Fire, water and creatures covered in the latest VFX Notes episode.
For our 2026 VFX Oscar nominees season, Hugo and Ian break down all the big VFX innovations in James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire and Ash from Lightstorm Entertainment and Wētā FX. This includes new developments in water and fire sims, character deformation and performance capture.
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