This article originally appeared in If magazine, Issue #150
Unlike many other blockbuster movies, Dredd 3D used only one VFX facility to create its effects instead of depending on multiple digital agencies. In fact, Prime Focus was hand-picked to work on the effects even before the director was brought on board.
Prime Focus VFX supervisor Jon Thum says involving the visual effects studio from the start of the production process helped deliver a great film. "We were able to eliminate the wasteful use of effects, which usually happens on movies when the digital companies are contracted further down the line. By integrating the effects so closely into the storyline, we were able to find clever ways of making high-level visuals on a relatively low budget."
The gritty, futuristic-set film, based on the 2000 Ad comic strip Judge Dredd, follows Dredd (played by Karl Urban) and a trainee (Olivia Anderson) as they attempt...
Unlike many other blockbuster movies, Dredd 3D used only one VFX facility to create its effects instead of depending on multiple digital agencies. In fact, Prime Focus was hand-picked to work on the effects even before the director was brought on board.
Prime Focus VFX supervisor Jon Thum says involving the visual effects studio from the start of the production process helped deliver a great film. "We were able to eliminate the wasteful use of effects, which usually happens on movies when the digital companies are contracted further down the line. By integrating the effects so closely into the storyline, we were able to find clever ways of making high-level visuals on a relatively low budget."
The gritty, futuristic-set film, based on the 2000 Ad comic strip Judge Dredd, follows Dredd (played by Karl Urban) and a trainee (Olivia Anderson) as they attempt...
- 1/31/2013
- by Rodney Appleyard
- IF.com.au
Lionsgate is releasing Dredd, one of my favorite sci-fi action films of 2012, on 3D Blu-ray on January 8. Directed by Pete Travis the film stars Karl Urban, Lena Headey, Olivia Thirlby, Wood Harris, Warrick Grier, and Porteus Xandau Steenkamp. This is the second adaptation of the comic, with the first being the 1995 film starring Sylvester Stallone. Urban is great as Judge Dredd, and the film has all the perfect elements of a fun action film. Where it falls short is it's scope and the lack of a strong villain.
Dredd takes place in the radioactive wasteland of “Mega-City One,” an urban sprawl with people living on-top-of-one-another. Violence and crime are the norm, which has forced the creation of Judges that help fight crime. For those that do not know, a Judge is the combination of a cop and judge rolled into one. Instead of having to wait for a criminal to go to trial,...
Dredd takes place in the radioactive wasteland of “Mega-City One,” an urban sprawl with people living on-top-of-one-another. Violence and crime are the norm, which has forced the creation of Judges that help fight crime. For those that do not know, a Judge is the combination of a cop and judge rolled into one. Instead of having to wait for a criminal to go to trial,...
- 12/30/2012
- by Jim Napier
- GeekTyrant
Today we’ve got a ton of news, teasers, TV spots, posters, and more from a cavalcade of future releases. In this post, we focus on House At The End Of The Street, Dredd and I, Frankenstein.
House At The End Of The Street
Is there anything Jennifer Lawrence can’t do? She can act, she can shoot a bow, she can scream, and apparently she can sing in this new featurette for the horror movie that is coming out This Friday.
The Mark Tonderai film stars Lawrence, Elisabeth Shue, Gil Bellows, and Max Thieriot.
I, Frankenstein
Bad news for fans eagerly awaiting the film adaptation of Kevin Grevioux’s graphic novel I, Frankenstein. Stuart Beattie’s film has been delayed from February 22nd, 2013, to September 13th, 2013, putting it in direct competition with Little Mermaid 3D… so, two films with exactly the same audience. No word on exactly why it’s being delayed,...
House At The End Of The Street
Is there anything Jennifer Lawrence can’t do? She can act, she can shoot a bow, she can scream, and apparently she can sing in this new featurette for the horror movie that is coming out This Friday.
The Mark Tonderai film stars Lawrence, Elisabeth Shue, Gil Bellows, and Max Thieriot.
I, Frankenstein
Bad news for fans eagerly awaiting the film adaptation of Kevin Grevioux’s graphic novel I, Frankenstein. Stuart Beattie’s film has been delayed from February 22nd, 2013, to September 13th, 2013, putting it in direct competition with Little Mermaid 3D… so, two films with exactly the same audience. No word on exactly why it’s being delayed,...
- 9/19/2012
- by Andy Greene
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
After catching up with Judge Dredd himself, Karl Urban, we turned out attention to the driving force behind the film, screenwriter, producer and author, Alex Garland. More reserved than his star of the film, he was quiet, tired-looking and looked as if he could think of something better to be doing at 11:30 on a Thursday morning. However, once he got talking about Dredd– a film that’s been quite the passion project for him, he completely changed, talking enthusiastically and excitedly about his new baby.
Q. There are a lot of ideas and characters in the comic books – would you want to put those into later Dredd films?
Well, we have a film that’s yet to be released. Those ideas are certainly not more possible now. They might be, in four weeks time, but it’s a very big if. Dredd is an 18-rated film. In order to...
Q. There are a lot of ideas and characters in the comic books – would you want to put those into later Dredd films?
Well, we have a film that’s yet to be released. Those ideas are certainly not more possible now. They might be, in four weeks time, but it’s a very big if. Dredd is an 18-rated film. In order to...
- 9/4/2012
- by Rob Young
- Obsessed with Film
As the Society noms continue to roll in, the latest comes from the Visual Effects Society as they announce their nominees for the 7th Annual Ves Awards, a ceremony recognizing outstanding visual effects in over a dozen categories of film, animation, television, commercials and video games. Of course all I really care about are the film noms, but you can check out the full list of nominees by downloading the Pdf press release right here. Iron Man led the way with five nominations and is competing with The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Hellboy II: The Golden Army and Cloverfield in the Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture category, the category probably deemed the highest profile of the bunch and it went to Transformers last year only to see The Golden Compass pull out a surprise win at the Oscars.
- 1/20/2009
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
With five nominations, "Iron Man" leads the list for the seventh annual Ves Awards, which were chosen Saturday by panels comprised of members of the Visual Effects Society.
The Marvel Studios-produced superhero movie was cited in the categories of visual effects in a visual effects-driven movie, best single visual effect of the year, outstanding animated character in a live-action movie, outstanding models and miniatures in a feature, and outstanding special effects in a movie. The nominees cited for "Iron Man" are Ben Snow, Hal Hickel, Victoria Alonso and John Nelson.
Its competition for the best visual effects in a visual effects-driven movie honor are "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" (Wendy Rogers, Dean Wright, Andrew Fowler, Greg Butler), "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Eric Barba, Edson Williams, Nathan McGuinness, Lisa Beroud), "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" (Michael J. Wassel, Lucy Killick, Adrian de Wet, Eamonn Butler) and "Cloverfield" (Kevin Blank,...
The Marvel Studios-produced superhero movie was cited in the categories of visual effects in a visual effects-driven movie, best single visual effect of the year, outstanding animated character in a live-action movie, outstanding models and miniatures in a feature, and outstanding special effects in a movie. The nominees cited for "Iron Man" are Ben Snow, Hal Hickel, Victoria Alonso and John Nelson.
Its competition for the best visual effects in a visual effects-driven movie honor are "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" (Wendy Rogers, Dean Wright, Andrew Fowler, Greg Butler), "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Eric Barba, Edson Williams, Nathan McGuinness, Lisa Beroud), "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" (Michael J. Wassel, Lucy Killick, Adrian de Wet, Eamonn Butler) and "Cloverfield" (Kevin Blank,...
- 1/19/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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