All the surprising rock climbing and kayaking VFX challenges on ‘Apex’
How Charlize Theron survives the Australian wilderness.
How those adorable sheep in ‘The Sheep Detectives’ were made
Go behind the scenes in this double-header podcast with Framestore.
All the ILM book podcasts in one place
Dennis Muren, Janet Lewin, Rob Bredow, Jeff White, Cary Phillips, Rachel Rose, Ben Morris, David Vickery, Ben Snow, Hayden Landis, John Knoll
The visual effects of ‘Widow’s Bay’
Behind the invisible effects work.
Our final ILM book podcast is with the VFX artist who changed my life: Todd Vaziri
What a series! Listen in for an episode that goes back to the very beginning.
This Wētā FX animation roundtable was a total hoot
Crew members reflect on all things animation, including previs and mocap, and share some very fun stories.
ILM’s John Knoll reveals one of the toughest VFX sequences he’s ever worked on
A brand new podcast in the ILM series.
ILM’s David Vickery on combining practical and digital
A look back at some past Jurassic World films with the VFX supe.
ILM’s Cary Phillips on the development of Cari for ‘Dragonheart’
It's the newest podcast in our ILM series!
Crafting that killer oner for season 2 of ‘Daredevil: Born Again’
Plus, the ship sequence and invisible effects (which even included graffiti!).
Our live VFX Notes podcast on the best VFX shot in history is now available to view
Recorded LIVE at FMX! Find out which VFX shot in history we thought was the best...
Fire, explosions, water and deer: the visual effects of season 3 of ‘The Night Agent’
A new podcast that goes behind the scenes.
The visual effects of ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’
Go behind the scenes in this podcast and extensive VFX breakdown video.
How to get the most out of the VES On-Set VFX Data Collection and Usage Guide
How the Guide was made, and what you can use it for right now.
Behind the visual effects of ‘Ted’ season 2, including the bear, and the deepfake Bill Clinton
How the Seth MacFarlane show was made.
How ILM invented ambient occlusion for ‘Pearl Harbor’
Plus, a look back at the miniatures work, and rarely-discussed motion capture approaches.
All the major VFX and animation innovations in ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’
Fire, water and creatures covered in the latest VFX Notes episode.
A mysterious creature in a mysterious retirement community: the VFX of ‘The Boroughs’
A brand new podcast with VFX supervisor Tara DeMarco.
A deep dive into the visual effects of ‘Murderbot’
A new podcast with visual effects supervisor Sean Faden.
VFX Notes on ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ – CGI, puppets, miniatures and stop-motion
A new VFX Notes episode on the film with Ian and Hugo.
The old-school show-within-a-show in ‘Wonder Man’ used some old-school effects techniques
Including forced perspective miniature effects.
The art of CG ping pong balls and crowds in ‘Marty Supreme’
A brand new podcast, with visual effects supervisor Eran Dinur.
How to make a photoreal CG octopus: the VFX of ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures’
Behind the scenes with Untold Studios, including a whole bunch of before/after images.
In-depth on the all the key explosive visual effects in Netflix’s ‘Man on Fire’
Listen to the brand new podcast on the series.
How the artistic innovations behind the ‘Spider-Verse’ films led to a Scientific and Technical Award
Diving deep into the tools Superdraw and Kismet, and on brushing and patching.
ILM’s Ben Morris reflects on ‘The Last Jedi’ and ‘ABBA Voyage’
Behind the key challenges in those very different projects.
ILM’s Rachel Rose on the R&D side of visual effects
How StageCraft came to be, plus a look at BlockParty 2 and Fez.
Issue #63: The visual effects of 28 Years Later.
Issue #62: The visual effects of The Boys, s5.
Issue #61: The visual effects of Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age.
Issue #60: The visual effects of Spider-Noir.
