Dec 14th, 2009
by Nar Williams.
It’s time to get in the holiday spirit with the December episode of Heads Up!
On this month’s episode, I got a special treat for all you holiday shoppers: my Geek Gift Guide, “Gifts for the Strange!”
Plus, Jonathan is going undercover at Santa’s workshop, Simone is malfunctioning, and Stabatron is missing… Don’t miss the thrilling ending as [...]
Dec 10th, 2009
by Nar Williams.
Tonight on Science of the Movies, I wonder the halls of Industrial Light & Magic (the legendary FX house created by the great George Lucas) in a nerdvana induced haze. Oh, and I learn the uber tech behind the spectacular sea battles in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End! ILM does some of the [...]
Dec 3rd, 2009
by Nar Williams.
Tonight on Science of the Movies, I visit South Park Studios to get a behind-the-scenes peek at the technology that allows Trey Parker and company to crank out insanely funny shows at a break neck speed. Believe me, their schedule is so tight they don’t have time for writer’s block.
Then I learn what it takes [...]
Nov 23rd, 2009
by Nar Williams.
Here’s a little roundup of links to interviews, reviews, and appearances I made on “the series of tubes” last week:
Ain’t It Cool News gives Science of the Movies lots of love in their review.
CraveOnline interviews me about Science of the Movies, Heads Up, and my favorite VFX ever.
ThinkHero interviews me about my fave sci-fi flicks [...]
Nov 19th, 2009
by Nar Williams.
Tonight on Science Channel at 8pm, I’m entering this sci-fi looking contraption appropriately named Light Stage 5 on Science of the Movies.
So what’s it for? Find out when we go behind the scenes of creating a photo realistic CG human — I first blogged about The Emily Project last year, so it was super cool [...]