On The Set Pic: ‘Wednesday’
Victor Dorobantu as Thing on the set of 'Wednesday'.
Motion bases and making mayhem, in the volume
How that stunning ‘House of the Dragon’ series one finale dragon fight was brought to life with new approaches to virtual production.
See how those glorious views of Mount Doom were created
Watch Cause and FX's VFX breakdown of their work for 'The Rings of Power'.
From ‘Gravity’ tethers to, literally, Ragdoll Dynamics
A history of how this Maya plugin came to be.
‘Show me something gross’
The special effects and visual effects behind Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’.
These animation tests for ‘Wendell & Wild’ are intoxicating
Animation supervisor Malcolm Lamont has shared a bunch of incredible tests on his YouTube page. I especially love the puke test.
Behind the mind-bending effects in Tool’s ‘Opiate²’ music video
Silicone puppets, live-action photography and meticulous digital effects made it possible.
The puppet, mocap and CG tests behind the characters for ‘Lost Ollie’
And how ILM crafted the final intricate performances of Ollie, Rosy and Zozo.
How Digital Domain helped The Rock melt a mercenary
And how one hilarious moment in ‘Black Adam’ done by the VFX studio didn’t make it to the theatrical cut.
Korean VFX and digital humans are highlights of SIGGRAPH Asia 2022
befores & afters is hosting a special session with local studios.
‘Avatar’ changed performance capture, 3D and virtual production
"You are on Pandora."
Access:VFX has expanded
A new European chapter has been launched.
Here’s how Framestore helped make Idris Elba fight a lion
Behind the scenes of ‘Beast’, including incredible lookdev reels.
Behind the scenes of ‘Slumberland’
The green guys feature in this featurette.
Shannon Tindle and Peter Ramsey: a ‘Lost Ollie’ conversation
The writer and the director of the Netflix series both discuss the creation of the show, working with puppets and working with
On The Set Pic: ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’
Director James Cameron shoots a scene. Note the LED panels and camera tracking set-up.
‘He had so much stuff on him it was crazy’
The making of Werewolf by Night’s Man-Thing.
Performance, hair and…sequins: Wētā FX on its toughest tasks in ‘She-Hulk’
The VFX studio’s history in crafting photoreal CG humans and human-like characters was further extended on the series.
What you need to know about the ASC Framing Decision List
It's a new specification for standardizing how the documentation, tracking and use of framing.
Get your 20 years of Spider-Man VFX hit right here
Sony Pictures Imageworks made a compilation video of their work on the many Spider-Man projects, starting in 2002.
Rob Bredow on the state of play of virtual production at ILM
The latest on StageCraft and other tech at ILM.
You had me at giant goose motion base
Watch this behind the scenes with Jason Momoa riding a giant goose motion base for 'Slumberland.'
On The Set Pic: ‘Slumberland’
Jason Momoa and Marlow Barkley in the Francis Lawrence film.
Working on ‘She-Hulk’ gave animators a rare chance to bring a fully CG photoreal female character to life
Wētā FX on the unique challenges of this superhero.
Alien entities, day for night, and inflatable tube men
VFX Notes is back, and it's back in a big way, with 'NOPE'.
Some fascinating invisible effects work here in ‘Blonde’
Great work by Temperimental VFX.
Avatar: Fire and Ash
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Creativity meets technical curiosity: an FX TD’s role on Predator: Badlands.
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