How visual effects put ships (and sharks!) in the Colosseum
Visual effects supervisor Mark Bakowski breaks down key sequences from Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator II’, including the Colosseum ship battle, the rhino and
So, what’s it like to get to work on lightsabers?
How beloFX contributed to ‘Star Wars: The Acolyte’.
How DNEG made Venom dance
Plus, DNEG’s visual effects for Venom Horse and the Venom vs Xenophage airplane fight in ‘Venom: The Last Dance’.
You really don’t want to miss this latest OTOY short as part of the Roddenberry Archive
It includes the 'return' of William Shatner as James T. Kirk.
Delve into Digital Domain’s visual effects for ‘Agatha All Along’
Magic, the broom chase and the ghostly effects.
World VFX Day 2024 is happening live from Tokyo
This year it's happening over two days, 6th December and 8th December, live from Japan.
‘The Polar Express’ is 20. Here’s a fantastic behind the scenes document anyone can access
The mocap'd Robert Zemeckis film featured pioneering work by Sony Pictures Imageworks.
Video to 3D Scene tech showcased in Wonder Animation beta release
It will let you film and edit sequences with multiple cuts and various shots and then be able to reconstruct the scene
Behind the scenes of Blizzard’s Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred trailer
Including how a photographed chicken carcass gave the team inspiration for the look inside a titan.
Mike Ehrmantraut from ‘Breaking Bad’ was the inspiration for the Hill-Troll in ‘The Rings of Power’ siege
Behind the visual effects of the battle in episode 207, with VFX supervisor Jason Smith.
Watch Epic Games’ new Unreal Engine MegaLights experimental feature
It's part of the Unreal Engine 5.5 Preview 1 just released at Unreal Fest Seattle.
Here’s how Emma Corrin’s hands went through Matthew Macfadyen’s face
Plus, the making of the Deadpool corps, blood and gore in the opening titles, and the rise of Dogpool, in this breakdown
Looking for the not-to-miss VFX presentations at VIEW? Here’s our picks
Our top 5 must-see sessions on visual effects at VIEW Conference.
Going old-school with the VFX on ‘Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F’
How Scanline VFX crafted a range of 1980s-inspired effects shots, many of them of the invisible variety, for the Eddie Murphy film.
‘House of the Dragon’ s2: befores and afters with Rodeo FX
Go behind the scenes with Rodeo FX visual effects supervisor Martin Pelletier on some of his studio's work for season 2 of
Congratulations to the VFX Emmy award winners
Shogun and Ripley took out the awards.
‘Alien: Romulus’ director Fede Álvarez and ‘Fallout’ director Jonah Nolan will be at VIEW
Find out more in this special preview podcast with VIEW Conference artistic director Maria Elena Gutierrez, PLUS how you can get a
Miniatures, animatronics and even oil paintings were part of the effects of ‘Time Bandits’
The old-school (and new-school) effects used to make the Taika Waititi series. Warning: this article contains spoilers!
Exclusive: Alec Gillis is speaking at VIEW Conference on practical effects and ‘Alien: Romulus’
Gillis joins a host of effects and animation artists and other filmmakers in Turin, Italy.
Behind the mask: how intricate facial animation was added onto Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool
How Wētā FX crafted the lead character’s facial performance in Deadpool & Wolverine with Nuke and some machine learning techniques.
Inside the intricate worlds of ‘Dark Matter’
How FOLKS VFX helped create many environments for the Apple TV+ show.
Holey moley we just got a ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ documentary with shot setup re-creations from OTOY
It's called '2001: Creating Kubrick's Space Odyssey'.
The VFX of ‘Eric’: crafting 1980s New York City environments, and a novel approach to 1980s screen replacements
Behind the visual effects of the Netflix limited series starring Benedict Cumberbatch.
Erasing Lieutenant Dan’s legs, from the point of view of a digital artist on ‘Forrest Gump’
ILM computer graphic artist Kathleen Beeler recalls the intricate paint work involved.
How a tracking algorithm helped insert Tom Hanks into news scenes with historical figures in ‘Forrest Gump’
A look back at the early days of tracking and matchmoving at ILM for the film.
Illumination’s illustration of the animation process is fun
A large illustration with some info boxes guides you through.
Here’s how Will Smith and Martin Lawrence took on a giant albino alligator in ‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’
Behind the visual effects with Framestore.
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Issue #66: 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.
