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Recent Examples of wireworkIn a recent sit-down with Haute Living, the legendary actor and martial artist shared his thoughts on the current state of Hollywood stunts, which, unlike in Chan’s heyday, is dominated by CGI and wirework trickery.—Jack Dunn, Variety, 11 May 2025 The Outfit From This Cher Music Video Fetched $162K as Part of Bold Luxury Auction (Exclusive)
The bra, undergarments and armbands are all French wirework and backed with a blush fabric for a nude illusion.—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025 Chandor tries to keep things moving with chases and wirework and a lot of exploding squibs, occasionally dropping an image of Kraven in silhouette or a figure moving in a wide shot that suggests a sensibility behind the camera.—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2024 The delightful Oscar-winning visual effects combine techniques like the sodium vapor process and wirework to give life to Eglantine’s psychedelic flying bed and other inanimate-no-longer objects.—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024 Another huge element was the stunt team, who have helped execute fights between superhuman creatures and quite a bit of flying via wirework (one thing the actors won’t miss much).—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2024 And while professionals are well equipped to control for potential head injuries, wirework is an exception, because performers have so little control.—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 17 June 2024
Instead of destroying the molecules (which is what most people thought would happen), the beam caused the hydrogens to detach and the carbons to link up, thereby slowly building up a diamond lattice.
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Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
For decades, physicists have attempted to do so by approximating the quantum field as a discrete lattice of points.
Glitzy amenities include two fireplaces, a wet bar, a library, a formal dining room, a professional-grade screening room, a game room, a gym, a wine cellar, and an 11-car garage.
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Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
12 Sep. 2025
Agencies often report only a small fraction of applicants make it through the first round of screening, and fewer than that finish probation.
Although the collective delicate webbing of Nishikawa’s pieces is difficult to decipher from a distance, the artworks come into sharp focus as guests approach the open white-walled exhibition space.
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Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
Look for fine webbing and speckled or stippled leaves, which are signs of their presence, says Harvell.
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Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
24 Aug. 2025
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