Planes, dams and invisible visual effects
How key scenes in Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme were made, including with miniatures!
What you didn’t know about Nuke’s 3D system and how it was developed
Get a rare insight into the making of Nuke at Digital Domain, including a Nuke script for a classic Titanic VFX shot.
A new book dives into the 3-strip dye-transfer printing process pioneered by Technicolor
And it reveals some more filmmaking history you might not already know.
OK, so how do you show a saw cutting through someone’s face?
How make-up effects work and digital visual effects combined to craft this shot.
See how MotionMaker, Maya’s new AI animation tool, works
The Autodesk toolset combines AI, motion capture and keyframing inside of Maya.
‘This Is Animation!’ from Sony Pictures Animation and Sony Pictures Imageworks lets you learn the craft
Director Kris Pearn and a host of key artists deliver this online training.
ILM’s 50th anniversary showreel
ILM has released a reel showcasing their work over 50 years.
How an airfield in the UK was turned into the Iraqi city of Ramadi for Alex Garland’s ‘Warfare’
Behind the film’s invisible visual effects by Cinesite, including environments, aerial surveillance footage and those stunning F-18 show of force shots.
The SIGGRAPH 2025 program is out – here’s some highlights!
Talks from ILM, Disney, Weta FX, DreamWorks, Framestore, and more.
VFX in support of the truth of a terrorist attack
Behind REALTIME’s visual effects for ‘Lockerbie: A Search for Truth’.
An ode to the logging truck VFX from ‘Final Destination 2’
One of the most influential pieces of visual effects in history (no, seriously).
Pre-order my upcoming book, ‘Industrial Light & Magic: 50 Years of Innovation’
You can now pre-order this ILM 50th anniversary celebration book.
How the crazy chicken jockey scene in ‘A Minecraft Movie’ was made
Plus, Sony Pictures Imageworks on ‘cubifying’ characters and environments, making Jack Black and Jason Momoa fly, and dealing with an intense array
‘We had a basket of nose picks, pratfalls, butt scratches and belly slaps to sprinkle into the action’
Behind the scenes of the climactic final battle between the Piglins and Iron Golems in 'A Minecraft Movie'.
A really, really cool ‘Toy Story’ 30th anniversary event is happening at SIGGRAPH this year
A 4K screening! At SIGGRAPH Vancouver! Plus a special introduction from Ed Catmull. And befores & afters is part of the action!
Here’s how the spaceship LED walls on that Black Mirror ‘USS Callister: Into Infinity’ episode worked
Plus, how the VFX teams crafted a space battle, completed twinning shots, and delivered teleportation and disintegration.
How to register for SIGGRAPH 2025 in Vancouver
The conference is coming up in August.
‘I was just completely mesmerized by it’
Special effects veteran Mark T. Noel was recognized with a Scientific and Technical Achievement Award from the Academy for his contributions to
How do you explode a glass swimming pool?
Behind the practical effects in that impressive sequence in ‘The Amateur’. Updated with Proof's previs for the pool scene.
Creature feature: the art of a CG unicorn
Go behind the scenes of the visual effects of ‘Death of a Unicorn’, and see a detailed video breakdown.
Behind the tool Wētā FX developed to help ‘blockify’ geometry in ‘A Minecraft Movie’
Plus, how key characters like the evil Malgosha and the wolf Dennis were made.
Capitol locations: the visual effects of ‘Zero Day’
Go behind the scenes with VFX studio RVX.
In season 2 of ‘Light & Magic’, Joe Johnston has an incredible way of bringing out some of the geekiest ILM details
Including a new revelation about the Jar Jar practical suit and CG head test.
Getting your VFX head around ACES 2.0
ILM’s Alex Fry is here to help, and explain how it was used on ‘Transformers One’.
NFTS students built a miniature replica of the Tantive IV corridor
A miniature ship, a detailed droid maquette, digital set extensions and a fully-CG droid all inspired by 'Rogue One' were also crafted.
Here’s Noid’s VFX breakdown for ‘The Substance’
Including how the Blob and Monstro digital visual effects were achieved.
Behind the scenes of that crazy plane fight, plane crash and parachute jump in ‘Back in Action’
‘I'm going to be merciless when it comes to the CG parachute’.
Get my new book in PRINT or on KINDLE.
Issue #66: The visual effects of Avengers: Endgame.
Latest limited edition t-shirt: Pseudopod.
