Brainstorm Digital tells us about their VES Awards-nominated work for the second series of Boardwalk Empire.

Martin Scorsese’s Hugo received the lion’s share of Oscar nominations this year – we check out Pixomondo’s breakdowns of their VFX work.

We explore the key visual effects shots from Framestore and MPC in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.

We talk to DD VFX sup. Aladino Debert about the challenges of completing a Cisco spot in a tight four week schedule.

fxguide takes a look at the animated features and animated shorts nominated for the 84th Academy Awards.

Surface Mimic makes 3D scanned depth maps for digital sculpting, allowing artists to brush high-res details onto models with industry software such as ZBrush, Mudbox, Mari and 3D-Coat. We speak to founder Paul Callender.

How Luma Pictures used mo-cap, Light Stage and Arnold to bring the Underworld: Awakening Lycans to life.