Building blood trees, removing noses, catching spears and heading to Valhalla
Behind BlueBolt's visual effects for 'The Northman'.
‘Titanic’s’ digital paraphernalia supervisor made all the difference
Titanic turns 25, and we are celebrating here at befores & afters.
Mirror gags, mountain extensions and *that* beach scene: the VFX of ‘Decision to Leave’
Go behind the scenes of the invisible effects in the South Korean film everyone is raving about.
‘Imperfectly perfect’
The secrets behind the stop-motion animation of Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Pinocchio’.
Watch Ghost VFX’s breakdown for ‘Troll’
The visual effects studio has released a making of reel for the film.
befores & afters takes a tour of the new features in Projectal 3.0
This video breaks down the newest features in the workflow and project management tool, including Spreadsheet mode.
How that shocking DC villain splitting scene was made
(It came as somewhat of a surprise to the VFX team behind it, too)
How does cinematography work on a stop-motion film?
‘Pinocchio’ DOP Frank Passingham breaks down his extensive lighting, camera, motion control and lens choices on the Guillermo del Toro movie.
The surprising inspiration for that crazy Warg in ‘The Rings of Power’
Chihuahuas can be scary. But the real reason it served as reference for the Warg was: reality.
The VFX behind the forging of the Three Rings in ‘The Rings of Power’
What went into making molten metal and more.
Inside the mechanical and 3D printed puppet head process used for Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Pinocchio’
We break down how the puppets were built for the stop-motion feature.
Bending the physics
Why the VFX of ‘RRR’ are both outlandish and grounded in reality at the same time.
Watch this ‘Slumberland’ VFX reel
The work was overseen by VFX supervisor Adrian de Wet and VFX producer Eve Fizzinoglia.
Thing from ‘Wednesday’ and the on-set performance
A newly released video is out.
How those Talokan underwater scenes in ‘Wakanda Forever’ were made
Find out more details about how the civilization under the surface was brought to life by Wētā FX, including all that corn.
World building in ‘Black Adam’
A look at the Unreal Engine builds.
Making the koids in ‘The Peripheral’ involved some ingenious deepfake techniques
One of the computer game sim sequences also relied on AI approaches.
Upending the classic VFX approach: ‘Everything Everywhere all at Once’
How only a small number of VFX artists managed a massive effort on the film. And yes we ALSO talk about Raccacoonie.
They sent us Shuri’s costume with a very big note saying, basically, ‘Do not burn this’
How the emotional main-on-end title sequence for Wakanda Forever was made with real cloth, wind and fire.
The flying stunt rigs (and robots) that made The Rock fly in ‘Black Adam’
A new official featurette details the flying rigs.
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