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The Future of Special Effects is ‘CGI-Brows’

Directors Andrew Gaynord and Joe Grace along with Rocket Sausage have given us a preview into the exciting new world of CGI-brows.

by Evan Luzi | Behind the Lens | October 8, 2010 | Comments: 2

Their video interviews filmmakers and special fx gurus on the cusp of the “next big thing” in the industry. The CGI-brow technology has a chance to revolutionize film in the same way that bullet time and traditional computer effects did. Check out the video after the jump

Truly a game changer.

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