This ‘Ambulance’ VFX breakdown showcases some fascinating invisible effects work
How ramps became gravel, how wires were removed, and more, in this breakdown from alphaVFX.
‘I think I found my people’
'Light & Magic': a review.
Why ‘Air Force One’ has some of the most talked about visual effects in history
The film has turned 25!
Groom gains
How ILM overhauled its feather system for ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’.
This stunning shot of the Giganotosaurus in ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ is a practical head and a CG body
There are fully practical effects in the film, fully CG ones, and everything in between (and, yep, there’s even miniatures).
On the Set Pic: ‘Elvis’
Director/writer/producer Baz Luhrmann and Austin Butler on the set of 'Elvis'.
VFX Futures: How this new RenderMan Walking Teapot short film pays homage to an animated classic
We talk to Pixar's Dylan Sisson about 'Teapot Meets Potzilla', a homage to Marv Newland's 'Bambi Meets Godzilla' made with RenderMan's Stylized
See how LED walls were used for s2 of ‘Russian Doll’
A new video from 4Wall showcases their work for a subway car scene in the series.
An official ‘Becoming Vecna’ video with Barrie Gower
Netflix has posted this short doco about the make-up effects work for Vecna.
Watch 2 official featurettes on ‘Jurassic Park III’
Universal has released these docos from the film's DVD release, which include coverage of the VFX work by ILM.
On The Set Pic: ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’
Morfydd Clark (Galadriel) and Charlie Vickers (Halbrand) shoot a scene.
Automatic human matting for VFX and offline virtual production
Watch this demo for Vanishing Point Virtual Production's Antimatter app.
So, how do you *actually* make 100 meter tall creatures fight amongst the pyramids?
Behind the scenes of Moon Knight’s Ammit vs Khonshu battle by Wētā FX, plus the VFX studio’s work on the ‘million night
Watch Digital Domain’s ‘Doctor Strange 2’ VFX breakdown
The breakdown deals with new realms, the Sinister Sanctum, Wanda, cloaks and more.
Did you see ‘Lightyear’? Now read about the tech behind it
A number of technical Pixar papers and videos have already been published covering cloth, hair and environment R&D in computer graphics for
Full official ‘Jurassic Park’ documentary now online
This official featurette made a few years ago and now released by Universal showcases many of the practical effects dinos by Stan
Watch NVIZ’s VFX breakdown for ‘The Undeclared War’
See how invisible effects were used to make this film.
Here’s the full list of 74th Emmy awards nominations in VFX
Congratulations to all the nominees.
Watch this making of ‘Captain Scarlet’ doco
Just one of the incredible videos on the official Gerry Anderson YouTube page, which also has a ton of practical effects videos.
VFX Notes: Demodogs, Dart, Mind Flayer and the Gate in ‘Stranger Things 2’
We cover the VFX of 'Stranger Things 2'.
Behind the VFX of ‘Spiderhead’
See director Joseph Kosinski and VFX supervisor Ryan Tudhope discuss the work.
On The Set Pic: ‘TRON’
TRON is 40 years old! To celebrate, a look at what must have seemed a slightly zany way to capture the human
Watch this VFX breakdown for ‘The Black Phone’
VFX Legion has released its reel for the Scott Derrickson horror film.
Watch the trailer for ‘Light & Magic’
The upcoming Disney+ 6-part doco on ILM.
The big VFX presentations at SIGGRAPH 2022
A round-up of the upcoming VFX and animation sessions featuring major films, shows and tech at SIGGRAPH this year.
VFX Futures: Making a bird skull god and a hippo god for ‘Moon Knight’
A look behind the scenes at these Framestore creatures.
On The Set Pic: ‘The Umbrella Academy’
Pogo trains the Sparrows.
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Creativity meets technical curiosity: an FX TD’s role on Predator: Badlands.
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