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Our special 1hr20 VFX Notes ep on ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ is now here!

February 4, 2026

We sit down in person with VFX supe Christian Manz, and include a TON of VFX breakdowns.

In this special episode of VFX Notes, Hugo and Ian are joined in the VFX Notes bunker by How To Train Your Dragon visual effects supervisor Christian Manz from Framestore. We hear about the challenges of making the transition from an animated feature to a live-action film. Christian breaks down the early designs and tests, the on-set puppetry, the gimbal rigs, Framestore’s on-set AR iPad tool, and the extensive visual effects and animation.

This episode is sponsored by ‪Action VFX and their brand new introduction to ComfyUI for VFX online course. Use the code COMFY10VFX to get an exclusive 10% Discount. Sign up today: https://bit.ly/47NaEUg

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