New District 9 Photos Compare Original Photography to Final Shot Dan Koelsch, November 30, 2009November 30, 2009 A lot of digital work went into this summer’s hit District 9, and while Weta produced many of the physical props and computer generated machines of the film, Image Engine made the aliens, all of which were digital to many people’s surprise. Now, fxguide has new images that show both the before and after shots for the CGI prawns. Here’s an example: Check out the fxguide site for all the images and more information on Image Engine’s work on the film, like the following tidbit:Ramping up to a crew of 110, Image Engine completed 311 visual effects shots for District 9. While these shots were predominantly of digital aliens, the studio also developed the mother ship – which looms ominously above the city – digital helicopters, Casspir troop carriers, weapons and various explosions and gore effects. Image Engine and the other effects vendors shared assets where necessary, generally finalling a shot if their main asset was the foreground element. District 9 is available on DVD, Two-Disc DVD, Blu-ray, and UMD for PSP on December 22nd. News District 9
Viral Video Round Up: Star Trek Into Darkness, This Is The End, The Avengers, And More! May 12, 2013The Internet is full of videos related to movies, whether they be fan made, studio made, or somewhere in between. We regularly bring you the best, most interesting, or just plain weirdest, and today we do it again. Check out the latest viral videos after the break. Read More
“Apollo 18” Release Pushed Back January 6, 2011January 9, 2011Briefly: Shock Till You Drop is reporting that the Weinstein Company’s Apollo 18 has been pushed back from its original March 4th release to April 22nd. This isn’t too surprising, as this film has come together pretty quickly, and it has supposedly yet to even begin shooting. Hopefully it doesn’t… Read More
Newest TV Spot Basically Sells Avatar as a Disney Movie November 9, 2009Thanks to our friends at Slashfilm, we have a new TV spot for James Cameron’s Avatar. Usually a simple TV spot wouldn’t be that newsworthy to us, especially since there’s already been a few for this film, but this one is unique and shows an interesting trend in the different… Read More