‘If a real monkey cannot do it, Ampersand won’t do it’
How ILM crafted the starring capuchin monkey in ‘Y: The Last Man’.
Go deeper into this Megascans-made medieval village
These extended Quixel video tutorials take a deep dive into performance optimization.
VFX Notes: Celebrating the 10th episode!
We turn 10, and discuss the VFX of Venom 2, Halloween Kills, The French Dispatch, and the state of play of WFH in VFX.
Watch Juice’s VFX breakdown for ‘Margrete: Queen of the North’
Here's how the studio crafted the VFX for the film.
Cinesite turns 30: a look back at the VFX studio’s history
Cineon, digital workflows, visual effects highlights and animated beginnings.
How Aaron Sims Creative made ‘The Eye: Calanthek’ in UE5 in six weeks
And, how you can download the alien creature animated with Control Rig from the short right now.
‘Monsters, Inc.’ is 20 years old – look back at Pixar’s fur tech breakthroughs
The hairball model Pixar used to develop the dynamic movements of Sulley's fur.
The making of this shot from ‘Army of Thieves’ is fun
See the behind the scenes video here.
Watch this Squid Game VFX breakdown from Gulliver Studios
From Gulliver Studios.
Fxtras: ‘The Suicide Squad’ on DVD and Blu-ray
Notes on the VFX featurettes on the home entertainment release for 'The Suicide Squad'.
VFX Futures: Behind the scenes of ‘My Universe’ from Coldplay x BTS
Volumetric capture and VFX.
Go behind the scenes of the ‘The French Dispatch’ model shop
Fantastic video from Berton Pierce showcasing Simon Weisse's miniatures unit on the film.
How to make a trawler sink and a glider fly (and go underwater): 6 of the biggest visual effects scenes in ‘No Time To Die’
We also cover the ice fall, Matera scenes, Land Rover chase and those final devastating explosions.
Roger Deakins on cinematography and VFX cross-over, and why the DOP calls his stills photography ‘personal scribbles’
"I spend a lot of time trying to take photographs. But I can go days and not take a single frame."
Watch Weta Digital’s VFX breakdown for ‘The Green Knight’
Go behind the scenes of the David Lowry film.
Watch this Maere Studios VFX breakdown for ‘The Green Knight’
Care of Maere VFX supervisor Nicholas Ashe Bateman.
Why Jorge Gutiérrez describes ‘Maya and the Three’ as “CG stop-motion”
befores & afters sits down with husband and wife creative team Jorge R. Gutiérrez and Sandra Equihua.
What actually goes into ‘designing’ visual effects for a major feature film?
'Venom: Let There Be Carnage' visual effects supervisor Sheena Duggal explains.
DIGIC Services showcases animal mocap in this video
Cats vs dogs.
Watch Digital Domain’s ‘Free Guy’ VFX breakdown
Including how they made that opener.
Avatar: Fire and Ash
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Creativity meets technical curiosity: an FX TD’s role on Predator: Badlands.
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