The most fun VFX run-down of ‘Flight of the Navigator’ you’ll ever see
Thank you, Captain Disillusion.
Watch the making of ‘Wasteminster’
Behind the anim and sims for that Greenpeace spot.
VFX Firsts: What was the first digital wire-removal shot in a film?
An unlikely film for a first, but a huge leap forward in invisible VFX.
How Imageworks gave Falcon new wings
Also, a look at the New York chopper and truck rescue scenes in ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’.
4 things you should know about the VFX behind Mechagodzilla
How Scanline VFX made the giant robot for ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’.
How the environment for the ‘Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ Germany truck chase went from array plates to fully 3D
The team from Rodeo FX explain why.
How Weta Digital delivered that digi-double handover of Anthony Mackie in ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’
Plus, a look at the studio’s canyon creation for that dramatic opening scene of the series.
Breaking down the oner in ‘The Vast of Night’
Watch these videos explaining the oner shot in the film.
VFX Firsts: What was the first film to use a model or miniature?
Take a trip in this latest podcast episode.
Watch Ghost VFX’s reel for s2 of ‘Mythic Quest’
How the team at Ghost VFX brought LARPing to life.
Behind the scenes of ‘Jupiter’s Legacy’
A glimpse into the making of the hilltop battle.
The stop-motion making of ‘Save Ralph’
A behind the scenes video for the Humane Society International spot.
Issue #2 is now here!
The latest print edition of befores & afters goes deep on wireframes, 3D scanning, and practical FX.
The effects you probably didn’t notice in ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’
Costume fixes, and a bloody (and often CG) shield.
This video breaks down the ‘Nevers’ walking on water fight
Including VFX befores/afters.
One of the toughest effects in ‘Twister’: sunflowers
'I'm in trouble. They're not going to grow.'
Inside the VFX behind Bucky’s arm
Another official VFX video breaks it down.
Many, many befores/afters in this ‘Falcon’ interview
This Marvel video looks at the VFX of 'The Falcon and the Winter Soldier'.
Something happened on this train
Director John Krasinski on the set of 'A Quiet Place Part II.'
Step-by-step: making magic for ‘A Discovery of Witches’
Using Houdini to simulate magic, explained.
How they made the Goro fight in ‘Mortal Kombat’
This behind the scenes featurette shows the stand-in performer and stunt work.
VFX Firsts: What was the first film to use stop-motion?
I mean, what is stop-motion, anyway?
How they made Christopher Walken fly
A behind the scenes of the Fatboy Slim ft. Bootsy Collins 'Weapon Of Choice' music video.
Sebastian Stan and ‘Stan’
The on-set stand in used during the making of 'The Falcon and the Winter Soldier'.
‘Turning a painting into moving images reveals a lot of things’
The tools Imageworks developed to help give ‘Mitchells’ its painterly style (and to create giant Furbies).
‘The way we animated those was completely new’
‘Mitchells’ animation supe Alan Hawkins discusses the insane robot rigs on the film.
Behind the early 2D/3D test for ‘The Mitchells vs. the Machines’
‘How can I make something rendered look more like an illustration?’
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Creativity meets technical curiosity: an FX TD’s role on Predator: Badlands.
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