The First Shadow” follows young Henry Creel, played by Tony nominee Louis McCartney, who later becomes the super-powered ...

In the expansive worlds of horror and science fiction, there is one element essential to films of both genres: makeup special effects. Paired with savvy sound and lighting design, costuming and ...

Sound effects are some of the most underappreciated aspects of cinema. Indeed, the visual nature of film as a medium often ensures that sound is taken for granted, particularly when it comes to ...

Special effects are a big part of movie magic - whether achieved through practical, in-camera means or the result of cutting-edge CGI, special effects are instrumental in transporting the audience ...

Sci-fi films and special effects have gone hand-in-hand for over ... The concept of scientists shrinking down to enter a human body sounds like a Roger Corman special, but the techniques used ...

But what are “special effects,” really ... It’s really as elemental as it sounds: It’s when a director poses his actors in the middle of an action, stops rolling and then changes ...

From the moment Georges Méliès wowed audiences with a rocket crashing into the moon's face in A Trip to the Moon over 120 years ago, amazing special effects have been one of the best parts of going to ...