A brief history of Will Smith’s incredible digital alter egos

The actor has been ‘fully CG’ and a digi-double in many of his films.

Motion controlled robots, controlled by…Maya!

How you can control industrial robots with the open-source Maya plugin Mimic.

‘Casting’ a hand was a tricky job.

‘Joker’ is one of the big films of the year that seems to eschew a lot of CG, but it’s also another major release this year with great invisible VFX.

A new featurette on the virtual production behind ‘The Lion King’.

These brand new reels from Rodeo FX show a lot of the process for their Mind Flayer work (and also exploding rats, of course).

Check out these MPC scenes from the film and commentary on the compositing challenges behind the work.

How that insane carriage rescue in ‘The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance’ was pulled off with VFX by DNEG.

How ‘Ad Astra’s’ space pirates scene used real footage and CG effects for high impact. Plus: the fine art of visor reflections.

…including an exclusive ‘Frozen 2’ preview.

The Facebook art director and expert in Quill shared his thoughts on the challenges of telling VR stories, and how to overcome them.

How DNEG tapped into practical puppetry in delivering digital characters for ‘The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance’.

How Scott Eaton’s A.I. tool has taken his human figure drawings to a new level.

If you’re looking to get into VFX, directing or pretty much any creative endeavor, Huxley’s advice is a must.

Rare insights into the filmmaking process on films like ‘Iron Man’ and ‘TRON: Legacy.’