From the set of I, Frankenstein

May 29, 2014

A look inside the filming behind ‘I, Frankenstein’, from the set to the final visual effects shots.

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Future threat – X-Men: Days of Future Past

May 27, 2014

Quicksilver, Sentinels, Beast, Mystique and more – past and present vfx in Days of Future Past.

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Learning from Godzilla

May 19, 2014

What director Gareth Edwards learned while making the newest re-imagining of Godzilla.

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Titanfall: making the opening movie

May 13, 2014

How the visual effects supervisor on ‘Moon’ helped craft a gritty opening cinematic for Respawn’s Titanfall.

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The Art of the Ride Film (we visit 6 killer rides)

May 12, 2014

Immerse yourself in ride films – from Star Tours to Transformers, Harry Potter to King Kong.

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UDIM UV mapping

May 7, 2014

UDIM UV mapping has enormous popularity for texturing in the face of much newer systems such as Ptex (which works very well in its own right). We investigate why & talk to the original author, Richard Addison-Wood at Weta Digital.

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Super-charged VFX: The Amazing Spider-Man 2

May 5, 2014

The making of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – we explore the VFX for Electro, Spider-Man’s suit and the Times Square clash.

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Captain America: The Winter Soldier – reaching new heights

May 1, 2014

fxguide’s comprehensive run-down on the visual effects in The Winter Soldier.

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Flame 2015: new features and a new family

April 10, 2014

Flame 2015 and Smoke 2015 were introduced at NAB this week – here’s fxguide’s rundown of the new releases.

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Art directing effects for inFAMOUS: Second Son

April 9, 2014

Behind the particle effects in inFAMOUS: Second Son, a new game where the hero conjures up an array of smoke and neon powers.

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NUKE STUDIO – Exclusive interview + First Screen shots

April 7, 2014

We talk to The Foundry’s Jon Wadelton and Philippa Carroll about NUKE STUDIO. PLUS, the first screen shots from the new toolset.

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SFX: making rain, 3D printing & blow-up greenscreens

April 2, 2014

How’d they create the practical water effects for Noah? How is 3D printing used in miniatures? And what are the benefits of inflatable greenscreens? Find out in this feature on special effects.

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Character Ark: the visual effects of Noah

March 31, 2014

Find out about the water sims, the Watchers, animals, battlefield effects and timelapse work in ‘Noah’.

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Divergent: making the mirror room

March 28, 2014

How Divergent’s mirror room was planned, previs’d, shot and executed…without mirrors.

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Case studies in invisible effects

March 27, 2014

Behind the seamless VFX in Lone Survivor, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Enemy and Ripper Street.

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Inside the battles of 300: Rise of an Empire

March 23, 2014

Behind the scenes of 300: Rise of an Empire with the vfx supes, Scanline, MPC, Cinesite, Third Floor, Halon and Gener8.

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The tech of Crytek’s Ryse: Son of Rome

March 20, 2014

How Crytek utilized virtual production, physically plausible rendering and a cache based pipeline for ‘Ryse: Son of Rome’.

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Bifrost: exclusive first in-depth look

March 18, 2014

fxguide’s exclusive look at the Bifröst procedural effects platform inside Autodesk Maya 2015.

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How they made the biggest stunts in Need for Speed

March 17, 2014

The 3 biggest stunts from Need for Speed, and how the DOP and effects teams made them possible.

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CG robots, milk sims, digi-enviros & macro-cloth

March 13, 2014

Breakdowns from 4 stunning TVCs by The Mill, Method Studios, Platige Image/Juice and Glassworks.

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The making of The Last Days on Mars

March 10, 2014

fxguide goes off-planet to showcase the vfx for The Last Days on Mars by Dublin house Screen Scene.

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Blur’s The Elder Scrolls Online cinematic: 8 mins of action

March 6, 2014

Blur reveals how they made their latest Elder Scrolls Online cinematic, including a look at early concept art and models crafted by the studio.

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Coverage from the Oscar subsidy protest

March 2, 2014

Final tally was 541 artists at the protest in Hollywood on Oscar day. fxguide was there providing constant updates, interviews and exclusive photos.

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The art of deep compositing

February 27, 2014

What is Deep Comp, and how did Deep Data develop simultaneously around the world?

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Hustling up some invisible effects

February 25, 2014

Find out what invisible effects were crafted in the Oscar nominated American Hustle, How I Live Now, Philomena and The Monuments Men.

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VFX in TVCs: ads that fly

February 24, 2014

Fin Design and Method Studios delve into two remarkable TVCs for NZ Transport Agency and for GE.

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ILM’s scientific solutions

February 18, 2014

The science behind the visual effects: a look at ILM’s SciTech award-winning Plume and Zeno tools.

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RoboCop redux: inside the film’s biggest scenes

February 13, 2014

fxguide explores the reboot of RoboCop with befores and afters, behind the scenes clips and insight from the film’s VFX vendors.

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How to make a loveable ogre in 7 (easy) steps

February 12, 2014

Meet Simon the Ogre, and find out how Realise Studio used practical & digital fx to bring him to life.

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Brick-by-brick: how Animal Logic crafted The LEGO Movie

February 7, 2014

The story behind Animal Logic’s incredible realization of the brick world in The LEGO Movie.

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