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.
Here’s ILM’s VFX breakdown for ‘Wicked’
Showcasing the work behind the Emerald City and more.
The making of ‘Defying Gravity’
Stunts, special effects and digital effects combined for this incredible 'Wicked' moment. An excerpt from befores & afters magazine.
Issue #26 of befores & afters in PRINT is on the VFX of ‘Wicked’!
In-depth and with a ton of before and after images.
ILM breaks down its VFX for ‘Alien: Romulus’
Go behind the scenes.
‘We called it hands through face’
Behind that stunning visual effect in 'Deadpool & Wolverine' where Cassandra moves her hands through Paradox, Wolverine and Deadpool’s faces.
Two ‘Ultraman: Rising’ behind the scenes videos are now here
One, from Netflix, features writer/director Shannon Tindle and co-director John Aoshima, and the other is ILM's VFX breakdown.
Meet the practical creatures and droids of ‘Skeleton Crew’
A new featurette highlights stop-motion work by Tippett Studio, and also creature work by Legacy Effects.
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.
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.
