Virtual filmmaking on ‘Mufasa’
New approaches to virtual cinematography, the use of Unreal Engine, and understanding the film language of the filmmakers. An excerpt from issue
Celebrate MPC artists with this special magazine issue on ‘Mufasa’
Dedicated to the 1000s of VFX artists behind the film.
Watch MPC’s VFX breakdown for ‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’
This boat scene from s3 was filmed on bluescreens with Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, and Stephen Merchant.
Did you know about these visual effects in ‘Emilia Pérez’?
See them in MPC's VFX breakdown, plus the studio also showcases 'Meshroom', an open-source tool developed by MPC Paris to automate camera
Behind the scenes of that crazy plane fight, plane crash and parachute jump in ‘Back in Action’
‘I'm going to be merciless when it comes to the CG parachute’.
A new VFX breakdown for ‘Mufasa’ is out
See how MPC crafted the film.
The new tech that made ‘Mufasa’ possible
Behind MPC’s QuadCap motion capture, premium previs and 2,000 frame renders on the film.
Behind the visual effects of ‘Mufasa’
A new video showcases the motion capture and visual effects work by MPC.
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.
See MPC’s VFX breakdown for s4 of ‘The Boys’
Including shots for the tentacle-faced superhuman and Ambrosius the Octopus.
Watch MPC’s ‘Dark Matter’ VFX breakdown
Environment builds and some crazy city destruction.
All about the motion base mechs in the Jennifer Lopez film, ‘Atlas’
How VFX decisions for shooting the mechs were made, and dealing with all the on-set, talent and vendor challenges along the way.
Getting inside the mind of your CG character
Animation supervisor Brett Purmal on the lengths he and MPC took to find the right emotion behind Hanuš the space spider in
Watch MPC’s VFX breakdown for ‘Sous La Seine’
Also known as 'Under Paris'.
Creatures, battles, environments — the big VFX in ‘Halo The Series’ s2
Plus, get an inside look at asset creation and go behind the scenes with several VFX breakdown snippets.
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
How to put Adam Sandler in space talking to a spider alien
From on-set to final visual effects in ‘Spaceman’. A new excerpt from befores & afters magazine.
Yes, we did an episode about ‘Cats’
'Cats' has reached legendary status in VFX...here's why.
Watch MPC’s VFX breakdown reel for ‘Spaceman’
Includes shots in space and the spider creature.
Effects so convincing, Ridley Scott thought they had killed a stunt performer
A new befores & afters podcast episode with the VFX team for 'Napoleon'.
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.
Watch MPC’s VFX breakdown for ‘Animal Kingdom’ (Le Règne Animal)
See the reel here.
Behind the tool MPC built to allow for the transformations in ‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’.
A new excerpt from issue #14 of befores & afters magazine, which covers in-house VFX tools.
How the biggest VFX moments in Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’ were made
Breaking down that confronting horse death by cannonball, the Battle of Waterloo, a fight on ice, crafting ships at sea, and invisible
Mother Longlegs vs. Mantleclaw!
How this spectacular clash of the titans was made in episode one of ‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’. [SPOILER ALERT for first episode]
Here’s what actually goes into making a talking animal movie
Behind MPC's muzzle replacement and CG dogs (and an eagle) for 'Strays'.
Watch MPC’s previs reel for ‘Rise of the Beasts’
Includes previs and final shot comparisons.
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Industrial Light & Magic: 50 Years of Innovation
How the right school helped this compositor land his latest credit on 'Invasion' season 3.
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