‘I would love for a curious and interested audience to know how a matte painting is painted’
How matte paintings, miniatures and VFX artifacts become part of the Academy Museum, including one of the latest pieces from Cliffhanger.
Watch this ‘Spy Kids: Armageddon’ on-set featurette
Featuring some of the greenscreen photography.
The VFX breakdown of ‘Extraction 2’s’ huge oner is absolutely fascinating
Digital Domain has released its reel for the single-shot, and the plates, compositing work, stitches, and CG elements are fascinating to look at.
The miniature effects of ‘Henry Sugar’, and where you can see more from Wes Anderson
Make your way to the Museum of Cinema & Miniature in Lyon, France.
Watch Digital Domain’s VFX breakdown for ‘Citadel’
The VFX studio's reel showcases the sub at sea and parachuting sequence.
Exclusive: behind Framestore Pre-production Services’ previs for ‘The Last of Us’
Be the first to watch FPS' reel containing previs work for 3 killer scenes in the HBO series.
Watch Outpost’s VFX breakdown for s2 of ‘Foundation’
Including their stunning Demerzel head slice work.
Celebrating 25 years of PDI’s ‘Antz’
Looking back at the tech and artistry from the 1998 film with VFX supervisor Ken Bielenberg.
‘We explained to the studio that we were going to do everything backward’
Read Gareth Edwards' in-depth statement on the making of 'The Creator': how the director and his team took the unconventional approach of shooting the
On The Set Pic: ‘Good Omens’
The two leads on bluescreen.
Watch the trailer for ‘Pencils Vs Pixels’
The film's description is: "Pencils Vs Pixels is a celebration of 2D hand-drawn animation and an exploration of how the Disney Renaissance of the
Check out WWFX’s VFX breakdown for ‘The Expendables 4’
Including a spectacular chopper crash.
Important Looking Pirates’ VFX reel for s2 of ‘Foundation’ is online
See ocean work, outer space work and more.
Behind the biggest VFX scenes in ‘Foundation’ s2
Go in-depth on the series with this new befores & afters podcast.
Watch Hybride’s VFX breakdown for s3 of ‘The Mandalorian’
Very fun reel released by VFX studio.
befores & afters magazine is now also an e-book!
Still always in print, but now available as a Kindle e-book.
Watch Monkey Rave’s VFX breakdown for ‘Moving’
The reel showcases a skydiving and plane scene.
On The Set Pic: ‘Spy Kids: Armageddon’
(L-R) Everly Carganilla as Patty Torrez and director/writer/producer Robert Rodriguez on the set of Spy Kids: Armageddon.
Watch this quick vid with ILM modelmaker John Goodson on the T-6 Jedi Shuttle in ‘Ahsoka’
Awesome to see miniatures used in the show!
Behind the scenes of ‘Meg 2: The Trench’
Watch this official featurette for some fun on-set b-roll.
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Creativity meets technical curiosity: an FX TD’s role on Predator: Badlands.
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