The humble guide to building an asset library
das element's Jonas Kluger breaks down the key steps to organzing your assets in the best way possible.
EVEN more of the social (VFX) lives of Hollywood
A new update on actors sharing fun VFX-related selfies.
On The Set Pic: ‘Ahsoka’
Rosario Dawson on the set of Lucasfilm's 'Ahsoka'.
Blowing up model airplanes for a film (against hobby shop owner wishes!)
Plus, an amazing use for Nestlé Cremora creamer...
‘I’m very passionate about cobblestones now’
Behind the massive environment and vehicle build and complex compositing work by Rodeo FX for the Arc de Triomphe roundabout scene in ‘John Wick
Imagining a singing, dancing croc on set with Actor Capture
Actor Capture's mocap, visualization and use of Reallusion's iClone for 'Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile.'
On The Set Pic: ‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’
Tom Cruise on the set of Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One from Paramount Pictures and Skydance.
Pixomondo showcases ‘John Wick 4’ breakdown
Head to their Instagram.
Watch Light VFX’s CG dog work for ‘John Wick 4’
The VFX studio has posted a breakdown on its Instagram page.
Behind the shoot and VFX for that dynamic train opener to ‘Citadel’
Behind the background plate and bluescreen train carriage shoots.
How that crazy HBO Mario Kart trailer on SNL was made
'I'll get you to Rainbow Road.'
‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ was huge, but what does VFX Notes think about it?
Hugo loved it! Ian...didn't quite get it (but thinks it looks amazing).
Making miniatures and props for ‘Asteroid City’
Trains, craters and vending machines.
The AI, volumetric and animation tools that helped make Pixar’s ‘Elemental’ possible
Neural style transfer and enhancements to Pixar’s curvenet animation tools were part of the toolset on the film.
Developing beautiful in-camera VFX for ‘Don’t Worry Darling’
Watch these new clips from FX WRX, and see more in befores & afters magazine.
On The Set Pic: ‘Heart of Stone’
Gal Gadot as Rachel Stone on the set of Heart Of Stone.
What makes up a ‘Transformers’ scene
How MPC orchestrated the first meeting between Noah and the Autobots in ‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’.
‘This was the first CG animated movie I’ve ever heard of that actually had a dedicated inking team’
Behind the brushstroke, inkline and frame rate tools made for ‘Across the Spider-Verse’, plus case studies on bringing the hugely complex Mumbattan city and
Recreating Snoop Dogg: a Character Creator case study
How animation studio Digital Puppets took on the customization and compatibility aspects of Reallusion’s Character Creator 4 to build a CG Snoop Dogg.
Looking back at early innovative VFX in commercials with Eric Durst
Motion control, electronic compositing, morphing!
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Creativity meets technical curiosity: an FX TD’s role on Predator: Badlands.
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