The thing about Thing
How on-set performance and CG were mixed together for season 2 of 'Wednesday'. An excerpt from befores & afters magazine.
How Thing, Slurp, Professor Orloff and a host of creatures and effects were made for ‘Wednesday’ season 2
A new 106-page issue of befores & afters magazine.
How an Olympic white water rafting course was used for the tense T-rex river scene
Plus, the unique approach ILM adopted to digital set dressing. An excerpt from issue #49 of befores & afters magazine.
The art of flowing water, the riverbed, swamp and oceans
Including major advancements in connecting real water to CG water. An excerpt from the Avatar: Fire and Ash magazine from befores &
Breaking down a scene from ‘F1’: Monza
An excerpt from befores & afters magazine. Plus, watch Framestore's BRAND NEW visual effects breakdown video.
This 142-page magazine goes deep on ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’
All the major innovations made on the latest James Cameron film.
Re-animating corpses
A range of corpses were brought to life by the effects teams on Frankenstein with puppets, prosthetics and digital VFX.
In the Abyss
Facing off against the Mind Flayer and Vecna. An excerpt from issue #51 of befores & afters magazine on Stranger Things 5.
A huge behind the scenes look at ‘Stranger Things 5’
All the Demogorgon battles, the oner, the Abyss and the Mind Flayer.
‘Frankenstein’: a look at the prosthetics, miniatures and digital VFX in the new magazine
Go in-depth into the making of Guillermo del Toro's film.
A new issue on ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ and past ‘Jurassic’ films
In-depth on the river raft scene, gaussian splats and the history of practical and digital effects innovations in the Jurassic film era.
Reflection and illusion
How that oner full of mirror shots was achieved for Glinda’s ‘The Girl in the Bubble’ song in ‘Wicked: For Good’. An
A huge deep dive on the VFX of ‘Wicked: For Good’
All the big sequences broken down in the magazine.
Capturing what is to be The Thing
From on-set motion capture to final performance. An excerpt from issue #47 of befores & afters magazine.
Thia’s legs (are missing)
The practicalities of limb removal. An excerpt from issue #46 of befores & afters magazine.
Crafting a cast of superheroes and villains for ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’
Issue #47 of the magazine is out in print and digital.
Mandibles, missing legs and a whole lot of creatures
Behind the scenes of 'Predator: Badlands' in issue #46.
The art of twinning
How to put two Michael B. Jordans on screen. An excerpt from issue #45 of befores & afters magazine on Sinners.
157 pages of VFX and filmmaking behind the scenes on ‘Sinners’
Issue #45 of befores & afters is here and it covers twinning, vampires and more!
Light cycles, in the real world
Behind the chase scenes, light walls and that splitting police car in 'TRON: Ares'. An extract from issue #44 of the magazine.
The ‘TRON: Ares’ issue is here!
Issue #44 of befores & afters covers the visual effects of 'TRON: Ares'.
The art of re-skinning
The stand-in proxy F3 cars, the picture cars, the tracking and matchmoving, and more. An excerpt from issue #43 of befores &
In-depth on the visual effects of ‘F1’
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How the bus scenes in ‘The Lost Bus’ were filmed
Stunt buses, a bluescreen stage and more. An excerpt from befores & afters magazine. The latest issue of the magazine covers the
The feel of flight
A range of techniques were combined to make Superman fly. An excerpt from issue #41 of befores & afters magazine.
Virtual filmmaking on ‘Mufasa’
New approaches to virtual cinematography, the use of Unreal Engine, and understanding the film language of the filmmakers. An excerpt from issue
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How the right school helped this compositor land his latest credit on 'Invasion' season 3.
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