‘The Phantom Menace’ is 25. Let’s talk about it
The latest VFX Notes podcast covers 'Episode 1'.
Animation producer Jinko Gotoh on getting her start on ‘Space Jam’
Plus, a preview of Gotoh's keynote session at SIGGRAPH Asia 2024.
How ActionVFX assets were used in ‘Godzilla Minus One’
Smoke, dust and fire elements helped combine the CG creature into final shots.
The visual effects of ‘Dune: Part Two’
An exclusive interview with visual effects supervisor Paul Lambert.
The making of ‘Gladiator’: a look back with VFX supervisor John Nelson
The Colosseum, tigers and more.
The VFX and stop-motion animation of ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’
Including some very fun Easter eggs about the stop-motion scenes.
The visual effects of ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’
Visual effects supervisor Erik Henry on using ILM StageCraft, and on the many creatures of the show.
Starting a startup in the world of VFX training
Urban Bradeško, founder of DoubleJump Academy, discusses launching a VFX training company and what it took to get there.
‘Fight Club’ is now 25 years old: we break down its stunning VFX
A new VFX Notes episode is out!
Matt Estela: a life
We chat to Matt Estela about Houdini, CG Wiki and his path from VFX into...a different world.
The invisible visual effects in the horror flick ‘Longlegs’
Planned and unplanned VFX shots, and some you may not have noticed at all.
How the Visual Effects World Atlas might change your perspective on the VFX industry
Joseph Bell has collated data on the world’s largest VFX hubs and VFX studios, the global distribution of VFX skill sets and
Creating alternate versions of reality for ‘Dark Matter’
Environments, destruction, twinning and more.
‘Sky Captain’ turns 20: looking back at filmmaking on the digital backlot
DOP Eric Adkins re-visits the groundbreaking film with befores & afters.
Behind the invisible effects of ‘The Instigators’
Car chases, explosions and even adding water onto actors.
How Wētā FX made that 5400 frame Vermithor dragon oner in ‘House of the Dragon’
Plus, behind the scenes of their dragon riding VFX.
A look at the state of play of virtual production with Jim Geduldick
LED walls, VADs, big films, smaller projects, and more.
The state of play in VFX employment right now
VFX recruiter Simon Davies shares his thoughts on the industry, getting back into the industry, and getting a VFX job in general.
VFX supervisor Stephan Fleet on the latest mayhem he helped orchestrate for ‘The Boys’
Season 4's flying killer sheep, cloning, shapeshifters, eels, octopus and more.
Celebrating the CG legacy of ‘The Last Starfighter’
Jim Rygiel breaks down his work on the groundbreaking film.
The machine learning tech behind Digital Domain’s in-house facial capture tool Masquerade3
Behind the scenes of Digital Domain's facial animation process.
All about the motion base mechs in the Jennifer Lopez film, ‘Atlas’
How VFX decisions for shooting the mechs were made, and dealing with all the on-set, talent and vendor challenges along the way.
Behind the tests, on-set shoot and CG animation of the characters in ‘IF’
A deep dive with Framestore.
VFX supe Mike Fink chats ‘Blade Runner’ props, ‘Batman Returns’ mattes and miniatures, and the lost shots of ‘Golden Compass’
Gear up for an in-depth chat, straight from FMX, with the Oscar winning visual effects supervisor.
Inside the visual effects of ‘Inside Out 2’
Character rigging, hair, particles, rendering and that crazy memory orb avalanche.
How those nuclear explosions were made for ‘Fallout’
Breaking down the nukes with RISE, as well as wasteland environments, vertibirds and battle shots.
How multiple Robert Downey Jr.’s appeared on screen in ‘The Sympathizer’
Behind the scenes of the HBO series.
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
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Predator: Badlands
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