special effects

3D Printing News Briefs: October 20, 2018

We’re starting with some information about a couple of upcoming shows in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, followed by some business and aerospace news. Sinterit is bringing its newly launched…

Sculpted in Virtual Reality and Brought to Life in 3D Print, Monster Heralds the Future of VFX

Practical effects, including props, figures, masks, makeup, and more, are a much-loved mainstay in a special effects (FX) industry increasingly going digital. No amount of CGI can replace the visceral…

3D Printing Among Practical Effects Used to Help Stranger Things’ Monstrous Demogorgon Take Shape

From 3D printed props and stop motion puppets to using 3D models for designing superhero looks and 3D scanners to create digital stunt doubles, 3D printing technology has definitely found a home…

Frighteningly Realistic 3D Printable Zombies Created Via Photogrammetry

Everyone loves a good zombie, don’t they? Well, maybe not everyone – I’ve known a few people whose worst fears are genuinely related to a potential zombie apocalypse. I can…

The Devil is in the Details: Artec 3D Scanners Help Bring a Terrifying Demon to Life

Good special effects can make the difference between a mildly scary movie or TV show and one that can make you afraid to go to sleep at night. These days,…

Westworld’s Technology is a Bit Too Familiar for Comfort: What Happens When Robotics and 3D Printing Advance Too Far?

It’s that time of year again – when TV networks roll out their new ideas for audiences to judge. Some will fizzle out before a season has passed, while others…

Cx5 Sculptable Filament Finding Success on Kickstarter

One of the frustrations of 3D printing are the little errors that crop up during a print. Whether they be drips or stringing, pockmarks or elephant feet, layer shifting or…

Video Copilot Releases Free Pack of Star Wars 3D Models for ‘May the 4th’ Celebration

Although May the Fourth has already zipped past us like a Millennium Falcon in hyperdrive, that doesn’t mean the force of the unofficial holiday for the classic sci-fi film franchise Star…

‘Colony’: Legacy Effects Teams Up with MakerBot to Create One Scary 3D Printed Alien

My list of “shows I need to start binge-watching” keeps getting longer and longer — almost intimidatingly so. Who needs a social life, though, really? The newest entry, which I…

How 3D Printing Helped Star Wars: The Force Awakens Zoom into Theaters

3D printing has been one of Hollywood’s prop making secrets for a few years now, and the technology has been heavily deployed in everything from The Lord of the Rings:…

3D Printing Helps Hollywood Special Effects Artists, Alchemy Studios, Make Better Scary Monsters and Dead Bodies

Hollywood special effects get more sophisticated alongside the technology that creates them, and the same can be said for 3D printing when it comes to the Horror film. Horror (and…

The Terrifying Effects of 3D Printing in American Horror Story

For those who always fear that with any new technology comes a complete abandonment of the old, I give you the special effects team at American Horror Story. Whether you…