When NUKE is used for more than just compositing
‘I know this sounds crazy.’
Behind that GOT/Monsters, Inc. mash-up from Pixar to demo latest RenderMan release
Sulley will never be the same again.
A shout-out to all those VFX artists you see in the credits
...and where you can learn more about individual VFX roles.
Getting to the bottom of ‘story’ on an animated film
Doesn’t story just mean...the script? Nope.
More behind the scenes from ‘Game of Thrones’
No coffee cups, though...
Director Alberto Mielgo reveals all about those crazy visuals in ‘The Witness’
It's not live-action and it's not motion capture, so what is it?
A preview of effects America 2019
Get up to speed with what's happening in VFX in Montreal.
How to make a vampire vomit. Like, a lot.
Stunts, practical effects and CG combine for that crazy sick scene in ‘What We Do in the Shadows’.
Remember when Brendan Fraser took on all those mummies by himself?
A VFX oral history of 'The Mummy's' coolest action scene.
Get your hit of ‘Game of Thrones’ Winterfell behind the scenes battle footage right here
A 40 minute featurette!
Ever wonder how those live screen graphics in movies are done?
A deep, er, dive into the art of in-camera screen graphics for the submarine film, ‘Le chant du loup’.
Man-in-suit, miniatures, mechanics and modern CG: looking back at 20 years since ‘Godzilla’
VFX supe Volker Engel goes back to the film, the trailer, and the production of the 1998 film.
How driving around L.A. with a camera out the window led to one of the coolest shots in ‘Iron Man’
Storytelling with previs, VFX and a Sony hand-held camera.
It’s time to submit for the VIEW Award 2019
The first prize is €2,000.
The long road to making ‘Gemini Man’
Check out the new trailer showing a de-aged Will Smith.
Going back to ‘Pleasantville’: when doing a DI wasn’t so easy
'Pleasantville' visual effects supervisor Chris Watts on bringing through a revolution in scanning/film-outs, the unexpected use of Shake, and the film's hardest shots (they're
The Nostromo was originally yellow, and other stories from ‘Alien’s’ secret documentarian
Ridley Scott’s masterpiece is about to turn 40 - now’s the time to watch this treasure-trove of behind the scenes interviews.
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Texas Switch: the coolest filmmaking trick around?
Did you know it was used in 'Aquaman', 'Speed' and 'Cast Away'?
Tech preview: Cubic Motion’s Persona
The system offers a new way to control the process of tracking and solving an actor's face in real-time.
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Industrial Light & Magic: 50 Years of Innovation
How the right school helped this compositor land his latest credit on 'Invasion' season 3.
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