How Reallusion’s automatic character rigging app AccuRIG came to be
Reallusion’s John Martin joins the befores & afters podcast to explain. Today on a special VFX Insight edition of the befores & afters podcast,
Going from bluescreen partial set to intense Wakandan/Talokanil at-sea battle
How Digital Domain helped craft Wakanda Forever’s ship attack.
On The Set Pic: ‘Wednesday’
Victor Dorobantu as Thing on the set of 'Wednesday'.
Motion bases and making mayhem, in the volume
How that stunning ‘House of the Dragon’ series one finale dragon fight was brought to life with new approaches to virtual production. Season one
See how those glorious views of Mount Doom were created
Watch Cause and FX's VFX breakdown of their work for 'The Rings of Power'.
From ‘Gravity’ tethers to, literally, Ragdoll Dynamics
A history of how this Maya plugin came to be.
‘Show me something gross’
The special effects and visual effects behind Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’.
These animation tests for ‘Wendell & Wild’ are intoxicating
Animation supervisor Malcolm Lamont has shared a bunch of incredible tests on his YouTube page. I especially love the puke test.
Behind the mind-bending effects in Tool’s ‘Opiate²’ music video
Silicone puppets, live-action photography and meticulous digital effects made it possible.
The puppet, mocap and CG tests behind the characters for ‘Lost Ollie’
And how ILM crafted the final intricate performances of Ollie, Rosy and Zozo.
How Digital Domain helped The Rock melt a mercenary
And how one hilarious moment in ‘Black Adam’ done by the VFX studio didn’t make it to the theatrical cut.
Korean VFX and digital humans are highlights of SIGGRAPH Asia 2022
befores & afters is hosting a special session with local studios.
‘Avatar’ changed performance capture, 3D and virtual production
"You are on Pandora."
Access:VFX has expanded
A new European chapter has been launched.
Here’s how Framestore helped make Idris Elba fight a lion
Behind the scenes of ‘Beast’, including incredible lookdev reels.
Behind the scenes of ‘Slumberland’
The green guys feature in this featurette.
Shannon Tindle and Peter Ramsey: a ‘Lost Ollie’ conversation
The writer and the director of the Netflix series both discuss the creation of the show, working with puppets and working with CG.
On The Set Pic: ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’
Director James Cameron shoots a scene. Note the LED panels and camera tracking set-up.
Avatar: Fire and Ash
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Creativity meets technical curiosity: an FX TD’s role on Predator: Badlands.
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