Cinefex is a Quarterly journal covering visual effects in cinema, launched in 1980 by author Don Shay. Each issue features lengthy, detailed articles that describe the creative and technical processes behind film;  the information is drawn from interviews with the effects artists and technicians involved. each issue features many behind the scenes photographs illustrating the previsualization stages to the final products, as well as the execution of miniatures, pyrotechnics, make up work, and other related special effects.