Mother Longlegs vs. Mantleclaw!
How this spectacular clash of the titans was made in episode one of ‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’. [SPOILER ALERT for first episode]
A giant penis, flaming body, and blood shards that kill
All in a days work for the 'Gen V' effects team.
Wētā FX will showcase their work on ‘The Marvels’ at SIGGRAPH Asia Sydney
Plus, a look at other VFX-related presentations coming up at the conference.
How ‘Barbie’s’ ode to Dawn of Man set the scene for a specific style of VFX
Behind the scenes of the film’s 1300 VFX shots, virtual production techniques, and miniatures work.
How channeling was different on season 2 of ‘The Wheel of Time’
Plus, how to make a fiery dragon.
On The Set Pic: ‘The Marvels’
Brie Larson on the set of 'The Marvels'.
Watch Ingenuity’s ‘The Nun II’ VFX breakdown
Behind the scenes of the film.
On The Set Pic: ‘Oppenheimer’
An on-set spinning gag used to represent the 'atomic level' thoughts of Oppenheimer in the film.
AccuFACE Revolutionizes Facial Tracking from Live and Recorded Video
Reallusion has announced iClone AccuFACE, an AI-powered facial tracker.
Under the ice: the VFX of the thrilling submarine scenes in ‘Dead Reckoning Part One’
Behind the scenes with VFX studio beloFX.
‘It’s amazing how much adding an eye blink at just the right time can do’
Mixing practical and digital to create the hybrid creatures in ‘Sweet Tooth': an excerpt from befores & afters magazine.
Celebrating 30 years of Digital Domain
VFX supes Kelly Port and Matthew Butler, who started in the very early days at Digital Domain, reflect on the visual effects studio's longevity,
How they made dino scenes in ‘Life on Our Planet’
This featurette includes lots of on-set footage, stuffies, set surveying, and discussion from ILMers!
On The Set Pic: ‘The Fall Guy’
Director David Leitch and Ryan Gosling (as Colt Seavers) on the set of The Fall Guy.
Get all the details on SIGGRAPH Asia Sydney!
This press release contains lots of info on the December event.
Need to create a giant CG octopus? Why not start with the real thing
How a trip to the fish markets helped Scanline VFX deliver this fearsome creature in ‘Meg 2: The Trench.’ Read a new excerpt from
ZBrush Face Tools Help Character Artists Bridge the Skill Gap to Achieve Expressive Animations
Behind Reallusion's Face Tools and its seamless integration between Character Creator (CC) and ZBrush.
How Indian Spider-Man Pavitr Prabhakar got his yo-yo
And how one of the film's directors had to pitch it via the creative team's WhatsApp group
Watch Union VFX’s breakdown reel for ‘Empire of Light’
A really nice mix here of invisible effects work.
Making a Star Wars short: the creative process behind ‘Sith’
Creating the painterly/illustrative look.
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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