Olivier Gondry on the making of Kylie Minogue’s ‘Come Into My World’
We revisit this making of article in light of the new Margot Robbie CHANEL ad directed by Michel Gondry.
Powering a VFX Oscar winner
Behind two key Wētā FX tech developments for fire and character deformation on Avatar: Fire and Ash.
Always fun to see invisible effects in the ‘Knives Out’ films
This VFX breakdown is from Eyeline.
ILM’s Jeff White breaks down that incredible oner from ‘The Avengers’
A look back at the ILM Vancouver creative director's career.
Watch Important Looking Pirates’ VFX breakdown for ‘Predator: Badlands’
Go behind the scenes.
VFX artists vs. The Golden Gate
The bridge we love to destroy in movies. An excerpt from issue #1 of befores & afters magazine.
On The Set Pic: ‘War Machine’
Go behind the scenes.
How Tony Tony Chopper was made for s2 of ‘One Piece’
A new behind the scenes featurette.
Watch this official VFX breakdown for ‘The Dinosaurs’
It comes from production co Silverback Films, which worked with ILM on the Amblin/Netflix series.
Stuffy stories, including the ventilation hose from ‘The Abyss’
An excerpt from the re-published issue #1 of befores & afters magazine.
And the Oscar for Best Visual Effects goes to…
A huge congratulations to Avatar: Fire and Ash!
Rob Bredow shares ‘Solo’ stories, and how ILM inspired him before he was even at ILM
It's the third ep of our special ILM series.
Special surprise – a republish of issue #1!
Including the HUGE look back at stuffies in VFX, with a HUGE collection of behind the scenes images.
FMX 2026 is nearly here, and so is the Then & Now track!
This year it features director Roland Emmerich, a look back at Softimage, an exploration of stop-motion, and a live VFX Notes podcast with Ian
All the ‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ VFX breakdowns in one place
Including work by Rodeo FX, MR. X, DNEG, Folks, Alchemy24, Digital Domain.
On The Set Pic: ‘One Piece’
Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy on the set of 'One Piece.'
A deep dive into Wētā FX’s visual effects for ‘A Minecraft Movie’
Including everything you need to know about Malgosha.
The making of ‘F1’, at VFX Notes
Our 2026 VFX Oscars nominees season is here!
ILM’s Janet Lewin reflects on more than three decades with the studio
Her early VFX producer roles including Pearl Harbor and Hulk, the development of StageCraft, and more.
EXCLUSIVE: Imageworks breakdown videos from ‘In Your Dreams’
Check out this behind the scenes look at Nightmara, and a VFX breakdown.
Avatar: Fire and Ash
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Industrial Light & Magic: 50 Years of Innovation
How the right school helped this compositor land his latest credit on 'Invasion' season 3.
From classroom to credits, with Campus VFX