Since the infancy of the cinematic medium, back in the days of filmmakers like Georges Méliès—before cinema was even seen as a storytelling medium, and well before it was seen as an art form—, special ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CGI may be the go-to option for a lot of special effects these days, but there are some movie scenes you may have thought had to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. These days, it seems like 90% of every movie was made inside a computer. Actors will train for years and ruthlessly compete for ...

Peter Jackson says AI is “just a special effect” in filmmaking, while warning that studios must secure proper licensing ...

Now matter how advanced and impressive it gets, CGI just isn’t as powerful and effective as practical effects. There’s just something about watching an elaborate creation that was actually built by ...

About 20 years ago, a neuroscientist named David Eagleman strapped a bunch of students into harnesses, hoisted them to the top of an imposing metal tower, and then, without warning, dropped them 150 ...

If you grew up watching classic cartoons like "Looney Tunes" and "Tom and Jerry" as a kid in the 1980s or 1990s, chances are that Robert Zemeckis' terrific hybrid of a movie, "Who Framed Roger Rabbit, ...

These days, it seems like 90% of every movie was made inside a computer. Actors will train for years and ruthlessly compete for the opportunity to give a dramatic speech to a tennis ball on a stick.

Diego Pineda has been a devout storyteller his whole life. He has self-published a fantasy novel and a book of short stories, and is actively working on publishing his second novel. A lifelong fan of ...