The Movie Time Machine

I’ve always been fascinated by the way films are made. I’ve even made a few of my own. As a youth, I eagerly bought every book and magazine I could find that lifted the lid on the magical moviemaking process. Later I spent many happy years writing for Cinefex, that much-missed journal of cinematic illusions.

A few years ago I created The Illusion Almanac, a website devoted to film craft, plus an accompanying digital magazine in which I planned to cover major motion picture releases, based...