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Tag: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Podcasts

5 VFX-Oscar nominated films. 5 eps of VFX Notes

Posted onMarch 28, 2022

Watch all VFX Oscar-related eps right here.

Articles

94th Academy Award VFX nominees are announced

Posted onFebruary 9, 2022February 9, 2022

An amazing group of nominees.

VFX Breakdowns

Watch Weta Digital’s ‘Shang-Chi’ VFX breakdown

Posted onJanuary 29, 2022

From the third act battle!

Articles

Video: Inside the VFX and SFX of ‘Shang-Chi’

Posted onJanuary 24, 2022

The VFX team behind the film discuss the face replacements, bus shots and dragon and water sims in a new video interview.

VFX Breakdowns

See the digi-doubles and take-overs crafted by Rodeo FX for ‘Shang-Chi’s’ bamboo scaffolding fight

Posted onJanuary 13, 2022

It’s all part of their new ‘Breaking Down the Breakdown’ video.

Articles

The ten-film shortlist for the VFX Oscar at the 94th Academy Awards

Posted onDecember 22, 2021December 22, 2021

Which do you think will make the final five?

Podcasts

VFX Notes: ‘Shang-Chi’ – A VFX and martial arts masterpiece

Posted onDecember 10, 2021December 10, 2021

Go behind the scenes of the film with Hugo and Ian!

VFX Breakdowns

Watch Scanline’s VFX breakdown for ‘Shang-Chi’

Posted onNovember 20, 2021

Bamboo forests, love fights, and more.

VFX Breakdowns

‘Shang-Chi’ VFX breakdown from Digital Domain

Posted onNovember 17, 2021

Showcasing their compound and other work.

VFX Breakdowns

Watch Rodeo FX’s ‘Shang-Chi’ VFX breakdown

Posted onNovember 17, 2021

It concentrates on the bamboo scaffolding fight sequence.

Articles

How they made those intense ‘Shang-Chi’ prelude battle scenes

Posted onOctober 7, 2021

Including that incredible camera-spinning oner.

Articles

VFX artists used Marvel’s actual original CG model of Abomination from ‘The Incredible Hulk’ as reference for his new scenes in ‘Shang-Chi’

Posted onOctober 7, 2021October 7, 2021

Behind the scenes with TRIXTER on their work for the character (and on the stand-in performer on stilts!).

Articles

Catch up on the befores & afters ‘Shang-Chi’ coverage

Posted onOctober 4, 2021

All the major VFX shots and sequences, covered in-depth.

Articles

Leaf sims, bamboo sims, water sims: another day in the life of Scanline

Posted onSeptember 28, 2021October 7, 2021

The studio reveals their work for ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’. UPDATED with new images.

On The Set Pic

On The Set Pic: Simu Liu during the bamboo scaffolding fight

Posted onSeptember 27, 2021

Behind the scenes of ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’.

Articles

The art of crafting the Ten Rings compound

Posted onSeptember 24, 2021

How Digital Domain crafted Wenwu’s compound in ‘Shang-Chi’.

Articles

‘How did they shoot this in San Francisco?’

Posted onSeptember 23, 2021

Part 2 of our coverage of the invisible effects behind the ’Shang-Chi’ bus fight.

Articles

Meet Morris (and the Morris stuffy)

Posted onSeptember 22, 2021October 1, 2021

Here’s how TRIXTER crafted the CG ‘Shang-Chi’ character.

Articles

The monumental VFX behind the monumental final ‘Shang-Chi’ battles

Posted onSeptember 21, 2021September 23, 2021

A round-table with Weta Digital on dragons, water and rings.

Articles

That insane ‘Shang-Chi’ bamboo scaffolding fight featured equally insane roto, reflection VFX and a fully CG Macau

Posted onSeptember 20, 2021September 20, 2021

How Rodeo FX pulled off the intricate bamboo scaffolding fight in ‘Shang-Chi’.

VFX Breakdowns

A look at the planning, previs, stuntvis and shooting of ‘Shang-Chi’

Posted onSeptember 19, 2021

It’s all in the latest official Marvel video interview.

Articles

Here’s what went into the visual effects of ‘Shang-Chi’s’ crazy bus sequence: Part 1

Posted onSeptember 17, 2021

The film’s VFX supervisor Chris Townsend breaks it down.

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