In the Abyss
Facing off against the Mind Flayer and Vecna. An excerpt from issue #51 of befores & afters magazine on Stranger Things 5.
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A huge behind the scenes look at ‘Stranger Things 5’
All the Demogorgon battles, the oner, the Abyss and the Mind Flayer.
We got to sit down with Wētā FX for 30mins to talk about the VFX of ‘Superman’
A new video interview on how the Kaiju battle was made, crafting the River Pi rescue, and delivering the Mister Terrific oner.
The new ‘Fire and Ash’ featurette includes amazing Varang breakdowns
How Oona Chaplin performed, and how Wētā FX crafted the final character.
‘Fire & Ash’ VFX supe Sam Cole on some Varang flame thrower fire effects
Wētā FX has started a fun series of 'fave shots' from its crew.
Watch Weta FX’s VFX breakdown for ‘Predator: Badlands’
A new video breakdown is out.
Making Supes fly, crafting Krypto and Guassian Splat capture
The new issue of befores & afters magazine covers 'Superman'!
What the role of CTO involves at Wētā FX
A discussion about tech, rendering, de-noising, data flows and, yes, AI.
The VFX Notes ‘Bake-Off’ specials continue with *that* scene featuring Raka
Go behind the scenes on 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' and the rapids moment, with Ian and Hugo.
How those dogs were made for the Jackson battle in s2 of ‘The Last of Us’
This is a fun Wētā FX featurette on its visual effects for the dogs!
How Wētā FX crafted a horde of infected for season 2 of ‘The Last of Us’
An excerpt from issue #34 of befores & afters magazine.
‘The Last of Us’ s2 VFX breakdowns all in one place
A continuing collection of VFX breakdowns and making ofs from season 2 of 'The Last of Us'.
How Wētā FX created Seasmoke in ‘House of the Dragon’ s2
A new VFX breakdown is out.
Behind the scenes on Wētā FX’s previs for ‘The Last of Us’ Jackson siege
They have released a fun featurette.
Behind the tool Wētā FX developed to help ‘blockify’ geometry in ‘A Minecraft Movie’
Plus, how key characters like the evil Malgosha and the wolf Dennis were made.
Effects sims by Wētā FX in ‘Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire’
A new VFX breakdown is out.
Wētā FX used its Loki state machine for muscle simulations on Red Hulk in ‘Captain America: Brave New World’
Plus, the challenge of realizing the color RED on screen.
How the Celestial Island scene in ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ was re-worked with previs and VFX
Here’s how the VFX team helped design the final sequence. Plus, how they made Harrison Ford’s Hulk, and a character that audiences
How the motion capture worked on ‘Better Man’
Go behind the scenes of the on-set performance capture for the film.
The river and 1.2 petabytes of disk space
How the emotional Raka scene from 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' was made. An excerpt from befores & afters magazine.
Mocap actor and VFX supervisor: the ‘Better Man’ Q&A
Wētā FX visual effects supervisor Luke Millar and motion capture performer Jonno Davies discuss bringing Robbie Williams to life.
Whoa, Wētā FX’s full VFX breakdown for ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ is now available
Behind the scenes of the film.
VFX Notes breaks down ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’
Hugo and Ian continue the 2025 VFX Oscar nominees season of VFX Notes.
Go deep into ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ in latest print mag
Full of before/after photos and tech info on Wētā FX's visual effects.
How that crazy car crash oner in ‘Carry-On’ was made
Including filming actors on a bluescreen rotisserie rig.
Going behind the scenes on the visual effects of ‘Alien: Romulus’
'Alien: Romulus' visual effects supervisor Eric Barba about the VFX Oscar nominated film.
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