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Tag: Wētā FX

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Strange designs

Posted onFebruary 7, 2023

Wētā FX unleashes zombies, and strange environs, for Multiverse of Madness.

Articles

Why the CG water in ‘The Way of Water’ looks so good

Posted onDecember 21, 2022December 29, 2022

Performance capture that could be done simultaneously above and below water, a new muscle strains system away from blend shapes, and new R&D on a simulation framework to solve multiple types of water were among the big new developments for the film. Plus, the VFX team answer a major VFX question about a key scene.

Articles

How that shocking DC villain splitting scene was made

Posted onDecember 15, 2022

(It came as somewhat of a surprise to the VFX team behind it, too)

Articles

The surprising inspiration for that crazy Warg in ‘The Rings of Power’

Posted onDecember 13, 2022January 11, 2023

Chihuahuas can be scary. But the real reason it served as reference for the Warg was: reality.

Articles

How those Talokan underwater scenes in ‘Wakanda Forever’ were made

Posted onDecember 9, 2022

Find out more details about how the civilization under the surface was brought to life by Wētā FX, including all that corn.

Articles

One of the tech papers at SIGGRAPH Asia this week showcases tech developed for ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’

Posted onDecember 6, 2022December 6, 2022

Meet Animatomy.

Podcasts

‘Avatar’ changed performance capture, 3D and virtual production

Posted onNovember 23, 2022

“You are on Pandora.”

Articles

Performance, hair and…sequins: Wētā FX on its toughest tasks in ‘She-Hulk’

Posted onNovember 16, 2022

The VFX studio’s history in crafting photoreal CG humans and human-like characters was further extended on the series.

Articles

Working on ‘She-Hulk’ gave animators a rare chance to bring a fully CG photoreal female character to life

Posted onNovember 10, 2022

Wētā FX on the unique challenges of this superhero.

Podcasts

Wētā FX on the tricky task of those battling Asgardian kids in ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’

Posted onOctober 10, 2022October 10, 2022

Plus, making shadow creatures!

VFX Breakdowns

Watch this official ‘Avatar’ performance capture featurette

Posted onSeptember 19, 2022

The film is getting a re-release this week.

Articles

So, how do you *actually* make 100 meter tall creatures fight amongst the pyramids?

Posted onJuly 15, 2022

Behind the scenes of Moon Knight’s Ammit vs Khonshu battle by Wētā FX, plus the VFX studio’s work on the ‘million night skies’ sequence.

Podcasts

VFX Notes: The making of *that* batmobile chase

Posted onJune 27, 2022June 28, 2022

How the Batman/Penguin batmobile chase in ‘The Batman’ was made. This week on VFX Notes, Hugo Guerra from Hugo’s Desk and Ian Failes from befores …

Articles

‘Moon Knight’ continues the impressive Marvel tradition of seamlessly incorporating CG costumes

Posted onMay 27, 2022

The VFX behind Moon Knight’s impressive armor.

Articles

Look at this. Just look at it.

Posted onMay 10, 2022

Congrats to all at Wētā FX for ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’.

Articles

Did you know: Eagly has 9,162 feathers (about 2,000 more than normal eagles)

Posted onApril 26, 2022April 27, 2022

The VFX behind Wētā FX’s star creature in ‘Peacemaker’.

Articles

Anatomy of a Batmobile chase: a Wētā FX round-table

Posted onApril 1, 2022April 1, 2022

The film’s stunning Batman versus Penguin chase includes some visual effects you might not even realize were there.

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