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This week on the VFX Notes podcast, Hugo Guerra and Ian Failes discuss Gareth Edwards’ The Creator. It’s a VFX Oscar-nominated film that very deliberately set out to change the game in how these large visual effects films get made, backed up by the powerhouse Industrial Light & Magic and several VFX vendors. Find out more, including via a whopping amount of behind the scenes imagery and video.
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Watch the new VFX Notes episode, below. Also, don’t miss befores & afters’ extensive coverage of the film here.






