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VFX in movies: from weightlessness to curly hair

04 Nov 2019
Taken from the November 2019 issue of Physics World where it appeared under the title "From weightlessness to curly hair".

There’s no escaping the laws of physics – even at the movies. Michael Brooks reveals why they’re vital in creating the best possible visual effects

(Courtesy: © Warner Bros. Image supplied by Framestore) It’s almost ironic that, decades after fa

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Michael Brooks is a freelance writer and co-author of Hollywood Wants To Kill You: the Peculiar Science of Death in the Movies, e-mail mb@michaelbrooks.org, Twitter @DrMichaelBrooks
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