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2026 6

  1. Apple Event Film 2026 vs. James Bond
  2. Todd Vaziri on Ian Failes' Befores & Afters Podcast
  3. A Scan of a 35mm Print is Not "Ground Truth"
  4. What Does “IMAX” Mean?
  5. Oscar Pool Ballot, 98th Academy Awards
  6. Why Didn’t They “Just” Film on Location?

2025 22

  1. The "Mad Men" in 4K on HBO Max Debacle
  2. "Halloween: The Night of Terror Ends", A Seamless Edit
  3. Todd Vaziri on Vanity Fair VFX
  4. Lens Flares Don't Always Scale
  5. Fun Detail in "The Terminator"
  6. Podcast: I Was On Reconcilable Differences Again
  7. The "Predator" Opening Titles, Re-Imagined
  8. Mega Show Notes from Lighter Darker: Lens Flare Extravaganza
  9. From the Future "Peggy Sue Got Married" (2050) Remake
  10. "The Studio" Weighs in on Film vs. Digital
  11. More About Our Visual Effects for "Skeleton Crew"
  12. The Movie Mistake Mystery from "Revenge of the Sith"
  13. The Keys, Locks and Doors of "Terminator 2"
  14. "A Different World" Upscaling is Not Good
  15. This Goofy iPhone Bug Could Really Mess You Up
  16. Oscar Pool Ballot, 97th Academy Awards
  17. The Directors of Visual Effects Oscar Winning Films, 1977-2024
  18. A "Terminator 2" Callback
  19. "Why Does OLD MOVIE's Visual Effects Still Hold Up?"
  20. Battling Misinformation: "Transformers"
  21. Battling Misinformation: "Severance"
  22. "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" Mini-Oner

2024 14

  1. "Skeleton Crew", Neel and Misinformation
  2. Todd Vaziri on The Incomparable, Talking About "Pitch Black"
  3. Center Framing is Not New
  4. This Shot from "Seven" is Not a Visual Effects Shot
  5. Lighter Darker: The ILM Podcast
  6. Hal Hickel on Creating Tarkin
  7. Lighting Techniques and Style
  8. The Apple HomePod "Welcome Home" Ad was NOT 'All Practical'
  9. Studios: Please Don't Spoil The Movie We Are Seated To See
  10. Something We've Never Noticed in "The Abyss"
  11. Oscar Pool Ballot, 96th Academy Awards
  12. I Hosted a Panel on the Visual Effects of "The Creator"
  13. Todd Vaziri on The Incomparable, Talking "The Abyss"
  14. Todd Vaziri on "50 MPH", the Podcast on the Making of "Speed"

2023 25

  1. The Most Egregious Example of "We Didn't Use CGI" Mythology (So Far)
  2. Todd Vaziri on "The Flop House" Podcast, Talking "Waterworld"
  3. Vanity Fair and "The Exorcist"
  4. Todd Vaziri on Corridor Crew "VFX Artists React", Parts 1 and 2
  5. Me on Local TV
  6. All My Press Interviews for "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves"
  7. Cinefex: Predictinating the Oscars with Todd Vaziri (from 2014)
  8. "Seven" and Sunlight
  9. Podcast: Todd Vaziri on Jamie Benning's Filmumentaries Podcast
  10. "Men in Black" and What's in the Frame
  11. Vulture - The Stunt Awards
  12. Oscar Pool Ballot, 95th Academy Awards
  13. An Ongoing List of Directors Positively Acknowledging Visual Effects
  14. Box Office Breakdown of MPAA Ratings, 1980-2022
  15. Fake "Before and After" Images and Color Timing
  16. "Pitch Black" (2000) and its Post-Release Persona
  17. "Goodfellas" Prop Fail
  18. "M*A*S*H" Tidbits
  19. "Heat" Alternate Edit of the Coffee Shop Scene
  20. Success is Proof of Failure
  21. TV Shows in High Definition
  22. "Captain Phillips" on HBO Max Has Broken Subtitles
  23. New Rule: No New 4K Releases Until...
  24. "Why does OLD MOVIE's visual effects still hold up?"
  25. "Schindler's List" on Peacock Missing End Titles

2022 9

  1. "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968) and the "Barbie" (2023) Teaser
  2. A Beautiful Shot from "The Road to Singapore" (1931)
  3. My History of Visual Effects Writing
  4. Split Diopter and Mirrors in "The War of the Roses"
  5. Cinefex Spotlight - Todd Vaziri (From 2018)
  6. The "Group Shot" Blocking of "It" (2017)
  7. The Apple TV Siri Remote, But Gooderer
  8. Oscar Pool Ballot, 94th Academy Awards
  9. I Love My Apple TV. It Should Be Better.

2021 6

  1. Todd Vaziri Talks "Edge of Tomorrow" on the Dune Pod Podcast
  2. Oscar Pool Ballot, 93rd Academy Awards
  3. Lone Pine Mall: Easter Egg or Thing in the Movie?
  4. That Amazing Drone Video and The New York Times
  5. We Talked About "Sneakers" on Defocused
  6. VFX Artist Todd Vaziri Answers Movie & TV VFX Questions From Twitter for WIRED Tech Support

2020 4

  1. Todd Vaziri on the Talking Bay 94 Podcast
  2. Looking at a Shot from "Bullitt"
  3. "How I Letterboxd" featuring Todd Vaziri
  4. Oscar Pool Ballot, 92nd Academy Awards

2019 16

  1. Acting Through a Mask
  2. Pretend Disney+ Artwork
  3. I Was on the Light the Fuse Podcast
  4. Twin Suns Setting and Beyond: The Perfect Star Wars Shots
  5. Designing the Look of the Blockade Runner Engines from "Rogue One"
  6. One Visual Effects Shot from "Pirates 2"
  7. A "Fury Road" Appreciation
  8. Breaking Down a Visual Effects Shot from "Inferno"
  9. Oscar Pool Ballot, 91st Academy Awards
  10. Scenes From Movies with Music From Other Movies
  11. Who is the Mystery Person Behind Han Solo? SOLVED!
  12. "Jaws" De-Dioptered
  13. 91st Academy Award Nominees for Visual Effects
  14. Visual Effects Bake-Off for the 91st Academy Awards
  15. VES Announces Nominations for 17th VES Awards
  16. Some Brief Thoughts on "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse"

2018 36

  1. The Blackout Shot from "Hulk"
  2. Interpreting a Performance Through The Years
  3. The Amazing Borg Queen Shot from "Star Trek: First Contact": Visual Effects Hall of Fame
  4. A Shot from "True Lies": Visual Effects Hall of Fame
  5. Two Views of "Noises Off..."
  6. "The Fugitive" Behind Bars
  7. "Terminator 2" and Explosions
  8. "Patriot Games" Diopter
  9. "Caddyshack" Long Lens Focus
  10. Robert Patrick, "T2" and Blinking
  11. A Cold Open for "Better Call Saul"
  12. Apple Event Film 2018 vs. "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol"
  13. Twitter and Quote Tweets
  14. The Birth of Sandman
  15. When You "Buy" a Movie on iTunes
  16. An Editing Trick in "Terminator 2" and "The Road Warrior"
  17. The Myth of the "Jaws" Shooting Star
  18. Motion Smoothing is Bad
  19. "Darth Vader Being a Jerk", HD Restoration
  20. A Low-Tech Effects Shot from "Mission: Impossible III"
  21. Interview with "Rogue One" Animation Supervisor Hal Hickel
  22. The Cinematography of "Jaws"
  23. Comparing the Color of Two "Halloween" Blu-ray Editions
  24. The Other Marty McFly, HD Analysis
  25. Cinefex Spotlight
  26. Podcast: I Was On Reconcilable Differences
  27. "12 Angry Men" (1957): How the Jury Voted Throughout the Film
  28. The Cave in Real Time
  29. "Blade Runner 2049" Wins the Oscar
  30. Oscar Pool Ballot, 90th Academy Awards
  31. "War for the Planet of the Apes" Wins Big at the 16th VES Awards
  32. Visual Effects, Oscars and the Box Office in 2017
  33. The VFX Predictinator, 90th Academy Awards Edition
  34. 90th Academy Award Nominees for Visual Effects
  35. VES Announces Nominations for 16th VES Awards
  36. The Visual Effects Industry Issues, 2018

2017 16

  1. Dar Robinson's "Stick" Stunt
  2. Analyzing a Shot from "Superman"
  3. I Talked About "Inglourious Basterds" on Defocused Podcast With Some Friends
  4. I Was a Guest on the Auralnauts Podcast
  5. Box Office Breakdown of MPAA Ratings, 1980-2015
  6. "The Jungle Book" Wins the Oscar
  7. Visual Effects, Oscars and the Box Office in 2016
  8. Oscar Pool Ballot, 89th Academy Awards
  9. The VFX Predictinator, 89th Academy Awards Edition
  10. "The Jungle Book" Wins Big at the 15th VES Awards
  11. The VFX Predictinator Was Completely Wrong, Part 2
  12. The VFX Predictinator Was Completely Wrong, Part 1
  13. 89th Academy Award Nominees for Visual Effects
  14. The Death Star and the Final Trench Run
  15. VES Announces Nominations for 15th VES Awards
  16. Academy Announces The List of 10

2016 15

  1. Todd's Pre-Release "Rogue One" Thoughts
  2. Box Office vs. Critical Acclaim
  3. The ILM crew of "Rogue One" Reacts to YouTube Reaction Videos of the "Rogue One" Teaser
  4. Movie Footage as "Security Footage" in Movies
  5. Todd on Defocused, Talking about "Star Trek II"
  6. "Ex Machina" Wins The Oscar
  7. The Academy's Visual Effects Posters
  8. Visual Effects, Oscars and the Box Office in 2015
  9. Oscar Pool Ballot, 88th Academy Awards
  10. "The Force Awakens" Wins Big at the 14th VES Awards
  11. The VFX Predictinator, 88th Academy Awards Edition
  12. 88th Academy Award Nominees for Visual Effects
  13. Making The Predictinator Right
  14. The Predictinator Got It Wrong
  15. VES Announces Nominations for 14th VES Awards

2015 24

  1. Academy Announces the List of 10
  2. My Pre-Release "Force Awakens" Thoughts
  3. One More Week
  4. Academy Announces the List of 20
  5. My Visual Effects Twitter Q&A
  6. "Be Prepared for Dailies", Restored
  7. My "Harry Potter" Idea
  8. My Tweetstorm about Interactive Light
  9. My Tweetstorm On How "CGI is Ruining Movies!"
  10. Super Speed End Credits
  11. Diopter Tweets
  12. Movie Marketing is Hard! "From The Director of TRAINING DAY", updated again!
  13. New "Tomorrowland" Trailers
  14. "Interstellar" Wins The Oscar
  15. Oscar Pool Ballot, 87th Academy Awards
  16. An Unfinished Graphic Comparing VES, BAFTA and Oscar Nominees
  17. Visual Effects, Oscars and the Box Office in 2014
  18. "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" Wins Big at VES Awards
  19. "Tomorrowland" Superbowl Trailer
  20. The VFX Show Podcast, Predicting The VFX Oscar Winner
  21. The VFX Predictinator, 87th Academy Awards Edition
  22. What is The VFX Predictinator?
  23. 87th Academy Award Nominees for Visual Effects
  24. VES Announces Nominations for 13th VES Awards

2014 20

  1. A Mini-Predictinator?
  2. The Films Going to the Bake-Off
  3. Pre-Oscars Predictinator Anxiety
  4. Apple TV, "Chef" and Aspect Ratios
  5. Movie Marketing is Hard! Futura and Hollywood
  6. Rian Johnson and "A Niche Tweet"
  7. Movie Marketing is Hard! "From The Director of TRAINING DAY", updated!
  8. Movie Marketing Is Hard! Trailer Edition
  9. "Gravity" Wins The Oscar
  10. Visual Effects Oscar Nominees Without Visual Effects
  11. Pre-Oscars Predictinator Round Up
  12. Oscar Pool Ballot, 86th Academy Awards
  13. "Gravity" Wins Big at VES Awards
  14. Visual Effects, Oscars and the Box Office in 2013
  15. The Dolly Zoom in "Ratatouille"
  16. The VFX Predictinator, 86th Academy Awards Edition
  17. 86th Academy Award Nominees for Visual Effects
  18. VES Announces Nominations for 12th VES Awards
  19. Movie Marketing is Hard! "WTF Happened to Movie Posters"
  20. "Grown Ups 2" Trailer with Music from "2001"

2013 22

  1. Movies Are Long
  2. Comparing The "Man of Steel" Teaser and Film
  3. The List of 10, 86th Academy Awards
  4. Support Cinefex Classic on Kickstarter
  5. The Aspect Ratios and Cinematographers of Steven Spielberg
  6. The "Die Hard At The White House" Franchise
  7. Leonardo DiCaprio Can't Stop Toasting
  8. This Poster Does Not Exist
  9. Sam Elliott, "Beef... It's What's For Dinner" Radio Spot
  10. Do Not Attempt
  11. Movie Marketing is Hard! "From The Director of TRAINING DAY"
  12. John Parenteau's Thoughts on the VFX Industry
  13. We've Been Busy
  14. The VFX Predictinator and The 85th Academy Awards
  15. With and Without Rhythm & Hues
  16. Visual Effects, Oscars and Box Office
  17. Oscar Pool Ballot, 85th Academy Awards
  18. The VFX Show Oscar Preview Podcast
  19. "Life of Pi" Wins at VES Awards
  20. The VFX Predictinator, 85th Academy Awards Edition
  21. 85th Academy Award Nominees for Visual Effects
  22. VES Announces Nominations for 11th VES Awards

2012 23

  1. "Star Trek Into Darkness" Teaser
  2. The List of 10, 85th Academy Awards
  3. Five Types of Romantic Comedy Movie Posters
  4. NCC-1701 Smart Car
  5. Empty Chair 2012
  6. DC vs. Marvel Films
  7. Not Dead, Just Busy
  8. This Is Meaningful
  9. The New "The Talk Show" Is Now "The Talk Show With John Gruber"
  10. Almost Done
  11. "Rango" Wins The Oscar
  12. 23 Years In A Row
  13. "Hugo" Wins The Oscar
  14. Oscar Pool Ballot, 84th Academy Awards
  15. The VFX Predictinator in Podcast Form
  16. ILM Wins Big at VES Awards
  17. Resident Universal
  18. "Transformers 3"
  19. Visual Effects Are Important To Box Office
  20. Tim Burton's Secret Formula Proven Correct... Again
  21. Ghost Protocol
  22. The VFX Predictinator, 84th Academy Awards Edition
  23. 84th Academy Award Nominees for Visual Effects

2011 23

  1. James Bond: "Somebody's Gonna Die"
  2. "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol"
  3. The Visual Effects Supervisors of ILM
  4. Then and Now
  5. How Siri Could Work With AppleTV
  6. "LaGuerta!" is The "Dexter" Spinoff No One Asked For
  7. Always Think Different
  8. MI4 in IMAX
  9. This video illustrates how far fringe
  10. Doomed!!!
  11. More Excuses
  12. An Excuse
  13. The VFX Show, "Forrest Gump"
  14. Oscar Tweets
  15. 22 Years in a Row
  16. "Inception" Nabs The Oscar
  17. The Twitter Post
  18. The VFX Predictinator, 83rd Academy Awards Edition
  19. Oscar Pool Ballot
  20. "Inception" Wins Big
  21. And the Nominees Are...
  22. The Predictinator 2.0?
  23. VES Announces Nominations for 9th VES Awards

2010 34

  1. A New Metaphor for 3D Stereo
  2. "Back to the Future" and Eric Stoltz
  3. Sneak Peek
  4. "Back to the Future," Einstein Jump
  5. "Inception" Music Analysis
  6. The Clip Show, 2007
  7. "Back To The Future" and The VFX Show
  8. More Genius from The Onion
  9. Inception
  10. Do Not Be Alarmed
  11. Tumbleweeds
  12. This Makes Me Happy
  13. Hell Has Frozen Over
  14. How Companies View Their Customers
  15. If You Can't Make It Good, Make It 3D
  16. This is the Sports Report! (updated)
  17. "Iron Man 2" Trailer
  18. 21 Years in a Row
  19. And The Oscar Goes To...
  20. "Avatar" Wins Big at the VES Awards
  21. Oscar Pool Ballot
  22. The VFX Predictinator, Part 4
  23. The VFX Predictinator, Part 3
  24. And the Nominees Are...
  25. The VFX Predictinator, Part 2
  26. The VFX Predictinator, Part 1
  27. More About ILM and "Avatar"
  28. ILM's Space Jump from "Star Trek"
  29. VES Announces Nominations for 8th VES Awards
  30. "Avatar" and ILM
  31. No More Anonymous
  32. "Avatar," "Transformers 2" and the Tomatometer
  33. Microsoft Admits to Stealing Ideas
  34. The List of 7, 82nd Academy Awards

2009 30

  1. "Transformers 2" and the Tomatometer
  2. Expectation vs. Reality
  3. The Cinematography of "Let The Right One In," Part 2
  4. The List of 15, 82nd Academy Awards
  5. James Cameron's "Avatar" Trailer
  6. The Cinematography of "Let The Right One In," Part 1
  7. Twins on TV!
  8. Twins
  9. James Cameron's "Avatar" Teaser
  10. Because Editing Is Fun
  11. This is the Sports Report!
  12. Colbert Character Breaks
  13. Camera Confusion
  14. A Summer of Sequels
  15. Post Magazine: "Star Trek" Returns
  16. "Star Trek" Fun
  17. Movie Marketing is Hard! "True Blood" and "Jennifer's Body"
  18. Millimeter Magzine: Back On Trek
  19. Full Credits for "Star Trek"
  20. Remastering "Star Trek"
  21. We Are America
  22. Our Director
  23. "Button" Buttons Up VES Awards
  24. "Button" Buttons Up The Oscar
  25. "Transformers 2" Superbowl
  26. "Star Trek" Superbowl
  27. And The Nominees Are...
  28. VES Announces Nominations for 7th VES Awards
  29. Abrams: "It's Amazing"
  30. The List of 7

2008 48

  1. The List of 15
  2. Films Every Visual Effects Artist Should Watch: "Baraka"
  3. The "Star Trek" Trailer
  4. Visual Effects Camera Work: "A Fish Called Wanda" and "Mission: Impossible III"
  5. Stephen Colbert + Star Wars + Star Trek = Funny
  6. When I Was on Extra! Extra!
  7. Out of the Fog
  8. Movie Marketing is Hard! Nicolas Cage Movies
  9. Fit to Print: Quoted in the New York Times
  10. Converging Lines: "The Shining," Part 2
  11. Converging Lines: "The Dark Knight" Part 1
  12. "Ratatouille" and Visually Connecting Sequences
  13. Making John McCain Interesting
  14. "The Polluting Sky" Restored
  15. George Carlin
  16. An Interview with Todd Vaziri, "Transformers"
  17. Stan Winston
  18. Comically Out of Touch, Part 2
  19. The Reimagined "Halloween," Part 4, Faces
  20. The Reimagined "Halloween," Part 3, High and Low Cameras
  21. The Reimagined "Halloween," Part 2, Extreme Foregrounds
  22. The Reimagined "Halloween," Part 1
  23. Stephen Colbert Reviews "Speed Racer"
  24. "Speed Racer" Images
  25. The Long Take: "The Office"
  26. "Raiders of the Lost Ark:" Simply Cool Shots
  27. "Raiders of the Lost Ark:" Foregrounds and Backgrounds
  28. "Raiders of the Lost Ark:" Eyes
  29. "Raiders of the Lost Ark:" Shadows and Silhouettes
  30. Playing With Expectations
  31. New "Speed Racer" Trailers
  32. Comically Out of Touch
  33. Predicting the Visual Effects Oscar, Part 5
  34. VFX HQ Updated... No, I'm Not Joking
  35. So Much For My Theory
  36. More from the VES Awards
  37. Oscar Pool Ballot
  38. VES Awards: ILM Sweeps
  39. Movie Marketing is Hard! "Wedding Daze"
  40. Predicting the Visual Effects Oscar, Part 4
  41. Academy Award Nominations Announced
  42. BAFTA Nominations Announced
  43. Predicting the Visual Effects Oscar, Part 3
  44. Another Recap Montage
  45. Predicting the Visual Effects Oscar, Part 2
  46. VES Awards Announces Nominees
  47. Predicting the Visual Effects Oscar, Part 1
  48. The Clip Show

2007 101

  1. ABC Mimics Sopranos Fan Film
  2. The Polluting Sky: "Die Hard With A Vengeance"
  3. The Onion and Truth
  4. Hand Held Cameras
  5. Welcome, Defamer Readers
  6. Movie Marketing is Hard! "Beowulf" and "300"
  7. Camera Shake Citation: "The Sentinel"
  8. Colbert On Colbert
  9. Camera Shake Citation
  10. Wow
  11. A "Stealth" Followup
  12. Poor Kids First (?)
  13. Some Photos from Adapt
  14. Good, Thankless Effects: "Stealth"
  15. Home from Adapt
  16. Movie Marketing is Hard! "Good Luck Chuck" and "The Heartbreak Kid"
  17. Stephen Colbert Ringtone
  18. Good, Thankless Effects
  19. Colbert Off His Meds
  20. An Interview with Todd Vaziri
  21. Fearmongering
  22. Interview with Scott Farrar
  23. More on ADAPT Montreal
  24. Variety Profiles Keiji Yamaguchi
  25. Completely Believable
  26. Thrilling
  27. Amazing
  28. Awe-Inspiring
  29. The Real Draw is the Special Effects
  30. Astonishing
  31. Eye-Popping Splendor
  32. "Transformers" Q & A
  33. Heavy Metal
  34. Michael Bay and Brett Ratner
  35. Super Giggles
  36. See Me In Montreal
  37. Bonds And The Record
  38. An Interview with Josh Saeta
  39. Not Funny: Carlos Mencia
  40. 1-18-08
  41. Always Awesome: David Morse
  42. Nearly $200 Million
  43. The Onion on "This American Life"
  44. That's A Lot of Parts
  45. Alex Jaeger Article
  46. ILM's Biggest Fan: My Mom
  47. Fantastic
  48. Profiles in Timing
  49. Best Special Effects Of All Time?
  50. Mind-Dazzling Effects
  51. It Rocks
  52. Intriguing
  53. Nonstop Feast of Coolness
  54. Delightful and Ingenious
  55. The Best Special Effects Ever?
  56. Flawless
  57. Way Cool
  58. Some of the Best CGI Work Ever Created
  59. Out of This World
  60. "Transformers" Opens
  61. A "Transformers" Breakdown
  62. Awful Movie Poster: "Rumor Has It..."
  63. Completely Convincing
  64. CGI-eriffic
  65. Prescott Pharmaceuticals
  66. A New Peak
  67. The Teaser to "Wall•E"
  68. The "Shouldabeen" Lois Lane
  69. A Spot-On "Knocked Up" Review
  70. Is that an O'Doul's?
  71. Get Better Known
  72. Unfortunate Humanity
  73. Have a Coke and a Smile!
  74. "Ratatouille" and Moving the Camera
  75. Always Awesome: Definition
  76. Bring it!
  77. Appearing As Himself: Sam Elliott
  78. Always Awesome: Maura Tierney
  79. Spectacle
  80. New Term: "Professional Screenplay Filmer"
  81. Wonder Takes Time
  82. Two Heroes Meet
  83. Vexation: "Honestly"
  84. The Future of Television
  85. You Talkin' To Me?
  86. Hey, I Know That Shot!
  87. Shake 5 Announced
  88. Sound Design: "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" and "Mission: Impossible III"
  89. ILM and The Academy Awards
  90. ILM Brings Home The Oscar
  91. Colbert + Lego = Cool
  92. This is The Colbert Report!
  93. Must-Have Book on Visual Effects
  94. Fox is Awesome
  95. dumb product alert: Breakfix Cereal Dispenser
  96. Hero: Sherpas
  97. For Your Consideration: "M:i:III"
  98. Another Sad Milestone
  99. Zune and iPod
  100. Getting Up And Running With Your New Mac
  101. Always Awesome: Brian Cox

2006 9

  1. Hero: Dr. Andrew Weil
  2. Hero: The Iraq Study Group
  3. All About Pirates 2 Visual Effects
  4. Hero: Carl Sagan
  5. Hero: mental_floss magazine
  6. Hero: Flying Spaghetti Monster
  7. My "Van Helsing" MacAddict Interview
  8. This Blogy Thingy
  9. First Entry