The oral history of the Dinosaur Input Device
Key contributors to 'Jurassic Park's' Dinosaur Input Device share their memories of working on the landmark film.
The way the opening tauntaun shot was done in ‘Empire Strikes Back’ still makes me flip
Phil Tippett explains how Dennis Muren and ILM made it happen...just.
Behind the VFX of ‘Jojo Rabbit’
Luma Pictures breaks down its invisible effects work.
A new collaboration tool for virtual production
Glassbox Technologies already has DragonFly. Now meet BeeHive.
When you need to comp a CG creature into practical rain plates
How the heck do you do that, anyway?
Morphing through the ages in ‘Mission to Mars’
Looking back at ILM's evolution sequence for the film.
Exclusive: How to make an ostrich
Imageworks' VFX breakdown for that ostrich chase in 'Jumanji: The Next Level'.
Where to read more, elsewhere
A constantly updated round-up of my other VFX coverage.
Don’t settle for just one kind of wall of fire
Stock effects footage stories from ActionVFX.
How to simulate a squid shower
Behind 'Watchmen’s' raining squids sequence.
The FX magic of ‘Onward’
2D, 3D and confidence arcs.
Imageworks breaks down desert environment VFX for ‘The Next Level’
A huge amount of work went into just the desert for this ostrich sequence.
What actually happens when a director asks you to previs a scene?
Halon breaks down a single previs moment from ‘The Call of the Wild’.
What it took to visualize this Star Wars fan film
How Reallusion’s iClone Character Creator helped previs ‘Dark Resurrection - Keepers of the Force.’
Particles, ILM and ‘The Hunt For Red October’
A deep, er, dive on the early ILM particle system tool, psys.
The making of Seth Worley’s ‘Darker Colors’
Monsters made of crayon and glitter.
Some recent Adam Savage effects videos
Including a visit to Weta Workshop, a chat with ILMxLAB and some old-school ILM model shop props.
Virtual production and the future of storytelling
Video: how you can learn more about using Unreal Engine in virtual production.
‘The Call of the Wild’ needed a river. So they built one. Twice.
A practical effects explainer.
Avatar: Fire and Ash
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Creativity meets technical curiosity: an FX TD’s role on Predator: Badlands.
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