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.
Why this VFX breakdown video from Todd Vaziri is SOOOO good
You rarely get this kind of analysis about VFX shots.
You can now get the ‘Thunderbolts*’ issue of the mag!
Issue #38 of befores & afters magazine is now out!
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.
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.
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,
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.
The mind-bending, camera-twisting start to season 2 of ‘Severance’
How a motion control robot camera, greenscreen plates, a treadmill and digital visual effects helped capture that frenetic season 2 opening oner.
Behind the scenes of s2 of ‘Severance’ in the latest magazine!
Innies and outies go digital and print in this new issue!
The stuffies and stand-ins behind ‘Lilo & Stitch’
Going from animated feature to live-action film.
ILM breaks down the VFX in ‘Andor’, season 2
The VFX studio has released a new reel of its visual effects for the season.
Go behind the scenes of season 2 of ‘Andor’ in a full issue of befores & afters magazine
Issue #33 of befores & afters magazine is now out in PRINT and DIGITAL!
ILM’s 50th anniversary showreel
ILM has released a reel showcasing their work over 50 years.
Watch ILM’s VFX breakdown for ‘Severance’ season 2
Their official video breakdown is here.
Pre-order my upcoming book, ‘Industrial Light & Magic: 50 Years of Innovation’
You can now pre-order this ILM 50th anniversary celebration book.
‘Twisters’: what went into a storm
Including, the fire-nado. An excerpt from issue #31 of befores & afters magazine.
New magazine! In-depth on ILM’s visual effects for ‘Twisters’
Get the magazine in PRINT or DIGITAL.
How do you explode a glass swimming pool?
Behind the practical effects in that impressive sequence in ‘The Amateur’. Updated with Proof's previs for the pool scene.
I mean, is there anything cooler that ILM’s John Knoll discussing how he built a motion control system?
Here, he discusses it with Tested's Adam Savage and how it was used for shooting the Onyx Cinder for Star Wars: Skeleton
In season 2 of ‘Light & Magic’, Joe Johnston has an incredible way of bringing out some of the geekiest ILM details
Including a new revelation about the Jar Jar practical suit and CG head test.
Getting your VFX head around ACES 2.0
ILM’s Alex Fry is here to help, and explain how it was used on ‘Transformers One’.
New video sheds light on mocap used for ‘Transformers One’
Motion capture done at ILM was used to help craft virtual story reels.
The ‘Wicked’ VFX Notes episode is here!
Join Ian and Hugo as we discuss the VFX of 'Wicked'.
The making of Chistery and the monkey guards from ‘Wicked’
An excerpt from befores & afters print magazine.
How ILM made the audience-favorite character Dulicbear for ‘Wicked’
An excerpt from befores & afters print magazine.
‘Wicked’ VFX supe Pablo Helman breaks down the film’s effects in this new video
Covering environments, creatures, flying, the train, the Wizard and so much more. Go in-depth into the VFX of Wicked in befores &
Going behind the scenes on the visual effects of ‘Alien: Romulus’
'Alien: Romulus' visual effects supervisor Eric Barba about the VFX Oscar nominated film.
Avatar: Fire and Ash
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Creativity meets technical curiosity: an FX TD’s role on Predator: Badlands.
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