5 Feet of Fury

‘Special Effects Unplugged’: My NEW PJMedia article

Inspired by the news that the effects house responsible for Life of Pi declared bankruptcy right after it won an Oscar…

As you’ve likely guessed, the bloated, ever-evolving technology required to bring those Jurassic Park raptors to virtual life is so costly, it burdens production companies with insurmountable debt.

We often read about how many weeks or months — or even years — it takes to create glossy special effects that last only seconds on screen.

Is that really a sound business model or a smart, efficient way to make anything?

I hear Buddhism is big in Hollywood, but surely they’re not basing their creative process on the making of sand mandalas – are they?

It wasn’t always like this…