How the directors of ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ implemented something they called ‘sneaky deep’
How they combined silly and ‘stupid’ scenes with meaningful moments in the blockbuster Sony Pictures Animation/Netflix film.
Fire And Water: Making The Avatar Films
Watch the trailer for the upcoming doco.
On The Set Pic: ‘Frankenstein’
Guillermo del Toro has shared some miniature elements from the film.
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Bluebolt breaks down VFX in ‘Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale’
Go behind the scenes.
Why this VFX breakdown video from Todd Vaziri is SOOOO good
You rarely get this kind of analysis about VFX shots.
A foam head performance
Behind the on-set puppetry in 'How to Train Your Dragon'. An excerpt from issue #39 of befores & afters magazine.
What the role of CTO involves at Wētā FX
A discussion about tech, rendering, de-noising, data flows and, yes, AI.
Deemos Launches Rodin Gen-2, A Groundbreaking Generative AI for Intuitive 3D Creation
Deemos has unveiled Rodin Gen-2, its most advanced 3D generative AI model to date.
Here’s the many different ways the title character of ‘M3GAN 2.0’ was made, both practically and digitally
Animatronic, performer in open and closed mask, posable doll, CG, face replacements (and all of the above).
VFX Notes on the Bake Off films: ‘Better Man’
Join Ian and Hugo as we discuss the Royal Albert Hall scene in 'Better Man', and Wētā FX's astounding work on the sequence.
How The Roddenberry Archive is preserving ‘Star Trek’ history
A new podcast with OTOY's Mark Spatny.
Here’s a bunch of ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ VFX breakdowns
We will keep adding more here as they are published. Right now, check out VFX breakdowns from Framestore, Digital Domain and RISE FX.
Watch MPC’s VFX breakdown for ‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’
This boat scene from s3 was filmed on bluescreens with Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, and Stephen Merchant.
‘How to Train Your Dragon’ – the new issue of the magazine is out!
Issue #39 of befores & afters magazine goes in-depth on the visual effects in Dean DeBlois' live-action How to Train Your Dragon.
Watch Union’s visual effects breakdown for ’28 Years Later’
And, yes, there's a full issue of the magazine coming on the film!
The VFX Notes ‘Bake-Off’ specials continue with *that* scene featuring Raka
Go behind the scenes on 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' and the rapids moment, with Ian and Hugo.
5 sessions not to miss at VIEW Conference 2025
Also, how to score a 20% discount on tickets!
Behind the creatures in ‘Alien: Earth’
A new featurette goes behind the scenes, including work by Wētā Workshop.
Fun to see behind the scenes in this ‘Fantastic Four’ blooper reel
Including bluescreen shoot, on-set capture and more.
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