Tom Hanks’ cat in ‘A Man Called Otto’ is a mix of live-action, greenscreen and CG
Behind the invisible effects for the cat, environments, weather and de-ageing in the film.
‘The Cokey stuffy would be resting on a C-stand, and the actors would go up and touch her nose and interact with her’
Wētā FX breaks down their delivery of Cokey the bear for ‘Cocaine Bear’.
Modernizing Your Creative Studio with Projectal: Say Goodbye to In-House Tools and Spreadsheets
Projectal's 6-step plan to help you manage VFX projects.
Watch Crafty Apes’ ‘National Treasure’ s1 VFX breakdown
The VFX studios showcases their work for the series.
The making of M.O.D.O.K.
UPDATED: How the ‘Ant-Man: Quantumania’ visual effects team turned Corey Stoll into a cybernetically enhanced creature with an oversized head.
A deep dive into Cinesite’s visual effects for ‘Wakanda Forever’
The latest b&a podcast is all about the film's Boston bridge chase and surrounding scenes.
Go behind the scenes of the VFX in ‘Bullet Train’
Sony has made this featurette available online, focusing on the virtual production and previs work in the film.
Meet the true unsung hero of visual effects: the tennis ball
Why the humble tennis ball plays an ace role on film sets and beyond.
End-to-End Volumetric Capture With No Coding or System Design Experience
Learn all about Emergent Vision Technologies high-speed cameras and turnkey volumetric capture software solutions.
You might be surprised about what’s real and what’s synthetic in ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’
Behind the scenes with VFX studio DNEG on digital environments and invisible effects.
Issue #9 of the magazine is here!
This latest issue focuses on feature animation.
The amazing engineering behind that eyeline system on ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’
The tech of the Spidercam-like set-up that allowed live-action actors to interact with CG ones.
Hybride’s asset build for Ferrix in Andor reached more than 30,000 items
How the VFX studio helped bring Ferrix City to life.
Behind the VFX of ‘Wakanda Forever’
Hugo and Ian tackle the VFX of this Black Panther sequel.
How they make the fire in ‘Fire Country’
Practical fire, fire elements, fire sims.
Dark City at 25
A conversation with colorist Peter Doyle.
Behind the scenes of ‘Marcel the Shell with Shoes On’
A new Academy featurette video is out.
Oscars MakeUp & Hairstyling nominees in new showcase video
This official video is a highlights reel from the Bake-Off.
Autodesk Moxion Rooms Delivers Powerful Cloud-Based Production Review
Moxion Rooms delivers real-time camera-to-cloud collaboration for creative teams working in film and television.
Academy posts VFX Bake-Off summary video showcasing 5 nominees
A new video includes fun breakdowns.
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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