BAFTA nominations have been announced
Congrats to all the Nominees +plus linked to interviews with each of the teams.
VES 2025 Nominees
Congrats to the nominees in the 23rd Annual VES Awards in all 25 categories.
Gladiator II: Mark Bakowski overall VFX Supervisor and Ridleygrams
Ridley Scott’s epic with 1,130 VFX shots. Exclusive new making of Gladiator IIvideo
The VFX of Alex Garland’s Civil War
Civil War was hailed as one of the year’s most startling and visceral films, Framestore was an early collaborator delivering over a 1,000 shots.
MPC: crafting Mufasa: The Lion King
For Mufasa: The Lion King, MPC delivered 1500 full-CG shots. Find out more with images and a VFX breakdown video.
VFXShow 291: Better Man
The fxcrew discuss the VFX and crafting of a Monkey Robbie Wlliams in Better Man.
Framestore gives Deadpool the finger(s)
Framestore’s VFX in Deadpool & Wolverine delivers jaw-dropping surrealism and heartwarming humor, from face-melting powers to a scene-stealing ugly-yet-adorable dog.
fxpodcast: Dune: Part Two Visual Effects Supervisor Paul Lambert
A deep dive into Dune: Part Two with Oscar winner Paul Lambert, including that amazing black-and-white infrared sequence.
fxpodcast: Better Man with Wētā FX
We speak with Wētā FX VFX Supervisor Luke Millar and Animation Supervisor Dave Clayton about the seamless complex animation of Robbie Williams.
fxpodcast: Better Man Director Michael Gracey
We speak with Gracey to discuss the film, its complexity, challenges, and how he approached this innovative and powerful independent film.
Pablo Helman breaks down Wicked
From complex flying rigs, monkey’s and feather to set extensions and those millions of tulips, ILM’s great work on the box office hit: Wicked
VFXShow 290: Wicked
The crew this week discuss Wicked, Universal Pictures’ dazzling new adaptation of the Broadway hit, directed by Jon M. Chu.
The issue of training data: with Grant Farhall, Getty Images
We discuss rights, providence, and generative AI legality with Getty Images’s Grant Farhall.
Hands-on with the URSA Cine 12K LF + URSA Cine Immersive
Ben Allan ACS CSI, test drives and reviews the URSA Cine 12K LF, which is also the base for the new URSA Cine Immersive.
NVIDIA’s Simon Yuen: facing the future of AI
Simon Yuen is Senior Director of graphics and AI at NVIDIA, where he leads the company’s digital human efforts such as ACE.
Zap Andersson: Exploring the intersection of AI and rendering
Zap Andersson shares his tips and tricks gleaned from testing AI tools for his bizarre YouTube series: UNREAL MYSTERIES
fxpodcast: Adobe and generative AI
We dive deep with Alexandru Costin into FireFly, the future of gen AI, Adobe’s strategic plans, and the lessons learned along the way.
VFXShow 289: HERE
Here, directed by Robert Zemeckis, is a visually groundbreaking film with cutting-edge technology but the panel finds itself deeply divided over the film.
