How Iloura crafted 3D characters to match the 2D world of SpongeBob SquarePants. Plus EXCLUSIVE breakdown images.

Chaos Group founder Vladimir ‘Vlado’ Koylazov discusses V-Ray in terms of unbias approaches, hair, skin, sampling and future directions.

Rounding out our series we look at the two Sci-Tech Oscars awarded to ILM and their technical partners, and go backstage at the Sci-Tech Awards in LA.

Exploding heads, prosthetic legs, a lengthy brawl & skydiving – four VFX scenes from Matthew Vaughn’s rather smart Kingsman.

See VFX breakdowns from Framestore, Method Studios, MPC and Alt.vfx in recent TVCs.

How the Wachowskis employed a helicopter-mounted six RED EPIC camera array to shoot Jupiter Ascending’s dramatic Chicago chase scene.

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).

We delve into Autodesk’s recent licensing announcement.

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

Catch the Snickers Brady Bunch spot in the Super Bowl? Or the tortoise and hare race for Mercedes? Here’s how they were made.

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.

Behind the story-driven visual effects of Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken with vfx sup. Bill George from ILM.

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.

Showcasing VFX from the TV shows Constantine, Atlantis and Crossbones.

Visual effects supervisor Matt Johnson discusses Into the Woods’ effects from beanstalks, to miniature forests, giants, transforming dresses and drone shoots.

Behind the scenes with vfx breakdowns from the latest Night at the Museum film.

Breakdowns from five shots and sequences in Ridley Scott’s biblical epic Exodus: Gods and Kings.

Framestore animation supervisor Pablo Grillo delves into the art of animation behind Paddington.

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.

Salt, pelican cases and single-pass motion control – how New Deal Studios crafted the spacecraft miniature shots in Interstellar.

The problems facing the vfx industry are serious and complex, we present a new model for discussion based on the work of some very serious players.

Virtual sets, iPad apps and water sims – behind the scenes of Zoic’s Once Upon a Time vfx pipeline.

How Double Negative used cutting edge science for the VFX & visualizations in Interstellar.

You may not know Adaptively Distance Fields (ADF) by name, but you almost certainly use them. Mitsubishi’s (MERL) closely held tech – from fonts to games to drawing, we explain why The Foundry really wants it.

Find out how Encore Hollywood is using feature film techniques to bring The Flash to the small screen.

Go behind the scenes of the launch trailer for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.

How Rodeo FX helped the Birdman filmmakers construct seamless shots and get inside the mind of Michael Keaton.

How 3D printing gone wrong and sea slugs inspired the visual effects in the latest Doctor Who episode.