Behind The Scenes

Below are links to articles talking about the making of various films (all with a special effects slant)
For the best in special effects &behind the scenes info, Cinefex magazine is the way to go!!
A few good online resources of behind the scenes FX articles follow.

• VFXHQ (behind the scenes FX for films from 1994 to 1998)
  
  
• VFXPro (some behind the scenes articles as well as news & views to do with the FX world)
  
  
• Cinesecrets (Various behind the scenes stories and info on films by people who worked on them)

FILMS & TV

2001: A Space Odyssey
The visual effects from this landmark FX film explained

A Perfect Storm
A quick overview of ILMs visual effects for the film

Band Of Brothers
Below are two articles relating to the FX in this TV series

• 3D World article
• American Cinematography

Clockstoppers
A Cinefex special feature on the FX behind this feature

E.T.
A Cinefex article on FX for both the original and the 20 year anniversary versions

Dune
This is a site dedicated to behind the scenes info on the film Dune

Fight Club
Cinefex Visual effects article

Final Fantasy
CGW article on the making of this 3D film

Ghostbusters2
Article on some of the FX techniques used on the film.

Monsters Inc.
CGW article on the making of this film

Moulin Rouge
General making-of article

Robocop
Cinefex FX article

Superman - The Movie
Some behind the scenes info on the FX

Stewart Little
CGW article on the making of this film

Titanic
General making-of article

Tron
Here are a few articles on the first film to feature fully computer generated shots

• American Cinematographer article
• Cinefex article
• VFX article

Great FX Artists

Below are a few links to those people who have been significant in special FX history:

• Peter Jackson (TBHL, The Official PJ Fan Club, has a bit about the Kiwi director whose making Lord of The Rings, he's not just a director, indeed he has dabbled, hands on, in all aspects of filmmaking from an early age, including effects techniques such as claymation)
  
  
• Richard Taylor Interview (Fears Mag interview with the Oscar winning Kiwi FX wizzard)
  
  
• Richard Taylor Interview (more info, this time from the official LOTR website)
  
  
• Willis O'Brien (stop motion FX pioneer - King Kong 1930)
  
  
• A Ray Harryhausen website (with info on this stopmotion genius)
  
  
• Ray Harryhausen interview
  
  
• Phil Tippett interview
  
  
• Dick Smith (short Bio on probably the most famous FX makeup artist ever)
  
  
• Dick Smith Filmography
  
  
• Film Threat Interviews (a great collection of interviews with filmmakers & actors over the years, check out the archives)
  
  
• Illusions Of Grandeur - a number of pages devoted to the film work of various famous horror makeup artists