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 ...

Before Kevin Feige’s Marvel multiverse, before blue Na’vi forests or digitally de-aged heroes, George Lucas had the Star Wars team making movie magic the old-fashioned way, with puppets, miniatures, ...

Christopher Nolan only wanted to use practical effects for his new movie, "Oppenheimer." Filmmakers used paintings and camera tricks to achieve their effects before computers and CGI. Practical ...

Hollywood's reliance on CGI has made movies feel fake and lazy, replacing practical effects that made films feel magical and real. Audiences are bored and yearn for more originality. The use of ...