‘Avatar’ changed performance capture, 3D and virtual production
"You are on Pandora."
Access:VFX has expanded
A new European chapter has been launched.
Rob Bredow on the state of play of virtual production at ILM
The latest on StageCraft and other tech at ILM.
Alien entities, day for night, and inflatable tube men
VFX Notes is back, and it's back in a big way, with 'NOPE'.
Kevin Baillie on the virtual production of ‘Pinocchio’
An array of VP techniques helped make the Robert Zemeckis film possible.
How to make a CG mountain lion (and make it attack Kevin Hart)
Milk VFX breaks down their work for 'Me Time'.
‘Pinocchio’: going from virtual production to VFX
MPC breaks down its work on the Robert Zemeckis film.
Making a CG zoetrope for this Pharrell music video
Go inside the art and the tech.
Wētā FX on the tricky task of those battling Asgardian kids in ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’
Plus, making shadow creatures!
How DNEG Animation gave ‘Entergalactic’ its stylized look
Go behind the scenes with key members of the team.
Solving a 3D boat scan was a big part of Industrial Pixel’s beginnings
Scanning on a boat on water is harder than you might think.
That time Tom Holland got hit by a bluescreen car
4 hours of stuffies discussion (just kidding).
b&a podcast: Rose Duignan and Hal Hickel on the history of ILM
The early days of ILM, the practical-to-digital transition, and the latest innovations at the studio.
The AI tool used to redub F-bombs and go from an R rating to PG-13
How lines of dialogue were changed in the film, 'Fall'.
Part 2 of the VFX Notes podcast on ‘RRR’ is here!
Throwing leopards and punching tigers.
b&a podcast: How FuseFX built ships and creatures, and de-aged Dolly Parton for s3 of ‘The Orville’
Behind the scenes with visual effects supervisor Tommy Tran.
b&a podcast: Rising Sun Pictures VFX supe Dan Bethell on ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’
Shooting on set, and breaking down RSP's big scenes, including baby Thor!
VFX Notes: The VFX of ‘RRR’ – Part 1
The big, bold VFX sequences from this glorious film.
b&a podcast: Behind the lighting tech behind those stunning scenes in ‘Ragnarok’ and ‘Love and Thunder’
Satellite Lab detail the evolution of their specialized lighting and imaging tech.
b&a podcast: The creatures of ‘Resident Evil’
From a giant caterpillar to a giant croc.
VFX Notes: OMG that goop in ‘Stranger Things 3’
Melting rats, goop, the Tom/Bruce Monster and Starcourt Mall are all covered in VFX Notes.
VFX Futures: How this new RenderMan Walking Teapot short film pays homage to an animated classic
We talk to Pixar's Dylan Sisson about 'Teapot Meets Potzilla', a homage to Marv Newland's 'Bambi Meets Godzilla' made with RenderMan's Stylized
VFX Notes: Demodogs, Dart, Mind Flayer and the Gate in ‘Stranger Things 2’
We cover the VFX of 'Stranger Things 2'.
VFX Futures: Making a bird skull god and a hippo god for ‘Moon Knight’
A look behind the scenes at these Framestore creatures.
VFX Notes: Meet the Demogorgon from ‘Stranger Things 1’
The first ep in our 'Stranger Things' series.
VFX Notes: The making of *that* batmobile chase
How the Batman/Penguin batmobile chase in ‘The Batman’ was made. This week on VFX Notes, Hugo Guerra from Hugo’s Desk and Ian
VFX Futures: How all those sparks in Pixar’s ‘Lightyear’ were created
Pixar effects supervisor Bill Watral discusses sparks, light speed and more.
Avatar: Fire and Ash
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Creativity meets technical curiosity: an FX TD’s role on Predator: Badlands.
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