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Linwood Dunn: Celebrating a Visual Effects Pioneer – CITIZEN KANE Screening

"Linwood Dunn: Celebrating a Visual Effects Pioneer," will explore the work of special effects artist Linwood Dunn (above, lower photo), including the techniques he used in creating optical effects for Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane, on Friday, October 9, at 8 p.m. at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ appropriately named Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood. A newly struck print of Citizen Kane from the Academy Film Archive will be screened. This event is sold out, but standby tickets may become available.
Presented by the Academy’s Science and Technology Council, "Linwood Dunn" will be hosted by Oscar-winning visual effects artist and Academy governor Craig Barron. The evening will also [...]

STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE at the Egyptian

DeForest Kelley, William Shatner, Stephen Collins, Leonard Nimoy in Star Trek: The Motion Picture

The director’s cut of Star Trek: The Motion Picture will be screened at the American Cinematheque’s Egyptian Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 27, at 5:30 pm. Pre-show elements begin at 5 pm.
As per the Cinematheque’s press release, "this program will review the full spectrum of Star Trek’s visual achievements and its contributions to the art of narrative design for science fiction. Production Designers John Jefferies, Joseph R. Jennings, Herman Zimmerman and Scott Chambliss, along with moderator and VFX artist Darin R. Dochterman, will take us on a journey using visual clip pods based on design themes such as the ships, the bridge, alien worlds, gadgets & gizmos, and [...]

When Worlds Collide: The Science of Movies

Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight (top); Tobey Maguire in Spider Man 3 (bottom)

"When Worlds Collide: The Science of Movies" is the title of the Academy’s Science and Technology Council’s program about the physics behind some of Hollywood’s best-known action and science-fiction scenes. "When Worlds Collide" will be presented on Thursday, August 6, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
The evening will be hosted by author Adam Weiner (Don’t Try This at Home! The Physics of Hollywood Movies) and will feature film clips and a panel discussion with Oscar-winning visual effects artists Robert Legato (Titanic) and Scott Stokdyk (Spider-Man 2), Oscar-nominated visual effects artists [...]

Cary Grant, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in GUNGA DIN Screening

George Stevens‘ rousingly politically incorrect — and for the most part much admired — action-adventure tale Gunga Din will have a special screening on Friday, June 12, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences‘ Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Prior to the film, Oscar winners Ben Burtt and Craig Barron will discuss the sound and visual effects used in this 1939 classic starring Cary Grant, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., and Victor McLaglen.
Gunga Din will also will be presented in New York City on Monday, June 15, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy Theater.
Written by Joel Sayre and Fred Guiol, from a story by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, which [...]

THE ABYSS Screening

The Abyss, the costly, special-effect-laden, deep-sea adventure drama about underwater aliens and a bickering married couple, will be screened at a special 20th anniversary event by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Tuesday, June 23, at 7:30 p.m. at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood.
This Academy screening will premiere a newly struck 35mm print from the Academy Film Archive. Considering that The Abyss boasts awesome underwater cinematography and first-rate visual and sound effects, this is a great chance to catch it on the big screen.

Presented by the Academy’s Science and Technology Council, the evening will be hosted by film historian and author Eric Lichtenfeld and will feature [...]

Liam Neeson to Star in CLASH OF THE TITANS

Liam Neeson, 56, whose wife Natasha Richardson died last March 18, is set to begin work on a remake of Clash of the Titans.
Neeson will play Zeus, the ancient Greeks’ top god (Zeus is akin to the Latin Deus, God), a role played by Laurence Olivier in the 1981 film.
Louis Leterrier, of The Incredible Hulk, is set to direct the new version, which is scheduled to begin production in the United Kingdom later this month.
Also in the new Clash of the Titans are Ralph Fiennes playing Hades, ruler of the underworld, Luke Treadaway (of Brothers of the Head), Mads Mikkelsen, Sam Worthington, Gemma Arterton, and Alexa Davalos. This will mark Neeson’s and Fiennes’ first film reunion [...]

Oscar 2009: Visual Effects Semi-Finalists

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the seven semi-finalists in the 2009 Oscar’s Visual Effects category. They are, in alphabetical order:

Australia

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Dark Knight

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Iron Man

Journey to the Center of the Earth

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

Among those missing in action are Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, The Incredible Hulk, and The Day the Earth Stood Still.
As per the Academy’s release, on Thursday, Jan. 15, all members of the Academy’s Visual Effects Branch will be invited to view 15-minute excerpts from each of the seven shortlisted films. Following the screenings, [...]

Oscar 2008: Visual Effects Shortlist

Transformers (top); Evan Almighty (middle); Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (bottom)

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that seven films have been shortlisted for the 2008 Visual Effects Oscar. They are:

The Bourne Ultimatum
Evan Almighty
The Golden Compass
I Am Legend
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
300
Transformers

On January 16, members of the Academy’s Visual Effects Branch will watch 15-minute excerpts from each of the seven films. Following the screenings, they will vote to nominate three of those films.
The 2008 Academy Award nominations will be announced on Tuesday, January 22, 2008, at 5:30 a.m. Pacific [...]

Oscar 2008: David A. Grafton to Receive Gordon E. Sawyer Award

The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has voted the Gordon E. Sawyer Award to David A. Grafton.
According to the Academy’s press release, Grafton is "a pioneering designer of lenses for optical effects printers, which at the time of their development were adopted by nearly every visual effects facility in the motion picture industry."
For more than three decades, the English-born Grafton designed electro-optical systems for IBM, NCR, EG&G, and Xerox. In the 1970s, he also worked with special effects companies such as Industrial Light & Magic and Boss Film Studios, thus contributing to the production of Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, Blade Runner, and numerous other motion pictures.
Grafton has already received two [...]

Visual Effects Society Awards 2007

2007 Visual Effects Society Awards
2007 Visual Effects Society award nominations: January 8, 2007
2007 Visual Effects Society award winners: Kodak Grand Ballroom in Hollywood on February 11, 2007
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
 

With special effects provided by Industrial Light & Magic, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest won in six categories at the 2007 Visual Effects Society awards ceremony held at the Kodak Grand Ballroom at Hollywood and Highland in Los Angeles. Massacred by critics, the adventure tale starring Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom was a big box-office hit nonetheless. Perhaps presenter John Landis was thinking of the night’s big winner while remarking about the difference between old and new movies with special effects. Landis said that when he [...]

Visual Effects Society Awards 2005

2005 Visual Effects Society (VES) Awards
2005 Visual Effects Society winners: Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on February 16, 2005
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
 

The Day After Tomorrow by Roland Emmerich (top); Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by Alfonso Cuarón (bottom)
 

FEATURE FILMS
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture
The Day After Tomorrow – Karen Goulekas, Mike Chambers, Greg Strause, Remo Balcells
* Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – Roger Guyett, Tim Burke, Theresa Corrrao, Emma Norton
Spider-Man 2 – John Dykstra, Lydia Bottegoni, Anthony LaMolinara, Scott Stokdyk
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture
* The Aviator – Rob Legato, Ron Ames, Matthew Gratzner, Pete Travers
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind – Louis Morin, [...]

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