The ‘real-time’ hand-drawn animatics process that made ‘Casper’ possible
And it was done on an…Amiga.
‘Mission: Impossible II’ – a virtual production game-changer
All about Manex’s approach to image-based rendering on the film, from a member of the team back then.
5 stunning VFX scenes from ‘Gangs of London’
dupe vfx reveals their work for the series, including that exploding head.
How does USD actually get used at a VFX studio?
Luma Pictures breaks down its Katana and USD implementation.
Download Morgan from Unity’s ‘The Heretic’
The VFX-based character Morgan is now available on the Unity Asset Store, for free.
Behind the VFX of ‘Devs’
An in-depth Q&A with visual effects supervisor Andrew Whitehurst.
‘Big Time Adolescence’: indie filmmaking and clever VFX
The art of invisible split-screens, paint-outs, smoke additions and tattoo removal.
What making a film in your spare time really involves
How VFX artist Álvaro García Martinez worked a day job and made this CG pilot.
Dino-cam! All about ‘Dinosaur’s’ computerized cable camera system
Getting that dino point of view.
‘Oh, we’re going to air that previs now…’
Proof reveals how it animated 700 shots for the comic-book style finale of ‘The Blacklist’ in just six weeks.
Here’s what ‘Picard’s’ CG modelers had to concentrate on for the Borg cube
‘The whole thing’.
NVIDIA reveals more of its Omniverse
Starting with architecture, engineering and construction.
Yes, it’s a big effects sequence, but you might be surprised at just what VFX was involved
Check out UPP's VFX breakdown for the highway chase in 'Terminator: Dark Fate.'
Access Unity’s digital human package for ‘The Heretic’
Free 3D and 4D CG human data from Unity.
Epic’s goal with next-gen Unreal Engine is photorealism
A special preview of Unreal Engine 5 has been unveiled.
The CG side of ‘Crimson Tide’
VFX supe Pete Travers reflects on the early days of Dynamation.
The story behind ‘Cloverfield’s’ classic Statue of Liberty shot
...and why it was different in the teaser trailer.
The VFX of ‘Kidding, s2’
Check out Big Lazy Panda's breakdown reel for the Jim Carrey show.
Some VFX nostalgia: ‘Harry Potter’ quidditch and the creature shop
Effects videos from the 'Harry Potter' series.
Body of Work: Image Engine and a history of robots
Including Chappie and the Lost in Space bots.
Avatar: Fire and Ash
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Creativity meets technical curiosity: an FX TD’s role on Predator: Badlands.
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