NEWARK – He enjoys building something from nothing. “As a kid, I always enjoyed the hobby of model making,” Jonathan Lippincott said. “It’s been one of my past times for well over 30 years. I became ...

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Learn how to master the dispersion effect in Photoshop—an eye-catching technique that transforms any portrait into a dramatic, scattered explosion of pixels! In this full walkthrough, we’ll use ...

After spending 40 years in the movie industry, most of them creating special effects for the “Star Wars” series of blockbusters, Peter Daulton retired and turned his lens on an old-fashioned, ...

BROKEN ARROW, Okla. — One Broken Arrow man is showing off his unique skills as a special effects artist. For Aron Brough, becoming a special effects artist was no surprise. Growing up, his dad made ...

Who doesn’t love a gimmicky—but fun—special effects lens to add to your cinematographer's bag of tricks? The new 7Artisans Floral Bloom 37mm T2.9 lens isn’t here to be a regular lens option, but it’s ...

Everyone knows that Stanley Kubrick is famous for his obsession with technical and visual precision in his films. Every shot, every camera movement, every edit is planned with almost extreme ...

The year 2015 may be remembered as when movies officially rekindled their love affair with practical effects. While the digitally rendered dinosaurs of “Jurassic World” ruled the box office this ...

Myiah Pastorius was 11 when she began watching horror movies. Knowing the gore in the likes of “Friday the 13th” and “Nightmare on Elm Street” wasn’t real left Myiah, of Plum, more curious than scared ...