The different ages of Rocket needed for ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ were made by ‘in-betweening’ CG models
Behind the scenes with Framestore on how they went from ‘runt’ to ‘adult’ Rocket.
Behind the bluescreen shoot that brought ‘The Little Mermaid’s’ underwater scenes to life
A step-by-step guide from production visual effects supervisor Tim Burke on the making of the underwater scenes in the film.
‘OK, but we want to see a test’
Behind Framestore’s CG dog Cosmo in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’.
The art of eyelines
How Framestore maintained proper eyeline direction for CG characters and characters that needed eye augmentation on ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.’
The 2-day virtual production shoot that led to the most touching moments in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’
Also, how the stunning CG dog Cosmo was created, and the insane 120 fps shoot behind that corridor oner fight scene.
‘1899’: Framestore’s virtual production take-aways
Key lessons the visual effects studio learnt on the impressive virtual production series.
Go behind the scenes of the ‘The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special’ VFX with Framestore
The VFX studio has released its breakdown.
The THEN & NOW sessions are on again at FMX 2023!
Stop-motion puppet fabrication, Dragonheart's animation and a look back at Gravity.
VFX supe Russell Dodgson explores three seasons of ‘His Dark Materials’ magic
From on-set puppetry, to CG work, to second unit directing.
How to plan for huge VFX sequences: the VFX supe and VFX producer on ‘Slumberland’
How do you get two characters to ride a giant flying goose, anyway?
‘We literally turn-tabled real jets on the tarmac’
The VFX supervisor for ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ breaks down the biggest visual effects challenges in the film, and some of the invisible
Real and synthetic: the VFX of ‘Top Gun: Maverick’
One of the most incredible films of 2022.
Framestore on designing an immersive exhibition for the Science Museum in London
What goes into making immersive exhibition experiences.
Here’s how Framestore helped make Idris Elba fight a lion
Behind the scenes of ‘Beast’, including incredible lookdev reels.
Gregory, Goldie, Gault and…Matthew
A deep dive into the VFX of four fun characters featured in ‘The Sandman’.
This is how Framestore helped make that insane birthing sequence in Alex Garland’s ‘Men’
Plus, how the VFX studio enabled Rory Kinnear to play all the men in ‘Men’.
VFX Futures: Making a bird skull god and a hippo god for ‘Moon Knight’
A look behind the scenes at these Framestore creatures.
The crazy multiverse shot in ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ had its own intense VFX journey
Framestore walks befores & afters through the making of the shot–from previs to final–and even reveals a couple of Easter eggs you
Behind the scenes of ‘The Baby’
This featurette showcases VFX work by Framestore on the series.
Eddie Redmayne gave the animation team direct feedback on how to perform limbic mimicry on Manticores
Behind the scenes on Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore with Framestore.
‘Moon Knight’ continues the impressive Marvel tradition of seamlessly incorporating CG costumes
The VFX behind Moon Knight’s impressive armor.
VFX Notes: The VFX of ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’
Behind the scenes in this latest episode.
‘OK, this looks very cool, but can you build it underwater?’
How ‘The Matrix Resurrections’ re-thought bullet time.
How Framestore used machine learning techniques in their comps on ‘The Matrix Resurrections’
A chat with 2D supervisor Patricia Llaguno.
Here’s how math art inspired the mirror verse moments in ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’
Framestore explains how those stunning kaleidoscope scenes were made.
Behind the scenes of the biggest effects in ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’
‘No Way Home’s’ VFX supervisor on crafting the Mirrorverse, orchestrating 3 different Spideys, and whether they could access any old 3D models
Ever wished you could ‘swim’ through a cake city? This little mouse did it (well, thanks to VFX)
Framestore goes behind the scenes of their cake city work in 'A Boy Called Christmas'.
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.
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