Peter Allen is lecturer in Film and Television, Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne and an award winning filmmaker and educator with a specific interest in effects and animation.
Star Wars goes Rogue – but will this risky move backfire?
Nov 23, 2016 05:00 am UTC| Entertainment
Star Wars: The Force Awakens left audiences desperate to know WWLS? (What Will Luke Say?) But fans will be waiting quite some time to find out. The new film, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which opens in Australia on...
Friday essay: Fury Road, The Force Awakens and the 'real' vs digital effects furphy
Apr 10, 2016 00:46 am UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment
There has been a lot of talk recently about the superior results achieved with real effects and stunts in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) and Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). Both films have cleverly traded on audience...
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