Dec 17th, 2009
by Nar Williams.
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 [...]
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 [...]
Nov 12th, 2009
by Nar Williams.
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 [...]