The Cabinet of Dr Caligari

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919) is now available to download via the Internet Archive. The film tells the story of the deranged Doctor Caligari and his faithful sleepwalking Cesare and their connection to a string of murders in

Syriana Resource Released

Stephen Gaghan’s Syriana is a complex thriller. The film concerns itself with an extremely broad canvas, attempting to map the unsettling relationships between the American government, big oil companies and Middle [...]

FXGuide : Children of Men

FXGuide have published an article on the special effects used in the 2006 epic movie ” Children of Men” “The effects work primarily went to Double Negative (DNeg) who handled most of the matte painting and futuristic compositing, including the extremely complex chase sequences.

Movie Maker 2 & Photo Story Tutorials

We have been given permission to list two basic tutorials on Microsoft’s Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story applications. The tutorials were produced by a teacher for classroom use. Photo Story is a great starting point for anyone wanting to

Special Effects Software

Ever wanted to create the light sabre effect from starwars or add muzzle flashes to prop weapons. FxHome’s Effects lab application does just that. The easy to use application allows digital effects to be added and tweened to multiple frames.

A Scanner Darkly

The rotoscoped feature film “A Scanner Darkly” is now available in the UK on DVD. Please note this film carries a 15 age rating. The film is completely rotoscoped using an in-house application entitled “Rotoshop” Information on the application can be found here.

Flash Character Animation

Keyframer.com’s Chris Georgenes has created a brilliant tutorial on drawing and animating characters using Macromedia Flash. Chris is a full-time freelance artist, animator, and all-around designer for the web, CD-ROM, and television.