Re-creating the hypersleep chamber, in miniature, from ‘Alien’
The National Film and Television School's Model Making and VFX students combine to re-create this iconic movie scene.
Watch Ghost VFX’s breakdown for ‘Ahsoka’
Here's a look at some of the VFX studio's shots for the Star Wars series.
Yeti creator Colin Doncaster on the challenges of VFX software development
A breakdown of Doncaster's career at VFX studios, in deep compositing, and the development of Yeti and Bokeh.
Behind the scenes of ‘Parasyte: The Grey’
A new featurette from Netflix.
Watch this new featurette on the fall of Reach in ‘Halo The Series’
Featuring the mocap work, stunts, and VFX.
Watch Framestore’s VFX breakdown for ‘The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live’
Including the helicopter cockpit work and crash.
On The Set Pic: ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’
Tom Burke, Anya Taylor-Joy, director George Miller and Chris Hemsworth on the set of 'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga'.
CGI and other drugs
The VFX Notes on 'Cocaine Bear' is here!
The Paul Debevec long read
A reflection on his lasting impact on filmmaking and visual effects.
Watch Alt.vfx’s VFX breakdown for Garth Davis’ ‘Foe’
The sci-fi thriller includes flying drones, digital doubles, fire effects, CG horses, environments and more.
Watch MPC’s VFX breakdown reel for ‘Spaceman’
Includes shots in space and the spider creature.
What you didn’t know about how that helicopter rescue in ‘The Matrix’ was filmed
Getting in trouble for buzzing a Bell 212 helicopter near the Attorney-General's Department building in Sydney on a weekend was one memorable moment.
The VFX of ‘Shōgun’
Go behind the scenes of 'Shōgun' in this featurette.
Go behind the scenes of Gareth Edwards’ ‘Godzilla’
Warner Bros. has released this 20min featurette online.
Here’s a VFX breakdown reel for ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ from NEXODUS
Go behind the scenes
This preview of s5 of ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ includes a BTS look at the LED volume work
They call the volume the 'Holodeck'.
Check out Image Engine’s ‘3 Body Problem’ VFX breakdown reel
Featuring primate work, and shots of the ship at sea.
Preview the big sessions coming at FMX 2024
The FMX - Film & Media Exchange will take place from April 23 to 26, 2024 in Stuttgart.
On The Set Pic: ‘Road House’
Fun to see a behind the scenes pic with a great bluescreen and tracking markers background featured.
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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