Be inspired by this beautiful practical photographic animation film
Here’s how FX WRX made ‘Voyager’ using optical effects, animation, motion control robotics and projection techniques.
How the hole-ly Veb in ‘Ant-Man: Quantumania’ came to be
From actor David Dastmalchian in fauxcap on set, to final gooey alien.
How Blender Studio’s latest film, with a realistic human character, was made
Exploring the use of Blender's latest features to make 'Charge'.
‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ wins the VFX Oscar!
The James Cameron film, with VFX led by Wētā FX, took the Academy Award.
The making of a shot sculpting toolset
How Animal Logic implemented a new toolset for rig deformation on ‘DC League of Super-Pets’.
Watch ILM’s ‘Wakanda Forever’ VFX breakdown
The studio has released their work showcasing the attack on the city.
Check out some of Rodeo FX’s recent ‘Breaking down the breakdowns’ on ST4
Here's a couple of recent eps of their fun series.
Hovering between the real and surreal
MPC breaks down the visual effects for several key scenes in Alejandro Iñárritu’s ‘Bardo.’
How this VFX supe made his own effects-heavy short about a hero robot
Get tips and tricks for crafting your own short film in this visual journey.
Watch MPC’s VFX breakdown for ‘Nope’
The studio showcases the Nope work in this video.
Tom Hanks’ cat in ‘A Man Called Otto’ is a mix of live-action, greenscreen and CG
Behind the invisible effects for the cat, environments, weather and de-ageing in the film.
‘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’.
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.
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Creativity meets technical curiosity: an FX TD’s role on Predator: Badlands.
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