So, what’s the latest on the Wētā Digital and Unity deal?
befores & afters got an update from Unity itself.
The water droplets on the kids fighting on the beach in ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ took 8 days to simulate
Covering the CG characters with photoreal drips via a thin film solver was just one of the many water simulation challenges on
Watch Weta Digital’s ‘Hawkeye’ VFX reel
Showcasing the car chase oner and bridge scene.
Watch Weta Digital’s ‘Shang-Chi’ VFX breakdown
From the third act battle!
Video: Inside the VFX of ‘Eternals’
Designing and world-building.
Video: Inside the VFX and SFX of ‘Shang-Chi’
The VFX team behind the film discuss the face replacements, bus shots and dragon and water sims in a new video interview.
The story-telling side of animation at a VFX studio: Weta Digital on the battle sequence in ‘Eternals’
Animation supervisor Sidney Kombo-Kintombo reveals the process of finding the right story beats for that final show-down.
When your VFX task is: make a giant starfish destroy a city
Well, that’s basically just one thing Weta Digital had to do for ‘The Suicide Squad’.
This oner from ‘The Fellowship of the Ring’ is still so captivating
'Fellowship' is about to turn 20!
‘It’s pretty gnarly at times!’
VFX supervisor Stephane Ceretti breaks down the design and visual effects behind the mysterious creatures.
This behind the scenes video showcases Weta Digital’s history of VFX tool development in the wake of the Unity acquisition
Unity is acquiring Weta Digital.
Fxtras: ‘The Suicide Squad’ on DVD and Blu-ray
Notes on the VFX featurettes on the home entertainment release for 'The Suicide Squad'.
Watch Weta Digital’s VFX breakdown for ‘The Green Knight’
Go behind the scenes of the David Lowry film.
Weta Digital discusses its latest efforts in virtual production
Part of a panel the VFX studio presented on earlier this year.
The monumental VFX behind the monumental final ‘Shang-Chi’ battles
A round-table with Weta Digital on dragons, water and rings.
Tech Weeklies: New ZBrush, update on Unity’s VFX Graph, details on WetaH
The latest releases in VFX and animation tools.
Stuffie to stuntie to CGI
How ‘Jungle Cruise’ jaguar Proxima was brought to life, including with an on-set stunt performer in a jaguar-print suit.
Weta Digital on how they made those raging rapids in ‘Jungle Cruise’
Water sims, CG environments…and lots of bubbles.
Behind ‘Black Widow’: A helicopter, a prison, an avalanche and a digital pig
"They had four trained pigs on set and they were all very good, fine actors, but..."
25 years on, ‘The Frighteners’ still thrills as Weta Digital’s first calling card
A look back at the VFX studio’s first major project.
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.
Weta Digital is posting a heap of VFX breakdowns right now
X-Men, Wolverine, Maze Runner, Gemini Man, Apes and more.
How Weta Digital delivered that digi-double handover of Anthony Mackie in ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’
Plus, a look at the studio’s canyon creation for that dramatic opening scene of the series.
Weta Digital vs. Kong vs. a giant flying serpent vs. an upside down world
OK, how the heck do you make an Earth within the Earth?
“He was finished to a reasonable level in 2017 before he was cut out of the movie”
How Weta Digital returned to half-finished shots, and created new ones, for ‘Zack Snyder's Justice League’.
A visual journey into the Sci-Tech hair simulation winners
Behind the scenes of the tech from Weta Digital, ILM, Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar.
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
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