VFX Tech: Houdini 18.5
What to expect in the new Houdini release from SideFX.
Behind the hunt for unseen imagery while making ‘Star Trek: The Motion Picture: Inside the Art & Visual Effects’
What it took to get the book written, including wading through a hard drive of 27,000 images.
Follow the process
Four industry people you should follow on social media.
Behind the scenes with ‘A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting’
Monster. Hunting.
Miniature planes for ‘Turning Tide’
Watch the film and the making-of.
Retro RenderMan: ‘Children of Men’
How Framestore made a baby.
‘The Boys’: inside a VFX review session on season 2
befores & afters was in the room.
How KitBash3D helped Crafty Apes warp into the future on ‘Picard’
The kits formed part of the studio’s VFX workflow on the show.
5 VIEW Conference sessions you don’t want to miss
VFX, CG animation, stop-motion, VR, paper craft!
The VFX of ‘Raised by Wolves’—Part 3
Spoiler alert: Bringing a new baby into a new (alien) world.
The VFX of ‘Raised by Wolves’—Part 2
Creature feature.
The VFX of ‘Raised by Wolves’—Part 1
How they made Mother fly, and blow people apart.
Watch the making of Eva and Seth Worley’s ‘Dino Feast’
A new Red Giant film, with dinosaurs (sort of).
Get a sneak peek at the lens flare overlays in newly launched CreatorVault
CreatorVault offers curated stock elements for video creators.
Want to get started in virtual production? Unreal Engine has a quick way to begin
Epic Games has released free 'Virtual Production Primer'.
NVIDIA’s Omniverse is going into open beta
The platform will be available for open beta download in fall 2020.
Making magic
How Axis Studios used KitBash3D to go full vista on its ‘Magic the Gathering: War of the Spark’ trailer.
Missing THU? There’s still a lot going on with the event
...including the Sony Talent League, which just announced Phil Lord and Chris Miller as mentors.
Preserving a Peter Ellenshaw
The Academy Museum showcases Ellenshaw's 'Spartacus' matte painting.
‘Yellowstone’: behind the special effects
A new video featurette for the Paramount show.
Avatar: Fire and Ash
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Industrial Light & Magic: 50 Years of Innovation
Creativity meets technical curiosity: an FX TD’s role on Predator: Badlands.
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