Issue #16 of the magazine is now out and it’s a fun look at how flying scenes are made
Featuring coverage of 'Masters of the Air', 'Lift', 'Society of the Snow', 'No Way Up' and 'Turbulence'.
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Making the magic mirror moment in ‘The Matrix’
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Tim Landry reflects on his time at Dream Quest and at Disney Imagineering
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Who knew a trusty drill would help sell some of the biggest shots in ‘Top Gun’
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How the animatronic baby from ‘The Matrix’ was made
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VFX supe Alessandro Ongaro on the prep, previs and performances in ‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’
Including overseeing almost an hour of full CG action in the film.
A rare glimpse behind the scenes with the full Sci-Tech presentation
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Hear from director Wes Ball and VFX supervisor Erik Winquist on ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’
Get an early perspective on the film's visual effects work.
A fun chat about VFX
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Behind the Oscar-nominated short ‘WAR IS OVER!’
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Escape Studios announces The 12th Annual VFX Festival
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Introducing Chip Render: Democratize Cloud Rendering for Seamless Creation
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I’m relaunching the befores & afters Patreon!
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‘We did multiple simulations of what that would actually do to someone. It was horrific.’
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The virtual production and visual effects art and tech that brought authenticity to ‘Masters of the Air.’
The VFX test that could have seen a rhino in the first ‘Gladiator’
A rhino may soon get its day on screen in the sequel.
Re-creating the hypersleep chamber, in miniature, from ‘Alien’
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See Rodeo FX’s digi-double work for ‘The Last Airbender’
The VFX studio goes behind the scenes on 'Avatar: The Last Airbender'.
Behind the scenes of worm riding on ‘Dune: Part Two’
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