Another year, seen some more films: 86 in total, significantly less than last year, which in turn was lower than the year before. If only I made the difference up by making more films myself… My list is based on the films that have been released in the UK in the year 2012, plus films [...]

This post will be updated throughout the year with all the films that I have seen (hence the name). This is the unabridged version. See the tab Best films 2013 for a summary. Pretty in Pink Up Twilight Twilight Saga: New Moon Twilight Saga: Eclipse Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn part 1 Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn [...]

Budgeting Jerry Bruckheimer talking in the Hollywood Reporter about the reality of scheduling and budgeting big budget films, in this case the $200M+ Lone Ranger. Anatomy of a Blockbuster (2004) The Cost of Making a Hollywood Movie Even Harry Potter Pic Loses Money Because of Warner Bros’ Phony Balony Net Profit Accounting   Tech 35 [...]

Every now and then I tell people that the company I work for is not so much a visual effects house but more a hardcore science lab. The article Art of Destruction (or Art of Blowing Crap Up) up on FX Guide gives you an idea of the complexity and challenges when it comes to simulating [...]

John Carter (of Mars) is one of the first films I worked on at Double Negative. I plan to filter all the publicity and list VFX breakdowns and other related news articles in this post. FX Guide sits down with the film’s overall VFX supe Peter Chiang, and Double Negative’s head of animation Eamonn Butler [...]

In 2011 I saw 110 features, and about a dozen short films. This is about one third less than 2010. A sign that more than ever I went out to live life, instead of staring at a small or big screen My list is based on the films that have been released in the UK [...]

This post will be updated throughout the year with all the films that I have seen (hence the name). This is the unabridged version. See the tab Best films 2012 for a summary. Dr. Strangelove or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb Shrek 2 Batman Returns Hugo Du rififi chez les [...]

Ever wanted to know what pro filmmakers watch? Here’s Steven Soderbergh’s haveseen/haveread list (PDF). A new entertaining Norwegian film is Troll Hunter. CG Society has an overview and breakdown of the Visual Effects. Also on this website: a breakdown of the VFX for Captain America, most of which are done by Double Negative. Now that [...]

This post will be updated throughout the year with all the films that I have seen (hence the name). This is the unabridged version. See the tab Best films 2011 for a summary. The Usual Suspects Salt The Quiet Earth Pixar: 25 Magic Moments (TV – BBC) Sudan: History of a Broken Land (TV – [...]