Yes, ‘Dune’ used sandscreens, but it also used grayscreens, and even bluescreens
Visual effects supervisor Paul Lambert discusses more about that side of the filmmaking.
Video: Inside the VFX of ‘Free Guy’
Build a city, destroy a city, and put Ryan Reynold's head on a body builder's shoulders.
Ravens, reflections and ramparts – the VFX of ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’
east side effects breaks down the invisible visual effects in the Joel Coen film.
Video: Inside the VFX of ‘Black Widow’
Destruction, sky diving and Red Room fighting.
How Framestore used machine learning techniques in their comps on ‘The Matrix Resurrections’
A chat with 2D supervisor Patricia Llaguno.
Watch this fun stunts video for ‘Uncharted’
Includes bluescreen set-up, stuffy car, robot arm!
Narcos: Mexico ‘S3′ — watch Ghost VFX’s breakdown reel
Plane crashes, car crashes, environments and more.
Watch this action design breakdown by PROXi for ‘The Suicide Squad’
Virtual production techniques and Unreal Engine were key parts of the process.
When you have to craft not one Spider-Man, but three!
Sony Pictures Imageworks on the many characters it had to craft, including three Spider-Men–for the final ‘No Way Home’ showdown.
Video: Inside the VFX and SFX of ‘Shang-Chi’
The VFX team behind the film discuss the face replacements, bus shots and dragon and water sims in a new video interview.
Watch DNEG’s VFX breakdown for ‘The Matrix Resurrections’
Featuring Unreal Engine work, inside the foetus fields, train chase and the Synthients.
How the main titles of ‘Hawkeye’ helped tell the story of Kate and Clint
The team at Perception crafted different title sequences for each episode of the show.
Here’s what went into the design of the Mnemosyne cockpit graphics in ‘The Matrix Resurrections’
The studio behind the work, Studio C, breaks it down.
‘The Tomorrow War’ VFX and sound crew break down the white spikes
This is an Academy video looking at the work in the film.
When you need to know your V-cam from your simulcam…
...well, now you can, with The Virtual Production Glossary.
You won’t believe the incredible visual effects work that went into the bullet hits on the Aston Martin DB5 in ‘No Time To Die’
Decals, practical glass hits, FX sims, meticulous compositing, and more. A key moment in Cary Fukunaga’s No Time To Die sees Bond
The VES Award noms are out!
Congrats to all the nominees!
How NFTS students helped build an actual miniature featured in TV series ‘Code 404’
It was part of the school’s Model Making course.
VFX Notes: The VFX of ‘Eternals’
A new video and audio podcast on the Marvel film is here.
On The Set Pic: ‘The House’
Behind the scenes of the stop motion film from Nexus Studios.
Get a glimpse of the invisible effects done for ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’
Apple TV has published a behind the scenes video.
The practical shuttle and zero-g effects in ‘Moonfall’
SFX supe Guillaume Murray breaks down his work for the Roland Emmerich film in this video, including a look at the motion
Here’s how math art inspired the mirror verse moments in ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’
Framestore explains how those stunning kaleidoscope scenes were made.
See the digi-doubles and take-overs crafted by Rodeo FX for ‘Shang-Chi’s’ bamboo scaffolding fight
It's all part of their new 'Breaking Down the Breakdown' video.
Check out MPC Film’s VFX breakdown for ‘Cruella’
Digital dogs and digital gowns.
On The Set Pic: ‘Avatar 2’
Behind the scenes of the underwater performance capture.
Watch ILM’s ‘Loki’ VFX breakdown
Alligator!
Avatar: Fire and Ash
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