The making of ‘F1’, at VFX Notes
Our 2026 VFX Oscars nominees season is here!
ILM’s Janet Lewin reflects on more than three decades with the studio
Her early VFX producer roles including Pearl Harbor and Hulk, the development of StageCraft, and more.
The creatures of ‘Keeper’
A fascinating story about extending and augmenting and enhancing practical creatures on the film.
Our new ILM podcast series starts with Dennis Muren!
The legendary VFX supe on speeder bike chase in ROTJ, stained glass knight in Young Sherlock Holmes, & how ILM conquered digital
The final Rise of AI Robots ep is here!
Looking back at 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' at VFX Notes.
Alec Gillis on the practical effects design process for ‘Predator: Badlands’
What went into Dek and other characters on the film.
How the in-house VFX process worked on s2 of ‘The Sandman’
A rarely-discussed insight into how visual effects work is done.
Crafting ‘Andor’ season 2
VFX supervisor Mohen Leo and VFX producer TJ Falls break it down on the befores & afters podcast.
Our special 1hr20 VFX Notes ep on ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ is now here!
We sit down in person with VFX supe Christian Manz, and include a TON of VFX breakdowns.
How on-set scanning of environments and actor capture works
Clear Angle Studios discusses photogrammetry booths, LiDAR scans and other capture on big projects.
‘Ghost in the Shell’ vs ‘Ghost in the Shell’
A new VFX Notes episode is here!
How Framestore helped make the creatures and cinematography of ‘Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age’ feel so real
Plus, the incredible on-set puppetry utilized in the show.
‘I, Robot’: a cautionary AI robot tale with incredible CGI
A new VFX Notes episode is out!
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.
Avatar: Fire and Ash
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Industrial Light & Magic: 50 Years of Innovation
How the right school helped this compositor land his latest credit on 'Invasion' season 3.
From classroom to credits, with Campus VFX