The making of Rook in ‘Alien: Romulus’
UPDATED: Legacy Effects and Metaphysic combined to make the character. Excerpts from befores & afters magazine in print.
Video to 3D Scene tech showcased in Wonder Animation beta release
It will let you film and edit sequences with multiple cuts and various shots and then be able to reconstruct the scene in 3D
‘Gladiator II’ SFX supervisor Neil Corbould convinced Ridley Scott to reimagine the rhino
SFX supe Neil Corbould on finding some old storyboards from the abandoned rhino sequence in the first 'Gladiator' film and showing them to Ridley
On The Set Pic: ‘Uprising’
Behind the scenes.
The visual effects of ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’
Visual effects supervisor Erik Henry on using ILM StageCraft, and on the many creatures of the show.
The making of U2’s ‘Vertigo’
A newly released behind the scenes doco showcases BUF's work for the music video.
How miniatures were made on ‘Alien: Romulus’
Miniature effects supervisor Ian Hunter and Pro Machina teamed up for the film. An excerpt from befores & afters magazine in print.
Roadtesting Rokoko’s Smartgloves and Coil Pro
Matt Estela fires up this motion capture kit from Rokoko for a test run.
iClone 8.5 Free Update – SIM Builder with Prop Interaction & Smart Accessory
Digital Twin and Crowd Simulation with Smart Environment Interaction.
Starting a startup in the world of VFX training
Urban Bradeško, founder of DoubleJump Academy, discusses launching a VFX training company and what it took to get there.
‘Why don’t we just put a facehugger on top of a radio-controlled car and drive it around?’
The wide variety of practical facehuggers made by Wētā Workshop for Alien: Romulus. An excerpt from befores & afters magazine in print.
Watch Barnstorm’s VFX breakdown for ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’
Go behind the scenes.
‘You’re going to get slime on yourself, OK’
How Legacy Effects crafted Xenomorphs, cocoons, Rook, the Offspring and a lot of slime for Alien: Romulus. An excerpt from befores & afters magazine
See Mackinnon & Saunders’ stop motion in ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’
Sandworm, plane sequence and more!
Giving the chestburster its moment on screen
How Alec Gillis orchestrated the intense effects for the chestburster, and more, on Alien: Romulus. An excerpt from befores & afters magazine in print.
‘Fight Club’ is now 25 years old: we break down its stunning VFX
A new VFX Notes episode is out!
Matt Estela: a life
We chat to Matt Estela about Houdini, CG Wiki and his path from VFX into...a different world.
ILM’s VFX breakdown for ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ is here
Go behind the scenes.
Watch Barnstorm’s VFX breakdown for The Sympathizer’
See how the VFX studio made their visual effects for the show.
Watch Folks’ ‘Harold and The Purple Crayon’ breakdown reel
Including the plane sequence and the bug.
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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