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 impressive array of seamless VFX shots in ‘Ripley’
That boat scene, the environments, and shots you may not even have thought were VFX ones.
Miniatures, puppets, lightsabers and Purrgils
The VFX of 'Ahsoka'.
‘Speed’ is 30, and VFX Notes is 3! Come celebrate with us!
A brand new episode of VFX Notes looks at 'the bus movie'.
Go behind the scenes of this full-length CG anime from HaZ Dulull
The making of 'MAX BEYOND' using Unreal Engine, Reallusion tools, Xsens motion capture and a suite of other tools.
The creatures of ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’
How characters like Appa and Momo were made.
You might not even notice any VFX in ‘We Were the Lucky Ones’
Go behind the scenes of the WWII drama.
Creatures, battles, environments — the big VFX in ‘Halo The Series’ s2
Plus, get an inside look at asset creation and go behind the scenes with several VFX breakdown snippets.
The invisible effects of ‘Lawmen: Bass Reeves’
Go behind the scenes of the VFX of the show.
All about time slipping and spaghettification in ‘Loki’ s2
Plus, how the loom scenes were achieved.
Breaking down the VFX in ‘Discovery’ and ‘Strange New Worlds’
Practical and digital effects for the Gorn, virtual production and CG work for the sandrunners, and a look at the Itrinok creatures,
Stefen Fangmeier on the big ‘3 Body Problem’ VFX moments
Ship slicing, the VR game, dehydration of bodies, and that chrome VR headset.
Visual effects problem solving: the dinosaurs of ’65’
How VFX helps solve story.
Yes, we did an episode about ‘Cats’
'Cats' has reached legendary status in VFX...here's why.
Chris Nichols on Chaos’ new adventure into virtual production
Ray tracing in the real-time world of LED walls.
Going from VFX artist to short film director
A chat with Adrian Bobb about how to make a short.
Making slimer, a sewer dragon and those Mini-Pufts for ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’
Delivering new ghosts, with an old-school feel.
Tim Landry reflects on his time at Dream Quest and at Disney Imagineering
Ian Failes from befores & afters chats to visual effects supervisor and Disney Imagineer Tim Landry, looking back at this experience at
Who knew a trusty drill would help sell some of the biggest shots in ‘Top Gun’
The latest VFX Notes episode is here!
How the animatronic baby from ‘The Matrix’ was made
Plus, the practical bug effects, Keanu's torso and the police officer arm-break effect.
VFX supe Alessandro Ongaro on the prep, previs and performances in ‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’
Including overseeing almost an hour of full CG action in the film.
Yeti creator Colin Doncaster on the challenges of VFX software development
A breakdown of Doncaster's career at VFX studios, in deep compositing, and the development of Yeti and Bokeh.
CGI and other drugs
The VFX Notes on 'Cocaine Bear' is here!
What you didn’t know about how that helicopter rescue in ‘The Matrix’ was filmed
Getting in trouble for buzzing a Bell 212 helicopter near the Attorney-General's Department building in Sydney on a weekend was one memorable
Preview the big sessions coming at FMX 2024
The FMX - Film & Media Exchange will take place from April 23 to 26, 2024 in Stuttgart.
Celebrating the incredible digital visual effects achievements in ‘Barbie’
The latest VFX Notes podcast episode with Ian Failes and Hugo Guerra is here!
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