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Science of the Movies Episode 11: Building a Lifesize Transformers Robot!

Yeah, that’s me operating a giant crane (for the first time) to assemble a gigantic lifesize Bumblebee Transformers robot!!!

Tonight on Science of the Movies, I join my buddy John Frazier and his team at FXperts to take you step-by-step in building the Bumblebee robot used in Michael Bay’s Transformers movies!
Plus, I visit Image Metrics, the [...]

Science of the Movies Episode 9: Going Down to South Park

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 [...]

In Case You Missed Nar’s Assault on the Internet…

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 [...]

Science of the Movies Episode 8: “Enter: Light Stage 5!”

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 [...]

Science of the Movies Episode 7: “The World is Our Canvas”

Tonight “Science of the Movies” returns to Science Channel at 8pm. I visit the masterminds at Obscura Digital, who believes “the world is our canvas” and has the technology to prove it — from huge immersive video domes, interactive building surfaces, and multi-touch holograms! Watch my behind the scenes video above to see me play [...]