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Magazine

befores & afters magazine is now also an e-book!

Posted onSeptember 25, 2023
VFX Breakdowns

Watch Monkey Rave’s VFX breakdown for ‘Moving’

Posted onSeptember 23, 2023
On The Set Pic

On The Set Pic: ‘Spy Kids: Armageddon’

Posted onSeptember 23, 2023
VFX Breakdowns

Do you love motion bases?

Then check out this new featurette on ‘Fast X’.

VFX Insight

Cloud computing platform Genesis Cloud is coming to SIGGRAPH 2023

Meet the team at the exhibition and learn about Genesis Cloud’s solutions for accelerated cloud GPU computing for machine learning, visual effects rendering, big data analytics, and cognitive computing.

VFX Breakdowns

Framestore’s ‘Guardians Vol. 3’ VFX breakdown showcases evolution of Rocket

Watch their new video breakdown for the film here.

Articles

This is how you make Chris Hemsworth dangle off the 57th floor of a Vienna tower

Behind the visual effects work for the ‘Extraction 2’ awning sequence, by Fin Design.

Magazine

‘Everything is live at the same time’

Framestore’s Tim Webber on the lessons learned from his live-action/virtual production hybrid short, ‘FLITE’.

VFX Breakdowns

Several ‘Spider-Verse’ behind the scenes videos released from Sony

They showcase Sony Pictures Imageworks and Sony Pictures Animation’s work on the film.

Articles

Interview: DNEG visual effects supervisor Andy Lockley on ‘The Flash’

The VFX studio talks three key sequences: Metropolis destruction, young Barry’s power test run, and visiting the Batcave.

Podcasts

How they made that spectacular Harrison Ford bus/train jump in ‘The Fugitive’ with practical FX, miniatures and optical front projection tech

Let’s celebrate 30 years of ‘The Fugitive’.

Articles

How that crazy nunchuck helicopter sequence in ‘Fast X’ was pulled off

A deep dive into the on-location chopper flying, bluescreen shooting, and final digital VFX work by DNEG for this and many other huge scenes in the film.

Articles

‘Cardboard cut-outs were our mainstay’

Making the second season of ‘Prehistoric Planet’.

Articles

Why the animated feature Nimona could not have been achieved without compositing

Also, the scene that almost gave one of the film’s VFX supervisors a heart attack.

VFX Breakdowns

Get your behind the scenes fix for ‘The Witcher s3’

Netflix has posted some videos showcasing the work.

Podcasts

Special effects supervisor Gerd Nefzer reflects on the practical effects of ‘Dune’

A look back at sand shakers, ornithopters and more.

On The Set Pic

On The Set Pic: ‘Barbie’

RYAN GOSLING and MARGOT ROBBIE on the set of Barbie.

Magazine

Issue #12 of the print mag is out, and covers virtual production short films

Go behind the scenes of Framestore’s latest short, FLITE, plus other shorts made with real-time tools.

VFX Insight

Stylization: a state of play

Christos Obretenov from Lollipop Shaders on where stylization, illustrative looks and the ‘2D’ feel is headed in 3D animation.

Articles

How Wētā FX made a missile peel around Supergirl, and two Flash characters do the dos-a-dos

Breaking down key moments from the Flash/Batman/Supergirl vs Kryptionans battle.

VFX Insight

Announcing Headshot 2, the AI-Enhanced Mesh-to-CC Plugin

Create Superior Digital Doubles from Images and 3D Meshes.

VFX Breakdowns

The amount of meticulous VFX work in that ‘John Wick 4’ top-down shot is…insane

Rodeo FX has released a VFX breakdown of their shots for the sequence, including this practical glass and mirror element shoot.

VFX Breakdowns

Fantastic seamless VFX for ‘Old’

VFX artist Emily Griswold has posted this breakdown of work from the film, done at Powerhouse Visual Effects.

VFX Breakdowns

See the invisible VFX by Brainstorm Digital for ‘No Hard Feelings’

The Jennifer Lawrence film has some ace invisible visual effects work.

VFX Breakdowns

Watch this official behind the scenes ‘Dial of Destiny’ featurette

Includes befores/afters of ILM’s de-ageing work.

Podcasts

The incredible scale, forced perspective, in-camera and invisible effects in ‘I’m A Virgo’

Several techniques were used to sell the 12 to 13 foot tall main character, including a swathe of in-camera effects.

Articles

How that stunning driving oner leading to the plane crash in ‘The Last of Us’ was previs’d

The team behind the work are from SOKRISPYMEDIA, and they’re presenting on the previs at SIGGRAPH 2023.

Articles

Wētā FX used mocap and early blocking to help choreograph the Optimus and Noah vs. Scourge scenes in ‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’

Plus, how the studio directly honoured the transformation of the G1 toy of Optimus Prime.

Articles

Punch rams, pole cannons, chopper bucks, motorbike dummies and silicone glass: the practical effects of ‘Extraction 2’

A breakdown of the 20-minute oner crashes, helicopter smashes and other fiery effects in the film.

Articles, VFX Insight

The humble guide to building an asset library

das element’s Jonas Kluger breaks down the key steps to organzing your assets in the best way possible.

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