Read about the finer points of design and technical detail behind the world’s best visual effects and creative projects
Medieval mayhem- Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood
Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood, produced by Universal Pictures, contains a wealth of visual effects from the Moving Picture Company and Prime Focus.
Worldbuster- creating Roland Emmerich’s 2012
2012 is the latest blockbuster from the man behind Independence Day, drawing on some of the best facilities in the world for the hundreds of visual effects shots.
How Frantic Films created the main sea battle for Red Cliff

Motion Theory creates a better bullseye
Creative production studio Motion Theory has released a cinematic fully animated project to help US retailer Target launch new grocery departments in many stores


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STV has used the IBC trade show in Amsterdam as a soft launch for its Video on Demand service STV Player for Android devices. [...]
The Museum of London, creative agency Brothers And Sisters and AETN UK’s flagship channel History have joined forces to develop a new app which gives users the opportunity to see Roman London as it was 2,000 years ago [...]
Mothership has named ex-Motion Theory veteran Scott Gemmell as Head of Production. [...]
Adobe and Directors UK (formerly DPRS) are co-hosting an evening focused on The Making of Monsters, the sci-fi smash produced using the Adobe Creative Suite, with an appearance by director Gareth Edwards. [...]





Recently I reviewed the new version of the venerable DTP software and set out some key tips for using it in a Masterclass feature for Macworld [...]
In this feature, commissioned by Macworld, I track the last ten years of Mac OS X. It ends with a preview of Mac OS X 7- Codenamed Lion, which is due this summer. [...]
What is the secret of convincing portraiture, whether done digitally or in traditional media or a mixture of the two? Find out in this feature [...]