befores & afters

In-depth on Slimer, Melody, car comps and more from ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’

Highly recommend this Imageworks SIGGRAPH 2024 presentation which breaks down--in detail--so many of the studio's visual effects for Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.

Articles·Tech News

Watch Epic Games’ new Unreal Engine MegaLights experimental feature

It's part of the Unreal Engine 5.5 Preview 1 just released at Unreal Fest Seattle.

Magazine

Behind the scenes of the practical and digital creatures and worlds of ‘Alien: Romulus’

Xenomorphs! Facehuggers! The chestburster!

Articles

Here’s how Emma Corrin’s hands went through Matthew Macfadyen’s face

Plus, the making of the Deadpool corps, blood and gore in the opening titles, and the rise of Dogpool, in this breakdown of Framestore's

VFX Breakdowns

Wētā FX breaks down comp in ‘The Last of Us’

A new narrated video is out.

Articles

Looking for the not-to-miss VFX presentations at VIEW? Here’s our picks

Our top 5 must-see sessions on visual effects at VIEW Conference.

VFX Breakdowns

Watch Framestore’s VFX breakdown reel for ‘The Fall Guy’

Stunt enhancement, the movie within the movie and even a CG dog.

Podcasts

How the Visual Effects World Atlas might change your perspective on the VFX industry

Joseph Bell has collated data on the world’s largest VFX hubs and VFX studios, the global distribution of VFX skill sets and more in

VFX Breakdowns

See Freefolk’s VFX breakdown for ‘Kaos’

The Jeff Goldblum series is now on Netflix.

VFX Insight

The Making of “Skateboard”: Capturing the Dynamic Animation of Skateboarding

The world’s first motion pack that synchronizes human and accessory movements with a single click.

VFX Breakdowns

EXCLUSIVE: Watch Framestore’s VFX breakdown for the gator action in ‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’

See how the studio brought the explosive scenes and attacking alligator to life here.

VFX Breakdowns

Watch Image Engine’s breakdown reel for ‘Alien: Romulus’

Lab rats, eggs and alien acid...

VFX Insight

Texxary is redefining photogrammetry and introduces a free scanned textures library

Behind the pro photogrammetry hardware on offer, plus the free asset library with detailed PBR surface scans.

Magazine

In the volume with gladiators, chariots and horses

A round-table discussion on the virtual production challenges of Those About to Die. An excerpt from befores & afters magazine.

VFX Breakdowns

Watch WeFX’s VFX breakdown for ‘Uglies’

Digi-doubles, hoverboarding and extensive environments.

VFX Breakdowns

Watch Folks’ VFX breakdown for s4 of ‘The Umbrella Academy’

Extensive creature and environment work.

Podcasts

Creating alternate versions of reality for ‘Dark Matter’

Environments, destruction, twinning and more.

VFX Insight

Dimension, DNEG 360 and Projectal: A Partnership Driving Efficiency and Creativity

Dimension and DNEG 360 have partnered with Projectal, the leading project management and workflow platform for creative studios.

Tech News

‘Time Ghost’ is latest Unity Originals real-time cinematic demo

Watch the demo here.

Articles

Going old-school with the VFX on ‘Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F’

How Scanline VFX crafted a range of 1980s-inspired effects shots, many of them of the invisible variety, for the Eddie Murphy film.

In-depth on Slimer, Melody, car comps and more from ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’

Watch Epic Games’ new Unreal Engine MegaLights experimental feature

Behind the scenes of the practical and digital creatures and worlds of ‘Alien: Romulus’

Here’s how Emma Corrin’s hands went through Matthew Macfadyen’s face

Wētā FX breaks down comp in ‘The Last of Us’

Looking for the not-to-miss VFX presentations at VIEW? Here’s our picks

Watch Framestore’s VFX breakdown reel for ‘The Fall Guy’

How the Visual Effects World Atlas might change your perspective on the VFX industry

See Freefolk’s VFX breakdown for ‘Kaos’

The Making of “Skateboard”: Capturing the Dynamic Animation of Skateboarding

EXCLUSIVE: Watch Framestore’s VFX breakdown for the gator action in ‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’

Watch Image Engine’s breakdown reel for ‘Alien: Romulus’

Texxary is redefining photogrammetry and introduces a free scanned textures library

In the volume with gladiators, chariots and horses

Watch WeFX’s VFX breakdown for ‘Uglies’

Watch Folks’ VFX breakdown for s4 of ‘The Umbrella Academy’

Creating alternate versions of reality for ‘Dark Matter’

Dimension, DNEG 360 and Projectal: A Partnership Driving Efficiency and Creativity

‘Time Ghost’ is latest Unity Originals real-time cinematic demo

Going old-school with the VFX on ‘Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F’

The Power of Hybrid AI: Reallusion Announces 2026 Vision

The Making of 3D Gorilla Animations: Capturing the Beast in Motion

iClone Video Mocap Converts Videos into Editable 3D Motions

Avatar: Fire and Ash

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Creativity meets technical curiosity: an FX TD’s role on Predator: Badlands.

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