First look: Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive test footage for Apple Vision Pro

July 24, 2025

Check out Apple Immersive Video in action with an exclusive download of the world’s first AVP footage shot on the camera.

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Between code and carnage: the VFX that humanized Murderbot at DNEG

July 21, 2025

Behind Murderbot’s thrilling action and alien chaos lies a meticulously crafted world where visual effects serve both the spectacle and give a bot real soul.

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Exploring the new Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive camera

July 8, 2025

Exploring the pipeline for immersive storytelling with the camera system purpose-built to create video content for the Apple Vision Pro.

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Diffusing reality: how NVIDIA reimagined relighting

June 17, 2025

NVIDIA’s DiffusionRenderer redefines neural rendering by using AI to relight, edit materials, and insert objects into real-world videos with no 3D geometry needed.

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The Wheel of Time postviz reel from Proof

June 3, 2025

Proof Inc. reimagined post-visualization for Amazon’s The Wheel of Time, blurring the boundaries between previs, postvis, and final VFX.

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Daredevil: Born Again: the art and craft of critical VFX collaboration

May 3, 2025

We talk to the VFX team of Daredevil: Born Again about the tight collaboration between the stunt, SFX, art and camera departments.

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NAB 25: A leaner show but with an AI innovation focus

April 6, 2025

The annual conference opens in Las Vegas with a focus on new tools in the era of AI.

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ILM, droids, miniatures and StageCraft – Oscar winner John Knoll discuss Skeleton Crew

April 1, 2025

The balance of practical and digital, including John Knoll’s top five production pitfalls of all time.

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The making of Netflix’s Senna – Scanline

March 24, 2025

The ‘Making Of’ Scanline’s VFX work on “Senna,” the Netflix series that celebrates Ayrton Senna.

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New Apple Mac Studio is great for AI, but not the AI you’re thinking of

March 11, 2025

The new M3 Ultra Mac Studio running heavy duty machine learning with Topaz Video AI 6

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Building The Gorge: behind the VFX of Scott Derrickson’s sci-fi thriller

March 3, 2025

Behind the scenes of The Gorge with DNEG’s VFX supervisors Anelia Asparuhova and Sebastian von Overheidt as they reveal how they crafted the breathtaking environments, intense action, & explosive finale.

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Congratulations to the 2025 oscar winners

March 2, 2025

Congrats to all the artists on this year’s Oscar winning films.

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How generative AI is being used in VFX (VES Panel)

February 20, 2025

AI is already influencing VFX workflows, but how much of it is actually useful? What’s practical today, and what’s still evolving? The VES presents a panel on generative AI. We talk to VFX supervisor Jim Geduldick about what to expect.

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2025’s 14 Sci-Tech Academy Awards

January 27, 2025

Denoising and stabilising along with stunt fire gel and importantly captioning all honored in this year’s Sci-tech Awards

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Congrats and reactions to the 2025 Oscar Nominees

January 23, 2025

Congrats to all the Oscar Nominees

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BAFTA nominations have been announced

January 15, 2025

Congrats to all the Nominees +plus linked to interviews with each of the teams.

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VES 2025 Nominees

January 14, 2025

Congrats to the nominees in the 23rd Annual VES Awards in all 25 categories.

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Gladiator II: Mark Bakowski overall VFX Supervisor and Ridleygrams

January 10, 2025

Ridley Scott’s epic with 1,130 VFX shots. Exclusive new making of Gladiator IIvideo

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The VFX of Alex Garland’s Civil War

January 10, 2025

Civil War was hailed as one of the year’s most startling and visceral films, Framestore was an early collaborator delivering over a 1,000 shots.

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MPC: crafting Mufasa: The Lion King

January 9, 2025

For Mufasa: The Lion King, MPC delivered 1500 full-CG shots. Find out more with images and a VFX breakdown video.

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Framestore gives Deadpool the finger(s)

January 7, 2025

Framestore’s VFX in Deadpool & Wolverine delivers jaw-dropping surrealism and heartwarming humor, from face-melting powers to a scene-stealing ugly-yet-adorable dog.

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Hands-on with the URSA Cine 12K LF + URSA Cine Immersive

December 16, 2024

Ben Allan ACS CSI, test drives and reviews the URSA Cine 12K LF, which is also the base for the new URSA Cine Immersive. 

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Generative AI in media and entertainment

November 18, 2024

A field guide on how to approach generative AI with interviews from over 12 leading AI industry companies and VFX experts.

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Agatha All Along with Digital Domain

November 13, 2024

Agatha All Along goes a long way with old-school digital comping, blue screen, and set extensions.

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Adele’s world record LED concert experience

November 12, 2024

We discuss how Disguise provided the World record breakingly large LED screen for Adele in Munich.

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The visual effects of Slow Horses

October 31, 2024

Union VFX’s Tim Barber discusses one of the great spy dramas currently on TV.

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Wonder Dynamics up the game with AI Wonder Animation

October 30, 2024

Wonder Dynamics expand to full 3D scene animation integration with AI

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Cinesite for a more perfect (The) Union

October 29, 2024

Cinesite’s realistic action VFX work on Netflix’s The Union.

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Google’s NotebookLM: everyone has a podcast about AI, even AI itself

September 20, 2024

Another incredible jump in large language models (LLM) and generative AI (GenAI) but how does it affect visual effects (vfx)?

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Q&A with DNEG on the environment work in Time Bandits

September 3, 2024

Jelmer Boskma, the VFX Supervisor at DNEG discusses the environment work in Apple TV+: Time Bandits

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