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Jim Maxwell

@1jcmaxwell

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Emmy Award winning artist - VFX matte-painter/Art Director/illustrator (COMMISIONS OPEN) I'd rather be a pig than a fascist!

Toronto
Joined November 2013
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The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
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Mike and Jay @redlettermedia immortalized in @nytimes illustration for magazine article "The Great Race to Rule Streaming TV" July 10th, 2019
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I think #Andor is the best Star Wars anything since The Empire Strikes Back. The tone of the show is terrifying, carried by strong complex writing. This feels more like Orwell's 1984 or even THX-1138, than the average Disney/Lucasfilm series.
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I hope this sitcom comes to basic cable.
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All Avatar movies have been pushed back 1-2 years.
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There is no god.
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Restraint vs lack of restraint.
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Emmy arrived today. Wish I could celebrate with our team especially @Wakingmist @tommybicyclette and @details9 - We worked so hard. I've always loved old Hollywood and art deco, so now I can display this. Thank you @TelevisionAcad @HistoryVikings @Take5Prod @MR_X_INC
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WIN! @CDNScreenAwards @canadianscreenawards @HistoryVikings Congratulations to our great VFX TEAM!
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One of the most fun experiences I've had was working on artwork and matte paintings for @redlettermedia 's SPACE COP (2016). Here's an image of the final cryolab environment. #spacecop
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General plot of The Mandalorian Season 2 (2020) - "Can you help me get this foundling to its homeworld?" "Sure I can, but can you help my friend move into his new apartment first? Thanks."
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This may be my favourite @redlettermedia video ever.
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We Finally Watched Nukie: The VHS Grading Video
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RIP Douglas Trumbull.
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Not sure why this is on my mind this morning but I love it.
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I want a Neil Breen GPS voice for my car. I want convoluted travel directions.
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Writer's block.
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The Book of Boba Fett (2021)
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Vacation life goals achieved.
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Frasier reboot happening. But can it really top this?
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RIP Raymond Briggs. His books were beautiful. (The Snowman 1978)
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God, so strange to never know a person, but still cuts so emotionally that they've passed on. RIP Ray Liotta.
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"Can I come too?"
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I hope this scene is in Spielberg's next film.
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I would personally liked to congratulate @redlettermedia on reaching 1 million subcribers on @YouTube . I drew a picture of a celebration cake for them. Congrats guys!
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5 years
Does Disney just not care anymore? This looks like cheap sticker-book art from the dollar store. #drewstruzanwhereareyou
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3 years
Cool, noticed The Last Jedi was trending. Instead, here's pretty Luke.
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6 months
Everyone's entitled to their opinion, but a good friend (correctly) referred to this as music that makes you feel like you have the flu.
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let's hear it for the most soothing theme song of all time
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Wonder if it'll be set on the mysterious planet of Tatooine.
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Jon Watts is in talks to direct a mysterious ‘STAR WARS’ series for Disney+ (EXCLUSIVE)
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5 years
NO WAY is THE MANDALORIAN gonna be as cool as the original Mandalorian.
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Currently watching the pilot. I forgot how good this was.
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2 years
Reference point for those that think Twin Peaks characters look too old to be high school students.
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High school students, 1989.
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Not invested in this, but there's a big contrast in quality between Sonic (main character - 'driving' the movie) and Bulbasaur from Detective Pikachu (secondary character).
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I think the final episode of THE MANDALORIAN (2019) is the best Star Wars anything since ROTJ (1983)
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This is so heartbreaking. Rest in peace Mr. Forster.
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Was so fortunate that I got to work on Deadpool 3 back in 2009.
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Happy Birthday.
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Happy #WorldElephantDay everyone. Go hug an elephant! Here's Max Rebo, whatever I guess he's a Star Wars elephant. I don't approve of his music style though. Off-putting.
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Ever wonder why this huge building in NYC has no windows? Built in 1974 during the Cold War, 33 Thomas Street was designed to withstand a nuclear blast / fallout and to be self-sufficient with its own gas and water supplies [📹 archi.student.helper]
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This is a gross way to promote your film.
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"If you’re a closet misogynist, she’ll scare the f*ck out of you." Tim Miller on why #TerminatorDarkFate will have internet trolls shaking in their boots:
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A pleasure to see @redlettermedia 's NEW Best of the Worst table irl. More crafstmanship from Rich Evans. Interestingly, due to the camera angle, the table appears to be a large flat circle. But in reality, (when seen from a rare angle) it is an oval. #TheMoreYouKnow
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Another illustration I created in pencil. Personal project.
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@tdcpresents Contactless shadows, cinematically baffling!
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Does anyone remember when one large ship as physical threat was enough? (not to mention it looked way better) #beatingdeadspacehorse
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Lost some people with my tr@#$# @mp tweets. Goodbye - you stink.
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And oddly, with a budget of $250–300 million, Dial of Destiny still couldn't do a train scene as a practical shoot.
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This train sequence was tricky, but the outcome made it all worth it. I can't wait for everyone to see it come to life!
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SEX FEAR!
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Hey @MrT when I was 10 years old, you came to the Toys R Us in Brampton, Ontario. You drove by in your limo, and you were standing in the sun roof. I yelled "you're cool, sir!" and you pointed right at me and yelled "THAT'S RIGHT!" Thanks for acknowledging me.
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The Batman Monster Dark Universe cast photo.
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This needs to be a Christmas movie that's released THIS Christmas.
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Nicolas Cage walking down the street with his son
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That time I ruined the Emmys.
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Radiohead used to be such nice boys.
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Going to dress like this when I'm 80.
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When something you truly love makes you cringe with embarrassment.
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4 years
It's important to admit when you're wrong.
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I'm cautiously optimistic that STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER will be better than Goober and The Ghost Chasers.
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Can't wait for the giraffe hair-eating scene.
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He’s just not a people person. #DolittleMovie
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Heptapod Logograms with translation. ARRIVAL (2016) (compiled by Emma Hollen @Emma_Hollen )
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Love when real life doesn't look anything like vfx.
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DART's final moments before crashing into an asteroid 6.7 million miles away from Earth earlier today 😲
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I like when people can admit that they were wrong.
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Jeopardy's such a mess. THIS is my new favourite game show.
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Mike vs. Jay: Trivia Showdown REMATCH
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Tucker Carlson is fucking gross.
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Stay in school. Don't do drugs.
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Love posting my opinion of racists and intolerant people then checking to see if my follower count dropped. 4 down. Good riddance and fuck off.
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No one drew a goddamned T-Rex in a fighter jet better than Bill Watterson. Happy Birthday sir.
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Kylo Ren : Do you know the truth about your parents? Or have you always known? You've just hidden it away. Say it. Rey : [in tears] They were nobody. Kylo Ren : They were filthy junk traders.
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Paprika (2006) directed by Satoshi Kon Inception (2010) directed by Christopher Nolan
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I think about this 'trick' all the time, its brilliant and magical and works so well.
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I will think about how they did this shot from The Empire Strikes Back on my death bed.
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From Shawshank Redemption, to Spongebob, to The Mandalorian, CLANCY BROWN really can do anything!
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I might like INDIANA JONES AND THE CRYSTAL SKULL (2008) if they made one casting alteration.
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Post-modern work of art.
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What absolute dystopian hell world are we living in.
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I wonder what @NeilBreen 's favourite movies are. I'm really curious.
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Queen Elizabeth thinks Marvel movies are shit.
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DEATH BECOMES HER (1992) My favourite Bruce Willis role, the movie would be unbearable without him.
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For those of us concerned and for those visiting Toronto, Ontario Place actually looks like this, and that's all going to change on Monday.
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I can't believe this! Our team on Vikings won the EMMY AWARD! Thank you @TelevisionAcad @HistoryVikings @Take5Prod Congrats to our team!!!!!
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I won't watch Star Trek: PICARD (2020) because I don't like how Data looks.
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Rest in Peace David Warner.
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This Metaverse is worse than Dire Straits Money for Nothing video (1985) and that was 36 years ago.
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I understand the dislike for Snyder's Watchmen, but Jackie Earle Haley is just sooooooo good.
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Wow. Christopher Reeve was just SO awesome.
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CHRISTOPHER REEVE talks to Letterman about working with Marlon Brando on SUPERMAN (1978). Reeve was not impressed with the legendary actor...
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“Piano Man” is 48 years old today (1973)
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I saw this in the cinema when I was 6.5 years old. It made me take the whole thing seriously.
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When sci-fi/fantasy films are shot mundanely, like documentary footage capturing an ordinary moment, I'm willing to believe in its reality.
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Just finished the first episode of Columbo (1968). Really good. I intend to watch every episode, talk to you in a few years.
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I'm so bored with the noise of film/tv criticism on twitter. I miss just watching shows or movies with my family or friends and saying "that was really good" or "that sucked", and moving on and staying optimistic that good things will still come along.
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Just received the "left-wing wizard serum injection". No wait, it's called MODERNA. It was delicious. I only cried a little bit getting jabbed. #GetVaccinated
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I love the ALIENS (1986) motion tracker. It looks like it weighs a ton, would be awkward to carry, which makes me believe it actually works.
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My concentration in highschool was terrible, I was a weird kid, I'd draw lighthouses on rocky coasts on the side of my notebook and wished I was somewhere else, and always imagined being a lighthouse keeper. I can't wait for Robert Eggers' The Lighthouse (2019).
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Illustration I created back in 2008. "The Guardian"
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About to start chapter 2 of The Boba Fett Book.
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Re-watching The Goonies (1985) and explaining to people that the guy on the bike is THANOS.
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We watched it, as any parent should, I gave them plenty of context and warnings - consensus: they loved it. 🖤
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My 10 year old REALLY wants to watch ALIEN (1979) tonight, I've warned him about EVERYTHING, and he's still really excited. My older kid DOESN'T want to watch it. I think I'm going to have to say no and wait a few years.
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WOW!!! Our visual effects team for @HistoryVikings has been nominated for an EMMY award! @TheEmmys This is really exciting!
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DARK CITY (1998) is such a neat film. Released one year before THE MATRIX, it heavily influenced it, with way too many comparisons. Apparently the Wachowski's watched during production. I like it better than The Matrix.
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CGI Chewbacca looks fake and sucks.
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