VIEW Conference is a great place to get practical tips on VFX
A special EXCLUSIVE excerpt from Lola VFX's 2022 session at VIEW.
Does A.I. kill art, the tech behind ‘Love and Thunder’, and getting a job in VFX
Here's what befores & afters is up to this year at the VIEW Conference.
Inside Lola VFX’s Ryan Reynolds face replacement for ‘Free Guy’, including how Lola used ‘The Egg’
The VFX studio breaks down their face replacement and meticulous compositing process.
Video: Inside the VFX of ‘Free Guy’
Build a city, destroy a city, and put Ryan Reynold's head on a body builder's shoulders.
On The Set Pic: See Dwayne Johnson inside Lola VFX’s ‘egg’ for ‘Black Adam’
The star posted these pics on Instagram.
Revealed: how they brought back Luke Skywalker for ‘The Mandalorian’
The de-ageing work was showcased in the latest 'Disney Gallery: Star Wars: The Mandalorian' ep, which also looked at the deep fake
How the ‘F9’ filmmakers used camera arrays and bluescreen shoots to make fast action
Plus, details of a deleted scene that would have featured VFX-altered plates from the first movie.
What it takes to make Vision’s face
Different vendors on ‘WandaVision’ explain their synthezoid methodologies (plus, how Baby Vision was made!).
Down to the fine details: the hair replacement VFX on Pietro
How Lola tackled these invisible effects for ‘WandaVision’.
Ageing Captain America to 119, and other adventures in ‘Endgame’ digital make-up
How Lola VFX shaped Tony Stark’s sickness, gave Hank Pym some hip, aged Captain America, and made Stan Lee young again.
Cap vs. Cap: How Chris Evans fought himself in that hilarious scene from ‘Endgame’
...and how past-Cap’s cowl was a late addition to the shots.
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