Making rivers, rain and whole towns for ‘News of the World’
VFX supervisor Roni Rodrigues from Outpost VFX explains how.
The VFX shortlist for the 93rd Academy Awards
As always, a few surprises.
Some people have wondered if the Dark Troopers might be stop-motion
They were not, but 'The Mandalorian's' anim supe thought it was a fun observation.
How they made #FlatMatthew
A quick behind the scenes video for the Doritos Matthew McConaughey spot, with VFX from The Mill.
That Super Bowl ‘F9’ trailer shot is a motion control shot
Director Justin Lin shared a behind the scenes breakdown, already.
A visual journey into the Sci-Tech hair simulation winners
Behind the scenes of the tech from Weta Digital, ILM, Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar.
How ILM kept much of the Krayt dragon hidden in s2 of ‘The Mandalorian’
Also, a special celebration of banthas.
Oh man, the art of melting CG rats
Rodeo FX is back to break down the breakdown for 'Stranger Things 3'.
Behind the scenes of ‘Finding ‘Ohana’
Netflix breaks down the VFX of the film's cave scenes.
There’s a dedicated FYC site for ‘Mank’ with VFX breakdowns
The unmanking.
Bunnies, planes and blood stains: the VFX of ‘The Flight Attendant’
Go behind the scenes of the Kaley Cuoco show with FuseFX.
‘This is where we add the 30 foot liquid metal shark’
#Shotmakers: Weta Digital breaks down this fun single scene from Robert Rodriquez's 'We Can Be Heroes'.
Inside the latest SideFX Houdini demo project: ‘The Dawning’
Go deep behind the scenes to see how Houdini was used on the animated short.
These open source Silhouette scripts could help your roto workflow
Hotkey and workflow enhancement python scripts.
A 48K VFX plate demo, from a car and a train
How Stargate Studios crafts 48K VFX plates.
Everything you need to know about making the monsters of ‘Monster Hunter’
The MR. X team breaks down their detailed creature work.
‘Outside the Wire’: check out this VFX breakdown video
VFX supe Sebastian Barker and star Anthony Mackie reveal all.
Watch this ‘Greyhound’ VFX breakdown video
Featuring synthetic ships and a CG ocean from DNEG.
Go even more behind the scenes of this ‘Stranger Things’ monster
Rodeo FX breaks down the Tom/Bruce creature in this bespoke video.
This indie film with more than 500 VFX shots took more than 5 years to make
How warehouse spaces were transformed into the lush world of ‘The Wanting Mare’.
The in-camera FX behind ‘Next’s’ title design
Real elements, real lights and...LEGO bricks.
Flashback to the cool Kato-vision shots in ‘The Green Hornet’
The film is now 10 years old.
The VFX of ‘Greyhound’
Delivering ships at sea, submarines...and water...in limited time.
Reminder: there’s a whole YouTube channel dedicated to in-camera effects
And it's called...InCamera.
Did you see ‘Soul’? Now read about the tech behind it
A number of technical Pixar papers and videos have been published.
These ‘Elf’ featurettes are simply fun
And they include some neat VFX info, too.
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