A stack of ‘Frankenstein’ behind the scenes, including this 5-minute VFX breakdown
Plus, there's a full dedicated issue of the print magazine coming soon!
This puppetry behind the scenes for ‘Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age’ is just so fun to watch
A new feeaturette about the on-set puppetry has been released by Apple.
The ‘TRON: Ares’ issue is here!
Issue #44 of befores & afters covers the visual effects of 'TRON: Ares'.
Learn on set VFX stories this World VFX Day
All the World VFX Day sessions are happening over 15 hours on 8th December!
Season 2 of ‘Gen V’ features one character who can store people in his anus
How *that* Black Hole scene was done, plus other visual effects in the show.
IAMAG Master Classes will feature ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ production designer Dylan Cole
Dylan Cole returns to IAMAG for Master Classes ’26 in Montreal.
What it’s like to run a visual effects studio in China
Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to Base FX founder and CEO Chris Bremble about operating a VFX studio for 20
The art of re-skinning
The stand-in proxy F3 cars, the picture cars, the tracking and matchmoving, and more. An excerpt from issue #43 of befores &
Go behind the scenes of ‘Stranger Things’, season 5
Netflix has released a bunch of behind the scenes featurettes.
In-depth on the visual effects of ‘F1’
Get all the info, and a whole lot of behind the scenes imagery, in the latest magazine in PRINT or DIGITAL.
VFX Notes reviews ‘Ex Machina’ and its AI Alicia Vikander
The Rise of AI Robots season continues.
The painterly art and tech behind stop-motion animated ‘The Girl Who Cried Pearls’
Including the fascinating ways that the puppets were tracked for mouth replacement, and how the pearls were animated.
On The Set Pic: ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’
Director James Cameron and Oona Chaplin on the set of Avatar: Fire and Ash.
How the original ‘The Running Man’ predicted the rise of the deep fake
The Arnold Schwarzenegger film foresaw both the use of digital VFX and machine learning. An excerpt from issue 3 of befores &
Watch Digital Domain’s Skeleton Man breakdown for ‘Welcome to Derry’
Go behind the VFX.
How the bus scenes in ‘The Lost Bus’ were filmed
Stunt buses, a bluescreen stage and more. An excerpt from befores & afters magazine. The latest issue of the magazine covers the
This preview for the new S. S. Rajamouli film ‘Varanasi’ already has millions and millions of views. Here’s how it was made
Visual effects supervisor Srinivas Mohan breaks it down.
Infinite Realities on the path to 4D gaussian splatting in digital human capture
Including for the holograms in 'Superman'.
How ‘The Bad Guys 2’ filmmakers approached stylization and combining 2D and 3D FX
The tools and techniques that gave the sequel its hand-crafted look. With EXCLUSIVE breakdown videos.
Stop-motion AI gnomes are here to get you
More Rise of AI robots at VFX Notes! Our Rise of AI Robots season at VFX Notes continues with a look at
Go behind the scenes of rigging and practical effects at LAIKA
A new video from the LAIKA team.
Take a VFX ride on ‘The Lost Bus’
Issue #42 of befores & afters is now out!
The race to get a model jet ready for filming on Ari Aster’s ‘Eddington’
The jet scenes in the film were realized with a combination of a modified off-the-shelf model plane kit and digital visual effects.
The feel of flight
A range of techniques were combined to make Superman fly. An excerpt from issue #41 of befores & afters magazine.
SIGGRAPH Asia 2025 in Hong Kong: a preview
A look at what to expect with VFX and animation sessions at the conference.
Saint Walker on the new Core Skills of VFX Handbook 2025
Where to find and how to use this great VFX resource.
On The Set Pic: ‘Predator: Badlands’
Elle Fanning has posted some fun bts pics from the set, showcasing how they filmed her role.
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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