Kingsman: not so secret effects
Exploding heads, prosthetic legs, a lengthy brawl & skydiving – four VFX scenes from Matthew Vaughn’s rather smart Kingsman.
Read the ArticleWeather wild things
See how MPC crafted a host of wondrous weird & wicked weather creatures in a spot for Nissan CUV.
Read the ArticleScience! Interstellar filmmakers publish paper on black holes
A new paper from the VFX team behind Interstellar sheds light on gravitational lensing and rendering of the film’s black hole.
Read the ArticleVFX in TVCs: Jaw-dropping (and truck-dropping) effects
See VFX breakdowns from Framestore, Method Studios, MPC and Alt.vfx in recent TVCs.
Read the ArticleMikros and Matthijs are back…with unicorns
The team behind Canal+ spots The Bear and The Closet are back with a tale about the sad fate of the unicorn.
Read the ArticleShoot and stitch: making Jupiter Ascending’s Chicago chase
How the Wachowskis employed a helicopter-mounted six RED EPIC camera array to shoot Jupiter Ascending’s dramatic Chicago chase scene.
Read the ArticleSci-Tech winners: UCAP & MOVA
Continuing our series we look at Universal Capture and MOVA face capture which both been award prestigious Sci-Tech awards at this years Oscars. (We also comment on the latest controversy).
Read the ArticleAutodesk going subscription-only. Here’s how they can help the industry
We delve into Autodesk’s recent licensing announcement.
Read the ArticleAll the VES Award winners – right here
The full list of winners from the 13th annual VES Awards.
Read the ArticleFacing Second Son
Nominated for a VES award mainly for its amazing particle animations, we look at the brilliant face work and animation in the blockbuster PS4 gaming hit: inFAMOUS: Second Son
Read the ArticleHow they did it: behind two of the biggest Super Bowl spots
Catch the Snickers Brady Bunch spot in the Super Bowl? Or the tortoise and hare race for Mercedes? Here’s how they were made.
Read the ArticleBarbershop at Weta: Sci-tech winner explained
Creating a desired hairstyle can often be a long, tedious, and non-intuitive process – not with Weta’s Barbershop (Sci-Tech Award winner). We explain just how clever and yet simple Barbershop is.
Read the ArticleAltering time with Project Almanac
Method Studios breaks down its time altering visual effects for the found-footage film, Project Almanac.
Read the ArticleCrafting the story: the vfx of Unbroken
Behind the story-driven visual effects of Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken with vfx sup. Bill George from ILM.
Read the ArticleHoudini 14 gives you more crowds, and sand
New sand and crowd tools inside Side Effects Software’s Houdini 14.
Read the ArticleBringing The Battle of the Five Armies to the screen
New rendering software, an army tool and incredible sims – find out Weta Digital’s newest techniques that made The Battle of the Five Armies possible.
Read the Article87th Oscars – nominations
And then there were five… Oscar nominations have been announced.
Read the ArticleLatest Sci-Tech Oscar Winners Announced!
Find out the latest recipients winners of the Sci-tech awards, to be presented in February 2015.
Read the Article13th Annual VES Award Nominees
The Visual Effects Society (VES) announced the nominees for the 13th Annual VES Awards…
Read the ArticleInside Erik Wernquist’s Wanderers
Behind the scenes of the beautiful short film Wanderers – with original inspirational imagery and behind the scenes pics.
Read the ArticleVFX on TV: Rock monsters, pirate ships and a cyclops
Showcasing VFX from the TV shows Constantine, Atlantis and Crossbones.
Read the ArticleBAFTA Nominations
Nominations have been announced for the EE British Academy Film Awards in 2015.
Read the ArticleInto the Woods: full of effects surprises
Visual effects supervisor Matt Johnson discusses Into the Woods’ effects from beanstalks, to miniature forests, giants, transforming dresses and drone shoots.
Read the ArticleAlive again: Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Behind the scenes with vfx breakdowns from the latest Night at the Museum film.
Read the ArticleFive big scenes from Exodus
Breakdowns from five shots and sequences in Ridley Scott’s biblical epic Exodus: Gods and Kings.
Read the ArticleExploring Black Sea
Breaking down the effects in the Kevin Macdonald submarine film Black Sea.
Read the ArticleCommercial break(down)
With special making of breakdown videos, we take a look at visual effects work in TVCs with alt.vfx, Method Studios and Mirada.
Read the ArticlePaddington: an animation Q&A
Framestore animation supervisor Pablo Grillo delves into the art of animation behind Paddington.
Read the ArticleMARI and MODO for everyone
The Foundry is releasing ‘indie’ versions of MARI and MODO today on Steam.
Read the ArticleZooming in on Assassin’s Creed: Unity
How Blur Studio’s hordes of assassins took over Paris in this incredible TV spot, and what extra scripting work was required for an online interactive version.
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