How do you bring the dragons of House of the Dragon to life? Production VFX Supervisor Dadi Einarsson and Production VFX Producer Tom Horton take us inside the making of Season 3, exploring the work behind Sheepstealer, Tessarion and Dreamfyre, from…
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Starting his career at Cinesite in 1994, Nelson Sepulveda-Fauser worked on Waterworld before continuing his journey through several visual effects studios. He joined ILM in 2004 and has since contributed to a wide range of productions, including Kong…
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Step onto the battlefields of Ikkis and discover the VFX work created by ReDefine. From creating and multiplying battle tanks to enhancing combat sequences and extending environments, the team helped bring greater scale to this powerful wartime story…
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A new Special Look for Avengers: Doomsday puts the spotlight on Doctor Doom and the immense danger that will force heroes from three different worlds to unite. This latest teaser strongly suggests that something monumental is coming. By bringing toge…
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War is coming to the galaxy! The first teaser for Ahsoka Season 2 is packed with spectacular space battles as Grand Admiral Thrawn leads the remnants of the Empire against the New Republic. The new season continues the journey of Ahsoka Tano and her…
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From real cars to their digital counterparts, discover how EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani approached the visual effects of Motorvalley through compositing, full 3D, virtual studios, green screens and 3D scanning. Working with cars required a variety o…
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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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Watch the first five minutes of Lanterns, the new DC series following John Stewart and Hal Jordan as a murder investigation leads them into a dark, Earth-based mystery with cosmic ties. The series follows new recruit John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) and L…
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Cambridge-based studio Vine FX reveals the invisible visual effects behind Enola Holmes 3, from seamless set extensions and animated typography to explosive action and subtle 2D and 3D enhancements. The studio’s breakdown offers a closer look at th…
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Swedish VFX studio Dupp has released two making-of videos showcasing its visual effects work on The Summer of 1985, including the creation and animation of a CG mermaid. The series follows a group of teenagers spending another summer in the archipela…
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The Alaskan wilderness becomes a brutal test of survival for Brad Pitt and his loyal combat dog in the new trailer for Heart of the Beast. Stranded after a plane crash, the pair must rely on each other as they battle the elements. The survival thrill…
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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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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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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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A new podcast with Cameron Target.The post Behind the role of a VFX coordinator appeared first on befores & afters.
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See how they were designed and how flying scenes were orchestrated. Some amazing behind the scenes VFX.The post A new featurette on the dragons for ‘House of the Dragon’ s3 appeared first on befores & afters.
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A new featurette showcases the shooting locations and how some of the aerial scenes were filmed.The post Behind the scenes of ‘Operation Safed Sagar’ appeared first on befores & afters.
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Nam Joo Hyuk as Gu-cheon in The East Palace.The post On The Set Pic: ‘The East Palace’ appeared first on befores & afters.
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Listen in to the podcast.The post ‘Stranger Things 5’ VFX supervisor Betsy Paterson on the show’s landmark moments appeared first on befores & afters.
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How Titan X was designed for season 2 of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. An excerpt from issue #64 of befores & afters magazine.The post A new Titan emerges appeared first on befores & afters.
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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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Senior visual effects supervisor Martin Hill and his team delivered Demogorgons, a kaiju-sized Mind Flayer, a new and improved Vecna, the demonic Abyss environment, and a 454 shot final battle, as well as an emaciated Will Byers rebuilt from Season 1…
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The trilogy that began with 'WandaVision' concludes; Paul Bettany and James Spader star; a bounty puts a rebooted Vision on the run with Thomas Shepard, a boy who may be his son, reincarnate; streams October 14 on Disney+.
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The UK studio delivered 150 final shots on the third Millie Bobby Brown mystery, from the drifting letters that show the detective cracking a code to a mine blast rebuilt off LiDAR scans; streaming now on Netflix.
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Half-day September 4 gathering in LA features 2 keynotes and 2 panel discussions, bringing together top industry leaders from HBO, NBCUniversal, Netflix, Disney, Paramount, Universal, Warner Bros. and WetaFX.
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Seth MacFarlane's technology division ran its real-time visualization suite on Disney's live-action remake, feeding oceans, skies, a treasure cave and a 500-foot lava monster into the camera so the production could judge blocking, lighting and framin…
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Danielle Feinberg, Joaquim dos Santos and Kyle Balda among the confirmed presenters at the upcoming The Trojan Horse was a Unicorn conference, which returns to Tróia, Portugal, September 28–October 3.
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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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Kacha Badam fame Anjali Arora plays Sita in new Ramayan film, netizens criticise VFX  The Indian Express
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1,100 Crazy Shots: Wētā FX on the Last Season of 'Stranger Things'  Animation World Network
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No, Vecna Wasn’t on Ozempic: How the ‘Stranger Things’ VFX Team Rebuilt Its Villain  The Hollywood Reporter
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‘I’ve always been fond of hairy creatures!’ Visual effects maestro Rick Baker on a monstrously good career  The Guardian
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Vine FX Shares Its 'Enola Holmes 3' VFX Breakdown Reel  Animation World Network
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Vivo’s OriginOS 7 Completely Changes How Light Works on Your Phone Screen  nokiapoweruser.com
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CREATING CONTINUITY ACROSS DECADES FOR THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS  VFX Voice -
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‘Stranger Things’ Season 5: Inside the Emmy-nominated visual effects  Gold Derby
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‘Stranger Things’ Season 5: Inside the Emmy-nominated VFX, from Vecna 2.0 to a deadlier Mind Flayer  Gold Derby
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Daniel Haddaway and the Details That Sell the Realism of VFX  Little Black Book | LBBOnline
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Vine FX Brings Mystery, Historic Atmosphere and Invisible Effects to Enola Holmes 3 for Netflix  UK Screen Alliance
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‘I’ve always been fond of hairy creatures!’ Visual effects maestro Rick Baker on a monstrously good career  IMDb
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The Motion Awards X reopens for Motionographer's 20th anniversary, combining 2025 and 2026 work in one edition for the first time. Our birthday gift: every submission through September 30 includes one extra, free. Final deadline: January 15, 2027. Ha…
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Studio VAS turns twenty the same year we do. Martín Schurmann on falling dreams, backups on CD, and finding a new name hidden inside the old one.
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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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EXCLUSIVE: Sasha Bühler, one of Netflix’s top international film execs and whose credits include All Quiet on the Western Front, has left the streamer. Bühler, who is Director of Film for German-speaking Europe, has been with Netflix since 2019.…
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Ghost Song, the latest feature from German filmmaker Fatih Akin, will open this year’s San Sebastián Film Festival.  The title was confirmed this morning by the Spanish festival. Ghost Song will screen on September 18 at the Kursaal following th…
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Universal Music Group (UMG) will handle all worldwide physical and digital merchandise, licensing, and e-commerce related to The Beatles as part of a new long-term partnership with Apple Corps.  The deal between the two entities was confirmed this m…
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There’s a third chapter coming for Gabriel Book. Mark Gatiss’s cozy crime drama, Bookish, has landed a Season 3 order at UKTV’s U&Alibi channel, and a two-part Christmas special for this year. The third season will run to six episodes and is se…
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EXCLUSIVE: They might be one man down, but The Sidemen are looking to the future of production. The British YouTuber group’s Sidemen Entertainment has teamed with the National Film and Television School (NFTS) to find the next generation of unscrip…
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SPOILER ALERT: The following reveals major plot points from the latest episode of Apple TV’s Ted Lasso, “Richmond’s Got Talent.” On tonight’s episode of Apple TV’s Ted Lasso, all hell breaks loose during a press conference where a “se…
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EXCLUSIVE: Hulu is on the hunt for a killer in its latest true-crime series. The Disney streamer has become the first buyer to board true-crime doc The Promise: Finding My Mother’s Killer from Banijay Rights and also acquired Australian LQBT drama…
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Yellowstone co-creator Taylor Sheridan has limits on what spinoffs he will do and has shut the door on a fictionalized version based on the Four Sixes Ranch in Texas. In a new interview, Sheridan said that the previously announced 6666 spinoff was no…
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Ariana Madix is teasing the upcoming Love Island USA Season 8 reunion and revealing that there will be an unseen footage show. The special was filmed on August 10 and is set to stream on Peacock on Monday, August 31 at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT, but th…
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David Krumholtz will be taking a step back from Hollywood after the actor from Supergirl and Oppenheimer got real in a series of social media posts. The actor made the decision to take “an indefinite break” after expressing being “frustrated, f…
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Robin Williams’ three children have taken a step in the fight against AI slop using their father’s likeness by reactivating his Instagram account. The social media platform had been dormant since 2014, when the actor died. “As we recognize what…
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ABC has been pushing back on the FCC for several months now, but on Tuesday, it filed a First Amendment lawsuit, claiming that the agency’s regulatory actions and investigations were part of a Trump administration effort to punish it for its speech…
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Looking for some advice on lens grids - I have a shoot coming up, and I'm not typically a VFX sup, but an animator...in this case I have to be the supervisor and get some lens grid shots, as we are using anamorphic lenses. The shots will be locked so…
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Hey everyone. I have very little experience when it comes to VFX. I want to learn more and get better at since I think its cool and just good thing to know for future projects. With that being said, I learn better by just doing projects and I'm…
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I enjoy reading this sub, and I love hearing from artists. But as a VFX Software Developer, I very rarely hear from the R&D programmers, the TDs, the DCC Plugin devs, etc.. How are you guys navigating this tumultuous period in the VFX industry? Are…
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87461 nodes... So out of interest (and with the help of ChatGPT) I analysed the final versions of 234 shots/comps from 50 most recent project folders. There are plenty of WIP versions in there, but I only included one final-ish version per shot/comp…
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Hey everyone, I’m a 25yo 3D artist and I’m looking for some realistic feedback or perspective from people who have been in a similar spot. It’s been almost two years since I finished my 3D studies. My original goal was to fully dedicate my post…
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I’ve been experimenting with Gaussian Splats as a medium for VFX — pushing them beyond reconstruction and exploring what kinds of effects and visual behaviors we can build with them. These are part of a growing set of experiments that are evolvin…
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With the news of mass redundancies from Realtime UK I took a look at the accounts for last year. September 2025 RUK wrote off a £930,000 company loan they gave to another company called Stormtrooper Holdings Ltd…. Checked the directors of Stormtro…
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I've been building MotionMaster 3D for a while. It does the camera solve inside Blender rather than round tripping to a separate tracker. The parts of 1.0.7 that are relevant here: Planar tracker with corner pin export, so a tracked surface com…
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