Among the absolutely fascinating things you’ll learn from this video put together by Brainstorm Digital, the VFX firm behind Boardwalk Empire, is that Richard Harrow’s face is done in post-production, and that virtually the entire set is green screen. It’s hard to know how good a visual effects team is until you see the before and after images, and the video (after the links) is eye-opening.
The 12-ish Best Films of 2012 — (Film Drunk)
How Every Character On ‘Game Of Thrones’ Is Known Colloquially — (UPROXX)
GQ Sent A Reporter To Hang Out With Female Raider Fans, And I’m In Love — (With Leather)
A Compendium Of Cool Comics Cosplay: Best Of 2012 — (Gamma Squad)
The 2012 Finale: 112 Unforgettable Songs We Enjoyed — (Smoking Section)
The 2012 Least Bowl Roster — (Kissing Suzy Kolber)
The 15 Pop Culture Moments That Made Us Cry in 2012 — (Pajiba)
Steve Martin Has A Pretty Snazzy Pair Of New Shoes — (Buzzfeed)
McDonald’s Yelp Reviews Are Ridiculous — (HuffPost Comedy)
11 Not-So-Famous People We Lost in 2012 — (Mental Floss)
What Kind of Superhero Are You? — (College Humor)
Six Secondary Video Game Characters Who Should Have Their Own Games — (Unreality)
Jenny McCarthy Made Out With a Sailor Who Might Have Herpes — (Hypervocal)
10 Wisdom Nuggets (From Nickelodeon Sitcoms) — (Smosh)
Cindy Crawford is pictured spraying champagne all over her body before taking a swig and letting it dribble down her face. — (Fark)
How to Put Out a Boat Fire Like a Boss — (Brobible)
The Photographs Behind Norman Rockwell’s Illustrations — (High Definite)
Boardwalk Empire VFX Breakdowns of Season 2 from Brainstorm Digital on Vimeo.
