The surprising game-changing VFX of ‘Jurassic Park III’
All about ILM’s adoption of several new technologies back on JP3, including ambient occlusion, virtual sets, Maya Paint Effects and dynamic flesh sims.
Tech Weeklies: OptiTrack’s Motive, MaterialX joins ASF, NIM 5.0
Tech news in VFX and animation from the past week.
How the ‘F9’ filmmakers used camera arrays and bluescreen shoots to make fast action
Plus, details of a deleted scene that would have featured VFX-altered plates from the first movie.
VFX Artifacts: The Bullet Time rig from ‘The Matrix’
How the actual rig was built and operated for the Wachowskis' film.
The making of ‘Mortal Kombat’
Watch this official featurette covering several aspects of the production, including SFX and VFX.
The miniatures of the original ‘Space Jam’
Go behind the scenes with Vision Crew Unlimited back in 1996.
The making of ‘Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness’
See how the mocap was performed.
VFX Notes: Ep 3 – Black Widow, SIGGRAPH preview, LUTs, CG vs. practical
Hugo and Ian discuss movies and more in this latest episode.
‘Escape From New York’ at 40: how those ‘CG’ glider graphics were actually achieved with physical models
The model build behind those simulated computer wireframes.
Go behind the scenes of ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ in this official featurette
Includes fun befores/afters, greenscreen footage and WIP shots.
Remember that live-action scene in the making-of for ‘Final Fantasy’? Here’s how it happened
‘Cut! OK, let’s strike the set.’
Tech Weeklies: Lumberyard to O3DE, Lightworks, Instant Terra
VFX-related releases from the past week.
Some fun TRON animation details
Shared by animation compositor Glenn Campbell on Crew Stories.
The making of ‘The Liberator’
Juice breaks it down.
You’re going to get a whole lot more out of the featured speakers this year at SIGGRAPH
Usually there's just one featured speaker at SIGGRAPH. This year we have 7!
Watch ILP’s VFX breakdown for ‘Jupiters Legacy’
See how the ocean-going ship shots were done.
VFX Firsts: What was the first digital matte painting in a film?
A game-changer in VFX in so many ways.
Chris Pratt pantomimed fighting creature tentacles in ‘The Tomorrow War’ with a stuffie called the football
How the visual effects teams brought the white spikes to life in the film.
On the set of ‘Black Widow’
An official behind the scenes pic of Scarlett Johansson and Florence Pugh from Marvel.com.
Go world building with Rodeo FX for ‘Lovecraft Country’
How the VFX studio built Chicago and Tulsa.
Avatar: Fire and Ash
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Creativity meets technical curiosity: an FX TD’s role on Predator: Badlands.
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