'Rome' Season 2: Where Less is More VFX
Tara DiLullo returns to Rome to discover how the Emmy Award-winning vfx team had to cope with less time and money in delivering work with greater scale.
Tara DiLullo's Recent Posts
'Pan's Labyrinth': Partnering to Make Fantasy VFX a Reality
Tara DiLullo chats with Everett Burrell about CafeFX's truly collaborative work making the fantasy world of Pan's Labyrinth a reality.
'Curse of the Golden Flower': The Sweet Smell of Epic VFX
Tara DiLullo takes in the visual poetry of Zhang Yimou's Curse of the Golden Flower, uncovering the secrets of bringing this epic film to life.
'Deja Vu': Time Tripping to New VFX Heights
Tara DiLullo experiences Deja Vu all over again in her vfx coverage of Asylum's cutting edge work on the new Tony Scott thriller.
The Grudge 2 Takes Minimalist Approach to VFX
Takashi Shimizu, director of the hit sequel THE GRUDGE 2, exclusively tells VFXWORLD that he used visual effects minimally in order to enhance the haunted house type of scares in the film. While I dont think its a good idea to rely on visual effects too much, I really like using them effectively, the director said. Ever since I was a kid, I have always enjoyed movies with visual effects, and they have given me great inspiration.
'Snakes on a Plane': Venomous VFX
Tara DiLullo books a flight with Snakes on a Plane to uncoil the vfx that have helped turned this phenomenon into a cult classic before it ever arrived in theaters.
'Eureka': Finding New Possibilities for TV VFX
Tara DiLullo uncovers the secrets of the vfx wizards working on SCI FI Channel new original series, Eureka.
'X-Men': The Last VFX Stand
The VFX stakes were definitely raised for X-Men: The Last Stand. Tara DiLullo discusses the challenges with Cinesite, MPC and Weta Digital.
Cracking 'Da Vinci Code’s' Crafty VFX
Tara DiLullo goes behind the scenes at Rainmaker UK and MPC to decipher the subtle CG work in The Da Vinci Code.
'The Shaggy Dog': Tippett Studio Barks Up VFX
Tara DiLullo talks with Tippett Studios Tom Schelesny about the transformation vfx that transpire in Disneys The Shaggy Dog.
'Aquamarine': Going Down Under For Mermaid VFX
Tara DiLullo chats with Morgane Furio of Animal Logic about Aquamarines leg and waterworks.
Super Bowl of Ads 2006
Tara DiLullo tackles the vfx commercials, which wowed viewers during Super Bowl XL, to see how the top artists scored such magic.
The Rapidly Growing World of Indie Previs
Tara DiLullo reports on the burgeoning previs industry by interviewing six leading indie companies.
'Battlestar Galactica': Season 2 — Bigger, Bolder, Feature Style VFX
Tara DiLullo follows up last years report on Battlestar Galactica with a look at the uniquely creative and chaotic method to the madness surrounding the much-anticipated second season.
Navigating 'The Triangle' for Efficient VFX
Tara DiLullo gets pulled into SCI FI Channels The Triangle with Volker Engel and Marc Weigert of Uncharted Territory.
'Jarhead': Winning The Invisible VFX War
Tara DiLullo talks with Academy Award nominated ILM visual effects supervisor Pablo Helman about winning the invisible visual effects war with their work on Jarhead.
'Saw II': Horror VFX Cut to the C.O.R.E.
Tara DiLullo has seen Saw II and survived to tell us if C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures effects make the cut.
'The Fog' Returns — This Time in CG
Tara DiLullo speaks with Hydraulx co-owner Greg Strause about remaking John Carpenters The Fog as a series of sophisticated, organic CG effects.
'Rome': Building a VFX Bridge Between Features and TV
Tara DiLullo speaks with Rome visual effects supervisor James Madigan about the daunting and exciting challenge of producing feature quality vfx for the new series on HBO.
'Captain Scarlet': From Puppets to Pixels
Tara DiLullo looks at the CGI transformation of The New Captain Scarlet, which begins a second season this month on U.K. television.
