A history of CG bird flocking
Do you know about Boids?
Zendaya and Tom Holland’s wire work, digi-doubles, and the art of comp’ing hair
How Luma Pictures helped craft the VFX of the opening sequences of 'Spider-Man: No Way Home'.
On The Set Pic: ‘Ambulance’
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See the virtual production behind this Genesis car commercial, shot on Pixomondo’s LED stage
Watch the behind the scenes video, here.
These ‘Matrix Awakens’ behind the scenes videos are fantastic
Plus, you can download the sample city for free.
How they made those directors interact with their favorite film shots
Behind the virtual production from CBS VFX for the HBO Max docuseries ‘One Perfect Shot’.
FMX is back in-person (and online too)!
The Stuttgart conference will be showcasing what's big in VFX and animation, and more.
VFX Futures: The evolution of Richard Linklater’s rotoscoped animation films
Behind the scenes of 'Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood'.
How to sim birds
An excerpt from the special CG bird flocks feature in issue #4 of befores & afters magazine.
Anatomy of a Batmobile chase: a Wētā FX round-table
The film’s stunning Batman versus Penguin chase includes some visual effects you might not even realize were there.
When your bird is actually a fish
Behind those CG birds in 'The Core', and how one of them was actually a...salmon! An excerpt from issue #4 of befores
Issue #4 is here!
...and there's a new way for you to get your hands on it.
‘David had the picture of the movie in his head’
The VFX supervisor of ‘Panic Room’--the film is now two decades old–shares key moments from its production.
On The Set Pic: ‘All Of Us Are Dead’
A high school scene featuring the set piece, wirework and bluescreen.
De-ageing, destruction and other digital effects in ‘The Adam Project’
Go behind the scenes of the Ryan Reynolds film with the VFX supervisor.
Congratulations to VFX Oscar winner ‘Dune’
The winners were Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor and Gerd Nefzer.
5 VFX-Oscar nominated films. 5 eps of VFX Notes
Watch all VFX Oscar-related eps right here.
VFX Notes: The VFX of ‘No Time To Die’
A practical and digital effects extravaganza.
Going back to ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ with this insanely detailed miniature replica set build
EXCLUSIVE: How both the model making and visual effects students at National Film and Television School made it possible.
How ‘Dune’ VFX supervisor Paul Lambert invented Nuke’s IBK keyer
"I went off, and six months later I came back with this algorithm."
A deep dive into the history of ‘The Lawnmower Man’
The film just turned 30! So I talked to director Brett Leonard.
On the set of ‘The Adam Project’
Featuring some neat b-roll.
VFX Notes: The VFX of ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’
Behind the scenes in this latest episode.
Academy gives glimpse of VFX Bake-Off presentations in this new video
It's not the whole presentation, but still fun to see.
Watch Digital Domain’s VFX breakdown for ‘No Way Home’
Including the Dock Ock vs Spidey overpass battle.
VFX Futures: The virtual production behind the pirate ship scenes in ‘Our Flag Means Death’
Sam Nicholson from Stargate Studios explains the ocean plate camera array and LED wall shoot for the Taika Waititi show.
Watch DNEG’s ‘Death on the Nile’ VFX breakdown
Showcasing environment extensions and more.
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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