Trevor Hogg chats with Des Taylor about his love for Pop Art and Comic Books… “My brother Darren [Jazz name Vidal] is a Jazz musician touring with Courtney Pine,” states Des Taylor who comes from an artistic family. “My sister is a concert viola player with the BBC Radio orchestra and her husband Alistair Scahill […]

Trevor Hogg reviews The Games by Ted Kosmatka… Making the creative leap from short fiction, Ted Kosmatka has released his debut novel, The Games, which envisions the world where mutant gladiators become the main attraction at the Olympics. In the Prologue which is reminiscent of Citizen Kane [1941], a young boy is taken away from […]

Trevor Hogg chats with author Serena Formica about her debut book, Peter Weir: A Creative Journey From Australia To Hollywood… “I am originally from Italy [Rome], where I attended a BA and MA in Media Studies at the Università Pontificia Salesiana, with a specialization in television production,” states Italian academic Serena Formica. “The Master’s covered […]

Trevor Hogg chats with Academy Award-winning filmmaker Brad Bird… “In the period before The Iron Giant [1999], when I was trying to get movies made, and running against all the walls a lot of filmmakers run up against, half the projects I had on the runway were live-action,” reveals Oscar-winning American filmmaker Brad Bird who […]

Trevor Hogg chats with Academy Award-winning visual effects supervisor Eric Barba… “It goes back to my love for the automobile and wanting to be a car designer,” explains Digital Domain Visual Effects Supervisor Eric Barba as to why he attended the Art Center College of Design situated in Pasadena, California. “One of the things that […]

Trevor Hogg chats to production designer Gavin Bocquet… “I did my first degree at Newcastle University,” states British Production Designer Gavin Bocquet. “They recommended that I do the Post Graduate course in 3D Design at the Royal College of Art. I was fortunate enough to be accepted.” The renowned academic institution counts three-time Oscar-winner Stuart […]

Flickering Myth presents a detailed look at the work of the acclaimed filmmaker Michael Mann… Whether it is a Native Indian raised trapper caught in crossfire of the colonial wars between Britain and France or an investigative journalist undermined by corporate interests, Michael Mann has the remarkable ability to explore the nuances of human behavior […]

Trevor Hogg chats with Academy Award-winning visual effects supervisor Phil Tippett… “In those days very few people were doing visual effects and it was difficult to find work,” recalls American Visual Effects Supervisor Phil Tippett. “Ray Harryhausen [The Golden Voyage of Sinbad] would do his kind of shows, and every once and a while somebody […]

Trevor Hogg chats with visual effects supervisor Bruce Woloshyn… “I originally was a broadcast technical director doing NHL hockey and CFL football,” recalls Method Studios Visual Effects Supervisor Bruce Woloshyn who decided to make a career change. “I was at NAB [National Association of Broadcasters] in Las Vegas one year when Discreet Logic first came […]

Trevor Hogg chats with Academy Award-winning visual effects supervisor John Bruno about his collaborations with James Cameron… “I was the first guy to breakup a film into multiple vendors and that was on The Abyss [1989],” states American Visual Effects Supervisor John Bruno who has collaborated with filmmaker James Cameron for over 24 years. The […]