How the visual effects team on Apple TV+’s ‘Foundation’ kept things grounded
“We can't just have all of our actors working in front of a bluescreen. They need to be on a hill, interacting
How-to: extend a vampire face
Scanline VFX breaks down the process for 'Blood Red Sky'.
On The Set Pic: ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’
Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman with crew and the Ecto-1 on the set.
(Spoilers) Behind the scenes of ‘Squid Game’
This official video reveals the large extent of set extensions required for the show.
Behind the scenes of the volumetric capture in the Coldplay X BTS – My Universe video
Lots of fun vol-cap footage here.
Watch this ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ VFX breakdown from Ghost VFX
Showcasing their Emmy-award winning work in 'Su’Kal'.
How they made those intense ‘Shang-Chi’ prelude battle scenes
Including that incredible camera-spinning oner.
VFX artists used Marvel’s actual original CG model of Abomination from ‘The Incredible Hulk’ as reference for his new scenes in ‘Shang-Chi’
Behind the scenes with TRIXTER on their work for the character (and on the stand-in performer on stilts!).
Watch Rising Sun Pictures’ ‘Mortal Kombat’ VFX breakdown
The VFX studio's work on the film.
A new video showcases practical submarine model filming
It's from the team at InCamera, who also made that amazing submarine tutorial for befores & afters magazine.
It’s 25 years since ‘Dragonheart’; learn the VFX secrets behind the film
One of the befores & afters retro panels happening at VIEW Conference
Making the memory projections in ‘Reminiscence’
A new video explains the process.
VFX Futures: The visualization tools and techniques behind The Third Floor
Breaking down The Third Floor's approach to previs and more.
Issue #3 is here! See what’s inside
The latest edition of befores & afters magazine covers greenscreen performers, 'meta' VFX moments, practical effects and more.
Watch these ‘Black as Night’ VFX breakdowns
Showcasing the work by VFX Legion.
Catch up on the befores & afters ‘Shang-Chi’ coverage
All the major VFX shots and sequences, covered in-depth.
Video: Behind ‘F9’s’ land mine chase (including a look a gimbal shooting!)
On-location shooting, plus bluescreen gimbal/motion base shoots.
VFX Notes: Ep 8 – David Fincher and the rise of invisible VFX
A look behind the scenes at films like 'Zodiac' and 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.'
How this runaway train film used LED walls for virtual backgrounds
Watch this behind the scenes video from 'Extraordinary Event.'
On The Set Pic: ‘Squid Game’
The remarkable series is streaming on Netflix.
Another ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ featurette breaks down the VFX
ILM's team again featured.
VFX Futures: The FreeMoCap Project
An inexpensive and open source mocap solution might be on the horizon.
Scanline releases VFX breakdown for ‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’
Go behind the scenes with the VFX studio.
Leaf sims, bamboo sims, water sims: another day in the life of Scanline
The studio reveals their work for ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’. UPDATED with new images.
On The Set Pic: Simu Liu during the bamboo scaffolding fight
Behind the scenes of 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings'.
Weta Digital discusses its latest efforts in virtual production
Part of a panel the VFX studio presented on earlier this year.
The art of crafting the Ten Rings compound
How Digital Domain crafted Wenwu’s compound in ‘Shang-Chi’.
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Issue #67: The visual effects of Masters of the Universe.
Latest limited edition t-shirt: Pseudopod.
