Telling the story: the importance of invisible effects
How invisible fx made the small budget film Race possible.
Read the ArticleMarine One down – how Fusion found its way in London Has Fallen
How Blackmagic Design’s Fusion Studio helped bring the President’s chopper down in London Has Fallen.
Read the ArticleFaceware launches new PLE edition, new versions and bundles
New PLE version of Faceware Plus upgrades, hardware packages and more in the lead up to GDC.
Read the ArticleBehind the Scenes: Agent Carter’s Zero Matter
Double Negative provide another black hole and zero matter for Marvel’s Agent Carter (Exclusive video)
Read the ArticleA tribute to VFX supe Gary Hutzel
We remember VFX artist and supervisor Gary Hutzel, who died last week aged 60.
Read the ArticleA game awakens, in LEGO form
Recently a teaser trailer burst onto the scene for the LEGO Force Awakens Video Game – fxguide finds out who was behind it and how it was made.
Read the ArticleSky Q liquid life from The Mill
In the first of four spots The Mill liquefy The Avengers ‘on screen’ – one of the most beautiful CG spots of the year.
Read the ArticleEx Machina wins Oscar for Visual Effects
….and the winner is….Ex Machina!
Read the ArticleDD: behind the dcenes: Deadpool’s Colossus – DesignFX
Our Exclusive WIRED DesignFX on the making of Deadpool’s Colossus .
Read the ArticleQ&A: Deadpool director Tim Miller
Tim Miller recounts his journey from Blur to Deadpool in this special fxinsider interview.
Read the ArticleForce Awakens takes out VFX BAFTA
Awards season is in full swing, with the BAFTAs awarding The Force Awakens the top prize in VFX.
Read the ArticleCreating an alternate world: The Man in the High Castle
An exclusive look at Zoic Studio’s visual effects for The Man in the High Castle.
Read the ArticleLumberyard: free is the new black
Lumberyard represents a significant shift in the way artists will be able to access game engines – and possibly for more than just game development.
Read the Article14th annual VES Awards – all the winners
The 14th annual VES Awards are just getting underway, starting with a hilarious opening from Patton Oswalt…we’ll update the winners as they come through.
Read the ArticleMaking The Finest Hours
MPC reveals how the studio made the CG waves, water and storm effects in The Finest Hours.
Read the Articlefxinsider: ILM’s deep compositing on The Force Awakens
For a special fxinsider subscribers, a bonus video interview with ILM comp supervisor Jay Cooper on the studio’s deep pipeline for The Force Awakens.
Read the Articlefxinsider: Everest VFX supe Dadi Einarsson
Icelandic visual effects supervisor Dadi Einarsson, who recently supervised Everest, gives fxguide a run down of the VFX scene in his country.
Read the ArticleVisual Effects Oscars® Nominees
The nominated films for the 88th Oscars® are…
Read the Article14th Annual VES Award Nominees
Nominees have been announced for the 14th annual Visual Effects Society Awards…
Read the ArticleMARI, LAIKA and tools from ILM, R&H & Imageworks among Sci-Tech winners
Read the full list of Sci-Tech Award winners, which include on-set, photography, color science and VFX tools.
Read the ArticleBAFTA nominations announced
Nominees for the EE British Academy Film Awards…
Read the ArticleEx Machina: new VFX breakdowns
Watch brand new VFX breakdowns showing how Double Negative created Ava for Ex Machina.
Read the ArticleNikon, yes Nikon, surprises us with the KeyMission 360
RC Tech: Nikon has new cameras at CES – but of all of them the new KeyMission 360 is the most surprising. GoPro, the ball is now in your court!
Read the Article10 VFX films advance to Bake-off
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 films remain in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 88th Academy Awards®.
Read the ArticleThe early days at PDI
In this special fxinsider interview, we talk to PDI co-founder Glen Entis about the pioneering days at animation studio PDI.
Read the Article20 in the VFX Oscar race
Find out which films have made it into the top-20 for the VFX Oscar, and let us know what your final ten and final five would be.
Read the ArticleUnionizing efforts in the UK
In London recently BECTU (Broadcasting Entertainment Cinematograph and Theatre Union) formally requested recognition to represent the compositing department at MPC. fxguide spoke with Paul Evans from BECTU as well as Joe Pavlo, an artist who has been heavily involved in the effort.
Read the ArticleWhat happens to miniatures after they’ve been shot?
Famed ILM Model Shop modelmaker Lorne Peterson talks to fxguide about the fate of miniatures. Plus behind the scenes of some of his favorite projects.
Read the ArticleWalter Murch on the path to digital
Legendary editor Walter Murch shares his thoughts on the advent of digital editing systems in this special fxinsider interview.
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