‘For Godzilla’s walk, we put a speedometer on his feet just to see how fast they go’
DNEG delves into its sequences on ‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,’ which also included Kong’s tooth extraction, and the enormous crystal
How Scanline made that Godzilla versus Kong fight amongst the pyramids
Plus, crafting Wart-Dogs, Kong’s arm brace and that Rio fight.
Here’s how practical Slimer puppetry was mixed with CG for ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’
Plus, the sewer dragon, proton beams, Mini-Pufts, the art of transparency, and freezing the world.
Wētā FX artists on the ‘punk’ Suko, ‘gangster’ Skar King and ‘cat-like’ Shimo they crafted for ‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’
Plus, how that iconic shot of Kong and Godzilla running side by side was made for the film.
‘We did multiple simulations of what that would actually do to someone. It was horrific.’
Inside the often gruesome visual effects of Shōgun, plus a look at crafting the storm sequence, landslide, crowds of samurai, and 1600-era
‘We asked ourselves at the beginning, do we go for something that feels right, or that is right?’
The virtual production and visual effects art and tech that brought authenticity to ‘Masters of the Air.’
A rare glimpse behind the scenes with the full Sci-Tech presentation
Yep, all the events from the Awards, plus the bts films made for each winner.
Hear from director Wes Ball and VFX supervisor Erik Winquist on ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’
Get an early perspective on the film's visual effects work.
The VFX test that could have seen a rhino in the first ‘Gladiator’
A rhino may soon get its day on screen in the sequel.
Re-creating the hypersleep chamber, in miniature, from ‘Alien’
The National Film and Television School's Model Making and VFX students combine to re-create this iconic movie scene.
The Paul Debevec long read
A reflection on his lasting impact on filmmaking and visual effects.
How the original Slimer was made
The classic Ghostbuster character was brought to life with a performer in suit filmed against black cloth and old-school optical compositing.
How to get bonus VFX content by joining the b&a Patreon
Early access to podcasts and videos, and exclusive RETRO VFX stories.
So, how do you winterize a film?
See how Crafty Apes made snowy landscrapes, street scenes and more on Alexander Payne’s ‘The Holdovers’.
A fun chat about VFX
...to help promote the VISAGE Visual Effects Creative Festival happening April 5 and 6 in Nairobi.
Wylie Co. details the making of the blue eyes of the Fremen in ‘Dune: Part Two’
Including the machine learning aspects of the VFX work. Follow along with Wylie's fantastic thread on Twitter.
Get ready for the ‘Then & Now’ VFX sessions at FMX in Germany
Mike Fink, Mark Elendt, Todd Sheridan Perry and Hugo Guerra...go old school!
‘Godzilla Minus One’ wins the VFX Oscar
It beat out The Creator, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and Napoleon.
How the VFX team on ‘Maestro’ made the Thanksgiving Snoopy balloon look like Leonard Bernstein was feeling
Behind the invisible effects in the film, which also included crowds, a paper airplane and even wallpaper.
‘He’s such a foul bear, but he’s doing these things that are kind of cute’
Framestore animation supervisor Nicholas Tripodi breaks down the art of bringing Ted to life on TV.
Wormriding: a brief how-to
The incredible sequence in 'Dune: Part Two' and how it was made.
A quick note on the blue eyes in ‘Dune: Part Two’
A machine learning model helped achieve the effect.
A lesson in VFX problem solving from beloFX on ‘Madame Web’
CG spiders, webs and even a crashing car formed part of the studio’s work on the film.
See all the winners from the VES Awards
The Creator took out the main VFX prize while Across the Spider-Verse won big in animation.
Behind the Oscar-nominated short ‘WAR IS OVER!’
How the short was made, including how Wētā FX used Unreal Engine to craft the film's stylized look and feel.
From ‘Speed’ to ‘Gran Turismo’: how the Blind Driver Roof Pod changed car chases in the movies (and how it all started with a forklift)
The tech is being recognized with a Scientific and Technical Award.
An upcoming Propstore auction will feature the Lobster Spinner from ‘Blade Runner’ built by Bill George
And etched brass for the Hades landscape from the opening of the film, and a matte painting by Matthew Yuricich. OMG. See
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