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.
Check out this ‘Ghostbusters’ effects featurette
Yep, they talk about Slimer.
Retro RenderMan: shading food for ‘Ratatouille’
How Pixar made cheese and bread and grapes look good enough to eat.
How VFX and animation studios are using virtual workstations today
Untold Studios, Tangent Animation, and Hive VFX among those embracing new ways to produce content.
Foundry launches Nuke Indie
Solo artists can now use the compositing tool on commercial projects; plus Foundry releases Nuke 12.2.
‘Stealth’ has the most memorable movie missile launch shot. Ever.
Here’s how it was made, including the last minute changes.
SIGGRAPH 2020 Computer Animation Festival Electronic Theater – the winners
It will be SIGGRAPH's first ever streaming CAF.
Behind the scenes with the on-set stand-ins in ‘His Dark Materials’
Framestore shares the puppetry, stuffies and laser pointer-guided rigs used to help make the show’s creatures.
Miniaturization secrets: Eric Brevig on ‘The Indian in the Cupboard’
Celebrate the VFX of the now 25-year-old movie.
Did you know the finale of Ghost used video effects?
A look back at Boss Film’s end Heaven sequence.
See Pixar’s Dylan Sisson in a new PreVIEW of VIEW Conference (and RenderMan!)
I'll be joining him for a chat about the latest RenderMan tech, including NPR.
A storm, a flamethrower and a snow hedge
SFX supe Jeremy Hays reveals his practical effects for The Equalizer 2, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Doctor Sleep.
Body of Work: Framestore bears (a lot of) bears
From Paddington to Pooh.
Remember that pin table map from ‘X-Men’?
Here’s how it was simulated, two decades ago.
What you can do in Bifrost 2.1
Behind the latest release and the latest features.
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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