How Thing, Slurp, Professor Orloff and a host of creatures and effects were made for ‘Wednesday’ season 2
A new 106-page issue of befores & afters magazine.
Re-animating corpses
A range of corpses were brought to life by the effects teams on Frankenstein with puppets, prosthetics and digital VFX.
A stack of ‘Frankenstein’ behind the scenes, including this 5-minute VFX breakdown
Plus, there's a full dedicated issue of the print magazine coming soon!
Yes, we did an episode about ‘Cats’
'Cats' has reached legendary status in VFX...here's why.
So…you need a humanoid robot in your film? What are your options?
The VFX supervisor of 'Finch' outlines the considerations made in bringing Tom Hanks’ robot companion to life.
The secrets behind specialist jobs in animation and VFX
A breakdown of some of the key specific industry roles, from industry pros.
‘That blow-up crab is one of the best things that happened to me in my career’
The visual effects crew behind the VFX Oscar-nominated ‘Love and Monsters’ reflect on the film.
How to make a magic witch blast
Behind MR. X’s visual effects for ‘WandaVision’.
Shotmakers: the DMP behind this MR. X scene in ‘Raised by Wolves’
A breakdown of a single shot from the show.
Everything you need to know about making the monsters of ‘Monster Hunter’
The MR. X team breaks down their detailed creature work.
Monster molding for ‘Come Play’
MR. X on the combination of practical and digital for the creature Larry.
The VFX of ‘Raised by Wolves’—Part 3
Spoiler alert: Bringing a new baby into a new (alien) world.
The VFX of ‘Raised by Wolves’—Part 1
How they made Mother fly, and blow people apart.
The planning process for period VFX
Breaking down how it worked on ‘The Alienist: Angel of Darkness.’
‘Medical websites, bullet hits and blast wounds – it’s pretty horrific’
UPDATED with VFX breakdown: ‘The Old Guard’ VFX supervisor Sara Bennett on what it took to make immortal mercenaries.
Go behind the scenes with ‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’
Mr. X breaks it down.
How practical and CG combined to tell some seriously ‘Scary Stories’
The role of VFX in bringing this deathly tale to life.
The evolution of a VFX scene
How Hellboy’s epic fight against 3 giants came to be.
Breaking Down Four Big Scenes from ‘American Gods’
Season 2 is even crazier than Season 1.
Avatar: Fire and Ash
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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.
From classroom to credits, with Campus VFX