How ‘War Machine’ was made
Behind the scenes of the new Netflix film.
A collection of ‘Sinners’ effects breakdowns
These videos showcase work by Storm Studios, ILM, Rising Sun Pictures, Outpost VFX, BARABOOM!, Light and prosthetic make-up designer Mike Fontaine.
The art of twinning
How to put two Michael B. Jordans on screen. An excerpt from issue #45 of befores & afters magazine on Sinners.
The art of two Mickeys
Classic splitscreens, traditional face replacements and new approaches to machine learning-assisted face swapping allowed for twinning shots in ‘Mickey 17’. An excerpt
How Rising Sun Pictures’ REVIZE machine learning tech came to be
Rising Sun Pictures President Jennie Zeiher on her studio's machine learning toolset called REVIZE, used on many projects for face and body
Behind the face replacement VFX and **those** lasers in the craziest scene from ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’
befores & afters goes behind the scenes with Rising Sun Pictures.
Spinning skip bins, seamless face replacements, and setting fire to Ryan Gosling
Here’s how VFX helped enhance the incredible practical stunts and SFX in ‘The Fall Guy’. From befores & afters magazine in print.
Watch RSP’s VFX breakdown for ‘The Fall Guy’
Including CG vehicles, face replacements, and a unicorn. Be sure to see full VFX coverage of the film in befores & afters
Making young Furiosa
How Rising Sun Pictures employed machine learning techniques to translate the look of Anya Taylor-Joy’s Furiosa to the actor playing her younger
‘It’s like a constantly evolving three-dimensional puzzle’
The VFX of ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’, incl the crazy War Rig scenes, impressive wasteland, immense rotoscoping, and how Anya Taylor-Joy’s
All about time slipping and spaghettification in ‘Loki’ s2
Plus, how the loom scenes were achieved.
Watch RSP’s VFX breakdown for ‘Dial of Destiny’
The VFX studio showcases its New York parade VFX, which included extensive greenscreen and face replacement work.
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]
b&a podcast: Rising Sun Pictures VFX supe Dan Bethell on ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’
Shooting on set, and breaking down RSP's big scenes, including baby Thor!
How ‘The Boys’ VFX team crafted that heartbreaking octopus moment, and *that* penis scene
Behind the biggest, and craziest, visual effects moments in season 3.
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.
Watch Rising Sun Pictures’ ‘Mortal Kombat’ VFX breakdown
The VFX studio's work on the film.
befores & afters at befores & afters: The making of ‘Mortal Kombat’
Rising Sun Pictures VFX supe Dennis Jones commentates on befores & afters images from the film.
‘That will not work, Houston, we got bridges every few 100 yards’
Looking back at Rising Sun Pictures’ wild space shuttle crash-landing for ‘The Core’.
The major VFX moments of ‘Ford v Ferrari’
How VFX and CG enhanced the action with stadiums, crowds, cars and crashes.
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Issue #64: The visual effects of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, s2.
Issue #63: The visual effects of 28 Years Later.
Issue #62: The visual effects of The Boys, s5.
Issue #61: The visual effects of Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age.
