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The Art and Science of Movie Special Effects Daniel Sudhakar discusses special effects including blue screen, computer animation, compositing and relevant scientific principles. http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Makeup/9472/sfx.htm

Blood and Media Personal commentary discussing the realism of blood shown in movies. http://www.spark-online.com/september00/media/hansen.html

Cinefex The ultimate in visual effects journalism. Cinefex takes its readers on a dynamic behind-the-scenes journey through the filmmaking process, with details of upcoming films with special effects. http://www.cinefex.com/

EscapeStudios - School of Visual Effects EscapeStudios, London school of visual effects, runs courses in 2D visual effects and 3D computer animation, using the latest tools and packages including Maya, Softimage XSI and Shake. http://www.escapestudios.co.uk/

Highend2d.com Technical resource for 2D Compositing with an emphasis on Feature Film work. Hosts several high quality discussion lists. http://www.fxshare.com

'How Stuff Works' list of Visual Effects articles 'How Stuff Works' has a good overview of serveral Visual Effects processes as well as Feature Film case studies http://www.howstuffworks.com/search.php?terms=Visual+Effects

Inside Skywalker Ranch Fan's visit inside of LucasArts, Industrial Light and Magic, and Skywalker Ranch http://www.insideskywalkerranch.com/

KODAK: Motion Picture Imaging Good general information and Case Studies related to Film and Digital Film. Includes an informative Glossary. http://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/

Lightsaber Effect Rotoscoping In A Premiere Filmstrip Step by step instructions on how to create light sabre effects, by Darel Finley. http://www.alienryderflex.com/rotoscope/

Special Effects Homepage Site concerning special effects from large companies, as well as how-to's for low budget effects aimed at independent filmmakers. http://www.angelfire.com/movies/nobudgetsfx/index.html

Unofficial Industrial Light and Magic Website Information on special effects company, its employees, its work, and its techniques. http://www.ilmfan.com/

Visual Effects Headquarters Magazine for professionals in the visual effects industry. Read reviews of work done for such films as Turbulence and The Relic. http://www.vfxhq.com/

Willis O'Brien Special effects pioneer, famous for King Kong. http://www2.netdoor.com/~campbab/Obie.html