Recently, I asked the BuzzFeed Community what they think are the most impressive practical effects in older movies. Here are 11 of their top responses: 1."The entire movie Aliens is loaded with great ...

The Substance chose real practical effects over CGI to make its body horror feel disturbing, physical, and impossible to ...

Vecna’s transformation in Stranger Things 5 relies heavily on practical prosthetic makeup, taking nearly 7 hours daily to apply, with CGI used only to enhance ...

James Fisher-Clegg is a freelance writer from Vancouver, Washington. He graduated from Eastern Washington University where he earned a degree in Film. In high school, he discovered his love of ...

For more than ten years, independent filmmakers were told that visual effects would make their films look as good as those made by studios. Digital tools got cheaper, compositing software got easier ...

Transforming Jamie Campbell Bower into the nightmarish Vecna in Stranger Things 5 is a painstaking process that blends traditional makeup artistry with cutting-edge visual effects. Far from being a ...

Cameron is a writer, artist, and journalist working from Ohio. Click here for more work! Practical effects in Total Recall evoke a range of emotions, from fear to awe to nervous laughter, making them ...

Digital visual effects have been an integral part of the filmmaking process for decades but their increased use over the years has had some moviegoers convinced that Hollywood is far too reliant on ...