Watch this ‘Thirteen Lives’ VFX breakdown
MPC has released this behind the scenes reel. The film is in the final 10 for consideration of the VFX Oscar.
Industrial Light & Magic put ‘Wakanda Forever’s’ Namor on top of a helicopter simulation to test his different flight speeds
How the VFX studio made the character fly, and how they also helped orchestrate the Talokan attack on Wakanda.
Watch nearly 4 minutes of ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ VFX breakdown shots
Netflix has released this behind the scenes VFX reel. The film's production VFX supervisor was Frank Petzold.
Ending the world (multiple times) for ‘The End is Nye’
Shooting on greenscreen and destroying the world (and Bill Nye).
ILM’s Hal Hickel on how nostalgia and CG backlash can affect the perception of VFX
The ILM animation director gave this fantastic talk at VIEW Conference this year.
Underwater performance capture: more behind the scenes
This ESPN video showcases more of the underwater capture and breathing undertaken by the actors in Avatar: The Way of Water.
The VFX of ‘All Quiet On The Western Front’
The film is short-listed for Best VFX consideration.
Why the CG water in ‘The Way of Water’ looks so good
Performance capture that could be done simultaneously above and below water, a new muscle strains system away from blend shapes, and new
This new ‘The Way of Water’ performance capture featurette has some great behind the scenes footage
Go behind the scenes on the capture process with Kate Winslet, Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña and Sigourney Weaver.
Building blood trees, removing noses, catching spears and heading to Valhalla
Behind BlueBolt's visual effects for 'The Northman'.
‘Titanic’s’ digital paraphernalia supervisor made all the difference
Titanic turns 25, and we are celebrating here at befores & afters.
Mirror gags, mountain extensions and *that* beach scene: the VFX of ‘Decision to Leave’
Go behind the scenes of the invisible effects in the South Korean film everyone is raving about.
‘Imperfectly perfect’
The secrets behind the stop-motion animation of Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Pinocchio’.
Watch Ghost VFX’s breakdown for ‘Troll’
The visual effects studio has released a making of reel for the film.
How that shocking DC villain splitting scene was made
(It came as somewhat of a surprise to the VFX team behind it, too)
How does cinematography work on a stop-motion film?
‘Pinocchio’ DOP Frank Passingham breaks down his extensive lighting, camera, motion control and lens choices on the Guillermo del Toro movie.
The surprising inspiration for that crazy Warg in ‘The Rings of Power’
Chihuahuas can be scary. But the real reason it served as reference for the Warg was: reality.
The VFX behind the forging of the Three Rings in ‘The Rings of Power’
What went into making molten metal and more.
Inside the mechanical and 3D printed puppet head process used for Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Pinocchio’
We break down how the puppets were built for the stop-motion feature.
Bending the physics
Why the VFX of ‘RRR’ are both outlandish and grounded in reality at the same time.
Watch this ‘Slumberland’ VFX reel
The work was overseen by VFX supervisor Adrian de Wet and VFX producer Eve Fizzinoglia.
Thing from ‘Wednesday’ and the on-set performance
A newly released video is out.
How those Talokan underwater scenes in ‘Wakanda Forever’ were made
Find out more details about how the civilization under the surface was brought to life by Wētā FX, including all that corn.
World building in ‘Black Adam’
A look at the Unreal Engine builds.
Making the koids in ‘The Peripheral’ involved some ingenious deepfake techniques
One of the computer game sim sequences also relied on AI approaches.
Upending the classic VFX approach: ‘Everything Everywhere all at Once’
How only a small number of VFX artists managed a massive effort on the film. And yes we ALSO talk about Raccacoonie.
They sent us Shuri’s costume with a very big note saying, basically, ‘Do not burn this’
How the emotional main-on-end title sequence for Wakanda Forever was made with real cloth, wind and fire.
Avatar: Fire and Ash
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