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Craig Church

@whatcraigwrote.com

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He/him. Overactive imagination since '87. Helping make movies at ILM. Enjoyer of stories and the Portland Trail Blazers. Recent fiction in Escape Pod, Worlds of Possibility, and The Saturday Evening Post. whatcraigwrote.com letterboxd.com/lucky_rabbit

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Super Yaki @superyakishop.bsky.social · 1d

free Ben Solo

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weapo @weapo.bsky.social · 7d

Pouring one out for Drew Struzan.
Here are his sexy George Lucas paintings.

Drew Struzan painting of a young George Lucas, with perfectly coiffed hair, holding a camera over his shoulder. He is surrounded by Star Wars characters.

Drew Struzan painting of a distinguished George Lucas, flanked by Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, and Indiana Jones.

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Craig Church @whatcraigwrote.com · 7d

No one ever came close to capturing a blockbuster's aura of magic and adventure the way Struzan did. An icon unto himself. RIP.

Blast Points @blastpoints.bsky.social · 7d

Drew Struzan forever.

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Craig Church @whatcraigwrote.com · 12d

Todd is such a great ambassador for Visual Effects and the below-the-line community in general. The glee for the craft of filmmaking he wears on his sleeve is emblematic of the wonderful people I get to work with every day. 🎬❤️

Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.com · 14d

Vanity Fair asked me to talk about visual effects, and it was my great honor to show off some of ILM’s terrific work over the years.

Todd Vaziri on Vanity Fair VFX
youtu.be/ERKEsIzTFas?...

ILM's VFX Secrets Behind Star Wars, Transformers & More | Vanity Fair

YouTube video by Vanity Fair

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Craig Church @whatcraigwrote.com · 14d

HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY!!!

Courtney Floyd @courtney-floyd.com · 14d

It’s book day!!!

HIGHER MAGIC is out in the US today! UK readers, it’s coming your way November 20th. I’m so excited for you all to meet Bartleby, Anne, and the rest of the gang. ✨

Higher Magic propped up against a white gnarly pumpkin and a big orange pumpkin on a bed of fall leaves.

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Craig Church @whatcraigwrote.com · 20d

Watched 18 films in September. The ones I saw for the first time and enjoyed the most, in no particular order, were:

Phantom Thread (2017)
Anna Karenina (2012)
All We Imagine as Light (2024)
Valley Girl (1983)

2025 total: 262

Craig Church @whatcraigwrote.com · 22d

Tobias from Arrested Development delivering the much-memed "but it might work for us" line.

Craig Church @whatcraigwrote.com · 25d

Cigarette man meme with a Blazers hat on.

Craig Church @whatcraigwrote.com · 29d

George Costanza dripped out in Portland Trail Blazers gear saying "I gotta focus. I'm shifting into Blazers mode."

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Reo Eveleth @reveleth.com · Sep 19

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Craig Church @whatcraigwrote.com · Sep 19

You *did* vote present on the Charlie Kirk resolution, so now I have to assume the glorification of his "work" wasn't offensive enough to you to vote nay. That is to say: you do not represent me and I will not support a weak, gerontocratic coward like you in the '26 midterms.

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Courtney Floyd @courtney-floyd.com · Sep 19

I've been working on something fun behind the scenes...

This HIGHER MAGIC audio cut scene is an exclusive preorder incentive. It stars 3 of the amazing voice actors I worked with on @hauntnowpod.bsky.social. 🧵

@htpbooks.bsky.social @htphive.bsky.social

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Craig Church @whatcraigwrote.com · Sep 11

Really want a closer look at the Eterna, because if anything is gonna move me off it’s Fuji’s color science.

Craig Church @whatcraigwrote.com · Sep 11

I looooove my Fuji cameras so I’m highly intrigued. That and the Raptor XE have me wondering if it’s time to move on from the Gemini.

Craig Church @whatcraigwrote.com · Sep 11

okay there are too many new cameras being announced wtf

Craig Church @whatcraigwrote.com · Sep 10

Imagine surviving Jigsaw's game and then 9/11 happens the next day.

Letterboxd @letterboxd.social · Sep 10

On this day in 2001, Dr. Lawrence Gordon and photographer Adam Stanheight awaken in a strange prison ☎️🌀

See more key movie dates in our September edition of Dating the Movies, curated by Laura E. Hall here: boxd.it/i5ydc

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The Movie Rabbit Hole @themovierabbithole.bsky.social · Sep 6

A visual history of the awesomeness of the matte painting.

For 120 years of filmmaking, sets and extras have been faked in post instead of being filmed practically, for logistics, schedule and budget purposes.

Matte painters are still on the credits of modern films. Talent remains, tools change.

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Craig Church @whatcraigwrote.com · Sep 10

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · Sep 10

I was a self-driving skeptic for a long time because I associated it with Tesla's scammy and illegal approach to the tech, but now I'm a convert. Biking and walking around San Francisco, I find sharing the streets with Waymos to be *much* safer than sharing them with many human drivers.

Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · Sep 10

100 years from now when transportation is fully autonomous, people aren’t gonna believe we used to drive ourselves around

“So people just had to get really good at driving so no one died in crashes?”

“Oh, people died all the time. There were actually more car deaths than murders every year.”

News: Sen. Josh Hawley is serious about banning self-driving cars, tells me he's planning legislation on this soon.
"I think we ought to ban autonomous vehicles," he told me, calling them "not safe" and saying it would be "terrible for working people" if they become the norm.
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Craig Church @whatcraigwrote.com · Sep 9

Don't miss an opportunity to win a SIGNED and ANNOTATED (!!!) copy of one of the most exciting debuts of the year! 👀✨

Courtney Floyd @courtney-floyd.com · Sep 7

Hey! It’s a full moon. It’s a lunar eclipse. It’s a giveaway! Win an annotated copy of HIGHER MAGIC and some moon-themed stickers! 🌚 Details in thread.

A signed, annotated copy of HIGHER MAGIC propped up against a stack of other copies of HIGHER MAGIC with some moon- and magic-themed stickers.

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Craig Church @whatcraigwrote.com · Sep 8

Watched 31 films in August. The ones I saw for the first time and enjoyed the most, in no particular order, were:

Sorry, Baby (2025)
Weapons (2025)
High and Low (1963)
Will & Harper (2024)

2025 total: 244

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Craig Church @whatcraigwrote.com · Sep 3

🤌✨

The Movie Rabbit Hole @themovierabbithole.bsky.social · Sep 3

Production design is for losers
Costume design is for losers
Lighting is for losers
Makeup is for losers
Writing is for losers
Sound design is for losers

Yea, none of those make sense either, do they?

Craig Church @whatcraigwrote.com · Sep 3

I mean, 'cmonnnnn

Craig Church @whatcraigwrote.com · Sep 3

If anyone in the Bay Area is interested / knows of someone who might be interested in adopting a young, sweet, social cat abandoned on the street by his former family, let me know! He's been neutered and is being fostered by us until we can find the indoor-only home of his dreams. ❤️

A small, adorable little white and grey cat with a pink nose looking nervously out through a pet carrier door.

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