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Cinefex , launched in 1980 by author Don Shay, is a bimonthly journal covering visual effects in cinema. Each issue features lengthy, detailed articles that describe the creative and technical processes behind current film; the information is drawn from interviews with the effects artists and technicians involved. Each issue also features many behind-the-scenes photographs illustrating the progression of visual effects shots, from the previsualization stages to the final products, as well as the execution of miniatures, pyrotechnics, make-up work, and other related special effects.
A defining characteristic of Cinefex is its unusual 8"x9" configuration, a format Shay chose to enable him to reproduce film frames in a format similar to their original film aspect ratio. In 2011, Cinefex was made available for the iPad, enabling users to purchase digital copies of back issues of the magazine.