‘We literally turn-tabled real jets on the tarmac’
The VFX supervisor for ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ breaks down the biggest visual effects challenges in the film, and some of the invisible
Real and synthetic: the VFX of ‘Top Gun: Maverick’
One of the most incredible films of 2022.
This lighting rig helped make that beautiful black and white moon sequence in ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ possible
A breakdown of how the rig worked, with visual effects supervisor Jake Morrison.
VFX Notes: Doctor Strange — The Magic Mystery Tour
It's part 2 of the podcast on 'Doctor Strange'!
How they made those intense ‘Shang-Chi’ prelude battle scenes
Including that incredible camera-spinning oner.
Chris Pratt pantomimed fighting creature tentacles in ‘The Tomorrow War’ with a stuffie called the football
How the visual effects teams brought the white spikes to life in the film.
How ‘The Witches’ drew upon a ton of the latest VFX techniques
The virtual production, character anim and FX behind Robert Zemeckis’ ‘The Witches’—including how ‘BobZ oners’ were crafted.
Twitchy little spiders inspired this horrifying scene from ‘It: Chapter Two’
A look behind the moment with Method Studios.
How to make a flying horse
Behind the scenes of Method Studios flying Cyclone in ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’.
Exclusive: Method’s ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ VFX breakdown
Go behind the scenes on the fiery C-5 and helicopter chase from the film.
Breaking down the coolest scene from ‘Ad Astra’
A new featurette has the stunts, shoot and VFX details of the moon rover shots.
Making ‘The Laundromat’s’ opening oner
VFX gallery: How that Gary Oldman and Antonio Banderas shot was done.
The major VFX moments of ‘Ford v Ferrari’
How VFX and CG enhanced the action with stadiums, crowds, cars and crashes.
Shooting in the desert, using infra-red, and making a moon rover melee
How 'Ad Astra's' space pirates scene used real footage and CG effects for high impact. Plus: the fine art of visor reflections.
For ‘John Wick 3’s’ antiques hallway fight, Method Studios color-coded every piece of CG glass
The studio also came up with several ways to simulate smashing glass pieces.
Everything you need to know about the breaking glass in ‘John Wick 3’: Part 1
How the real glass stunts worked on set, and why most of the glass breaks were CG.
This incredible ‘John Wick 3’ VFX breakdown shows the insane CGI glass breaking work
That meticulous and invisible VFX work here was done by Method Studios.
My VFX job: VFX editor
Method Studios’ Chris Kowal on what editing in VFX actually means.
The zaniest character from ‘MIB: International’ lives in a beard
Meet Bassam, and the VFX team behind it.
Texas Switch: the coolest filmmaking trick around?
Did you know it was used in 'Aquaman', 'Speed' and 'Cast Away'?
The small VFX detail in ‘Game of Thrones’ that says so much about the show
That wing clip is the coolest thing EVER.
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