From ‘Speed’ to ‘Gran Turismo’: how the Blind Driver Roof Pod changed car chases in the movies (and how it all started with a forklift)
The tech is being recognized with a Scientific and Technical Award.
Watch the brand new VFX breakdown for ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ from Imageworks
A new look at the tools and the artistry behind the film.
The VFX Oscar outsider setting the world on fire
A new VFX Notes podcast on 'Godzilla Minus One'.
The Making of RIOT 3D Motion Capture Series for Action Films
Hollywood-caliber mocap at the fingertips: ActorCore blazes the stage for mass protest productions.
How Cartoon Saloon got to play in the Star Wars universe
Behind the scenes of ‘Screecher’s Reach’, part of the ‘Star Wars Visions’ animated series. This week on the befores & afters podcast, we’re chatting
A new look inside ‘The Creator’ from ILM
This is a new featurette from ILM Originals and director Chris Hawkinson.
See the shark puppet used to help film ‘No Way Up’
It was made by Stitches and Glue as stand-in/stuffie/VFX reference. Read more details in their Instagram post.
ILM’s full-length VFX breakdown for ‘The Creator’ is here!
7 minutes of seamless simulants, robots, environments, vehicles and explosions.
Watch FIN Design + Effects’ VFX breakdown for ‘The Creator’
See how the studio crafted VFX for many different scenes in the film.
Here’s how Lilat City was crafted in ‘The Creator’
A brand new VFX breakdown from ILM showcases their work in the Gareth Edwards film.
Watch Imageworks’ VFX breakdown for ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’
Character and environment work here is incredible.
Sora: find out how it creates video from text
Will it change VFX (and filmmaking)? I don't know, but dive deep into it at OpenAI.
FX sims in ‘The Creator’
Here's ILM's latest VFX breakdown from the film.
This stunning ‘The Hunger Games: the Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’ VFX breakdown is worth a watch
It comes from the VFX production team (led by Adrian de Wet and Eve Fizzinoglia) and features work by Ghost VFX, Important Looking Pirates,
An upcoming Propstore auction will feature the Lobster Spinner from ‘Blade Runner’ built by Bill George
And etched brass for the Hades landscape from the opening of the film, and a matte painting by Matthew Yuricich. OMG. See more in
Six minutes of ‘Godzilla Minus One’ VFX breakdowns!
Watch the official reel here.
See how the floating village in ‘The Creator’ was crafted with the help of VFX
It's all in ILM's latest VFX breakdown for the film.
The Runestone castle in ‘House of the Dragon’ was a tabletop miniature
Here’s how Mattes & Miniatures made it: a special excerpt from the miniatures issue of befores & afters magazine.
Watch ILM’s simulants and robots breakdown for ‘The Creator’
The VFX studio showcases the meticulous tracking and CG and comp required.
Watch ILM’s NOMAD VFX breakdown from ‘The Creator’
How the massive spaceship came to life.
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