Watch The Yard’s VFX breakdown for ‘Stranger Things’ 5
Check out the CG environments, set extensions and other VFX crafted by the studio.
From virtual production to final VFX: how ‘Mercy’ was made
Go behind the scenes with DNEG. Timur Bekmambetov’s Mercy, starring Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson, sees Pratt’s detective character need to prove his innocence
How Wētā FX made young Will, Vecna 2.0, the Mind Flayer and some badass Demogorgons in ‘Stranger Things 5’
A look at photoreal CG faces, AI re-lighting, BBQ steak reference, optical flow and iPad AR tools and a sneaky Texas Switch you may
The final Rise of AI Robots ep is here!
Looking back at 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' at VFX Notes.
Sci-Tech honorees include rendering developments, artistic looks in animation and more
See the full list here.
Alec Gillis on the practical effects design process for ‘Predator: Badlands’
What went into Dek and other characters on the film.
New Foundry video highlights lighting and comp in ‘KPop Demon Hunters’
Featuring Pablo Holcer, Senior CG Supervisor, and Jiwoon Kim, Comp Supervisor, at Imageworks.
Watch ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ director Gareth Edwards scout a gaussian splatted scene in real-time
How Proof enabled the real-time scouting in record time with gaussian splats.
Watch Rodeo FX’s ‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ VFX breakdown
Go behind the scenes.
How an Olympic white water rafting course was used for the tense T-rex river scene
Plus, the unique approach ILM adopted to digital set dressing. An excerpt from issue #49 of befores & afters magazine.
Framestore showcases the 4D Gaussian Splatting used for ‘Superman’
A new video breaks down their collaboration with Infinite Realities.
How the in-house VFX process worked on s2 of ‘The Sandman’
A rarely-discussed insight into how visual effects work is done.
The art of flowing water, the riverbed, swamp and oceans
Including major advancements in connecting real water to CG water. An excerpt from the Avatar: Fire and Ash magazine from befores & afters.
Breaking down a scene from ‘F1’: Monza
An excerpt from befores & afters magazine. Plus, watch Framestore's BRAND NEW visual effects breakdown video.
This 142-page magazine goes deep on ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’
All the major innovations made on the latest James Cameron film.
From classroom to credits
How the right school helped this compositor land his latest credit on 'Invasion' season 3.
Crafting ‘Andor’ season 2
VFX supervisor Mohen Leo and VFX producer TJ Falls break it down on the befores & afters podcast.
The bloater, horde and dogs in s2 of ‘The Last of Us’, and how they were made
A brand new video interview with Wētā FX.
First look: Rodeo FX’s creatures and environments on ‘Wednesday’ s2
This new video from Autodesk includes a ton of behind the scenes for the werewolves and Nevermore environments.
Our special 1hr20 VFX Notes ep on ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ is now here!
We sit down in person with VFX supe Christian Manz, and include a TON of VFX breakdowns.
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.
From classroom to credits, with Campus VFX