Behind the visual effects test that greenlit ‘Hollow Man’
VFX supe Scott E. Anderson looks back at digital humans, greenscreen paint and the genius casting of Kevin Bacon.
DigiPro 2020 preview: Mando, Trolls, Cats and more
DigiPro is going virtual this year.
Wait, there’s a talking goldfish!? These are the killer VFX scenes from s2 of ‘The Umbrella Academy’
SPOILER WARNING: The making of the opening battle oner, baby Pogo, a fish-headed android, Ghost Ben and the final confrontation.
Have you been checking out Kite & Lightning’s facial cap demos?
Showcasing new characters (even Baby Yoday) animated with Unreal Engine, iPhone and Xsens.
The animatronic sheep in ‘Babe’ almost lost their coats before filming even started
Plus other fun sheep stories from the movie, currently celebrating its 25th anniversary.
Under the SkinGen, with Reallusion
Character Creator 3.3's digital human workflow now includes SkinGen.
An admission: I totally forgot about the great CG spacesuits in ‘Space Cowboys’
Righting that wrong with the film’s visual effects supervisor.
FXhome releases CamTrackAR
The iOS app captures video and 3D tracking data simultaneously.
Woah – check out the physics-based character animation software Cascadeur
Cascadeur open beta is out.
Retro RenderMan: shading on ‘Finding Nemo’
How RenderMan was used for the film's coral reef.
Before and after Covid-19, at Escape Studios
Escape Studios VFX compositing lecturer Klaudija Cermak's tips for jumping into the industry right now.
How virtual production was used to make ‘His Dark Material’s’ big bear fight
Step-by-step with Framestore.
Get ready for Real-Time Live! at SIGGRAPH 2020
One of the coolest events at SIGGRAPH.
See what’s new in the latest VES Handbook of Visual Effects
The third edition is now out.
The VFX Emmy noms are out!
Congratulations to all the nominees.
Everything you wanted to know about the history of Nuke’s Smart Vectors
Where it came from, how it was built, and why it was originally called ‘Smart Paint’.
Tumultuous titles: the crazy story behind ‘Waterworld’s’ opening moments
One of several memorable Universal logo take-overs, and it even involved a giant globe...
The making of ‘Chalk Warfare 4.0’
Watch the new short, and a behind the scenes featurette.
How you can implement a VFX workflow completely in the cloud
A how-to video for integrating cloud renderer Conductor into Shotgun.
‘Medical websites, bullet hits and blast wounds – it’s pretty horrific’
UPDATED with VFX breakdown: ‘The Old Guard’ VFX supervisor Sara Bennett on what it took to make immortal mercenaries.
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Creativity meets technical curiosity: an FX TD’s role on Predator: Badlands.
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