From virtual production to final VFX: how ‘Mercy’ was made
Go behind the scenes with DNEG. Timur Bekmambetov’s Mercy, starring Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson, sees Pratt’s detective character need to prove
VFX Notes reviews ‘Ex Machina’ and its AI Alicia Vikander
The Rise of AI Robots season continues.
Paul Franklin reflects on the VFX of ‘Interstellar’
Plus, a special heads-up on the huge film he is now working on.
The craziest sequence in ‘Murderbot’ and how it was made
DNEG breaks down the worm and how it ate the main character (spoiler: Murderbot shoots his way out of the creature).
Watch DNEG’s VFX breakdown for ‘Murderbot’
Go behind the scenes.
Watch these ‘Heads of State’ VFX breakdowns from DNEG, RISE and Milk
Behind the scenes.
‘The Last of Us’ s2 VFX breakdowns all in one place
A continuing collection of VFX breakdowns and making ofs from season 2 of 'The Last of Us'.
Twinning, Creepers and more VFX covered in the ‘Mickey 17’ issue
Issue #32 of befores & afters magazine is now out in PRINT and DIGITAL!
How the gorge was made in ‘The Gorge’
Behind the visual effects by DNEG in the film.
Making a mint
Behind DNEG's work on Skeleton Crew.
‘I still have red dust on my motion base’
The practical and digital effects that made sandworm riding possible in 'Dune: Part Two'.
How DNEG crafted the troll and the Eregion battle in s2 of ‘The Rings of Power’
Including a whole heap of before/after imagery.
How DNEG made Venom dance
Plus, DNEG’s visual effects for Venom Horse and the Venom vs Xenophage airplane fight in ‘Venom: The Last Dance’.
The visual effects of ‘Dune: Part Two’
An exclusive interview with visual effects supervisor Paul Lambert.
Watch DNEG’s VFX breakdown for s2 of ‘The Rings of Power’
Including the major battle, and the Troll.
Issue #23 of the print mag is a FULL issue on the VFX of ‘Dune: Part Two’
Yep, a full issue all about the making of the film.
Mike Ehrmantraut from ‘Breaking Bad’ was the inspiration for the Hill-Troll in ‘The Rings of Power’ siege
Behind the visual effects of the battle in episode 207, with VFX supervisor Jason Smith.
In the volume with gladiators, chariots and horses
A round-table discussion on the virtual production challenges of Those About to Die. An excerpt from befores & afters magazine.
Dimension, DNEG 360 and Projectal: A Partnership Driving Efficiency and Creativity
Dimension and DNEG 360 have partnered with Projectal, the leading project management and workflow platform for creative studios.
‘It’s like a constantly evolving three-dimensional puzzle’
The VFX of ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’, incl the crazy War Rig scenes, impressive wasteland, immense rotoscoping, and how Anya Taylor-Joy’s
Issue #18 of the mag is out! Learn all about big creature anim
Covering creature animation, with in-depth analysis of Fallout, YuYu Hakusho, Spaceman, and Damsel, and a print edition version of the history of
‘For Godzilla’s walk, we put a speedometer on his feet just to see how fast they go’
DNEG delves into its sequences on ‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,’ which also included Kong’s tooth extraction, and the enormous crystal
‘We asked ourselves at the beginning, do we go for something that feels right, or that is right?’
The virtual production and visual effects art and tech that brought authenticity to ‘Masters of the Air.’
There’s no CGI in ‘Oppenheimer’, but there are so many stunning effects
Hugo and Ian discuss Chris Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' in the latest VFX Notes podcast.
The crazy, intricate work behind DNEG’s VFX for ‘NYAD’
Water sims, incredible body tracking and matchmove, and insane comp.
DNEG builds a beautiful broken world in HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’ with MattePaint
The highly anticipated HBO adaptation of The Last of Us video game transport viewers into a beautiful post-apocalyptic world. DNEG faced the
‘The water needed to have a performance’
How the ‘NYAD’ visual effects team helped turn Annette Bening into an open ocean endurance swimmer.
Avatar: Fire and Ash
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Industrial Light & Magic: 50 Years of Innovation
How the right school helped this compositor land his latest credit on 'Invasion' season 3.
From classroom to credits, with Campus VFX