Behind the creatures in ‘Alien: Earth’
A new featurette goes behind the scenes, including work by Wētā Workshop.
Fun to see behind the scenes in this ‘Fantastic Four’ blooper reel
Including bluescreen shoot, on-set capture and more.
Behind the scenes of the ‘Borderlands 4’ Quit Earth live-action trailer (with stop-motion!)
Here's some fun stop-motion behind the scenes from Tippett Studio, plus the trailer itself.
Watch a whole bunch of ‘The Sandman’ s2 VFX breakdowns right here
From Rodeo FX, Trixter and other official breakdowns posted by Netflix.
Watch Scanline’s VFX breakdown for ‘The Old Guard 2’
Digital cars, digi-doubles and more.
‘Hands through face’ on the VFX Notes show
Ian and Hugo discuss this incredible visual effect from Deadpool & Wolverine.
Paul Franklin reflects on the VFX of ‘Interstellar’
Plus, a special heads-up on the huge film he is now working on.
How those Florence Pugh parkour scenes were made in ‘Thunderbolts*’
An excerpt from issue #38 of befores & afters magazine.
You can now get the ‘Thunderbolts*’ issue of the mag!
Issue #38 of befores & afters magazine is now out!
Here’s how those insane body morphing shots in ‘Together’ were made
Behind the intimate supernatural body horror film starring Dave Franco and Alison Brie.
On The Set Pic: ‘Wicked For Good’
Cynthia Erivo (as Elphaba) and Ariana Grande (as Glinda) with director Jon M. Chu on the set of Wicked For Good.
Scanline VFX and Eyeline Studios release featurette on making of ‘Wednesday’ Christopher Lloyd scenes
Go behind the scenes on how Eyeline Studios' volumetric capture tech was employed.
‘Andor’ and ‘The Penguin’ win VFX Emmys
Results straight from the Creative Arts Emmys.
Watch this official raw VFX clip from ‘Jurassic World: Rebirth’
Showcasing the on-set puppetry (including puppeteers in raptor heads), and early VFX layouts.
Orchestrating a ‘Bullet Train Explosion’
An excerpt from issue #37 of befores & afters magazine, which is all about models and miniatures.
This ‘Naked Gun’ VFX breakdown is just pure fun
Watch Outpost VFX's breakdown of some very slapstick and invisible effects.
Learn the art and craft of animation and VFX at VIEW Conference
All the big names, a 3 hr workshop from me, and how to get a 20% ticket discount.
Go behind the scenes of the D-Rex
See how ILM crafted the new dinosaur in 'Jurassic World: Rebirth'. Includes CG model, head maquette and breakdowns.
A new VFX Notes Bake-off special ep: the miniatures in ‘Alien: Romulus’
Hugo and Ian break down the miniatures created by Pro Machina's team and legendary miniature effects supervisor Ian Hunter.
The art of miniatures: new issue of befores & afters magazine now out!
How models were used in 'Bullet Train Explosion', 'The Mandalorian', 'Megalopolis', 'Alien: Romulus', 'The Phoenician Scheme', and more.
Special event preview: In Motion in London
The Playgrounds event is being held at the Barbican Centre, London on 9 and 10 October 2025.
Crowds, courses and some crazy fun effects: the VFX of ‘Happy Gilmore 2’
Go behind the scenes with Scanline VFX on their work for the Adam Sandler film.
Here’s 4 official VFX breakdowns from s2 of ‘The Rings of Power’
The official X and Instagram pages of the show are the place to find them.
How those children breaking through glass windows scenes were made in ‘Weapons’
A combination of fun greenscreen stunt work, and digital VFX from Ingenuity Studios, was used.
How those dogs were made for the Jackson battle in s2 of ‘The Last of Us’
This is a fun Wētā FX featurette on its visual effects for the dogs!
On The Set Pic: ‘TRON: ARES’
Jared Leto and Director Joachim Rønningon on the set.
ILP’s ‘Jurassic World: Rebirth’ VFX breakdown
Behind the scenes.
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Creativity meets technical curiosity: an FX TD’s role on Predator: Badlands.
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