Star Trek: The Motion Picture – The Art and Visual Effects is written by Jeff Bond and Gene Kozicki. Bond’s previous works include The Music of Star Trek. Ahead of the film’s return to ...

To realize the monster, del Toro relied on a combination of practical effects and computer-generated imagery. Actor Doug Jones, who has made a career out of playing memorable creatures under ...

The pioneering stop-motion special effects of Willis O’Brien, as seen in King Kong and Mighty Joe Young, were passed on to protege Ray Harryhausen, who took the art form to what many would ...

Given enough time and money, the visual effects boffins of the film business can create anything a director wants to see onscreen -- an oceangoing liner, the storm of the century, a squadron of ...

Visionary visual effects pioneer Douglas Trumbull, who died Monday, contributed his groundbreaking inventions and techniques to classics including “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “Close Encounters ...