How visual effects put ships (and sharks!) in the Colosseum
Visual effects supervisor Mark Bakowski breaks down key sequences from Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator II’, including the Colosseum ship battle, the rhino and
Watch ILM’s VFX breakdown for ‘Twisters’
A new video is out.
Go behind the scenes of ‘Ultraman: Rising’ in this Foundry showcase
It looks at how ILM used Katana, Mari and Nuke on the animated film.
‘The Phantom Menace’ is 25. Let’s talk about it
The latest VFX Notes podcast covers 'Episode 1'.
The visual effects of ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’
Visual effects supervisor Erik Henry on using ILM StageCraft, and on the many creatures of the show.
ILM’s VFX breakdown for ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ is here
Go behind the scenes.
Erasing Lieutenant Dan’s legs, from the point of view of a digital artist on ‘Forrest Gump’
ILM computer graphic artist Kathleen Beeler recalls the intricate paint work involved.
How a tracking algorithm helped insert Tom Hanks into news scenes with historical figures in ‘Forrest Gump’
A look back at the early days of tracking and matchmoving at ILM for the film.
A 30min roundtable on the VFX of ‘Ahsoka’? Yes, please
Ahsoka creator Dave Filoni, and ILM's production visual effects supervisor Richard Bluff, animation supervisor Paul Kavanaugh, and visual effects supervisor Enrico Damm
Miniatures, puppets, lightsabers and Purrgils
The VFX of 'Ahsoka'.
All about time slipping and spaghettification in ‘Loki’ s2
Plus, how the loom scenes were achieved.
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
The on set VFX approach on ‘The Creator’ was different from most
The challenges of capturing gray and chrome balls, HDRIs, and reference imagery on the run-and-gun Gareth Edwards film. A new excerpt from
‘We were almost like a little mini ILM inside ILM’
Go behind the scenes of Industrial Light & Magic’s matte painting department from the early 1980s on The NeverEnding Story, which turns
Behind the miniature T-6 Jedi Shuttle in ‘Ahsoka’
Adam Savage from TESTED chats to modelmaker John Goodson and machinist Dan Patrascu.
Could ‘The Creator’ usher in a new approach to VFX?
That's something we discuss on the VFX Notes podcast!
A new look inside ‘The Creator’ from ILM
This is a new featurette from ILM Originals and director Chris Hawkinson.
ILM’s full-length VFX breakdown for ‘The Creator’ is here!
7 minutes of seamless simulants, robots, environments, vehicles and explosions.
Here’s how Lilat City was crafted in ‘The Creator’
A brand new VFX breakdown from ILM showcases their work in the Gareth Edwards film.
FX sims in ‘The Creator’
Here's ILM's latest VFX breakdown from the film.
See how the floating village in ‘The Creator’ was crafted with the help of VFX
It's all in ILM's latest VFX breakdown for the film.
Watch ILM’s simulants and robots breakdown for ‘The Creator’
The VFX studio showcases the meticulous tracking and CG and comp required.
Watch ILM’s NOMAD VFX breakdown from ‘The Creator’
How the massive spaceship came to life.
Effects so convincing, Ridley Scott thought they had killed a stunt performer
A new befores & afters podcast episode with the VFX team for 'Napoleon'.
VIDEO: Why Gareth Edwards kept some of the early VFX tests for ‘The Creator’ in the actual movie
'The Creator' director Gareth Edwards and ILM visual effects supervisor Jay Cooper sit down with befores & afters.
We break down the many different effects techniques used in ‘Napoleon’
It’s a brand new VFX Notes! Hugo Guerra and Ian Failes are back with a new episode of the VFX Notes podcast.
ILM’s Rob Bredow shares his thoughts on driving creative and technical design
befores & afters sat down with the Industrial Light & Magic SVP and chief creative officer at SIGGRAPH Asia.
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How the right school helped this compositor land his latest credit on 'Invasion' season 3.
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