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.
‘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.
Issue #60: The visual effects of Spider-Noir.
Issue #59: The visual effects of Pluribus
Issue #58: The visual effects of Fallout, season 2
