Behind the scenes gallery: ‘The Sandman’
Scroll through these very fun behind the scenes pics from the new Netflix show created by Neil Gaiman and Tom Sturridge.
Near real-time: inside the making of ‘Comandante’, before it is even made
The World War II submarine film is relying on some bespoke real-time, virtual production, live compositing, A.I. and metadata tech, all worked
‘Predator’: VFX supe Joel Hynek recalls the days of optical compositing, thermal cameras and *that* red suit
Before you see 'Prey', read about the old-school way the VFX in 'Predator' were crafted.
The last-minute roto tool that saved the ending of ‘Death Becomes Her’
A new article on the 30th anniversary of the film.
Head stretching and stomach holes: re-visiting the visual effects of ‘Death Becomes Her’
“Bob had said to Meryl Streep: ‘Whatever Ken asks you to do, no matter how silly, just go with it. You can
Star Wars and Indiana Jones alumni Craig Barron and Ben Burtt are here to go behind the scenes of the effects and sound in classic films
Behind the scenes of ‘Secrets of the Hollywood Archives’.
How ‘The Boys’ VFX team crafted that heartbreaking octopus moment, and *that* penis scene
Behind the biggest, and craziest, visual effects moments in season 3.
‘I think I found my people’
'Light & Magic': a review.
Why ‘Air Force One’ has some of the most talked about visual effects in history
The film has turned 25!
Groom gains
How ILM overhauled its feather system for ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’.
This stunning shot of the Giganotosaurus in ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ is a practical head and a CG body
There are fully practical effects in the film, fully CG ones, and everything in between (and, yep, there’s even miniatures).
Automatic human matting for VFX and offline virtual production
Watch this demo for Vanishing Point Virtual Production's Antimatter app.
So, how do you *actually* make 100 meter tall creatures fight amongst the pyramids?
Behind the scenes of Moon Knight’s Ammit vs Khonshu battle by Wētā FX, plus the VFX studio’s work on the ‘million night
Did you see ‘Lightyear’? Now read about the tech behind it
A number of technical Pixar papers and videos have already been published covering cloth, hair and environment R&D in computer graphics for
Here’s the full list of 74th Emmy awards nominations in VFX
Congratulations to all the nominees.
The big VFX presentations at SIGGRAPH 2022
A round-up of the upcoming VFX and animation sessions featuring major films, shows and tech at SIGGRAPH this year.
‘Men in Black’ and its crazy collection of real and CG creatures
“I’ve always told people that when you have a movie that's fairly complicated be sure to have a talking pug dog in
The making of the dream-like CG music video to Mac Miller’s ‘Colors and Shapes’
How Hornet crafted the video for the song by Mac Miller, who died in 2018.
How the ‘2D’ Chip in ‘Chip n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers’ was actually 3D
And how MPC had to make Seth Rogen’s Uncanny Valley Bob character look as bad as possible.
A unique approach to face replacements by ILM helped make the ‘Multiverse of Madness’ Illuminati battle possible
The VFX studio also meticulously modeled a CG replica of the British Museum atrium.
From actors jumping on on-set pads to the final magical VFX shots
A breakdown of Rodeo FX’s Berlin dining hall visual effects in ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’.
Behind Vecna’s ‘UV texture crawl’ vines, the fight of a Demogorgon, and the de-ageing of Millie Bobby Brown
Behind the visual effects of volume one of 'Stranger Things 4'.
The invisible VFX prep work done to make that assassin scene in ‘The Book of Boba Fett’ a reality
Image Engine explains the meticulous roto, matchmoving and tracking involved.
The forgotten freeze-frame moments from ‘Batman & Robin’
The infamous 1997 film had its own form of bullet-time, before bullet-time.
The crazy multiverse shot in ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ had its own intense VFX journey
Framestore walks befores & afters through the making of the shot–from previs to final–and even reveals a couple of Easter eggs you
Tech Weeklies is back! Unreal’s Mesh to MetaHuman, DNEG’s review tool, new Blender out
Catching up on a week of tech news in VFX, animation and CG.
‘Those close-ups are where it all lives and breathes’
The directors of Prehistoric Planet–Andrew R. Jones and Adam Valdez–reveal the secrets behind the live-action/CG hybrid nature documentary series.
Get my new book in PRINT or on KINDLE.
Issue #69: The visual effects of The End of Oak Street.
Issue #68: The visual effects of The Mandalorian and Grogu.
Latest limited edition t-shirt: Pseudopod.
