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.
This 142-page magazine goes deep on ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’
All the major innovations made on the latest James Cameron film.
Crafting ‘Andor’ season 2
VFX supervisor Mohen Leo and VFX producer TJ Falls break it down on the befores & afters podcast.
A huge behind the scenes look at ‘Stranger Things 5’
All the Demogorgon battles, the oner, the Abyss and the Mind Flayer.
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.
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.
ILM’s VFX breakdown for ‘Superman’ gets released
Go behind the scenes.
ILM’s VFX breakdown for ‘TRON: Ares’ is here
This new video includes great break-aparts of key scenes.
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
A huge deep dive on the VFX of ‘Wicked: For Good’
All the big sequences broken down in the magazine.
Capturing what is to be The Thing
From on-set motion capture to final performance. An excerpt from issue #47 of befores & afters 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.
New VFX breakdown video for ‘Wicked For Good’
The official featurette breaks down wire work, animals and that great mirror sequence.
The ‘TRON: Ares’ issue is here!
Issue #44 of befores & afters covers the visual effects of 'TRON: Ares'.
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.
Making Supes fly, crafting Krypto and Guassian Splat capture
The new issue of befores & afters magazine covers 'Superman'!
A new season of VFX Notes is here!
It's called 'The Rise of AI Robots'.
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.
Get my new book in PRINT or on KINDLE.
Issue #65: The visual effects of The Electric State.
Issue #64: The visual effects of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, s2.
Issue #63: The visual effects of 28 Years Later.
