Trevor Hogg

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Simulating an Imperfect Reality: VFX Supe Dan Glass Details ‘The Matrix Resurrections’

Trevor Hogg - February 21, 2022

***This article originally appeared in the March '22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 318)*** With the current advances in virtual reality, real-time rendering and AI,...

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‘Moonfall’: Roland Emmerich & VFX Supe Peter Travers Discuss Their Latest Disaster Epic

Trevor Hogg - February 15, 2022

***This article was written for the April '22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 319)*** During the mid-1960s and early 1970s, the Moon was the center...

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‘Nightmare Alley’: Dennis Berardi on Crafting a Carnival of Souls for del Toro’s Noir Showpiece

Trevor Hogg - December 20, 2021

***This article was written for the February '22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 317)*** Nightmare Alley is a departure of sorts for fantasy-horror master Guillermo...

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An Early Look at the VFX Oscar Race

Trevor Hogg - December 10, 2021

***This article originally appeared in the January '22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 316)*** With no magical crystal ball available and lacking the ability to...

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Conjuring Visual Magic: ‘The Wheel of Time’ Delivers an Epic Fantasy in VFX

Trevor Hogg - December 3, 2021

The team behind the new adaptation of Robert Jordan’s fantasy series The Wheel of Time are hoping to capture the magic of other epic...

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A Monster Evolves: Upping the Visual Ante in ‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’

Trevor Hogg - October 28, 2021

***This article originally appeared in the December '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 315)*** One of the benefits of producing a sequel is that the...

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Neill Blomkamp’s ‘Demonic’: Possessed by New Technologies

Trevor Hogg - September 7, 2021

***This article originally appeared in the Sept./Oct. '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 313)*** Acclaimed filmmaker Neill Blomkamp (District 9) goes beyond his usual realm...

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The Way of the Samurai: BTS of ‘Snake Eyes’ with VFX Supe Olaf Wendt

Trevor Hogg - August 2, 2021

***This article was written for the August '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 312)*** An iconic ninja warrior in the G.I. Joe franchise gets his...

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A Noble Quest: ‘The Green Knight’ Conjures Chivalric Magic Thanks to Weta, Outpost & Maere Studios

Trevor Hogg - August 1, 2021

***This article originally appeared in the August '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 312)*** One of this summer's more intriguing fantasies has an unlikely source...

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Final Justice: How Weta Digital Supercharged ‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’

Trevor Hogg - April 12, 2021

***This article originally appeared in the May '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 310)*** With the release of Zack Snyder’s version of Justice League last...

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Adventures in Zero Gravity: VFX Supes Matt Kasmir & Chris Lawrence Explore ‘The Midnight Sky’

Trevor Hogg - February 16, 2021

Movies about space travel have always provided visual effects artists with opportunities to push the medium in exciting new directions. The new Netflix feature...

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Playing the Monster Game: VFX Supe Dennis Berardi Talks ‘Monster Hunter’

Trevor Hogg - January 20, 2021

***This article originally appeared in the February '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 307)*** Filmmaker Paul W.S. Anderson extends his relationship with Japanese video game...

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How to Build a Better ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’

Trevor Hogg - February 28, 2020

***This article originally appeared in the April 2020 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 299)*** Video-game adaptations have been more of a miss than a hit...

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Much Ado About the VFX of ‘Dolittle’

Trevor Hogg - January 20, 2020

Two-time Oscar-winning VFX supervisor John Dykstra shares some of the details of bringing the good doctor’s adventures to life. It seems that every generation deserves...

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VFX Jedi Tricks Still Impress in ‘Rise of Skywalker’

Trevor Hogg - January 17, 2020

***This article was written for the March ‘20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 298)*** When the ninth and final chapter of the core Star Wars...

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‘The Witcher’: Crafting All Creatures Great and Monstrous

Trevor Hogg - January 3, 2020

***This article originally ran in the February ‘20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 297)*** If you guessed that a much-anticipated series based on a supernatural...

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Angels and Daemons: Russell Dodgson Reveals the VFX of ‘His Dark Materials’

Trevor Hogg - November 26, 2019

***This article originally ran in the January ‘20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 296)*** Back in 2007, the dense, richly imagined world of author Philip...

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Present Tense: The VFX of ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’

Trevor Hogg - November 19, 2019

Thirty-five years ago, a time travel tale about a malevolent AI trying to eliminate the leader of the human resistance by sending a cyborg...

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‘Maleficent 2’: No Rest for the Wicked

Trevor Hogg - October 27, 2019

***This article originally appeared in the December '19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 295)*** Five years ago, Disney opted to retell the story of Sleeping...

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The VFX of ‘Ad Astra’: Envisioning the Retro Future of Space Travel

Trevor Hogg - October 4, 2019

***This article originally appeared in the November ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 293)*** Forty years ago, Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now transferred Joseph Conrad’s...

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