‘Wicked’ VFX supe Pablo Helman breaks down the film’s effects in this new video
Covering environments, creatures, flying, the train, the Wizard and so much more. Go in-depth into the VFX of Wicked in befores &
Going behind the scenes on the visual effects of ‘Alien: Romulus’
'Alien: Romulus' visual effects supervisor Eric Barba about the VFX Oscar nominated film.
On The Set Pic: ‘Back in Action’
Cameron Diaz as Emily on the set of Back In Action.
Watch this virtual production b-roll for ‘Flight Risk’
The b-roll showcases the shooting of plane bodies on motion bases against an LED wall for the film.
More of ‘Skeleton Crew’s’ Mama Crab from Tippett Studio
Watch the new video.
Get all the details on the upcoming Virtual Productions Gathering 2025
It's happening in Breda, Netherlands April 9-10, 2025. Find out how to get discounted tickets with a special befores & afters code.
Our VFX Oscar nominees season of VFX Notes is here, starting with ‘Alien: Romulus’
Go behind the scenes of the creatures and space environments of Fede Álvarez's film.
Here’s ILM’s VFX breakdown for ‘Wicked’
Showcasing the work behind the Emerald City and more.
Old-school and new-school tech in ‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’
Will Becher, supervising animator and stop motion lead at Aardman, on 'Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl' and the tech used in
Adding to the Offspring, and crashing a massive space station
Behind Wētā FX’s killer visual effects on ‘Alien: Romulus.’
How One of Us gave a stop-motion feel to their digital visual effects on ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’
Behind the scenes of the Sandworm, the shark attack, and those face-stretching shots.
See the speaker line-up at IAMAG Master Classes 25
Includes artists from Arcane, Avatar: The Way of Water and The Wild.
‘…one more thing’
How the directors of ‘Heretic’ gave Niche VFX the film’s biggest and most surprising VFX shot.
A new VFX breakdown for ‘Mufasa’ is out
See how MPC crafted the film.
This year’s Sci-Techs have been announced
See all the recipients here in this press release from the Academy.
The making of ‘Defying Gravity’
Stunts, special effects and digital effects combined for this incredible 'Wicked' moment. An excerpt from befores & afters magazine.
Snowmen in the sun, and other incredible effects
Behind the visual effects by Imageworks for ‘Red One’.
Here are all the Oscar VFX nominees for 2025
Congrats to all the nominees!
All the ‘Dune: Prophecy’ VFX breakdowns in one place
Featuring work by Rodeo FX, Image Engine, Accenture, ILP and more.
Issue #26 of befores & afters in PRINT is on the VFX of ‘Wicked’!
In-depth and with a ton of before and after images.
The wide use of machine learning VFX techniques on ‘Here’
Up-rez'ing, ML for transitions, and ageing and de-ageing were all part of the mix.
Part two of the VFX Notes breakdown of ‘The Phantom Menace’ is now here
A further deep dive celebrating the achievements in 'Episode I'.
A mix of old and new
The stop motion animation and VFX tech used on ‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’. An excerpt from issue #25 of befores
Here are all the nominees for the 23rd Annual VES Awards
Leading the noms are 'Dune: Part Two', 'The Wild Robot', 'Shōgun' and 'The Penguin'.
ILM breaks down its VFX for ‘Alien: Romulus’
Go behind the scenes.
Behind the scenes of ‘The Company We Keep’
Goodbye Kansas breaks down their 'Secret Level' episode called The Company We Keep.
How the Academy Software Foundation works
David Morin from the Academy Software Foundation on the VFX software packages the ASWF encompasses.
Get my new book in PRINT or on KINDLE.
Issue #67: The visual effects of Masters of the Universe.
Latest limited edition t-shirt: Pseudopod.
