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- Rob Legato and Ben Grossmann divulge the secrets behind Martin Scorsese's first foray into 3-D.
- ILM visual effects supervisor Ben Snow shares his insights on turning sultry underwater vixens into vicious battling mermaids, all in stereoscopic 3-D
- Framestore's Ben Morris describes how they managed to make us believe they never touched a shot in Steven Spielberg's Oscar contender.
- Doug Smith of Rhythm & Hues explains how there's more to the latest Alvin and the Chipmunks sequel than the usual furry antics.
- ILM's VFX vet tells us about returning to M:I and tackling Brad Bird's first foray into live action.
- Weta's Joe Letteri and Jamie Beard revel in Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin.
- Chas Jarrett divulges the latest VFX secrets behind the Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes sequel.
- Steven Spielberg tells us about the journey to make his first animated feature.
- In the first excerpt from the second chapter, Rhoda Draws talks about drawing what you see.
- Framestore's Christian Kaestner debriefs us about the reworking of John Le Carre's Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy with director Tomas Alfredson.
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