ILM Series: Dennis Muren | befores & afters
The legendary VFX supervisor on the speeder bike chase in Return of the Jedi, the stained glass knight in Young Sherlock Holmes, how ILM conquered digital compositing, and more.
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Gaussian Splatting in Superman | Framestore
Framestore's approach has always been that great VFX are powered by great tech. On Superman, they became the first to use 4D Gaussian Splatting in a feature film to capture volumetric performances with photorealistic fidelity.
Disney Innovation: From Sodium Vapor to ILM StageCraft
Explore how Disney revolutionized visual effects with the sodium vapor process, a technique pioneered by Disney Legend Ub Iwerks that allowed filmmakers to create natural-looking backgrounds, decades before blue and green screens became common in filmmaking.
The Last of Us S2: Simulating Weather | Wētā FX
Snowfall, fog and atmospheric conditions were carefully composited using a segmentation and depth extraction toolkit. Combined using deep data and onset LIDAR remapping, the weather was transformed to become not just a beautifully harsh environment but also a key character in the episode.
VFX Artists React: Joe Letteri | Corridor Crew
On this very special episode, Wren and Niko are joined by VFX legend Joe Letteri from Wētā FX to get into the details of his work on James Cameron's Avatar: Fire and Ash.
The Invisible Effects of Marty Supreme with Eran Dinur | CG Garage
Eran Dinur reveals how his team meticulously recreated period accurate crowds in Tokyo and Wembley while keeping the digital work entirely invisible. For Eran, the ultimate compliment is a viewer who walks out of the theater believing every single frame was captured in camera.
Predator: Badlands VFX Highlights | Wētā FX
Wētā FX's work in Predator: Badlands included the emotive animation for young Yautja Dek's performance, the terrifying Kalisk creature, weapon effects and digital world-building on Planet Genna and beyond.
How On Set Scanning Works | befores & afters
Clear Angle Studios discusses photogrammetry booths, LiDAR scans and other capture on big projects. The company is responsible for scans of actors, locations, and props on many big productions. These include, recently, Wicked: For Good, Superman, and Stranger Things season 5.
One Battle After Another: Car Chase Cinematography | Variety
Cinematographer, Michael Bauman, breaks down how 'One Battle After Another' blends the rich detail of VistaVision with the raw, gritty energy of 1970s cinema.