‘Rise of Skywalker’s’ Pasaana chase took some heavy lifting
…of the aerial kind.
Six ‘Perfect Storm’ SFX stories
"After the second take, somebody gave me a baton."
Retro RenderMan: The hair and fur of ‘Ratatouille’
The star of the film had 1,150,070 hairs (and it wasn’t Linguini).
The ‘Apollo 13’ effects you might not know about
Including the time VFX supe Rob Legato used an Evian spray bottle for outer-space particles.
Here’s what it took back in ’95 to make a digital stunt double of Sylvester Stallone
How mocap and motion blur were critical for these early digi-doubles.
Framestore demos deepfakes in a great ‘back to basics’ explanation
And the video is LOL.
Body of Work: Weta Digital on the art of face replacement
2D, 3D and everything in between.
‘Westworld’s’ journey into the LED screen revolution
Air pods and office spaces this season relied on new virtual production techniques, something that goes back all the way to the
How do you make a robotic arm for a TV show, anyway?
Legacy Effects shares its process for ‘Tales From the Loop’.
‘We used the ears like shoulders’: Framestore’s tips for animating character tics
Framestore animation supervisor Arslan Elver breaks down the specific digital dog traits in ‘Lady and the Tramp’.
Come hang out with ‘Mandalorian’ animation supervisor Hal Hickel
He'll be sharing stories from the show in a special preview of VIEW Conference.
‘The Great Escape with chickens’: Aardman’s Peter Lord reflects on ‘Chicken Run’
The stop-motion film is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
A detailed discussion about the VFX of ‘Lost in Space’
Part of the VES' VFX Pros series.
A visual breakdown of Pixomondo’s ‘Watchmen’ VFX
Pixomondo reveals how they turned Jeremy Irons into gold, and realized the fun house mirror effects.
A tale of 3 robots
How DNEG delivered 'Westworld’s' droids for season 3.
You could have bought this ‘Batman Forever’ miniature RC Batmobile for £20,000…
The film turns 25 this week.
A whole bunch of ‘Lost in Space’ s2 VFX breakdowns in one place
Robots, ships and alien creatures.
What’s on offer at The VFX Festival Virtual Series
A quick run-down of the upcoming sessions from Framestore, MPC and more.
Hybride breaks down its IG-11 character
A highlight from 'The Mandalorian'.
Watch Image Engine’s ‘Mandalorian’ breakdown reel
The VFX studio showcases its work for the show.
VFX after lockdown
A lengthy chat with some VFX leaders.
Glassworks Barcelona’s ‘Dolittle’ prologue breakdown
Go behind the scenes of the opener of the film.
A visual history of 3ds Max
Do you remember which version you first tried?
‘That will not work, Houston, we got bridges every few 100 yards’
Looking back at Rising Sun Pictures’ wild space shuttle crash-landing for ‘The Core’.
The failed motion capture that still resulted in one of ‘Total Recall’s’ best scenes
The film's X-ray sequence seemed perfect for mocap...
Watch this new motion control featurette for ‘The Invisible Man’
Behind the scenes with the greenscreen suit and mo-co shoot.
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Issue #65: The visual effects of The Electric State.
Issue #64: The visual effects of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, s2.
Issue #63: The visual effects of 28 Years Later.
