In 2019, Bill Westenhofer took us behind the visual effects of Gemini Man. Since then, he has contributed to Black Adam and Captain America: Brave New World. Today, he returns to discuss the creative and technical challenges of bringing Moana to live…
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The Agency Season 2 expands its world through the invisible visual effects work of One of Us, extending sets and environments while also enhancing some of the series’ more graphic moments. Much of the studio’s work focused on extending the locati…
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This new featurette for The Dog Stars takes us behind the scenes with legendary director Ridley Scott, offering a glimpse of the filmmaker at work on the set of his latest post-apocalyptic adventure. After a global pandemic wipes out most of humanity…
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From invisible enhancements and digital environments to FX simulations and brutal gore effects, the visual effects created by DNEG for Motor City helped amplify the film’s relentless action, visceral impact and intense hand-to-hand combat. Motor Ci…
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Take a closer look at the visual effects created by Untold Studios for Masters of the Universe, with a 40-plus-second sequence exploring the forging of the Sword of Power. The sequence tells the story of the Sword of Power’s creation, following its…
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The Season 3 finale of House of the Dragon goes behind the scenes in a new featurette exploring the preparation and craftsmanship behind the episode, from the siege of Tumbleton to Rhaenyra’s pivotal speech and Helaena’s tapestry. HBO has release…
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After discussing the visual effects of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire with us in 2024, Geoffrey Baumann returns for a very different adventure. With Supergirl, he dives into the challenges of bringing this new world to the screen. How did you get involv…
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The hunt is on in the new trailer for Hope. A mysterious creature has brought chaos to a remote South Korean village, setting in motion a chain of events that grows into something far bigger and more dangerous. Set in a remote harbor town, the film f…
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Step inside the making of The Last House with a new featurette exploring the film’s sets and the practical techniques behind them, from survival-inspired design choices to the ambitious construction of a “human aquarium” capable of holding hund…
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The best invisible VFX are the ones you never notice. Storm Studios reveals its work on Daredevil: Born Again Season 2, with subtle enhancements adding blood, sparks and more to the series’ hard-hitting fight scenes. The studio’s work focused pri…
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Take a behind-the-scenes look at the visual effects created by Dexter Studios for The Wonderfools, where superpowers, large-scale destruction and seamless CG work transform the city of Haeseong into the stage for an unexpected superhero adventure. Th…
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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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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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Foundry has released a new AI-powered plugin for Nuke, NukeX, Nuke Studio and Nuke Indie that aims to take the grind out of one of the most tedious jobs in visual effects: rotoscoping.
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From LiDAR to Gaussian splats, Clear Angle is capturing the real world so the best VFX teams, in the world, can rebuild it: one scan, one face and one lava field at a time.
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From clipped to equipped: Beeble’s SwitchHDR brings SDR into your HDR VFX pipeline.
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Congratulations to all of the nominated artists, supervisors, producers, and facilities whose work continues to push episodic visual effects forward.
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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.
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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.
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The first video in the companion video series to the books, Great Moments in Effects History.The post These 3 innovations made Bullet Time possible appeared first on befores & afters.
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A detailed insight into 50 of the most astonishing moments in SFX and VFX history from Ian Failes.The post Introducing ‘WHOA! Great Moments in Effects History Vol. 1’ ! appeared first on befores & afters.
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See how the built sets were extended and how the mind-bending no-clipping was achieved.The post Go behind the scenes in this ‘Backrooms’ VFX breakdown appeared first on befores & afters.
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Issue #64 of befores & afters magazine covers the visual effects of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, season 2.The post Clash of the Titans appeared first on befores & afters.
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The film has been nominated for an Outstanding Animated Program Emmy. Includes bonus animatics to watch and storyboards to study.The post Shinya Ohira shares the secrets behind his captivating Star Wars: Visions ‘BLACK’ short appeared first on b…
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Go behind the scenes of the puppetry and CG work.The post Official ‘Fallout’ s2 video showcases Death Claw VFX appeared first on befores & afters.
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Behind the cinematography with iPhones, drone work and VFX in 28 Years Later. An excerpt from issue #63 of befores & afters magazine.The post What it took to film with iPhones on ’28 Years Later’ appeared first on befores & afters.
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Ewan McGregor and Writer/Director/Producer David Robert Mitchell on the set of “The End of Oak Street,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.The post On The Set Pic: ‘The End of Oak Street’ appeared first on befores & afters.
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How Charlize Theron survives the Australian wilderness.The post All the surprising rock climbing and kayaking VFX challenges on ‘Apex’ appeared first on befores & afters.
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Issue #63 of befores & afters magazine covers the visual effects of 28 Years Later.The post Zombies, iPhones and VFX appeared first on befores & afters.
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Program also includes Peter Timberlake presenting 'Obsession;' Oscar-winner Chris Lavis will run a hands-on lab in puppet construction and animatic creation, with participants shooting stop-motion sequences of their own; coming October 12-16 in Turin…
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Emmy nominated production designer Howard Cummings and set decorator Julie Ochipinti created a Caesar's Legion encampment, a buried Area 51 hangar full of the world's antiquities, a to-scale dinosaur head in the Mojave and a neon casino strip they de…
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The former managing director of MPC's Montreal studio assumes the newly created position at the leading VFX studio, handling government relations, public affairs and industry relations.
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The director has left the project, reportedly over creative differences; David Koepp is writing the script and stars Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey and Mahershala Ali are expected to return.
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Annual computer graphics conference brings professionals, academics, educators and students together to gain and share insights in cutting-edge technology across animation, VFX, gaming and immersive experiences.
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The VFX studio delivered roughly 1,000 shots across the 8-part NBC and Peacock miniseries, building 73 animal types and 55 variations, running 100 environments through an Unreal Engine finishing pipeline, and carrying a scar on a juvenile's forehead…
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SEC filing shows company has put money behind machine learning at Disney Research Studios and Walt Disney Imagineering, promising a creative process that stays 'human-centered' - pledge lands after job reductions at Pixar earlier this year, and follo…
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The leading VFX house is already running the tool on episodic, film and experience-based projects in production, and expects to finish migrating by the end of the year.
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The industry veteran will take charge of strategy, operations and creative production across the growing company’s 5 studios and for client relationships internationally.
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ASIFA-Hollywood has opened its call for entries and added a Best International Anime Production for TV/Media category; entries close November 30.
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Extensive new feature release lays groundwork for expanded Maya and DCC integrations, AI-assisted scene construction and agent-driven directing.
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Studio space, a skilled local crew base, and a production record that includes ‘Peaky Blinders,’ ‘Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man,’ and an untitled sequel helped secure the designation; inward investment accounted for £5.8 billion of UK fil…
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Flow Studio: From AI generation to direction  3DVF
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DNEG: VFX Showreel, Generative AI, and Upcoming Projects  3DVF
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These 3 innovations made Bullet Time possible  befores & afters
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‘Paradise’ Director Hanelle Culpepper & VFX Supervisor John Weckworth Unpack Season 2 Finale – The Process  Deadline
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Jerome Chen Brings 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' VFX to VIEW Conference 2026  Animation World Network
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Ranbir Kapoor defends 'Ramayana' CGI amid growing scrutiny of visual effects  The Express Tribune
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Ramayana trailer: Ranbir Kapoor reacts to CGI backlash, takes aim at ‘CG critics’  WION
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Introducing ‘WHOA! Great Moments in Effects History Vol. 1’ !  befores & afters
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“Supergirl” VFX Supervisor Breaks Down Krypto, Flying and That Argo City Battle  Superman Homepage
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"People Think Someone's Just Used AI": Ranbir Kapoor Defends Ramayana's VFX  NDTV
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The 3D software created for Lord of the Rings is being discontinued – for a strange reason  Creative Bloq
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Go behind the scenes in this ‘Backrooms’ VFX breakdown  befores & afters
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For today’s animation students, a thesis film is no longer just a graduation requirement. It’s often the project that lands a first job, attracts collaborators, gets into festivals, and introduces artists to the industry. That’s why MAKE create…
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Twenty years of Motionographer, built by artists, studios, readers, and collaborators, and the opening frame of a next chapter shaped with the industry.
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"Director c. Craig on the Tribeca short that wraps a hand-drawn soul in a CG cloud. Practice makes magic."Or even tighter: "The artists' hands stay visible in every frame of ChikaBOOM! Practice makes magic.
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Versus has announced the appointment of Nico Puertollano as Executive Creative Director. As part of the move, Rezonate’s commercial client portfolio will transition to Versus, further expanding the studio’s creative capabilities across design, an…
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Amy Sedaris, the comedic multi-hyphenate behind truTV’s Emmy-nominated At Home with Amy Sedaris, is set to star alongside Ben Stiller and Benicio Del Toro in Protective Custody, the Apple TV comedy series that we scooped in May. No word yet on Se…
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Paramount+ legal drama Discretion is expanding its cast as production gets underway. Stephan James (I Play Rocky, If Beale Street Could Talk) and Colton Ryan (The Girl From Plainville) will join Nicole Kidman, Elle Fanning and Josh Lucas as series re…
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EXCLUSIVE: Samsung TV Plus is renewing original series Hooligans: The ARCH Racing Project with Keanu Reeves & Gard Hollinger for a second season. The docuseries stars Reeves and Hollinger, who are also executive producers. The renewal news comes ahea…
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Switzerland has selected Nicolas Wadimoff’s documentary Who Is Still Alive (Qui Vit Encore) as its official submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature. The film, which explores the loss of home against the backdrop of the Ga…
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EXCLUSIVE: Widow’s Bay star Kingston Rumi Southwick and Arthur Conti, of Mike Flanagan’s upcoming Carrie, have joined Ariana Greenblatt in Egg Baby, Amazon MGM’s new romantic comedy from director Natalia Anderson and XYZ Films. Written by S…
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The massively popular Crave Original series Heated Rivalry is expanding its Season 2 cast, adding five. Emily Hampshire (Schitt’s Creek, Marvel’s VisionQuest), Edvin Ryding (The Young Royals, 28 Years Later), Robert Naylor (Mile End Kicks, Cardin…
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EXCLUSIVE: Fourth Act Films has set the theatrical release for First They Came for My College, a documentary about a right-wing “coup” at a Florida liberal arts school orchestrated by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. The film directed and produced b…
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EXCLUSIVE: Salt Lake City, Orange County and Calabasas have all become havens for reality television in the last few years. Next up? Arizona. Deadline understands that Netflix has greenlit Arizona Hot (w/t), its latest ensemble reality series. The s…
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Sony/Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man: Brand New Day crossed $700 million at the domestic box office Wednesday, just like we told you it would. But there’s another record here: It’s now the fastest movie to cross that benchmark, doing it in 13 days.…
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The Currents section of this year’s New York Film Festival will include the world premiere of Bardi by filmmaker and photographer Tala Hadid. Festival organizer Film at Lincoln Center said Thursday the Currents lineup will have15 feature films, fiv…
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EXCLUSIVE: Verena Puhm, a former Luma AI exec and filmmaker, has launched Los Angeles-based production company Matriarch. Puhm, who was most recently Head of Dream Lab LA at Luma AI, is now developing and producing AI-native and hybrid productions an…
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EXCLUSIVE: We’re starting to get an idea of what Banijay Entertainment’s distribution arm will look like after its merger with All3Media closed last month, creating an $8BN content giant. Matt Creasey will be Senior Executive Vice President World…
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Budget: $150–$250, depending on the amount of work required. We’re trying to complete a very short narrative film, need help compositing/rendering one special effect near the end. Happy to discuss after you’ve seen the shot/project. submitte…
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Hey, looking for a VFX artist to join the small team behind Alien Resources, a YouTube series scheduled to launch around June 2027. The team currently consists of 7 voice actors, an audio engineer handling music, SFX, Foley, and mixing, and me, alone…
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Hey! I’m looking for someone who would be interested in helping out on my low-budget feature film that we’re finishing up. We have a handful of shots that need VFX work, mainly things like adding/removing elements, screen replacements, comp…
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Budget: $100–$150 for one small rendering/compositing job. Looking for help with one small special effect in our very short film. submitted by /u/Still-Meal-8503 [link] [comments]
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As a comp supervisor or comp lead, what's your workflow for reviewing a bunch of shots and for reviewing a sequence creatively, technically, and sequentially?? What tools are typically involved? submitted by /u/seeThroughNoice [link] [comm…
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Frustrated and upset customers of Rokoko who allegedly were forced to give up their intellectual property for Rokoko's profit suddenly taking effect in March of 2025 may be happy to hear a bit of news: A Federal Judge in the Central District of Calif…
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I need help with more of my blender cgi/vfx i am trying to achieve in the videos i make to create visually cool powers but i either can’t obtain the final render or when i do i put it in final cut pro ( I don’t have after effects) it comes out ba…
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Jimmy Eat World- Sweetness I just love how bad and good this style looks and I’m in an emo band. I want to make a music video approaching the style on this video and I have little to no experience with after effects, blender or other vfx softwares.…
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Been building this solo for a while: ELEMENTUM, a desktop app that runs a real-time fluid simulation (smoke, fire, water) directly over your video or photo — drag an emitter, paint trigger zones on any shape, add obstacles/wind/particles, all…
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Pretty much what the title says. I'm having issues getting the camera to slow down adequately when it has to cover a large distance. I've kinda got a solution by have the camera parented to an empty that travels the main distance, with the camera the…
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Here's a fun take on a concept I recently made. I took it into nuke and gave it some life as a projection setup with a little comp. Still playing around with different camera moves and effects. Hope you like it! 4k: https://youtu.be/xDGYZ0nFB00…
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Hi all! I've got bids out for three projects, all three are up in the air for the next couple weeks. My go-to folks are booked out for the next month, so I'm looking for a few Fusion based compositors to bring on. Day rates negotiable, still working…
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