Capturing what is to be The Thing
From on-set motion capture to final performance. An excerpt from issue #47 of befores & afters magazine.
Watch Digital Domain’s Skeleton Man breakdown for ‘Welcome to Derry’
Go behind the VFX.
Here’s a bunch of ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ VFX breakdowns
We will keep adding more here as they are published. Right now, check out VFX breakdowns from Framestore, Digital Domain and RISE
You can now get the ‘Thunderbolts*’ issue of the mag!
Issue #38 of befores & afters magazine is now out!
Watch all the ‘Thunderbolts’ VFX breakdowns in one place right here
Featuring Digital Domain, Framestore and more to come.
What you didn’t know about Nuke’s 3D system and how it was developed
Get a rare insight into the making of Nuke at Digital Domain, including a Nuke script for a classic Titanic VFX shot.
‘We had a basket of nose picks, pratfalls, butt scratches and belly slaps to sprinkle into the action’
Behind the scenes of the climactic final battle between the Piglins and Iron Golems in 'A Minecraft Movie'.
Digital Domain’s VFX breakdown for ‘The Electric State’ is here
See how DD brought so many robots to life.
How the Celestial Island scene in ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ was re-worked with previs and VFX
Here’s how the VFX team helped design the final sequence. Plus, how they made Harrison Ford’s Hulk, and a character that audiences
Delve into Digital Domain’s visual effects for ‘Agatha All Along’
Magic, the broom chase and the ghostly effects.
Texturing the Choctaw creation story for Marvel TV’s ‘Echo’
How Digital Domain used Foundry’s Mari on realistic digital doubles and a complex transformation sequence for Marvel Television's live-action show.
The machine learning tech behind Digital Domain’s in-house facial capture tool Masquerade3
Behind the scenes of Digital Domain's facial animation process.
Watch Digital Domain’s VFX breakdown and postvis reel for ‘Madame Web’
See how DD helped craft several scenes.
Watch Digital Domain’s VFX breakdown for ‘Echo’
Visualizing the origin story of the Choctaw people.
Watch Digital Domain’s ‘Ahsoka’ VFX breakdown
Lightsabers!
Celebrating 30 years of Digital Domain
VFX supes Kelly Port and Matthew Butler, who started in the very early days at Digital Domain, reflect on the visual effects
Go behind the scenes of ‘Secret Invasion’ with Digital Domain
The VFX studio has posted its reel, which looks at main creature work and environments.
The VFX breakdown of ‘Extraction 2’s’ huge oner is absolutely fascinating
Digital Domain has released its reel for the single-shot, and the plates, compositing work, stitches, and CG elements are fascinating to look
Watch Digital Domain’s VFX breakdown for ‘Citadel’
The VFX studio's reel showcases the sub at sea and parachuting sequence.
Machine learning at the VFX studio level
How Digital Domain has adopted deep learning and AI into its visual effects toolsets.
Explore the VFX work in s2 of ‘Carnival Row’ with Digital Domain and Goodbye Kansas
Both studios have published some fantastic VFX breakdowns of their work.
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.
An old Amiga with ‘Titanic’ miniature shoot ‘video taps’ on it is a treasure-trove of VFX history
The Commodore Amiga 4000/040 was used by Digital Domain to help craft effects shots and review miniature shoots for Titanic, Apollo 13
Digital people, CG water, miniatures, morphing: ‘Titanic’ had it all
VFX supervisor Rob Legato looks back on 25 years since the film was released. And yes we talk about Propeller Guy!
Going from bluescreen partial set to intense Wakandan/Talokanil at-sea battle
How Digital Domain helped craft Wakanda Forever’s ship attack.
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.
Issue #62: The visual effects of The Boys, s5.
Issue #61: The visual effects of Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age.
Issue #60: The visual effects of Spider-Noir.
Issue #59: The visual effects of Pluribus
