- newCoyotes, Ivy, and Explosions: Wētā FX Goes Handmade for 'Wildwood'
Senior VFX supervisor Guy Williams spent 6 months in Portland guiding the studio's work on LAIKA's stop-motion epic, from a 12-minute, 400-shot battle to coyote soldiers and a raging ivy storm, all built to match hand-crafted puppets and sets.
- 18 hours ago6 Nov 26, 11:04pm -
- newDark Slope Expands to Vancouver's North Shore with New LED Stage
Fresh off its purchase of Sony and Pixomondo virtual production assets, the studio behind virtual production work on 'The Boys' and 'Heated Rivalry' begins construction at North Shore Studios' 8-stage campus in December.
- 20 hours ago6 Nov 26, 9:24pm -
- newUnion VFX Takes 'Sense and Sensibility' from Summer to Snow
Led by DFX supervisor Jane Paton, the studio delivered 83 shots for director Georgia Oakley, extending Norland Park, Barton Cottage, and Victorian London and turning summer landscapes to winter; now in theaters.
- 20 hours ago6 Nov 26, 8:57pm -
- Before Hawkins: Netflix Reveals 'Other Worlds' Prequel Series
The Duffer Brothers and showrunner Kate Trefry's live-action 'Stranger Things' prequel, set in the 1950s with Joe Wright directing the first 3 episodes, debuts on Netflix in 2028.
- 1 day ago6 Nov 26, 4:20pm -
- AWN Studio Jobs Roundup, November 6: 119 Openings Direct from the Studios
119 new job openings, led by Beffio Studios with 17, Ubisoft with 12, and Electronic Arts, Industrial Light & Magic and Omnilojo with seven each.
- 1 day ago6 Nov 26, 2:39pm -
- Roxel Creative Shares 'Backrooms' VFX Breakdown Reel
Breakdown for Kane Parsons' movie walks through the previs, stuntvis, set extensions and full CG layout behind the film's maze of yellow rooms.
- 1 day ago6 Nov 26, 2:06pm -
- From 'Ray Gunn' to Team Deakins: VIEW Conference 2026 in Review
The Turin event drew 6,897 attendees from 60 countries for 83 sessions, with talks by Brad Bird, Hal Hickel, Jerome Chen, Janet Lewin, Richard Kerris and Cristóbal Valenzuela, to name just a few, across 5 days of masterclasses, presentations and scr…
- 2 days ago6 Nov 26, 12:31am -
- Wētā FX Shares Its 'Moana' VFX Highlights Reel
The leading VFX studio made characters Te Kā and Te Fiti a believable part of a photoreal Pacific Ocean for Disney's live-action retelling while staying respectful to the original animated film.
- 2 days ago5 Nov 26, 8:55pm -
- CoSA VFX Shares 'Lanterns' Season 1 VFX Featurette
Overall VFX producer Eddie Bonin and CoSA VFX supervisor Christopher Lance walk through the studio's work on the HBO Max series, from the landscapes of Rushville, Nebraska, to scenes from Green Lantern-in-waiting John Stewart's past.
- 2 days ago5 Nov 26, 7:28pm -
- AWN Jobs Roundup, November 5: 16 Animation and VFX Openings Worldwide
Fresh LinkedIn openings from One of Us, Luma Pictures, Spin VFX and WildBrain, with supervisor, producer, previs and compositing roles across Canada, France, Germany, India and Australia.
- 2 days ago5 Nov 26, 2:23pm -
- 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day': Sony Pictures Imageworks' Web-Tastic VFX
VFX supervisor Chris Waegner, animation director Rich Smith, and VFX producer Chris Elke explain how hagfish slime inspired the hero's new organic webs, which evolve across 449 shots into a prison-fight 'web tornado,' on the hit Marvel and Columbia P…
- 3 days ago4 Nov 26, 7:47pm -
- Remington Scott to Lead Eros Innovation's New AI Creative Unit
The Emmy-nominated producer and director, whose credits run from 'Spider-Man 2' to immersive concerts, will lead the new unit's visual effects, digital human and gaming work, with a Mohammed Rafi project among its first priorities.
- 3 days ago4 Nov 26, 6:21pm -