This is the front page to the alt.movies.visual-effects Official Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) site. The FAQ is maintained as an HTML document and is optimized for viewing with

Last updated: February 21, 1998

To ensure that the alt.movies.visual-effects FAQ and FAQ Companion (FX Weekly^TM) are always available, I have placed copies of them on this home page. Your options from this page are listed below.

• Read the alt.movies.visual-effects USENET newsgroup.
  
• View an HTML version of the visual effects FAQ (February 1998)

To view specific sections of the FAQ, make your selection from the Table of Contents to the right, or the Site Map below.
• View an HTML version of FX Weekly^TM (updated weekly)
  FX Weekly^TM a.k.a. the FX FAQ Companion lists current and upcoming: (1) TV and cable specials, (2) magazine and newspaper articles; (3) conventions, talks, trade shows, and other live events which discuss effects in movies and television.

• The downloadable files currently contain the previous version of the FAQ. These files will be updated with the new updates (mainly the Industry Directory) next month.
• Download a zip file containing all three parts of the FAQ
  This zip file contains the text version of the FAQ which is posted monthly to USENET. The files were converted with Netscape 3.0). The FAQ is best viewed in HTML form so that you can take advantage of the Site Map, the Table of contents and the hypertext tags.
• Download a zip file containing both FAQs (Postscript version)
  This zip file contains postscript versions of the FAQ. When downloaded to a full duplex postcript printer, the FAQ will be printed in booklet format (double-sided, landscape mode with 2 pages per side) which can then be folded and viewed as an 8.5" x 5.5" book.