{"id":53429,"date":"2015-03-19T14:09:01","date_gmt":"2015-03-19T19:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=53429"},"modified":"2015-03-19T14:09:01","modified_gmt":"2015-03-19T19:09:01","slug":"cinefix-presents-a-collection-of-the-best-visual-effects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/cinefix-presents-a-collection-of-the-best-visual-effects\/","title":{"rendered":"CineFix Presents a Collection of the Best Visual Effects"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"the-film-geeks-of-cinefix-shine-a-light-on-some-of-the-most-interesting-well-executed-and-groundbreaking-visual-effects-in-cinematic-history\">The film geeks of CineFix shine a light on some of the most interesting, well-executed, and groundbreaking visual effects\u00a0in cinematic history.<\/h2>\n<p><em>Above image from the <a title=\"The National Library of New Zealand Homepage\" href=\"https:\/\/natlib.govt.nz\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">National Library of New Zealand<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"CineFix YouTube Channel\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/CineFix\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">CineFix<\/a> has joined forces with <a title=\"Indiewire Homepage\" href=\"http:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Indiewire<\/a> to drop a new movie list every other Monday. Our favorite videos in the series are the ones that cover <strong>the world of visual effects<\/strong>. We rounded up the \u00a0videos we liked best &#8211; so let the mind melting begin!<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"theres-just-something-about-being-practical\">There&#8217;s Just Something About Being Practical<\/h3>\n<p>Before the advent of computers, <strong>Hollywood had to build magic by hand<\/strong>,\u00a0a practice that&#8217;s still thriving thanks to movie makers like \u00a0<a title=\"Peter Jackson IMDB\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0001392\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Peter Jackson<\/a> and <a title=\"JJ Abrams IMDB\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0009190\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">JJ Abrams<\/a>. Let&#8217;s check out CineFix&#8217;s picks for the Top 10 Practical Effects of All Time.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NEAihk8QaVc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"all-hail-the-ogs-of-cgi\">All Hail the OGs of CGI<\/h3>\n<p>Let&#8217;s fire up the Flux Capacitor, <strong>get the DeLorean up to 88mph,<\/strong> and head out to <span style=\"color: #252525;\">Isla Nublar with Woody and the gang. Here are the <\/span>Top 10 CGI Moments from Last Century.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QJXujF_CDRI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/h3>\n<h3 id=\"the-future-is-now\">The Future is Now<\/h3>\n<p>We&#8217;ve come a long way from the wire and foam model of King Kong back in 1933. We&#8217;ve flown through a stargate and traveled to <strong>a galaxy far, far away<\/strong>. Then came the real 2001 and the cutting edge got even sharper. You&#8217;ll see what we mean in CineFix&#8217;s Top 10 VFX Innovations of the 21st Century.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G0cPeEAhzWU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"number-one-with-a-bullet-time\">Number One with a Bullet Time<\/h3>\n<p>Slow motion and film go together like <a title=\"Zach Snyder IMDB\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0811583\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Zach Snyder<\/a> and <strong>comic book adaptations<\/strong>. Whether we&#8217;re watching stuff blow up or some intense Kung Fu action, everything looks cooler when it&#8217;s slowed down. With that in mind, here are CineFix&#8217;s Top 10 Slow-Mo Moments of All Time.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rLgmfSGQAkE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"kiss-and-makeup\">Kiss and Makeup<\/h3>\n<p>Makeup effects are incredibly powerful. Who didn&#8217;t love <strong>Sloth&#8217;s ugly mug<\/strong> &#8211; even though you were a little scared of him at first. For our final video, here&#8217;s Cinefix&#8217;s Top 10 Makeup Transformations of All Time.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X-LSCfhbN_g\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What are your thoughts on these videos? Do you agree with the films they mentioned? 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