Stranger Things Season 5 returns to the spotlight as ILM shares a new breakdown video focused on the intense Melting Room sequence and its complex FX simulations. ILM continues its series of behind-the-scenes breakdowns with a closer look at one of t…
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Man on Fire unveils its first action-heavy trailer, offering a tense glimpse into the story of John Creasy, a damaged ex-mercenary seeking redemption. Adapted from A.J. Quinnell’s books, the series blends emotional depth with raw, grounded action.…
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The teams of Eyeline Studios presents its work on Stranger Things Season 5, with a breakdown centered on the resurrection of a terrifying Demogorgon powered by electricity. The sequence explores how electrical forces are used as a narrative and visua…
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The final trailer for Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu delivers a thrilling new chapter in the galaxy far, far away, as Din Djarin and Grogu face their most dangerous journey yet. The new trailer for The Mandalorian and Grogu reveals a galaxy str…
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The first action-packed trailer for Jack Ryan: Ghost War teases a high-stakes return to espionage, as the iconic CIA analyst is pulled back into the field for a mission unlike any before. With global tensions rising and time running out, the film pro…
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The fight begins: Street Fighter, drops a powerful and explosive first trailer! Chun-Li assembles the world’s greatest fighters, bringing Ryu and Ken back together. But the tournament hides a deeper threat tied to their past. Ryu and Ken reunite un…
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For Tron Ares, Distillery VFX delivers a striking sequence set in the iconic 1982 Grid, revisiting the franchise’s visual origins with precision and respect for its legacy. Distillery VFX focuses on the “Ares Meets Flynn” sequence, bringing aud…
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Back in 2020, Ray McIntyre Jr. spoke with us about the visual effects behind Raised by Wolves. Since then, he has continued to expand his credits with projects such as Plane, Renfield, and Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty. How did you get…
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The first teaser for Godzilla Minus Zero offers a glimpse at a new chapter set two years after the devastating events that plunged Japan into despair. Directed by Takashi Yamazaki, the film is notably produced under the “Filmed For IMAX®” progra…
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The first trailer for The Punisher: One Last Kill teases a darker, more introspective return for Frank Castle, as the iconic antihero is pulled back into violence he can’t escape. As Frank Castle searches for meaning beyond revenge, the past refuse…
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The Boroughs teases a chilling story set inside an idyllic retirement community where nothing is as it seems. After a shocking encounter, a newcomer is drawn into a strange alliance with residents who suspect something sinister beneath the surface. T…
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The teams of Citystate Studio handled on-set supervision and delivered close to 150 visual effects shots for Lord of the Flies, contributing to the BBC adaptation with a subtle, invisible VFX approach. Working on location in Langkawi, the team collab…
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For this episode of  the VFXshow we takeoff on Hail Mary and discuss this smash hit film which is based on the popular book.
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From terabytes to practical: this new MV-HEVC workflow cuts immersive delivery from 1.3TB to 83GB while preserving the fidelity for high quality Apple Vision Pro immersive films.
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NVIDIA's new neural rendering DLSS 5 isn’t just rendering faster frames - it’s quietly redefining how real-time final pixels are made.
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In our latest fxpodcast, DOP Ed Moore breaks down the massive stage builds, clever virtual production, and the 2,000+ VFX shots that keep the world’s unluckiest commuter racing in another high-stakes season.
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Congrats to the winners at the 98th Oscars, a night celebrating the art and science of modern filmmaking.
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Closer to reality than virtual: The Dobos Connection explores how Apple Immersive Video and the Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive are creating a new cinematic language beyond both film and VR.
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VFX Supervisor Jay Worth discusses the intricate production of Fallout Season 2, highlighting a continued commitment to blending practical puppets with digital enhancements, cutting-edge VFX, and state-of-the-art AI.
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A deep dive into Nuke 17 exploring BigCat machine learning, native Gaussian splats, the new USD-based 3D system, and how evolving workflows are reshaping the role of the modern compositor.
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How do you visualize an AI judge, holographic forensics, and city-wide destruction in 90 minutes? We go behind the VFX of Mercy with DNEG.
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Griptape's Jason Schleifer (Chief Creative Officer) and the Foundry's Christy Anzelmo (Chief Product Officer) discuss the just announced acquisition and what the ongoing shift in the vfx industry means for artists, studios, and pipelines.
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Congratulations to this year’s Scientific and Technical Awards recipients.
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How invisible VFX and obsessive period detail to turned Timothée Chalamet into a table-tennis hero in the Oscar nominated Marty Supreme
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A heads up on the films and episodic series that we will be covering.The post The magazines coming soon from befores & afters (there are so many!) appeared first on befores & afters.
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Go behind the scenes.The post Proof showcases its previs and postvis for ‘Stranger Things’ 5 appeared first on befores & afters.
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Stunt performer Becky Ferguson has posted these images on her Instagram page.The post On The Set Pic: ‘The Miniature Wife’ appeared first on befores & afters.
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Go behind the scenes.The post Watch The Third Floor’s previs and postvis reel for ‘Andor’ season 2 appeared first on befores & afters.
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These new VFX breakdowns were released by the studio.The post Here’s how ILM handled the melting room and exotic matter in ‘Stranger Things’ season 5 appeared first on befores & afters.
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The National Film and Television School's Model Making students helped create this fun map sequence for Paddington in Peru.The post Paddington’s journey from London to Peru was made with old-school techniques appeared first on befores & afters.
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Featuring breakdowns from ILM, Image Engine, Distillery VFX and GMUNK.The post All the ‘TRON: Ares’ visual effects breakdowns in one place appeared first on befores & afters.
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An interview with model maker Wyatt Weed, as part of Berton Pierce's amazing Sense of Scale documentary.The post The miniatures of ‘Mission: Impossible 2’ appeared first on befores & afters.
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Director Steven Spielberg on the set of Disclosure Day.The post On The Set Pic: ‘Disclosure Day’ appeared first on befores & afters.
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Including the Demogorgon being brought back to life.The post See EYELINE’s VFX breakdown for ‘Stranger Things’ 5 appeared first on befores & afters.
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New educational initiative departs from traditional education models by focusing not only on tools and output but on how artists make decisions and work within real production constraints.
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Lam T. Nguyen and Austin Keeling dig deep into the complicated editing on the Prime Video sci-fi murder mystery, starring Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson, about an AI judicial system that gives you just 90 minutes to prove your innocence.
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New rotoscoping tool is designed to generate detailed alpha mattes in seconds, enabling creators to quickly and precisely isolate objects in complex footage.
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The veteran VFX supervisor, who joined the UK-based indie VFX house in 2024, assumes the leadership role to help build the company slate of high-end film and TV projects.
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Deal with group that includes Tippett Studio and Milk VFX designed to strengthen synergies and content creation efforts across platforms in animation, VFX, gaming and comics markets.
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There are AT-ATs and Hutt Twins on the horizon as the New Republic fights to survive in Jon Favreau’s new film, based on the hit Disney+ series 'The Mandalorian,' that blasts into theaters on May 22.
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John Krasinski is back as crack shot / fearless patriot / hero / super-analyst Jack Ryan in the feature film continuation of the hit series; James Greer and Michale Kelly are back as well for a new insidious global espionage storyline; debuts May 20.
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Amazon MGM Studios goes behind the scenes with the stars and filmmakers of its ‘baaaadass’ wooly mystery comedy about a rather interesting flock that investigates their shepherd’s death; in theaters May 8.
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Tanya J. Scott, Lauren Orme and Amy Ashton to lead new group; first mixer set for May 28 with Locksmith Animation.
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Jon Bernthal writes, executive produces and stars in the special, which sees Frank Castle, the infamous vigilante, searching for meaning beyond revenge, premiering May 12 on Disney+.
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The streamer officially unveils its new British Columbia-based animation studio, a purpose-built facility supporting feature production with eventual expansion to integrate in-house VFX studio Eyeline’s pipeline.
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ASWF has added the open source path guiding library, originally developed by Intel, to its growing portfolio of production-focused tools; goal is to advance realistic lighting workflows while maintaining high rendering performance.
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The magazines coming soon from befores & afters (there are so many!)  befores & afters
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Think you know what was real in Stranger Things 5? Think again  Yahoo
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Netflix AI move stirs VFX job concerns  Pakistan Today
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Proof showcases its previs and postvis for ‘Stranger Things’ 5  befores & afters
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Indian star Yash talks ‘Ramayana’ with DNEG CEO Namit Malhotra, updates on ‘Toxic’  Screen Daily
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On The Set Pic: ‘The Miniature Wife’  befores & afters
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ADAPT Launches //ACADEMY Learning Ecosystem  Animation World Network
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Tutorial: Animating a Dragon Rider for Film & VFX  CG Channel
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SPOTLIGHT ON…. Koala FX: The Visual Effects Studio that Doesn’t Play by the Rules  UK Screen Alliance
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Netflix’s AI deal puts the global VFX workforce at risk  Rest of World
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CLO Virtual Fashion releases Marvelous Designer 2026.0  CG Channel
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The Top 25 Best Visual Effects Winners So Far (Updated for 2026)  Awards Radar
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Acclaimed Visual Effects and Creative Director, Doug Appleton, joins award-winning New York design studio, BigStar, bringing the kind of creative depth and artistic leadership that will push the studio’s work, and its people, further than ever.
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Friday, April 17 | 7:15pm – 8pm OFFF Barcelona, Disseny Hub (The Twist, 4th floor) Discover real-world strategies for gaining meaningful recognition for your studio or yourself with insights and pro tips from a panel of top creative insiders laser-…
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Digital Design Days turns 10 this May. And the opening titles say everything about this moment in our industry. The Chase, created by London-based Fluent Studio, is built around a single question: how do we face the future of creativity in the age of…
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EXCLUSIVE: Prime Video has swooped for rights to Embassy, the action-thriller series starring Anna Kendrick, Sam Heughan and J.K. Simmons, in six territories. The streamer landed rights in the UK, Ireland, Canada, France, Australia and New Zealand fo…
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Oscar-nominated screenwriter Will Tracy, whose credits include Succession, The Menu and Bugonia, sat down with author and journalist Patrick Freyne at Dublin’s Storyhouse screenwriting festival where he discussed his career trajectory and writi…
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A prevailing theme of this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner will be how journalists make a statement in the presence of Donald Trump, whose attacks on the media have come in the form of social media posts and outbursts, but a…
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South Korea’s film, TV and streaming sector made ₩24T ($17.1B) in gross domestic product in 2025, according to an Motion Picture Association (MPA) report. The industry also supported 291,100 jobs, and the MPA noted that for every ₩1B generated…
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Elisabeth Murdoch and Jane Featherstone’s Sister Group has taken a majority stake in digital-first label After Party Studios. After Party is the UK-based producer and creative agency specializing in digital-first content and working with streamers,…
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Rebel Wilson was described as “f*****g nuts” by the crisis PR team she allegedly engaged to attack Amanda Ghost, the producer of her directorial debut The Deb. Wilson is being sued for defamation by The Deb actress Charlotte MacInnes over Instagr…
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South Korean police are seeking an arrest warrant for Bang Si-hyuk, the chair of BTS agency HYBE, over an alleged investor fraud scheme. The music mogul is facing arrest after the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency expanded an investigation alleging Ba…
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EXCLUSIVE: C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi’s psychological drama A Blue Butterfly starring Steve Toussaint (House of the Dragon) and Sanaa Lathan (Succession) has completed filming in London and will move to Rwanda for a further two-week shoot. Check out a…
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EXCLUSIVE: ICS Nordic, the Finland-based production house of Ilkka Hynninen and Ilkka Rahkonen, is pushing into the live comedy space. The company, which is behind the Anne Watanabe-starring Blood & Sweat, has hired live comedy events specialist Ilon…
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Before diving into the ongoing maelstrom of Iran peace talks, Jon Stewart spent several minutes of his opening Daily Show monologue to address President Donald Trump’s fast-tracking of access to psychedelic drug treatments. Ahead of the weekend, th…
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Titaníque is more outlandish (and funnier), Something Rotten! was sharper (and funnier) and Smash, well, Smash was none of those. Taking a comfortable, crowd-satisfying spot somewhere in the middle of recent (or recentish) stage musicals that mock s…
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Now that one beloved part of Anne Hathaway’s filmography — The Devil Wears Prada — has gotten the sequel treatment, the Oscar-winning actress says she is intent on a repeat, as her team is “constantly working on” bringing The Princess Diari…
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Supervised VFX on "Venganza," streaming on Amazon now. 450+ shots. This was the biggest movie budget in Mexico at the time, and VFX still kinda worked like it was a scrappy indie. More than half the shots ended up being to patch production stuf…
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The example is one of my static 2d maps with the added effects I want. The stuff I require are, imho, pretty straightforward. Small lights flickering, energy movement, light flickering, water movement. I watched one of my friends do this using…
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Showreel- https://youtu.be/6US-VLv0OYc I applied to bunch of top companies and its been couple of days, i have not received any response, my email wasn't opened at all. Any help or referrals would meant a lot to me, thanks in advance. submitted by…
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Edit: added some requirements that I now see are necessary. Hi all. I have a couple of images: one is an aerial view projection of another image, a landscape. They have different sizes and aspect ratios. I'd like to generate an animation that shows a…
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What would be the best way to track the surface of this can so I can add simple text to it? The main problem is that the surface is reflective, the shot wasn’t done with a low shutter speed, and the can moves quite a bit. I masked the hand as…
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Developed by an ex-Walt Disney Animation Studio engineer, HiPhyEngine aims to provide the most powerful character simulation engine for animation and VFX! HiPhyEngine can simulate rigid body, cloth, hair, soft body all-in-one, and grantees to b…
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Hello all, Since the announcement of Tomb Raider Legacy of Atlantis, I've been having an itch to create some Tomb Raider content. So I made the T Rex Cutscene from Tomb Raider Anniversary in Unreal Engine 5. I hope I did justice to the original…
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Hi! lately I´ve been seeing more and more VFX artist sharing their workflow with comfy and showing how they can ¨render¨ scenes that they have previously done in 3d (maya,houdini etc) and being amazed that the render takes 1-2 minutes, and compari…
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I've been trying to figure out how one would pull off this shot, but I can't really seem to get it. Maybe through Gaussian Splats or something? But they're relighting the background to a very drastic extent, and I feel like gaussian splats can…
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