Suicide Squad, vortical flows and fractal machines
Exclusive video and more from Suicide Squad, whose Enchantress is a sorceress only because her technology is so advanced, as we explore the fractal nature of that magic.
Read the ArticleBigger than Ben Hur
We examine the CG horse pipeline at Mr X for the new Ben Hur Chariot race. (Exclusive BTS video)
Read the ArticleThe Union of VFX and directors
Florence Foster Jenkins is the latest in a line of multi-year, multi-film projects that Union VFX have done. We explore how they have built such a loyal fan base amongst some of the UK’s most prestigious directors.
Read the ArticleWho you gonna call? Call Illoura, MPC, SPI, & Zero VFX
Ghostbusters 2016. Forty years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes, dead rising from the grave, human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together! Mass hysteria and more…
Read the ArticleStar Trek Beyond : inside the VFX of the Enterprise
Star Trek Beyond – our latest Design FX video with our media partners: WIRED.
Read the ArticleSiggraph preview: face reconstruction from mono video
Automatic creation of a high-quality 3D face rig of an actor from just mono video data – or “you can never trust YouTube again”!
Read the ArticleThe mother of Independence Day resurgences
Our huge in depth look at Independence Day: Resurgence. UPDATED with our WIRED Design FX video
Read the ArticleILM Orc-estrating Warcraft
Warcraft represents a vast undertaking in terms of character, environment, battles and scale. We talk to the team at ILM about their latest epic.
Read the ArticleX-Men: Apocalypse, how?
Quicksilver, Horsemen of the Apocalypse, oh…and JAWS. Behind the scenes of the latest X-Men film. (UPDATED with loads more BTS).
Read the ArticleHas the VR bubble burst? Not even close…
Our fxinsider view on the state of VR production, investment, tech and hardware.
Read the ArticleScrum in VFX
How to better manage up your jobs (and have a good life) – a case study from Cinnamon VFX
Read the ArticleCaptain America: a very civil war
A look at the crafting of the visual effects in Captain America: Civil War.
Read the ArticleOut of the pages and into The Jungle Book
The incredible visual effects of Jungle Book
Read the ArticlePut your (digital) game face on
As a primer for FMX, we go in depth exploring the EPIC Senua demo, based on hours of new interviews with the various teams about the facial animation process.
Read the ArticleTime for destruction: the tech of Quantum Break
We go behind the scenes of the destruction and character tech of Remedy’s new third person shooter game, Quantum Break.
Read the ArticleHow Hardcore Henry’s POV shots were made
The tech behind shooting Hardcore Henry as a full-length POV film, and the challenges of working with GoPro plates for its VFX.
Read the ArticleAutodesk buys Arnold
Read our exclusive Q&A with Founder Marcos Fajardo.
Read the ArticleHow MPC used real and digital on Batman v Superman
MPC runs down their biggest VFX for Batman v Superman, including CG character transitions, building Gotham and making Doomsday.
Read the ArticleThe tricky tracking task of Fungus the Bogeyman
The on-set tracking rigs, tracking tech & rendering behind DNeg TV’s VFX for Fungus the Bogeyman.
Read the ArticleNVIDIA GTC 2016: day one report
News from NVIDIA on its new chips and VR tech, OTOY and Redshift in our report from Day 1 at GPUTech.
Read the ArticleA glimpse at Animal Logic
Animal Logic technically walks through the design of their Glimpse renderer. One renderer, everywhere in the company, at every level of production.
Read the Articlefxinsider’s summer movie preview
Our fxinsider guide to the big – no, the huge, USA summer movie releases and the VFX behind them.
Read the ArticleEpic face work with Ninja Theory
Behind the scenes of that incredible Ninja Theory Hellblade virtual human EPIC Games UE4 demo at GDC.
Read the ArticleThe fur-reaching tech of Zootopia
How Disney Animation extended the art of hair, fur and vegetation tech for Zootopia.
Read the ArticleHow the new X-Files stayed true to the spirit of the original
How the VFX for the new X-Files stayed within the realm of the classic TV show’s impressive legacy.
Read the ArticleVRscans from Chaos Group
Chaos finally offers a solution to “is it a blue and black or gold and white dress?” with their new VRScans.
Read the ArticleEffects solutions: the making of Kung Fu Panda 3
Behind the scenes of Kung Fu Panda 3 – an in-depth look for fxinsider members.
Read the ArticleMad Max: Fury Road special and visual effects roundtable
The Oscar-nominated Mad Max: Fury Road effects team recount some of the film’s biggest stunts and effect work.
Read the ArticleDeep inside Deadpool’s deadliest effects
How they pulled off Deadpool’s biggest scenes – from the freeway chase, to CG Colossus, animating Deadpool’s face and the frozen moment opening titles.
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