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…
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Happy 40th anniversary, Framestore! Four decades of creativity, innovation and outstanding visual effects. Huge congratulations to all the talented artists and teams who have contributed to this incredible journey over the years. Here’s to the next…
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Arnold Schwarzenegger is back in red! The teaser for The Man with the Bag reveals a Christmas heist adventure where Santa must recover his stolen bag before the big night, teaming up with an unlikely crew for a very different kind of holiday mission.…
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Ghostly encounters and disturbing visions haunt the streets of London in the new trailer for Ebenezer, revealing more of its dark and supernatural world. The new trailer for Ebenezer takes audiences into a dark and wintry London filled with ghostly e…
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Vision and Ultron take center stage in the new trailer for Marvel Studios’ VisionQuest, as Vision tries to regain his memory and humanity. Marvel Studios has unveiled the first trailer for VisionQuest, the new series following Vision as he faces a…
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In 2022, Robert Winter took us behind the scenes of Framestore’s visual effects work on Moonfall. He later joined the Rebel Moon saga. Today, he returns to discuss his fourth Spider-Man film, Brand New Day. How did you get involved on this film? I…
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Fire, smoke, embers and rooftop extensions! Discover how Cambridge-based Vine FX created the visual effects for Alice and Steve, combining large-scale FX simulations with creative compositing across the series. Working in partnership with Clerkenwell…
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Deep in the Amazon, something ancient has awakened. Discover the final trailer for Beware Boiúna, as a medical mission turns into a terrifying battle for survival against a colossal predator. In the heart of the jungle, Boiúna emerges to reclaim he…
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Something is crawling into Paradiso Palms! The trailer for Crawlers unleashes a deadly spider invasion as the apartment building’s tenants fight to survive. The new trailer for Crawlers reveals a deadly spider invasion at Paradiso Palms, where the…
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London-based Koala FX has revealed its visual effects work on Fall 2: Deadpoint, showcasing the creation and extension of the film’s vertiginous mountain environments, towering cliffs and vast surrounding landscapes. Fall 2: Deadpoint takes its cha…
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How was the iconic Jump Street sequence in Resident Evil brought to life? Director Zach Cregger takes us behind the scenes and breaks down this impressive moment, featuring VFX made by Weta FX: The production’s visual effects are supervised by Ales…
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In 2024, Mark Bakowski took us behind the visual effects of Gladiator II. Today, he returns to discuss ILM’s work on Spider-Man: Brand New Day, with a particular focus on the Hulk. How did you get involved on this film? We were awarded the work by…
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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.
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The Television Academy and the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the 2026 Emmy Awards for developments in television engineering, science and technology.
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From compositor to CEO: Alana Newell on the future of Crafty Apes.
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An look at adopting generative AI open-weight models and how they can improve workflow stability, security, cost predictability, and delivery efficiency.
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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.
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Join us for our friendly neighbourhood disagreement about the latest film from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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How Los Angeles based Impossible Objects are using HP ZGX Nanos to bring new artist-driven AI workflows alongside traditional vfx tools.
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DNEG'S Daniel Baldwin on the fire, full-CG crashes, seamless camera handoffs, and more on the invisible effects for Citadel Season 2.
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VFX Supervisor Betsy Paterson breaks down Stranger Things season 5. The best visual effects don’t replace reality, they convince reality to play along.
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Can a ten-year voyage finally bring the vfxshow crew to a shared opinion about Director Christopher Nolan? Probably not. But listen and find out for yourself.
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StEM3 gives creative filmmakers a free, standardised toolkit to test, validate and trust an LED volume before the cameras roll.
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Sony’s FX5: a cinema camera so small Gareth Edwards can hide in plain sight and so capable he calls it a TARDIS.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Boom! A new magazine! Issue #66 of befores & afters mag covers the visual effects of Avengers: Endgame.The post Looking back at the VFX of ‘Endgame’ appeared first on befores & afters.
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Amazing presentation by Calvin Romeyn, associate visual effects supervisor, at Blender Conference 2026.The post This breakdown of how Blender was used on ‘Backrooms’ is awesome appeared first on befores & afters.
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Director Zach Cregger on the set of Resident Evil.The post On The Set Pic: ‘Resident Evil’ appeared first on befores & afters.
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How Steve Rogers (before super soldier serum) was made for 'Captain America: The First Avenger'.The post The making of Skinny Steve appeared first on befores & afters.
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Breaking down ILM's work on the film!The post Really fun 11.5 minute featurette on the dinos in ‘The End of Oak Street’ appeared first on befores & afters.
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...which I helped make!The post The new Guinness World Records features a special ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ spread appeared first on befores & afters.
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Your first look at the cover for the Masters of the Universe issue!The post New cover reveal! All the magazines coming soon from befores & afters appeared first on befores & afters.
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The Netflix research fellow's image-based lighting talk anchors the October 9 program at Cinemateket that also features Framestore's Stuart Penn on 'Project Hail Mary,' Espen Nordahl of Storm Studios on practical-plus-digital effects, and Tahir Tanis…
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A judge's approval of a 12-state antitrust settlement clears the $110 billion deal to close October 6; the CEO says new identity lets both legacy studios 'remain in the spotlight.'
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Available now in version 2026.4 on Windows and macOS, the built-in server lets artists use natural language to have their AI assistant like Claude or ChatGPT organize scenes, build material variations, and prepare multipass renders; shipped switched…
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Paul Bettany returns as a rebooted Vision, on the run with a boy who may be his son reincarnate; James Spader voices Ultron in the Disney+ series that concludes the trilogy begun with 'WandaVision' and 'Agatha All Along.'
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Sledgehammer Games, One of Us, Skydance and Wētā FX lead today's 11 new listings, with roles for compositors, layout artists, producers, modelers and a New Zealand summer internship.
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Visual Effects Supervisor Daniel Baldwin details how the studio, back as lead vendor on the Russo brothers' Prime Video spy thriller, built a full-CG car crash in a digitally rebuilt Frankfurt, exploding satellites above a proprietary CG Earth, an 80…
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2 years after voting unanimously to unionize, the crew wins minimum rates, employer-paid health care and pension, overtime and rest protections, and the AI safeguards from the IATSE-AMPTP Basic Agreement.
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New job listings from Indeed for animation, VFX, motion graphics and games, including openings at Electronic Arts, ILM, DNEG, Crafty Apes, Image Engine and more than 90 other companies.
- 3 days ago30 Sep 26, 2:43pm -

The free December 8 livestream celebrating the visual effects and animation industries is now accepting program ideas from its supporters through October 23; MR. X and the National Film & Television School are among the sponsors already on board.
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Fresh studio postings, from a crowds superviser at Netflix Animation Studios to Rabbids series roles at Stim and ILM London compositing contracts.
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The Cambridge-based studio adds a third U.K. location, to be led by executive VFX producer Pete Rogers; Chris Callow joins as VFX supervisor.
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Studio behind visual effects on ‘Outer Banks’ and 'The Greatest' adds a third production facility alongside its operations in Milan and Tenerife, to be run by head of studio Samara Melanson.
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Not Easy Being Green: ‘Lanterns’ Creatives Illuminate the DC Show’s VFX Powers  Animation Magazine
- 22 hours ago2 Oct 26, 11:11pm -

How Marvel Rivals Turns Decades of Comic History Into Game Characters  80 Level
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Paul Debevec to Keynote Digital Storytelling's 20th Anniversary in Oslo  Animation World Network
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Visual effects is at the heart of storytelling in ‘Heart of the Beast’  befores & afters
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After unloading his AI firm on Netflix earlier this year, Ben Affleck is showing off the tech in action with his latest project 'Animals'. Read more below.  facebook.com
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Can “Godzilla Minus Zero” Repeat The Success Of "Minus One" And Win Best Visual Effects?  nextbestpicture.com
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Bipartisan Bill Proposes Federal Credit for U.S. Film, TV and VFX Production  findarticles.com
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Jake Gyllenhaal Takes on Iceland’s Frozen Landscapes in Karim Huu Do’s Prada Film — LBB  LBB - Little Black Book
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Apple Studios Visual Effects Workers Secure First IATSE Contract  Variety
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Apple Studios Visual Effects Workers Secure First IATSE Contract  iatse
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How Full Sail Grad Drew Lewis Guerra Helped Bring Horror Hit ‘Obsession’ to Life  fullsail.edu
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Alumna’s Visual Effects Career Reaches New Heights With Emmy Win  CSUN Newsroom
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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Although Charles Xavier has the power to read minds, Christopher Abbott is being kept in the dark about his next big role. The actor, who was cast as Professor X in Marvel Studios’ X-Men movie, recently noted he’s “very much” excited to get t…
- 2 hours ago3 Oct 26, 7:18pm -

The British invasion of the mid-1960s was a multi-pronged attack, an assault led above all by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and The Who. Their seismic impact on American and world culture has been well documented. But of the leaders of those three…
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Calvin’s is taking walk-ins once again as Barbershop returns to screens with a new eight-episode show. On Saturday at CultureCon, Prime Video shared the first teaser for the series adaptation of the comedy-drama film franchise that launched in 2002…
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Jerry Golod, an executive producer behind Tales from the Darkside and Return to Green Acres, has died. He was 87. The producer’s daughter Dori Golod Howell announced that he died on Wednesday at his Rancho Mirage home, following a brief battle with…
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Although Digger has premiered this weekend to mixed reviews, Guillermo Del Toro is a confirmed fan of the Alejandro G. Iñárritu satire. The 3x Oscar winner has taken to social media to heap praise on Tom Cruise’s latest after responding to a crit…
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SATURDAY AM: Warner Bros’ very original, very expensive auteur feature, Digger, is filing an $8M opening, which is still the lowest for Tom Cruise since 2007’s much cheaper Lions for Lambs at $6.7M. In hindsight, Amazon MGM Studios was bold to da…
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The Justice Department argued that Donald Trump can legally ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House because he determined that they didn’t meet the “minimum requirements of professionalism.” Last month, a federal judge granted the thr…
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Following Robert Kraft’s campaign against Macklemore, Zach Bryan made a statement with his performance at Gillette Stadium. During Friday’s stop at the Kraft-owned venue for his With Heaven on Tour, the Grammy winner stepped onto the stage with a…
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With the world premiere of Behemoth!, Pedro Pascal is praising Tony Gilroy for the intimate drama. During a Q&A after the film’s premiere screening at the New York Film Festival, the Golden Globe-nominated actor admitted he thought Gilroy was “go…
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As the Paramount-Warner Bros merger goes through, Bill Maher has a message for his new Skydance bosses. On Friday’s episode of Real Time, the comedian pleaded with the Ellisons not to listen to their pal Trump’s criticism of him now that they own…
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More indication that the newly-christened combined Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery company would bundle the two flagship streamers, Paramount+ and HBO Max, instead of merging them into one. The video released earlier today by Paramount CEO David Ell…
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It has been 14 years since Tony Gilroy last directed a feature film, 2012’s The Bourne Legacy. Before that was Duplicity and in 2007 his sensational Oscar-nominated Michael Clayton. He has been busy though, notably the critically acclaimed TV serie…
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(Copy paste from the VES announcement, want to make sure it’s seen outside the usual circles) New Category Announced! The VES Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Short Project will cover both photoreal and animated projects. Designed t…
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I've been seeing this sort of effect (some sort of streak effect (?) that extends the image) being used as transitions in music videos and commercials. I've attached some stills along with the full video. In the video the effect first happens a…
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I had a question. Recent FX graduate here so looking for a FX artist job at the moment. Just wandering. Don’t get me wrong I definitely want to go into a studio and work as an FX artist. But but allways loved the idea of doing on set work as well a…
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Hey yalls! The film I spent 5 years working on the vfx for is finally out! Its a little Neil Breen of me, but I wrote, directed, acted, edited and vfx'd this bad boy. I used really only 3 programs. 1 only in an ipod. That one was camtrackAR whi…
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