Trevor Hogg

Toronto

Journalist at Freelance

Journalist at VFX Voice

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Blu-ray Review: Dan Da Dan

3 weeks ago | liveforfilm.com | Trevor Hogg

Posted by Trevor Hogg on Jun 4, 2025 in action, animated, comedy, drama, DVD/Blu-ray, fantasy, Headline, horror, Reviews, romance, sci-fi, thriller | 0 commentsMixing different genres together only works when it can be integrated into the storytelling rather than simply being a gimmick where the novelty becomes tiresome after repeat viewings.
Digital Domain Goes Retro-Futuristic with Robots on ‘The Electric State’ VFX

1 month ago | awn.com | Trevor Hogg

In The Electric State, based on a graphic novel by Swedish artist Simon Stålenhag, after a robot uprising in an alternative version of the 1990s, an orphaned teenager goes on a quest across the American West, with a cartoon-inspired robot, a smuggler, and his sidekick, to find her long-lost brother.
Riot Games and Fortiche Push Every Possible Boundary in ‘Arcane’ Season 2

1 month ago | awn.com | Trevor Hogg

In many ways, a video game players’ point of view is extremely limited. For many games, that focus is solely on annihilating the opposition rather than getting to know different characters and exploring various environments on a battlefield that resembles an open world chessboard. Such is the case with League of Legends, an online battle royale created by Riot Games.
'Andor' VFX Supervisor Mohen Leo Reveals the Rebel Secrets of Season 2

1 month ago | animationmagazine.net | Trevor Hogg

***This article was written for the May/June ’25 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 350)***When Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was released in 2016, it proved so popular that a prequel series called Andor was created by Tony Gilroy and premiered on Disney+ in 2022. Whereas Season 1 focused on what led Cassian Andor (portrayed by Diego Luna) to join the rebellion against the Galactic Empire, the second season covers a period of four years in which Andor was a key resistance fighter.
RIOT GAMES AND FORTICHE GET REVOLUTIONARY WITH ARCANE SEASON 2

2 months ago | vfxvoice.com | Trevor Hogg

April 15 2025 Animating video games or music videos is one thing, but independently producing an animated television series that streams on Netflix is an entirely different animal. This is something Riot Games learned after spending $250 million to create two nine-episode seasons of Arcane, a spin-off of their multiplayer online battle arena video game League of Legends.
DNEG Creates 'Gorge-ous' VFX for Apple TV’s ‘The Gorge’

2 months ago | awn.com | Trevor Hogg

Combining science fiction, romance, horror and action, Apple Original Films and Skydance Media’s The Gorge tells the story of two snipers from Eastern and Western Block countries posted as sentries on either side of a huge, deep gorge, who are drawn to each other while preventing mysterious beings from escaping the hellish environment beneath them.
Digital Domain Gets Symbiotic for ‘Venom: The Last Dance’

2 months ago | awn.com | Trevor Hogg

If you ever wondered what the home world of the symbiotes in the Venom cinematic franchise looks like, then watch Venom: The Last Dance. Marvel and Sony Pictures’ final instalment in their Symbiote trilogy, starring Tom Hardy and directed by Kelly Marcel, showcases Klyntar and the imprisoned symbiote creator Knull. Hired to create the artificial planet in the Andromeda Galaxy that appears in the opening and post-credit scenes - a total of 36 shots - was Digital Domain.
THE RISE OF REAL-TIME VFX AND WHERE IT’S GOING

2 months ago | vfxvoice.com | Trevor Hogg

April 01 2025 Virtual production could not exist without real-time rendering, customarily associated with game engines such as Unreal Engine and Unity. Still, real-time technology is also impacting workflows and pipelines constructed to produce visual effects on a daily basis. As the tool is refined to become more cinematically proficient, new challenges and opportunities have emerged for visual effects artists and production teams.
VIRTUAL PRODUCTION NOW AND GOING FORWARD

2 months ago | vfxvoice.com | Trevor Hogg

April 01 2025 Has virtual production revolutionized filmmaking, beginning with The Mandalorian in 2019, and accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic a year later? The answer is ‘no,’ but the methodology has become an accepted alternative to bluescreen and greenscreen. Even though technology continues to advance at a rapidly, some things have remained the same. “It’s a mixed bag,” states Matt Jacobs, VFX Supervisor.
MEMOIR OF A SNAIL: INSIDE THE SHELL

2 months ago | vfxvoice.com | Trevor Hogg |Ross Auerbach

By TREVOR HOGGImages courtesy of Arenamedia Pty Ltd. and IFC Films. Making the most of the global shutdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Australian filmmaker Adam Elliot mapped out what would become an Oscar-nominee favorite for Best Animated Feature and an Annecy winner.