‘Twisters’: what went into a storm
Including, the fire-nado. An excerpt from issue #31 of befores & afters magazine.
Did you know about these visual effects in ‘Emilia Pérez’?
See them in MPC's VFX breakdown, plus the studio also showcases 'Meshroom', an open-source tool developed by MPC Paris to automate camera
How the crazy chicken jockey scene in ‘A Minecraft Movie’ was made
Plus, Sony Pictures Imageworks on ‘cubifying’ characters and environments, making Jack Black and Jason Momoa fly, and dealing with an intense array
‘We had a basket of nose picks, pratfalls, butt scratches and belly slaps to sprinkle into the action’
Behind the scenes of the climactic final battle between the Piglins and Iron Golems in 'A Minecraft Movie'.
Our VFX Oscar VFX Notes series comes to an end with ‘Dune: Part Two’
Join Hugo and Ian in an in-depth discussion of the film and its visual effects.
The latest machine learning side of Silhouette
The AI, ML and VFX series continues.
New magazine! In-depth on ILM’s visual effects for ‘Twisters’
Get the magazine in PRINT or DIGITAL.
Here’s how the spaceship LED walls on that Black Mirror ‘USS Callister: Into Infinity’ episode worked
Plus, how the VFX teams crafted a space battle, completed twinning shots, and delivered teleportation and disintegration.
Check out this new behind the scenes look at ‘Andor’, s2
Senate shots, K2 and more.
AI and ML in VFX from a VFX artist/supervisor point of view
Andreas Maaninka chats AI, ML and VFX.
How to register for SIGGRAPH 2025 in Vancouver
The conference is coming up in August.
Check out the fun way ‘Locked’ was filmed using a SUV mockup with removable pieces
See how PFX crafted visual effects for the film in this breakdown.
Behind the scenes of ‘The Eternaut’
This official featurette includes virtual production and VFX work led by Control.
‘I was just completely mesmerized by it’
Special effects veteran Mark T. Noel was recognized with a Scientific and Technical Achievement Award from the Academy for his contributions to
How do you explode a glass swimming pool?
Behind the practical effects in that impressive sequence in ‘The Amateur’. Updated with Proof's previs for the pool scene.
Behind the development of Slapshot’s AI roto and generative retiming tools
Part of the AI, ML and VFX series.
Behind the scenes of the Battle of Jackson in s2 of ‘The Last of Us’
Includes VFX supe Alex Wang discussing flamethrowers, bloater effects and more.
Creature feature: the art of a CG unicorn
Go behind the scenes of the visual effects of ‘Death of a Unicorn’, and see a detailed video breakdown.
Behind the tool Wētā FX developed to help ‘blockify’ geometry in ‘A Minecraft Movie’
Plus, how key characters like the evil Malgosha and the wolf Dennis were made.
Capitol locations: the visual effects of ‘Zero Day’
Go behind the scenes with VFX studio RVX.
Marvel releases ‘Assembled: The Making of Black Widow’ online
The full featurette previously on Disney+ is now on YouTube, and includes behind the scenes of the shoot and VFX breakdowns.
This ‘1923’ CG horse visual effects work by WeFX is…intoxicating
Check it out in their video breakdown. And find out more about WeFX here.
I mean, is there anything cooler that ILM’s John Knoll discussing how he built a motion control system?
Here, he discusses it with Tested's Adam Savage and how it was used for shooting the Onyx Cinder for Star Wars: Skeleton
The new motion prediction from Wonder Dynamics, and what’s coming with facial animation
A new podcast in the AI, ML and VFX series.
On The Set Pic: ‘The Legend of Ochi’
Go behind the scenes.
Across The Rift
The dramatic school bus fight in 'In the Lost Lands'. An excerpt from befores & afters magazine.
In season 2 of ‘Light & Magic’, Joe Johnston has an incredible way of bringing out some of the geekiest ILM details
Including a new revelation about the Jar Jar practical suit and CG head test.
Avatar: Fire and Ash
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Industrial Light & Magic: 50 Years of Innovation
Creativity meets technical curiosity: an FX TD’s role on Predator: Badlands.
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