How to get started with real-time ray tracing
Video: what real-time ray tracing is, and the first steps to trying it out in Unreal Engine.
Some early behind the scenes from ‘His Dark Materials’
A few places to check out befores & afters from the show.
I have to post this. It’s so good.
The Blizzard cinematics team rocks. See some of their other work, here.
What’s coming in Houdini 18
Get a glimpse in this video.
‘Stargate’ stories
Jeffrey A. Okun reflects on the somewhat tumultuous VFX history of the classic sci-fi film.
‘Captive State’: how the director and VFX studio collaborated
Getting visual effects on board, early.
More invisible VFX, this time for ‘Mindhunter’
Check out Artemple's VFX breakdown reel for season 2 of David Fincher's 'Mindhunter'.
Check out this different kind of VFX breakdown reel
VFX artist Daniel Magya reveals some of his work on 'Midsommar'.
How blue velcro stubs became the magnificent wings of ‘Maleficent: Mistress of Evil’
The actors playing winged characters also practiced with stand-in backpacks that sprouted foam wings.
This driver
We all want to be him.
Tech preview: How Disney simulated that stunning water horse for ‘Frozen 2’
Plus, how a new tool called Swoop made the film's wind spirit character possible.
Go behind the scenes with ‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’
Mr. X breaks it down.
‘Like you’re there’
That really is how this Unreal Engine Apollo 11 AR experience felt.
What Brad Bird is watching (and thinks you should, too)
The director shares a bunch of his favorite live action films, animated features and musicals.
The tech of ‘Terminator 2’ – an oral history
Everything from Make Sticky to Body Sock and painting a grid onto Robert Patrick.
Hear directly from women in FX
Watch the full 45 minute SideFX panel from SIGGRAPH 2019.
A whole lot of ‘Stranger Things 3’ VFX reels in one place
Get your breakdown fix right here.
It’s hard to look away from these incredible deep fake impressions
It's Arnie! It's Clooney! It's George W. It's...all of them.
The big VFX and animation talks at SIGGRAPH Asia Brisbane
ILM, Weta Digital, MPC, Pixar, Animal Logic and Framestore are all going to be there.
Simulating the ‘Inception’ miniature fortress collapse
One of these things is not like the other.
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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