […]
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Charlize Theron Makeup
By Scott Essman It’s not your standard makeup job when you’re tasked with taking one of Hollywood’s most beautiful actresses and turning her… […]
Community
Jack Pierce: Man behind the monsters
A New DVD Pays Tribute to the Master Monster Maker By Scott Essman Writing about old Hollywood is tricky business, especially in the “what have you… […]