ILM’s Janet Lewin reflects on more than three decades with the studio Her early VFX producer roles including Pearl Harbor and Hulk, the development of StageCraft, and more. March 7, 2026 Podcasts
ILM’s VFX breakdown for ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ is here The VFX Oscar nominated work is presented in this reel narrated by VFX supervisor David Vickery. March 3, 2026 VFX Breakdowns
Our new ILM podcast series starts with Dennis Muren! The legendary VFX supe on speeder bike chase in ROTJ, stained glass knight in Young Sherlock Holmes, & how ILM conquered digital February 25, 2026 Podcasts
How an Olympic white water rafting course was used for the tense T-rex river scene Plus, the unique approach ILM adopted to digital set dressing. An excerpt from issue #49 of befores & afters magazine. February 14, 2026 Magazine
This 142-page magazine goes deep on ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ All the major innovations made on the latest James Cameron film. February 6, 2026 Magazine·Main Mag
Crafting ‘Andor’ season 2 VFX supervisor Mohen Leo and VFX producer TJ Falls break it down on the befores & afters podcast. February 6, 2026 Podcasts
A huge behind the scenes look at ‘Stranger Things 5’ All the Demogorgon battles, the oner, the Abyss and the Mind Flayer. January 26, 2026 Magazine·Main Mag
A collection of ‘Sinners’ effects breakdowns These videos showcase work by Storm Studios, ILM, Rising Sun Pictures, Outpost VFX, BARABOOM!, Light and prosthetic make-up designer Mike Fontaine. January 17, 2026 VFX Breakdowns
A new issue on ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ and past ‘Jurassic’ films In-depth on the river raft scene, gaussian splats and the history of practical and digital effects innovations in the Jurassic film era. January 11, 2026 Magazine·Main Mag
ILM’s VFX breakdown for ‘Superman’ gets released Go behind the scenes. January 10, 2026 VFX Breakdowns
ILM’s VFX breakdown for ‘TRON: Ares’ is here This new video includes great break-aparts of key scenes. January 8, 2026 VFX Breakdowns
Reflection and illusion How that oner full of mirror shots was achieved for Glinda’s ‘The Girl in the Bubble’ song in ‘Wicked: For Good’. An January 5, 2026 Magazine
A huge deep dive on the VFX of ‘Wicked: For Good’ All the big sequences broken down in the magazine. January 3, 2026 Magazine·Main Mag
Capturing what is to be The Thing From on-set motion capture to final performance. An excerpt from issue #47 of befores & afters magazine. December 20, 2025 Magazine
Light cycles, in the real world Behind the chase scenes, light walls and that splitting police car in 'TRON: Ares'. An extract from issue #44 of the magazine. December 8, 2025 Magazine
New VFX breakdown video for ‘Wicked For Good’ The official featurette breaks down wire work, animals and that great mirror sequence. December 5, 2025 VFX Breakdowns
The ‘TRON: Ares’ issue is here! Issue #44 of befores & afters covers the visual effects of 'TRON: Ares'. December 4, 2025 Magazine·Main Mag
In-depth on the visual effects of ‘F1’ Get all the info, and a whole lot of behind the scenes imagery, in the latest magazine in PRINT or DIGITAL. November 26, 2025 Magazine·Main Mag
Making Supes fly, crafting Krypto and Guassian Splat capture The new issue of befores & afters magazine covers 'Superman'! November 6, 2025 Main Mag
Doug Chiang reflects on the day he first used Photoshop How the famed designer jumped onto the tool during the shift into digital at ILM. October 28, 2025 Articles
Why this VFX breakdown video from Todd Vaziri is SOOOO good You rarely get this kind of analysis about VFX shots. October 8, 2025 Articles
You can now get the ‘Thunderbolts*’ issue of the mag! Issue #38 of befores & afters magazine is now out! September 12, 2025 Main Mag
Go behind the scenes of the D-Rex See how ILM crafted the new dinosaur in 'Jurassic World: Rebirth'. Includes CG model, head maquette and breakdowns. August 31, 2025 VFX Breakdowns
New previews of my ‘Industrial Light & Magic: 50 Years of Innovation’ book are here! A whole swathe of spreads from the book are now available. August 21, 2025 Articles
Here’s two VFX and virtual production-related tech reveals from SIGGRAPH ILM showcased Oscar, a suite of tablet-based user interfaces for StageCraft, while Sony Pictures Imageworks unveiled its approach to making light rigs, August 17, 2025 Articles
New official VFX breakdowns now online for ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ Showcasing the T-rex work by ILM and including VFX supervisor David Vickery and CG supervisor Mark Pascoe. August 7, 2025 VFX Breakdowns