In this behind the scenes look at the 10 films competing for the final 5 VFX Oscar nomination, we present several breakdowns and clips. And you can also head over to our VFX bake-off fxguidetv ep for a run down of each film.
Iron Man 3
Pacific Rim
This Pacific Rim reel from ILM highlights the incredible animation and sim work.Thor: The Dark World
Thanks to Marvel for this full-length breakdown reel for Thor: The Dark World.Oblivion
A collection of Digital Domain breakdowns from Oblivion. Watch a Bubble Ship chase sequence with visual effects crafted by Pixomondo.Elysium
Watch a collection of breakdowns from Elysium.The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Watch the trailer for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.Gravity
This clip from Gravity highlights Framestore’s VFX for the film.The Lone Ranger
See ILM’s VFX breakdown reel for The Lone Ranger.Star Trek: Into Darkness
ILM breaks down its comprehensive effects for Star Trek: Into Darkness.World War Z
MPC CG supervisor Max Wood breaks down the zombie VFX in this clip. Watch behind the scenes of some of Cinesite’s work for WWZ.
These are so awesome! Thank you!
Really interesting to see the plates that were used for the Iron Man 3 final battle sequence! There’s no way that could have been pulled off without such extensive previs.