Retro RenderMan: ILM’s stunning Davy Jones
The rendering advancements made for the extremely memorable character.
The art of digi-double handmaids
Video VFX breakdown: Mavericks VFX on s3 of The Handmaid's Tale.
So, how do you show a spacecraft launching from the ocean?
Crew members from Union VFX reveal how they did it in ‘For All Mankind.’
‘Drool is not an afterthought, it’s a feature’
Framestore goes behind the scenes of their CG creature work for ‘Lovecraft Country’.
Breaking down the demons
A visual look behind The Embassy’s key VFX shots for ‘Warrior Nun’.
How 4 films used LED strips to illuminate actors for interactive light
The Nic Cage example is...awesome (of course).
Fire, prosthetics, LEDs and VFX: ‘Project Power’
How Newt was...well...spoilers.
This ‘An American Pickle’ featurette celebrates the VFX work
I love that it's called 'The art of twinning.'
SIGGRAPH 2020 preview: Framestore’s Fibre
Behind the scenes of the studio’s dynamics solver.
Autodesk Vision Series now virtual
Here's the full programme.
‘I’m treating my animals like movie stars’
Inside the VFX journey to make the animals of ‘Babe’ talk.
The newest speaker announced for VIEW Conference is…Phil Tippett!
He'll be diving into stop-motion, visual effects and the art of making films.
If you’re squeamish, maybe don’t watch this ‘Old Guard’ breakdown reel
But it does show the fantastic VFX work by Image Engine.
‘Westworld’: what it took to transform the Los Angeles skyline
Pixomondo on its future LA VFX work.
There’s some clever practical filmmaking in Damien Chazelle’s vertical iPhone movie
The director of 'La La Land' even included an in-camera iPhone composite in the vertically shot 'The Stunt Double'.
Behind Prop Store’s Nostromo model restoration
Just in time for the huge live auction later this month.
It’s pretty wild to see this ‘Kissing Booth 2’ scene was filmed on greenscreen
Netflix has posted a befores and afters vid.
How to set up an indie virtual production studio at home
Matt Workman breaks down his work-from-home approach using Unreal Engine.
Neal Scanlan explains how Babe the pig was puppeteered
‘When you watch a pig, it's never still for one second.’
Behind the visual effects test that greenlit ‘Hollow Man’
VFX supe Scott E. Anderson looks back at digital humans, greenscreen paint and the genius casting of Kevin Bacon.
DigiPro 2020 preview: Mando, Trolls, Cats and more
DigiPro is going virtual this year.
Wait, there’s a talking goldfish!? These are the killer VFX scenes from s2 of ‘The Umbrella Academy’
SPOILER WARNING: The making of the opening battle oner, baby Pogo, a fish-headed android, Ghost Ben and the final confrontation.
Have you been checking out Kite & Lightning’s facial cap demos?
Showcasing new characters (even Baby Yoday) animated with Unreal Engine, iPhone and Xsens.
The animatronic sheep in ‘Babe’ almost lost their coats before filming even started
Plus other fun sheep stories from the movie, currently celebrating its 25th anniversary.
Under the SkinGen, with Reallusion
Character Creator 3.3's digital human workflow now includes SkinGen.
An admission: I totally forgot about the great CG spacesuits in ‘Space Cowboys’
Righting that wrong with the film’s visual effects supervisor.
FXhome releases CamTrackAR
The iOS app captures video and 3D tracking data simultaneously.
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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