Sneaking 'The Last Airbender'
Tara Bennett reports back from the set of M. Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender in Philadelphia, offering a glimpse of the director's first vfx-intensive adventure, courtesy of ILM.
Tara DiLullo Bennett's Recent Posts
'Vantage Point': Old School Meets New School
Tara DiLullo Bennett gets the scoop on Vantage Point: a low-key political thriller in which the vfx melt into the background.
Super Bowl Ads 2008: More Creature Comforts
Tara DiLullo Bennett tackles the Super Bowl spots once again, this time speaking with Filmworkers Club, Framestore NY, the Mill, ka-chew! and Method.
'Cloverfield': Reinventing the Monster Movie
Tara DiLullo Bennett tracks down Visual Effects Supervisor Kevin Blank and Lead Creature Designer Neville Page to get the scoop on the monster hit, Cloverfield.
'The Sarah Connor Chronicles': A New TV Spin on 'Terminator'
VFX Supervisor Jim Lima tells Tara DiLullo Bennett about the rigors of doing right by Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles on the small screen with feature quality effects.
'Sweeney Todd': There Will Be VFX
Tara DiLullo Bennett goes behind the vfx scenes of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street to catch the Tim Burton vibe.
'The Water Horse': Weta Dives into the Family Film
Weta Digital changes direction with The Water Horse, so Tara DiLullo Bennett finds out how from Joe Letteri.
Raising the VFX Bar In-House on 'Battlestar Galactica: Razor'
Tara DiLullo Bennett cuts to the chase about Battlestar Galactica: Razor with VFX Supervisor Gary Hutzel.
'Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium': More Magic Than Magic
VFX Designer Kevin Tod Haug chats with Tara DiLullo Bennett about the escalating challenges of creating imaginative effects on Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium while juggling the work of 10 vendors.
Pushing VFX in the New Fall TV Season
Tara DiLullo Bennett surveys the diverse array of vfx in such new shows as Journeyman, Chuck, Pushing Daisies and The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
'Battlestar Galactica' Season Four: A VFX Sneak Peek
Tara DiLullo Bennett chats with VFX Supervisor Gary Hutzel about the fourth and final season of Battlestar Galactica and the challenges and opportunities of doing the vfx in-house.
Summer Blockbuster Concept Art: Going Deeper into Digital
Tara DiLullo Bennett talks to production designers and art directors for three of the summer's biggest blockbusters, Ratatouille, Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds' End and Transformers about the role of concept art in their productions.
The Future is Now for 'Sanctuary'
Tara DiLullo Bennett gets the scoop on Sanctuary, whichmarks a new media experiment for sci-fi shot in HD and made with XSI and ZBrush.
'Drive': Zoic Re-Invents the Car Chase with CG
Tara DiLullo Bennett asks Zoic Studios' to pop the hood on their production of FOX's new series, Drive, to find out what powers this visual effects filled new series.
'Pathfinder': A Map to Making VFX Viking Epic
After chatting to the visual effects artisits, Tara DiLullo Bennett draws us a map to how Zoic BC. tackled the vfx work of the Viking epic, Pathfinder.
Autodesk Offers Academic Solutions for 3D
Tara DiLullo Bennett reports on several case studies and initiatives in uncovering Autodesk's global investment in the education market.
'300': It's Miller Time in CG
Tara DiLullo Bennett goes behind the scenes of the CG-intensive 300 with director Zack Snyder, vfx supervisor Chris Watts and others to find out how they pulled off the painterly Frank Miller look. Includes QuickTime clip!
Super Bowl Ads 2007: Gone Nutty
Tara DiLullo Bennett once again tackles a few of the recent Super Bowl ads to find out what's eye-popping in terms of vfx.
'Bridge to Terabithia': From Imagination to 3D Enchantment
Tara DiLullo Bennett takes the imaginative Bridge to Terabithia to discover the enchanted 3D creatures and environment made possible by Weta Digital for Gabor Csupos live-action directorial debut. Includes a QuickTime clip!
