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Edward Vega

Video Producer

Ed Vega joined the Vox video team as a video producer in 2021. His coverage focuses on all things cinema, from the intricacies of film history to the nuts and bolts of filmmaking. Before Vox, he worked at Cheddar News, covering similar topics, and Futurism, where his coverage extended to the fascinating world of science. Feel free to reach out to him at ed@vox.com.

How The Conjuring became the Marvel of horror

By Edward Vega October 31

Side by side movie posters of Jaws (right) and Barbie (left). The Barbie poster features a photo of Margot Robbie dressed as a barbie in a retro blue and white striped swimsuit. The Jaws poster is stylized to match the Barbie poster, with a sparkly pink and blue backdrop and the words “Bruce The Shark” lettered across the top.

Why Jaws and Barbie were such blockbusters

By Edward Vega September 28

How to travel now

How airplane legroom got so tight

By Edward Vega August 8

2023’s big summer movie season, explained

How Wes Anderson uses miniatures

By Edward Vega June 23

Why fake punches in movies look real

By Edward Vega May 30

How A24 took over Hollywood

By Edward Vega May 12

Why Top Gun’s sound design is Oscar-worthy

By Edward Vega March 10

Why kids don’t get as cold as adults do

By Edward Vega February 28

Actor Pete Davidson saying something, while the on-screen caption reads as a line of question marks.

Why we all need subtitles now

By Edward Vega January 20

How the World Cup’s AI instant replay works

By Edward Vega November 29, 2022