Phil Tippett on his latest personal projects, and his view on AI (it’s not what you might think)
What might the follow-up to MAD GOD be?
What it’s like to run a visual effects studio in China
Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to Base FX founder and CEO Chris Bremble about operating a VFX studio for 20
VFX Notes reviews ‘Ex Machina’ and its AI Alicia Vikander
The Rise of AI Robots season continues.
The painterly art and tech behind stop-motion animated ‘The Girl Who Cried Pearls’
Including the fascinating ways that the puppets were tracked for mouth replacement, and how the pearls were animated.
Infinite Realities on the path to 4D gaussian splatting in digital human capture
Including for the holograms in 'Superman'.
Stop-motion AI gnomes are here to get you
More Rise of AI robots at VFX Notes! Our Rise of AI Robots season at VFX Notes continues with a look at
Saint Walker on the new Core Skills of VFX Handbook 2025
Where to find and how to use this great VFX resource.
Discussing a new era in visual effects with Phantom Media Group
A look at the group's recent acquisitions in the VFX space.
A new season of VFX Notes is here!
It's called 'The Rise of AI Robots'.
The art and tech behind the body morphing in ‘Together’
Making Allison Brie and Dave Franco merge into one.
What the role of CTO involves at Wētā FX
A discussion about tech, rendering, de-noising, data flows and, yes, AI.
VFX Notes on the Bake Off films: ‘Better Man’
Join Ian and Hugo as we discuss the Royal Albert Hall scene in 'Better Man', and Wētā FX's astounding work on the
How The Roddenberry Archive is preserving ‘Star Trek’ history
A new podcast with OTOY's Mark Spatny.
The VFX Notes ‘Bake-Off’ specials continue with *that* scene featuring Raka
Go behind the scenes on 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' and the rapids moment, with Ian and Hugo.
‘Hands through face’ on the VFX Notes show
Ian and Hugo discuss this incredible visual effect from Deadpool & Wolverine.
Paul Franklin reflects on the VFX of ‘Interstellar’
Plus, a special heads-up on the huge film he is now working on.
A new VFX Notes Bake-off special ep: the miniatures in ‘Alien: Romulus’
Hugo and Ian break down the miniatures created by Pro Machina's team and legendary miniature effects supervisor Ian Hunter.
VFX Notes: behind the animatronic head in ‘Wicked’
From our season on the Oscar Bake-off films!
How those creatures in the finale ep of ‘The Umbrella Academy’ were made
It also involved a giant inflatable chrome ball.
VFX Notes reviews the art and tech of ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’
Ian and Hugo celebrate MPC's innovations on Mufasa, including in virtual production, mocap and grooming.
It’s the VFX Notes ep on ‘Twisters’!
Hugo and Ian discuss the film as part of our special VFX Oscar Bake-off series.
What exactly does the role of a visual effects producer involve?
An in-depth chat with VFX producer Lynzi Grant.
VFX Notes goes deep on the invisible effects of ‘Civil War’
Go behind the scenes of Framestore's work on this Alex Garland film.
The stuffies and stand-ins behind ‘Lilo & Stitch’
Going from animated feature to live-action film.
The surprising use of visual effects in season 6 of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
The invisible effects work in the show you may not have noticed.
How Steamroller Animation made a 30 min animated pilot episode in Unreal Engine
The full ep is now available to watch for free!
Version Zero AI has a splines output solution for AI/ML rotoscoping
A first look at what stealth AI/ML player Version Zero AI has been up to.
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