The art of BAMF’ING in ‘X2’
How those incredible Nightcrawler BAMF'ING VFX shots by Cinesite in 'X2' were made.
How the dream sequence in ‘Spider-Noir’ was made
Nic Cage dreams of spiders, and being miniaturized.
How an airfield in the UK was turned into the Iraqi city of Ramadi for Alex Garland’s ‘Warfare’
Behind the film’s invisible visual effects by Cinesite, including environments, aerial surveillance footage and those stunning F-18 show of force shots.
How Cinesite made the three-headed dog Fotis for ‘Kaos’
Watch their breakdown reel here.
Spinning skip bins, seamless face replacements, and setting fire to Ryan Gosling
Here’s how VFX helped enhance the incredible practical stunts and SFX in ‘The Fall Guy’. From befores & afters magazine in print.
Here’s how those brutal fights in ‘Road House’ were helped made possible with VFX
Go behind the scenes with the careful stunt choreography, shooting fights with pads and helmets, and meticulous VFX work by Cinesite.
Watch Cinesite’s VFX breakdown for ‘The Fall Guy’
Including some fun invisible effects and augmentations to the excellent stunt work.
See how Cinesite crafted a Caribou herd, a polar bear and wintry scenes for ‘True Detective: Night Country’
It's in the studio's newly released VFX breakdown video.
Watch Cinesite’s ‘Dashing Through The Snow’ VFX breakdown
Plus check out their case study.
Re-thinking the approach to creatures
Cinesite adopted new workflows to bring more flexibility to its creature pipeline for the latest incarnation of ‘The Witcher’. A new excerpt
Crafting new tools and hacking existing ones to hit a stylized aesthetic
Cinesite discusses its role on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem.
Watch Cinesite’s ‘The Witcher’ s3 VFX breakdown
Showcasing the Aeschna sea monster, the deadly Flesh Monster, and Ring of Fire.
It’s Bamfing time!
Has there ever quite been anything as cool as the original Bamfing effect in ‘X2’? UPDATED!
Bringing ‘Matilda’ to life with more VFX than you might at first realize
How Cinesite and other studios crafted the visual effects of Matilda.
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.
Shape language, silhouettes and scanning ‘nurnies’
What it took to design Cinesite’s creatures for s2 of The Witcher. The basilisks and chernobog featured in season 2 of Netflix’s
VFX Futures: The VFX art department–a chat with Cinesite’s Madeleine Scott-Spencer
How Cinesite's art department operates, and how it has adapted to virtual production workflows.
Cinesite breaks down its ‘Witcher’ Basilisks
See the VFX studio's VFX reel for the creatures.
How to get your foot in the VFX and animation door
Inside Cinesite’s LEAP program, plus details of the fairness, diversity and inclusion initiatives at the studio.
From on-set to final performance: the s2 creatures of ‘The Witcher’
VFX supervisor Daði Einarsson breaks down Basilisks, Eskel Leshy and Nivellen. After watching season 2 of The Witcher and seeing some of
What does going global mean for a VFX and animation studio?
Cinesite has done it, here’s how it offers clients and crew a whole new range of choices.
VFX Futures: Pipeline, tools and tech with Cinesite
Cinesite's technology leaders break down the major tech achievements and challenges facing the studio right now in VFX and animation.
Cinesite turns 30: a look back at the VFX studio’s history
Cineon, digital workflows, visual effects highlights and animated beginnings.
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.
A whole bunch of ‘Lost in Space’ s2 VFX breakdowns in one place
Robots, ships and alien creatures.
A personal experience with ftrack
How do people actually use ftrack day to day?
Watch a whole ton of official ‘Avengers: Endgame’ VFX breakdowns in one place
So. Many. Befores. And. Afters.
Get my new book in PRINT or on KINDLE.
Issue #67: The visual effects of Masters of the Universe.
Latest limited edition t-shirt: Pseudopod.
