Tag: TV

‘Walking Dead’ FX guru spills blood, guts and tricks of the trade

by Frankie TAGGART LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — He is the God of Gore, the Sultan of Splatter, the Emperor of Entrails — and the brains behind some of the most iconic blood and guts set-pieces in film history. If you’ve seen something in a violent movie that made the blood drain from your face, there’s a good chance that Oscar-winning Greg Nicotero provided the special effects. The 53-year-old and his partners have worked […]

A success in history—Happy 90th to TV’s first demo

QUEZON City, Philippines (January 26) – It is on the same day and the year was 1926 when an innovation won over a skeptical public. This was a time when radio dominated every household, and ‘silent moving pictures’ can only be seen on cinemas and theatres. John Logie Baird triumphed in demonstrating his mechanical scan television, a.k.a. televisor, to the Royal Institution and a journalist. The image produced was that of a woman, rumored to be Daisy […]