In the Abyss Facing off against the Mind Flayer and Vecna. An excerpt from issue #51 of befores & afters magazine on Stranger Things 5. January 30, 2026 Magazine
Download the ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ issue of befores & afters for FREE! A special thank you to newsletter subscribers. January 28, 2026 Articles
A huge behind the scenes look at ‘Stranger Things 5’ All the Demogorgon battles, the oner, the Abyss and the Mind Flayer. January 26, 2026 Magazine·Main Mag
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. January 15, 2026 VFX Breakdowns
The new ‘Fire and Ash’ featurette includes amazing Varang breakdowns How Oona Chaplin performed, and how Wētā FX crafted the final character. January 15, 2026 VFX Breakdowns
‘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. January 13, 2026 VFX Breakdowns
Watch Weta FX’s VFX breakdown for ‘Predator: Badlands’ A new video breakdown is out. January 10, 2026 VFX Breakdowns
Making Supes fly, crafting Krypto and Guassian Splat capture The new issue of befores & afters magazine covers 'Superman'! November 6, 2025 Main Mag
What the role of CTO involves at Wētā FX A discussion about tech, rendering, de-noising, data flows and, yes, AI. October 6, 2025 Podcasts
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. September 23, 2025 Podcasts
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! August 26, 2025 VFX Breakdowns
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. July 2, 2025 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'. June 28, 2025 VFX Breakdowns
How Wētā FX created Seasmoke in ‘House of the Dragon’ s2 A new VFX breakdown is out. June 13, 2025 VFX Breakdowns
Behind the scenes on Wētā FX’s previs for ‘The Last of Us’ Jackson siege They have released a fun featurette. June 7, 2025 VFX Breakdowns
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. April 25, 2025 Articles
Effects sims by Wētā FX in ‘Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire’ A new VFX breakdown is out. April 15, 2025 VFX Breakdowns
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. March 25, 2025 Podcasts
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 March 1, 2025 Articles
How the motion capture worked on ‘Better Man’ Go behind the scenes of the on-set performance capture for the film. February 18, 2025 Podcasts
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. February 18, 2025 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. February 17, 2025 Articles
Whoa, Wētā FX’s full VFX breakdown for ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ is now available Behind the scenes of the film. February 11, 2025 VFX Breakdowns
VFX Notes breaks down ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ Hugo and Ian continue the 2025 VFX Oscar nominees season of VFX Notes. February 8, 2025 Podcasts
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. February 6, 2025 Magazine
How that crazy car crash oner in ‘Carry-On’ was made Including filming actors on a bluescreen rotisserie rig. February 5, 2025 Articles
Going behind the scenes on the visual effects of ‘Alien: Romulus’ 'Alien: Romulus' visual effects supervisor Eric Barba about the VFX Oscar nominated film. February 4, 2025 Podcasts