Every weekend, we highlight a handpicked selection of stories from Art of VFX. Whether you’ve missed an interview, want to revisit a great breakdown, or discover the artists behind today’s biggest productions, Weekend Spotlight is your chance to…
- 7 hours ago10 Oct 26, 3:00pm -

As Vision embarks on a journey to recover his lost memories and rediscover his humanity, Marvel Studios’ upcoming series VisionQuest brings Ultron back into the spotlight. The new featurette focuses on the return of the iconic villain, offering ano…
- 1 day ago9 Oct 26, 6:00pm -

Return to the magical world of One Hundred Years of Solitude! Discover how FOLKS brought Macondo to life with digital animals, yellow butterflies, spectacular environments, and a touch of magic in Part 2 of the series. From digital animals and flurri…
- 1 day ago9 Oct 26, 3:00pm -

From digital environments to explosive action! Discover how Union VFX delivered 234 visual effects shots for How To Make A Killing. Explore the studio’s work on mansion extensions, New York City environments, and a chaotic shootout! Working alongsi…
- 1 day ago9 Oct 26, 12:00pm -

The cast and filmmakers of Clayface take audiences behind the scenes in a new featurette exploring DC Studios’ horror-driven take on the cult Gotham villain, revealing more about the film’s dark atmosphere, central transformation and the creative…
- 2 days ago8 Oct 26, 6:00pm -

In 2025, Henry Badgett took us behind the visual effects created by BlueBolt for Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale. He then moved on to Wuthering Heights. For The Dog Stars, he reunites with Charley Henley and Ridley Scott after their previous collabor…
- 2 days ago8 Oct 26, 2:45pm -

Something terrifying is lurking beneath the waters of Newfoundland in this new sneak peek at Below, a mysterious new series mixing family drama, local mythology and a deadly sea creature. The story follows a big-hearted but stubborn fisherman still h…
- 2 days ago8 Oct 26, 12:00pm -

For The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 3, Framestore returned to post-apocalyptic Manhattan, expanding the scale of the devastated city with vast environments, iconic landmarks and detailed character effects. Led by VFX Supervisor Steve Drew, Framest…
- 3 days ago7 Oct 26, 3:00pm -

This progression reel for Entergalactic offers a detailed look at the animation work created by DNEG, revealing the different stages behind several sequences and how they evolved from early visual references and layouts to the final images. The reel…
- 3 days ago7 Oct 26, 12:00pm -

A return to Westeros brings Rodeo FX back to House of the Dragon for Season 3, with roughly 400 visual effects shots spanning six dragons, King’s Landing, the creation of Tumbleton and the season’s large-scale finale battle. Following its work on…
- 4 days ago6 Oct 26, 6:00pm -

In 2025, Jerome Chen took us behind the visual effects of Red One. With Spider-Man: Brand New Day, he returns to the Spider-Man universe for the third time and reveals the many challenges behind this new adventure. This is your third Spider-Man film.…
- 4 days ago6 Oct 26, 2:45pm -

London-based BlueBolt delivered 92 visual effects shots for The Dog Stars, including extensive 3D environment work for post-pandemic Denver and VFX for the film’s Cessna flying sequences. Working with Production VFX Supervisor Charley Henley, the t…
- 4 days ago6 Oct 26, 12:00pm -

Alexander Seaman, VFX Sup and Keith Roberts, Animation Director discuss Coyote vs. Acme: the physics are optional, but the falling piano is non-refundable.
- 3 days ago8 Oct 26, 1:01am -

Expanding the audiences for Immersive AIV films with faithful 4K conversion.
- 5 days ago6 Oct 26, 7:58am -

The laws of physics plead the Fifth as we cross-examine Coyote vs. Acme on the latest VFXShow.
- 5 days ago6 Oct 26, 7:58am -

Join the team for our latest episode as they dig deep into how the film was made, debate what worked and what didn’t, and put the filmmaking choices under the microscope.
- 31 days ago9 Sep 26, 4:54pm -

The Television Academy and the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the 2026 Emmy Awards for developments in television engineering, science and technology.
- 36 days ago4 Sep 26, 7:42pm -

From compositor to CEO: Alana Newell on the future of Crafty Apes.
- 40 days ago31 Aug 26, 4:27pm -

An look at adopting generative AI open-weight models and how they can improve workflow stability, security, cost predictability, and delivery efficiency.
- 43 days ago28 Aug 26, 3:43pm -

Go with the Flow—AI filmmaking just got directable, with a system that combines interactive 3D scene construction with the visual power of generative 2D video models.
- 47 days ago24 Aug 26, 3:31pm -

Join us for our friendly neighbourhood disagreement about the latest film from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
- 57 days ago14 Aug 26, 2:01pm -

How Los Angeles based Impossible Objects are using HP ZGX Nanos to bring new artist-driven AI workflows alongside traditional vfx tools.
- 60 days ago11 Aug 26, 10:45am -

DNEG'S Daniel Baldwin on the fire, full-CG crashes, seamless camera handoffs, and more on the invisible effects for Citadel Season 2.
- 61 days ago10 Aug 26, 8:47pm -

VFX Supervisor Betsy Paterson breaks down Stranger Things season 5. The best visual effects don’t replace reality, they convince reality to play along.
- 68 days ago3 Aug 26, 8:03pm -

Behind the scenes of the stunning found footage opener, suburban street alleyway, the Vertigo Room and more.The post Brand new ‘Backrooms’ VFX breakdown is out appeared first on befores & afters.
- 1 day ago9 Oct 26, 8:45pm -

Behind the motion base vehicle, the wire work and the incredible VFX work by DENG for The Bat in 'The Dark Knight Rises.'The post The crazy vehicle they built for The Bat appeared first on befores & afters.
- 1 day ago9 Oct 26, 2:13pm -

The fully CG character and the transformation of a plain backlot, in Masters of the Universe. An excerpt from issue #67 of befores & afters magazine.The post Beast Man was fully CG (and the plates shot at a former RAF runway) appeared first on befor…
- 2 days ago9 Oct 26, 8:05am -

Issue #67 of befores & afters magazine covers the visual effects of Masters of the Universe.The post New in-depth issue on Skeletor, Cringer and all the He-Man heroics in ‘Masters of the Universe’ appeared first on befores & afters.
- 2 days ago8 Oct 26, 3:54pm -

Stage every scene with characters, CG worlds, and cameras you control.The post Step into the director’s seat with 3D Editor in Flow Studio appeared first on befores & afters.
- 4 days ago7 Oct 26, 9:11am -

Behind Koala FX’s visual effects for this latest survival-thriller. The post ‘Fall 2’ reaches new heights in VFX appeared first on befores & afters.
- 4 days ago6 Oct 26, 2:32pm -

Go behind the scenes.The post Rodeo FX’s ‘House of the Dragon’ s3 VFX breakdown is here appeared first on befores & afters.
- 4 days ago6 Oct 26, 9:53am -

Dealing with dogs, wolves, a river rapids crossing, a plane crash, and titanium teeth.The post Visual effects is at the heart of storytelling in ‘Heart of the Beast’ appeared first on befores & afters.
- 8 days ago2 Oct 26, 11:41am -

How a real bus was jumped over a ramp, and how that stunt did not go according to plan.The post Here’s what you didn’t know about the ‘Speed’ bus jump appeared first on befores & afters.
- 9 days ago1 Oct 26, 11:06am -

Dragons! Burning!The post Watch this SideFX presentation on Rodeo FX’s VFX for s3 of ‘House of the Dragon’ appeared first on befores & afters.
- 10 days ago1 Oct 26, 6:38am -

Get together looks at AI-generated environments that respond to user input while keeping continuity, and what they could mean for previs, virtual production and games.
- 22 hours ago9 Oct 26, 11:48pm -

'Winter Soldier,' 'Fist of Khonshu' and 'The Last Guardian' arrive on Halloween 2027, 2028 and 2029; Season 2 of 'Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man' premieres January 13 on Disney+; new series now casting.
- 23 hours ago9 Oct 26, 10:46pm -

The studio's fourth international territory expansion includes animators and character artists that worked on the hit HBO fantasy adventure series with the 2-time Emmy winner joining as executive creative director in November.
- 2 days ago8 Oct 26, 5:55pm -

Led by Sébastien Francoeur, the Montreal studio's work on the HBO prequel grew to nearly 400 shots: Tessarion, Silverwing, Vermithor and 3 more dragons, invisible King's Landing extensions, a stronghold built from nothing, and a finale battle with 1…
- 2 days ago8 Oct 26, 3:50pm -

Fresh LinkedIn openings from Activision, Brown Bag Films, Framestore, Blizzard, Bardel and Crafty Apes, with lead FX, lookdev, compositing, lighting and production supervisor roles across Canada, Spain, Australia and India.
- 2 days ago8 Oct 26, 2:54pm -

With submissions closing October 31, the society's awards committee chair explains the 5 animation-only categories, the new Short Project category that admits animated shorts, the Procedural Effects rename, and the expanded in-camera effects award.
- 3 days ago7 Oct 26, 6:45pm -

Led by Henry Badgett, the London studio delivered 92 shots for Ridley Scott, building a deserted, overgrown Denver in 3D from more than 180 assets and completing the film's Cessna flying sequences.
- 3 days ago7 Oct 26, 4:38pm -

61 new Indeed postings this week from India, the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom, spanning games studios, agencies, broadcasters and motion design teams.
- 3 days ago7 Oct 26, 2:34pm -

Berkeley company's generative AI production system gets its European premiere at the upcoming conference, running October 12-16 in Turin, where the Oscar-winning filmmaker will join a panel to share exclusive look at his stop-motion feature follow-up…
- 4 days ago6 Oct 26, 6:29pm -

Dr. Stacy L. Smith's Inclusion Initiative is asking professionals above and below the line to share their thoughts on artificial intelligence in a 30-minute anonymous online questionnaire.
- 4 days ago6 Oct 26, 4:24pm -

9 paid Spring 2027 DreamWorks internships lead a week of studio openings in compositing, FX, layout, storyboarding, rigging and machine learning across Vancouver, Madrid, Brussels, Mumbai and beyond.
- 4 days ago6 Oct 26, 3:46pm -

The Toronto studio behind the LED volume work on 'The Boys' and 'Heated Rivalry' picks up the equipment built for several 'Star Trek' series, 6 months after Sony moved to close the VFX company.
- 5 days ago6 Oct 26, 12:34am -

- 4 days ago6 Oct 26, 4:00pm -

- 4 days ago6 Oct 26, 3:59pm -

- 4 days ago6 Oct 26, 3:58pm -

- 4 days ago6 Oct 26, 3:57pm -

- 4 days ago6 Oct 26, 3:56pm -

- 4 days ago6 Oct 26, 3:55pm -

- 4 days ago6 Oct 26, 3:54pm -

- 4 days ago6 Oct 26, 3:53pm -

- 4 days ago6 Oct 26, 3:52pm -

- 4 days ago6 Oct 26, 3:51pm -

AI Could Bring Smaller-Budget Films Within Reach, Says ‘The Outlaws’ Director  Budapest Reporter
- 9 hours ago10 Oct 26, 1:05pm -

Generative AI Still Needs Artists’ Judgment, Says Netflix’s Eyeline GenFX Chief James Rustad at Busan  Variety
- 11 hours ago10 Oct 26, 10:50am -

Brand new ‘Backrooms’ VFX breakdown is out  befores & afters
- 1 day ago9 Oct 26, 8:46pm -

View Conference Director Maria Elena Gutierrez on Mixing Oscar Winning Masters and Beginners, the Power of Human Imagination and Staying in Turin  Variety
- 1 day ago9 Oct 26, 5:03pm -

Outpost VFX opens German outpost  Televisual
- 2 days ago9 Oct 26, 7:42am -

Fast-paced psychological horror relies heavily on impressive visual effects  The Canberra Times
- 2 days ago9 Oct 26, 1:07am -

New in-depth issue on Skeletor, Cringer and all the He-Man heroics in 'Masters of the Universe'  befores & afters
- 2 days ago8 Oct 26, 5:11pm -

You Could Watch 'Star Wars' 50 Times and Not Notice This Masterpiece's Hidden VFX Trick  MovieWeb
- 2 days ago8 Oct 26, 2:00pm -

Visual Effects Artist Butler To Present Five-Film Retrospective at Playhouse  The White River Valley Herald
- 2 days ago8 Oct 26, 10:05am -

DNEG on Making Cartoon Logic Work in Coyote vs. Acme  fxguide
- 3 days ago8 Oct 26, 1:05am -

Ben Affleck is a major techie, knows Python and has inside access to OpenAI models  India Today
- 3 days ago7 Oct 26, 11:52am -

Ben Affleck revealed that he programs in Python and has received private AI demos from Google and OpenAI  Mezha
- 3 days ago7 Oct 26, 11:23am -

- 9 days ago1 Oct 26, 2:33pm -

- 10 days ago30 Sep 26, 12:56pm -

Forty years in, Montreal's Tonic DNA launches a refreshed identity, a new original holiday special, and a bet that AI can give hand-drawn animation a longer life. A conversation with partner and executive producer Stefanie Bitton.
- 11 days ago29 Sep 26, 11:37am -

- 12 days ago28 Sep 26, 3:38pm -

Pixar alum Connie He turned a sleepless pandemic night into a six-minute short, then taught custom Veo and Imagen models to reproduce her own concept art. Jesse Rylander talks with her about pre-production, control, and what it took for animators and…
- 12 days ago28 Sep 26, 3:00pm -

Free party tickets for Motionographer's 20th at Mamacita went fast, but general admission is still open on Dice and at the door. Motion Plus Design New York takes the stage at Roulette from 1 pm, and a few seats remain. Then the whole room moves to D…
- 16 days ago25 Sep 26, 1:03am -

AI didn’t arrive yesterday. Clients didn’t wake up this morning and decide they could do more themselves, and the value of creative work didn’t change overnight. But it is easy to get comfortable with where the work has always come from, what c…
- 17 days ago23 Sep 26, 4:48pm -

This is the film Motion Plus Design opens with on Saturday, September 26, at Roulette in Brooklyn: the speakers, one by one, and the people standing behind the day. Mehdi Hadi, Saad Moosajee, Bhakti Patel, Danaé Gosset, Brian Yoo, Rachel Brickel and…
- 19 days ago21 Sep 26, 1:35pm -

- 19 days ago21 Sep 26, 1:16pm -

Twenty years of championing Motion Design deserve a celebration. Motionographer marks its 20th anniversary with Motion Plus Design New York and “20 Seats for 20 Years,” celebrating the creative community at the heart of it all.
- 22 days ago18 Sep 26, 12:40pm -

We have a release date for the second and final season of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. The sophomore season will premiere in March 2027, it was announced Saturday during the Star Trek Universe panel at New York Comic Con. The panel included series s…
- 1 hour ago10 Oct 26, 8:15pm -

- 2 hours ago10 Oct 26, 7:46pm -

Andy Allo (Upload, Pitch Perfect) will guest star in ABC’s The Rookie: North as Brooke, a warm, smart, attractive, and effortlessly charming first-year ER resident who is still adjusting to the pressures of the job. Brooke handles it all with humor…
- 2 hours ago10 Oct 26, 7:15pm -

SATURDAY UPDATE: Horror Other Mommy from Universal is now eyeing a $28 million weekend with 3,365 playdates, barreling ahead atop the box office. The film is so far playing well across the board but best in the West, South and South Central U.S, with…
- 3 hours ago10 Oct 26, 7:00pm -

An ailing Barry Manilow has canceled tonight’s performance at the International Theater at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino after cutting short last night’s show. Tonight’s cancellation comes just two days after the singer’s much-antici…
- 3 hours ago10 Oct 26, 6:48pm -

A snowstorm is coming, at least if the kids of Bob’s Burgers have anything to say about it. A clip from the show’s upcoming Hulu-exclusive holiday short, “On the Fort Day of Christmas,” was unveiled today at New York Comic-Con, and the Belche…
- 3 hours ago10 Oct 26, 6:09pm -

The third season of AMC+’s Mayfair Witches series will premiere this December with a new, or at least expanded, title. Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches: Salem Coven – the last two words are the new part – will premiere on Wednesday, December 30. T…
- 4 hours ago10 Oct 26, 5:29pm -

In a new video interview for The New York Times, actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt, serving as the United Nations’ global advocate of human-centric digital governance, has some concerning words about the impact of artificial intelligence. Things like the…
- 7 hours ago10 Oct 26, 2:24pm -

The UK has selected Pegah Ahangarani’s Rehearsals For A Revolution as its entry to the Best International Feature Film category of the 99th Academy Awards. The film explores Iranian filmmaker Ahangarani’s experience of exile as she rebuilds her l…
- 7 hours ago10 Oct 26, 2:11pm -

Korean writer-director Han Jun-hee talked strategies for getting audiences to respond to risky or unfamiliar material in a masterclass at Netflix’s Creative Asia day at Busan International Film Festival. “There has to be risk for something to be…
- 7 hours ago10 Oct 26, 2:10pm -

Spanish directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi delved into the generational trauma behind award-winning film La Bola Negra at Deadline’s Contenders London. The feature – revolving around the interconnected stories of three gay men in 1932, 19…
- 8 hours ago10 Oct 26, 1:50pm -

If David Ellison wants a ticket to the Oscars this year it most likely won’t be with anything from Paramount or even (so far) from Warner Bros, but if you said Netflix you might be on the right track. Ray Gunn, from Oscar-winning filmmaker Brad Bir…
- 8 hours ago10 Oct 26, 1:45pm -

I am engaged in compositing and sometimes work with advertising. On two last projects the filming group filmed with high speed all sorts of there splashes, flashes of gunpowder, shards of glass. One operator had Pixboom Spark, the other Chronos 2.1,…
- 11 hours ago10 Oct 26, 10:54am -

submitted by /u/notyourdelulu [link] [comments]
- 12 hours ago10 Oct 26, 9:40am -

Just a quick heads-up before: 1) English isn't my first language and 2) I'm an amateur/noob when it comes to visual effects and video editing. That said, for context: I want to make an animation project with a specific background of multiple videos/a…
- 17 hours ago10 Oct 26, 5:04am -

Just quit my job at a commercial VFX house for a contract at a TV post-production company. I’m super excited to be doing VFX for narrative but I keep hearing horror stories about how inconsistent the work is. Am I cooked? submitted by /u/Men…
- 23 hours ago9 Oct 26, 10:37pm -

submitted by /u/Tiny-Perspective-508 [link] [comments]
- 24 hours ago9 Oct 26, 9:59pm -

Hey everyone, I know this channel mainly involves VFX artist with a background in cinematography, but I hope you dont mind a game VFX artist post ;) I recently made this VFX shot which starts with 7 consecutive great swords piercing down and en…
- 1 day ago9 Oct 26, 4:01pm -

Here's a breakdown of Rémi Sutra Lanut's VFX. A simple but impactful approach and a good use of curves for precise timing and colors ! If you have any question about PopcornFX feel free to join our discord: https://discord.gg/ycdPqjQh9t su…
- 1 day ago9 Oct 26, 3:13pm -

Hi! This is my first post here and I’m looking for advise in creating something like the reference pic for a short film with a limited budget. The goal is something similar but the shot would be in a neighborhood with apartments. We doesn’…
- 1 day ago9 Oct 26, 1:06pm -

Hey everyone! I’m working on EffectForge, a desktop tool for creating animated game effects and exporting them as spritesheets. The latest beta adds GPU burst emitters, with examples for rifle and handgun muzzle flashes, looping machine-gun f…
- 1 day ago9 Oct 26, 12:03pm -

Just saw Outpost announce a Germany launch. They’re also bringing in Sven Martin as Executive Creative Director in November. Anyone here in Germany heard much about this? Wondering if it’s a good sign for the scene there. submitted by /u/Wo…
- 1 day ago9 Oct 26, 10:32am -

I mainly want to be able to do background replacement and add in explosions. I've been learning After Effects for a project and I want to know the process of how the 2D assets get converted to log after the initial compositing. I have a vague idea of…
- 2 days ago9 Oct 26, 9:31am -

Hello guys, Can you all help me with ssd related doubt I have one gen3 ssd and one gen4 ssd I have windows and my softwares like Nuke, Resolve and fusion installed in gen4 ssd, and I store my media in gen3 ssd, and cache is default to gen4 c drive, i…
- 2 days ago9 Oct 26, 7:02am -