‘The Cokey stuffy would be resting on a C-stand, and the actors would go up and touch her nose and interact with her’
Wētā FX breaks down their delivery of Cokey the bear for ‘Cocaine Bear’.
Author: Ian Failes
Watch Crafty Apes’ ‘National Treasure’ s1 VFX breakdown
The VFX studios showcases their work for the series.
The making of M.O.D.O.K.
UPDATED: How the ‘Ant-Man: Quantumania’ visual effects team turned Corey Stoll into a cybernetically enhanced creature with an oversized head.
A deep dive into Cinesite’s visual effects for ‘Wakanda Forever’
The latest b&a podcast is all about the film's Boston bridge chase and surrounding scenes.
Go behind the scenes of the VFX in ‘Bullet Train’
Sony has made this featurette available online, focusing on the virtual production and previs work in the film.
Meet the true unsung hero of visual effects: the tennis ball
Why the humble tennis ball plays an ace role on film sets and beyond.
You might be surprised about what’s real and what’s synthetic in ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’
Behind the scenes with VFX studio DNEG on digital environments and invisible effects.
Issue #9 of the magazine is here!
This latest issue focuses on feature animation.
The amazing engineering behind that eyeline system on ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’
The tech of the Spidercam-like set-up that allowed live-action actors to interact with CG ones.
Behind the VFX of ‘Wakanda Forever’
Hugo and Ian tackle the VFX of this Black Panther sequel.
How they make the fire in ‘Fire Country’
Practical fire, fire elements, fire sims.
Dark City at 25
A conversation with colorist Peter Doyle.
Behind the scenes of ‘Marcel the Shell with Shoes On’
A new Academy featurette video is out.
Oscars MakeUp & Hairstyling nominees in new showcase video
This official video is a highlights reel from the Bake-Off.
Academy posts VFX Bake-Off summary video showcasing 5 nominees
A new video includes fun breakdowns.
Watch this ‘L Word’ car crash making-of
The virtual production making of video, from Assimilate, showcases work done by Leandro Marini of Imperial Creative for this crash scene.
See Goodbye Kansas’ VFX breakdown for ‘Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan’, s3
Watch the breakdown reel here. https://vimeo.com/800787430
‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ gets the VFX Notes breakdown
Smoke, tanks, environments...and rats!
Watch Brainstorm Digital’s ‘Hello Tomorrow!’ VFX breakdown
From the new AppleTV+ retro-future world show.
Go in-depth on the visual effects by FuseFX for ‘Wendell & Wild’
Combining stop-motion and digital effects.
Shape language, silhouettes and scanning ‘nurnies’
What it took to design Cinesite’s creatures for s2 of The Witcher. The basilisks and chernobog featured in season 2 of Netflix’s The Witcher were fearsome creatures crafted by Cinesite.…
So, what’s the latest on the Wētā Digital and Unity deal?
befores & afters got an update from Unity itself.
Watch Image Engine’s ‘Willow’ breakdown reel
Showcasing their work for the series.
The water droplets on the kids fighting on the beach in ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ took 8 days to simulate
Covering the CG characters with photoreal drips via a thin film solver was just one of the many water simulation challenges on the film.
‘The Way of Water’ wins big at the VES Awards
The full list of winners is here! OUTSTANDING VISUAL EFFECTS IN A PHOTOREAL FEATURE Avatar: The Way of Water Richard Baneham Walter Garcia Joe Letteri Eric Saindon JD Schwalm OUTSTANDING…
RSVFX’s breakdown reel for ‘Wednesday’ is lots of fun (and it includes Thing!)
Rocket Science (RSVFX) has posted a behind the scenes breakdown reel showcasing its work for Wednesday, including for Thing.
Fury — Or Else: Z by HP’s extreme Z8 Fury workstation launches with an extreme stunt
How the promo for Z8 Fury, from Z by HP, was made.