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  • newAvatar: The Last Airbender Season 2: Rodeo FX Reveals Earthbending & Spirits
    The Earth Kingdom comes to life in the latest VFX breakdown from Rodeo FX for Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 2. Discover how the team crafted powerful earthbending effects, brought the Spirit World to the screen, and created the unique visual lang…
    - 2 hours ago10 Jul 26, 3:00pm -
  • newGodzilla Minus Zero
    The King of the Monsters is back. Discover the first teaser for Godzilla Minus Zero, continuing the story of the Shikishima family just two years after the events of Godzilla Minus One. Directed by Takashi Yamazaki, the film is notably produced under…
    - 5 hours ago10 Jul 26, 12:00pm -
  • newDune: Part Three
    Return to Arrakis. This epic new trailer for Dune: Part Three unveils a darker and more ambitious chapter as Paul’s empire begins to fracture. The teaser for Dune: Part Three sets a solemn and haunting tone, hinting at the heavy burden carried by P…
    - 23 hours ago9 Jul 26, 6:00pm -
  • Masters of the Universe: Joseph Kasparian – VFX Supervisor – Rodeo FX
    In 2018, Joseph Kasparian told us about Hybride’s work on Solo: A Star Wars Story. He went on to work on a number of projects, including The Book of Boba Fett, Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Mandalorian, and Skeleton Crew. He joined Rodeo FX in 2024 and has w…
    - 1 day ago9 Jul 26, 2:45pm -
  • The Agency Season 2: Invisible VFX by Framestore
    The invisible visual effects created by Framestore for The Agency Season 2 deliver seamless enhancements that support the series’ grounded spy thriller aesthetic while remaining completely unnoticed by the audience. Designed to remain invisible, Fr…
    - 1 day ago9 Jul 26, 12:00pm -
  • The Boys Season 5: Inside Mr. X’s Explosive VFX
    Blood, chaos, and plenty of VFX. Go behind the scenes of The Boys Season 5 with Mr. X and discover how the studio helped deliver the show’s signature mayhem, including the creation of Butcher’s terrifying tendrils. Mr. X has shared a new VFX brea…
    - 2 days ago8 Jul 26, 6:00pm -
  • Mortal Kombat II
    A new Mortal Kombat II featurette takes fans behind the scenes, showcasing the film’s legendary fighters, impressive costumes, and exciting on-set footage as the cast prepares for the next tournament. Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema have debuted t…
    - 2 days ago8 Jul 26, 3:00pm -
  • Silo Season 3: A New Opening Title Sequence by Antibody
    A stylish new opening title sequence for Silo Season 3 is here. Blending elegant motion design with the series’ haunting atmosphere, the Emmy-nominated studio Antibody delivers another memorable introduction. The Emmy-nominated creative studio Anti…
    - 2 days ago8 Jul 26, 12:00pm -
  • Stranger Things Season 5: Inside Weta FX’s Favorite Creatures
    Which Stranger Things Season 5 creature left the biggest impression on the artists at Weta FX? In this new featurette, the team, led by VFX Supervisor Martin Hill, shares the monsters that challenged, terrified, and inspired them while creating the f…
    - 3 days ago7 Jul 26, 6:00pm -
  • Widow’s Bay: Zero VFX Reveals the Series’ Invisible Visual Effects
    From expanding ocean sequences to adding rain, atmospheric effects, and a giant tornado, Zero VFX crafted a wide range of invisible visual effects for Widow’s Bay. The studio has now released a breakdown showcasing the work behind these seamless sh…
    - 3 days ago7 Jul 26, 3:00pm -
  • Outlander Season 8: BlueBolt Creates the Final Journey to Savannah
    How do you recreate eighteenth-century Savannah and stage a devastating print shop fire without anyone noticing the visual effects? Discover how BlueBolt delivered 160 invisible VFX shots for the final season of Outlander, from seamless historical en…
    - 3 days ago7 Jul 26, 12:00pm -
  • House of the Dragon – Season 3
    Discover how House of the Dragon Season 3 Episode 3 came together in this behind-the-scenes featurette, featuring insights into Rhaenyra’s leadership, political tensions, and key story developments. HBO has released the first teaser for Season 3 of…
    - 4 days ago6 Jul 26, 6:00pm -

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  • newSwitchHDR, an AI model for HDR reconstruction from SDR video
    From clipped to equipped: Beeble’s SwitchHDR brings SDR into your HDR VFX pipeline.
    - 23 hours ago9 Jul 26, 6:15pm -
  • 2026 VFX Emmy nominations
    Congratulations to all of the nominated artists, supervisors, producers, and facilities whose work continues to push episodic visual effects forward.
    - 2 days ago8 Jul 26, 11:45pm -
  • The VFX power of lens metadata
    Cooke’s Jordan Thistlewood joins us to explain why lens /i Tech may be the missing link between what was shot on set and what VFX needs to finish the shot, and we should now be demanding it.
    - 3 days ago7 Jul 26, 2:35pm -
  • VFXShow 306: Disclosure Day
    On this 'vocal' episode of the VFXShow, we discuss how Disclosure Day works as a Spielberg UFO film, how its visual effects support both spectacle and invisible effects - all with some surprising reactions from the guys.
    - 11 days ago29 Jun 26, 3:16pm -
  • John Knoll and the handmade Star Wars of The Mandalorian and Grogu
    Our latest fxpodcast with ILM's John Knoll on miniatures in a tiny LED cube, the Star Wars style, and why the practical and the digital still need each other.
    - 15 days ago25 Jun 26, 3:18pm -
  • Geriatric parkour: ILM’s creature work for The Boroughs
    From brain-sucking horror to heartbreaking empathy, for this fxpodcast we go inside the creature work of The Boroughs with VFX Supervisor Tara DiMarco and ILM’s Steve Ellis.
    - 18 days ago22 Jun 26, 4:48pm -
  • VFXShow 305: Backrooms (or Mike hates horror, part 1)
    The crew reviews the VFX of Backrooms - which is in a genre that Mike absolutely HATES.
    - 23 days ago17 Jun 26, 11:22pm -
  • Man on Fire: Kevin Lingenfelser on collapse, chaos and invisible VFX
    We talk with Man on Fire VFX Supervisor Kevin Lingenfelser about the explosive building collapse, chaotic rubble aftermath, and high-octane Learjet sequence.
    - 25 days ago16 Jun 26, 1:18am -
  • VFXShow 304: Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu
    Jason, Matt and Mike return to a galaxy far, far away to unpack the VFX, creatures, puppetry and theatrical scale of Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu.
    - 35 days ago5 Jun 26, 3:27pm -
  • Union VFX on production-ready Gaussian splat crowds
    Union VFX and Clear Angle are turning Gaussian splats from a tech demo into a crowd-pleasing production pipeline. Literally. We speak with David Schneider, VFX and Technical Supervisor at Union, in this fxpodcast episode.
    - 39 days ago1 Jun 26, 6:11pm -
  • Paul Debevec: a history of lighting the future of VFX
    We talk with Academy Technical Achievement Award recipient Paul Debevec about HDR image-based lighting, Fiat Lux, virtual production, NeRFs, 3DGS, machine learning, and why now is a great time to do research.
    - 43 days ago28 May 26, 3:27pm -
  • Believable and immersive audio
    From FMX’s brilliantly practical concert-crowd recordings to Apple’s ASAF for immersive video, this story is a reminder that believable cinematic worlds are not just built with pixels: they come alive through sound.
    - 51 days ago20 May 26, 2:31pm -

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  • newVisual Effects Society Announces Special 2026 Honorees
    Distinguished VFX practitioners will be recognized at a September 4 celebration, including 2026 VES Founders Award recipient Susan Zwerman, VES Lifetime Member Jeff Kleiser, Honorary VES Members Sir William Sargent and Scott Stokdyk, VES Fellows Neis…
    - 22 hours ago9 Jul 26, 6:55pm -
  • ILM VFX Brings ‘The Dinosaurs’ Back from Extinction
    Mixing practical with partial and fully CG shots, the 4-part Netflix miniseries takes viewers back 235 million years to an Earth teeming with creatures big and small, feathered and scaled, all quite hungry.
    - 2 days ago8 Jul 26, 10:48pm -
  • TV Academy Announces 78th Emmy Award Nominations
    ‘Bob’s Burgers,’ ‘Rick and Morty,’ ‘The Simpsons,’ ‘Smiling Friends,’ ‘South Park,’ and ‘Star Wars: Visions’ are nominated for Outstanding Animated Program; main awards will be broadcast live on Monday, September 14, on NBC…
    - 2 days ago8 Jul 26, 5:43pm -
  • Proof Opens New Brisbane Studio
    The leading visualization company returns to Australia with a new operation led by executive producer Katrina Peers.
    - 2 days ago8 Jul 26, 4:18pm -
  • How Outpost VFX Beat the Clock to Rebuild ‘Primate’s Killer Chimp
    For the visual effects studio, the horror film’s biggest scare was the schedule after taking over when MPC shut down: a full CG chimp, 104 shots and 3 months to create a believable rampage.
    - 3 days ago7 Jul 26, 11:29pm -
  • Disney, DreamWorks, and Pixar Titles Land California Tax Credits
    The state’s expanded Film and Television Tax Credit Program closed its first year with 41 new films out of a total of 170; ‘Hexed,’ ‘Donkey,’ and untitled Pixar film among the animated projects in the mix.
    - 3 days ago7 Jul 26, 6:33pm -
  • BlueBolt Shares ‘Outlander’ Final Season VFX Breakdown Reel
    Studio delivers 160 visual effects shots for the eighth and final season of STARZ’s epic time-traveling adventure based on Diana Gabaldon’s best-selling novels.
    - 4 days ago6 Jul 26, 11:42pm -
  • ‘Apart’ Wins Best in Show at SIGGRAPH 2026 Computer Animation Festival
    New Spike Lee short takes top prize; ‘Beyond Words’ and ‘18 Months’ also awarded; Production Sessions lineup to feature Wētā FX, Lightstorm, NASA, Pixar, ILM, and Google DeepMind.
    - 17 days ago23 Jun 26, 8:37am -
  • Inside the 3,200-Shot VFX Challenge of ‘Fallout’ Season 2
    Production VFX supervisor Jay Worth discusses building the Mojave wasteland, bringing the iconic Deathclaw to life, expanding Ghoul effects work, and balancing practical craftsmanship with large-scale visual effects on the hit Prime Video series.
    - 18 days ago22 Jun 26, 11:20pm -
  • Exclusive: ‘Surviving Earth - When the Climate Broke’ Clip
    NBC’s landmark 8-part docuseries spans almost 500 million years, with never-before-seen creatures and a look at how they not only survived but thrived during the planet’s most catastrophic environmental events.
    - 22 days ago18 Jun 26, 4:00pm -
  • TransPerfect Combines MPC and The Mill as Single Global Studio
    The AI and language solutions company’s 2 divisions will now operate as The Mill, bringing together film and series VFX, brand content production, localization, and AI-enabled production services under one organization.
    - 24 days ago17 Jun 26, 12:43am -
  • How VFX Gave ‘Murderbot’ a Mind of its Own
    Visual Effects Supervisor Sean Faden discusses visualizing a security android’s existential thoughts of escape and carnage through story, humor, and giant worms across more than 2,000 shots on the Apple TV sci-fi black comedy.
    - 24 days ago16 Jun 26, 8:45pm -

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