the vfx show #152: The Dark Knight Rises

By Ian Failes | July 24, 2012 | 3 Comments

https://media.fxguide.com/vfxshow/the_vfx_show-152-The_Dark_Knight_Rises.mp3 Play in new window Download Mike Seymour, Jason Diamond and TyRuben Ellingson discuss the visual effects in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises. Note: this podcast includes plot spoilers. Look out for upcoming coverage of the film on fxguide. Show Notes: Visual effects supervisor:… 12 Matches ( dark: 4 knight: 4 rises: 4)

fxpodcast #230: The Dark Knight Rises

By Ian Failes | October 4, 2012 | 0 Comments

https://media.fxguide.com/fxpodcast/fxg-121002-PaulFranklin.mp3 Play in new window Download We speak in depth with Visual effects supervisor Paul Franklin from Double Negative discusses the impressive physical and visual effects in Chris Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises. Paul will be presenting the visual effects of the film at SIGGRAPH… 9 Matches ( dark: 3 knight: 3 rises: 3)

VES Announces Nominees for 11th Annual VES Awards

By Jeff Heusser | January 7, 2013 | 0 Comments

…Pirman Men in Black 3: Cape Canaveral/ Apollo Launch Craig Feifarek Hee-Chel Nam Erik Neill Taehyun Park The Dark Knight Rises: Airplane Heist Scott Beverly Alan Faucher Ian Hunter Steve Newburn Outstanding FX and Simulation Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture Brave Chris Chapman… 9 Matches ( knight: 6 dark: 2 rises: 1)

10 films face-off at VFX bake-off

By Ian Failes | January 4, 2013 | 3 Comments

…coverage. The Dark Knight Rises. The Dark Knight Rises Visual effects supervisor: Paul Franklin • There was a great reliance on large scale practical effects • Early release of prologue sequence meant having to hit the ground running • The Bat shot in L.A. —… 7 Matches ( dark: 3 knight: 2 rises: 2)

Building character with Thor (part2)

By Mike Seymour | November 20, 2017 | 1 Comment

…included the stunt doubles for both Thor and Hulk being cast as two very different height stuntmen. Paul Lowe, (The Dark Knight Rises ) who is under 5 feet tall doubled for Thor so that the Stunt men for Hulk would proportionally be the right… 3 Matches ( dark: 1 knight: 1 rises: 1)

Real and raw: the miniature fx behind Interstellar

By Ian Failes | December 5, 2014 | Comments Off on Real and raw: the miniature fx behind Interstellar

…having previously crafted a miniature Batmobile and garbage truck for The Dark Knight, created planes for The Dark Knight Rises and then destroyed the hospital fortress in Inception. On each occasion, Nolan had sought out miniatures as a means of creating shots with the most… 4 Matches ( knight: 2 dark: 1 rises: 1)

BAFTA Nominees 2013

By Jeff Heusser | January 9, 2013 | 0 Comments

…nine categories; Skyfall has eight nominations, Argo has seven nominations and Anna Karenina has six. Django Unchained and Zero Dark Thirty are each nominated five times. Here are the nominations for selected categories: Special Visual Effects The Dark Knight Rises Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Peter… 4 Matches ( dark: 2 knight: 1 rises: 1)

17th Annual Art Directors Guild awards

By Mike Seymour | January 3, 2013 | 0 Comments

…UNCHAINED Production Designer: J. Michael Riva LES MISÉRABLES Production Designer: Eve Stewart LINCOLN Production Designer: Rick Carter Fantasy Film CLOUD ATLAS Production Designer: Uli Hanisch, Hugh Bateup LIFE OF PI Production Designer: David Gropman PROMETHEUS Production Designer: Arthur Max THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Production Designers:… 4 Matches ( dark: 2 knight: 1 rises: 1)

Open letter response to David Cohen, Variety

By Mike Seymour | September 13, 2012 | 21 Comments

…Miss Congeniality 2 were not delivering star power box office results on those star power names. The top grossing films of 2012, according to Box Office Mojo, are The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises, The Hunger Games, The Amazing Spider-Man and Brave. All contain VFX… 3 Matches ( dark: 1 knight: 1 rises: 1)

CG Belgrade

By Mike Seymour | November 13, 2018 | Comments Off on CG Belgrade

…Hollywood, working on A-list titles such as The Dark Knight Rises, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Pirates of the Caribbean. His recent short film, Echo, and his experience with the indie superhero story The Invisible Boy: Second… 3 Matches ( dark: 1 knight: 1 rises: 1)