Avatar: Fire and Water - Making Avatar | Disney +
A deep dive (literally) into the fascinating underwater and above water making of the Avatar movies.
Visual Effects
Fantastic Four: First Steps VFX Breakdown | Framestore
A long look at the massive amount of work done by Framestore on Fantastic Four: First Steps.
Todd Vaziri on Making VFX at ILM | Vanity Fair
From the breathtaking innovations in the 'Star Wars' trilogy to the astonishing imagery in 'Transformers,' Industrial Light & Magic has truly revolutionized visual effects in TV and movies. ILM's compositing supervisor Todd Vaziri breaks down the methodical approach to the groundbreaking creations that have redefined the limits of our imagination.
What the role of CTO involves at Wētā FX | befores & afters
A discussion about tech, rendering, de-noising, data flows and, yes, AI.
How To Train Your Dragon: VFX Breakdown | Autodesk
Take flight with Framestore in this behind-the-scenes look at how they translated Toothless, and the beloved animated movie world of Berk, into a live-action spectacle.
House Of Dragon S2 VFX Compositing | Wētā FX
Meticulously matching defocus and lensing, the Wētā FX compositors ensured the dragons in House of the Dragon: S2 seamlessly fit into their environments.
The VFX Of Fantastic Four: First Steps | Digital Domain
Digital Domain proudly contributed nearly 400 VFX shots to Marvel Studios' “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” helping bring Marvel’s First Family to life in a vibrant retro-futuristic world.
The Last of Us: Season 2 | DNEG
Explore the cordy-ceptional work the team at DNEG crafted for The Last of Us Season 2
How To Train Your Dragon | Discovering Toothless
It takes a village to raise a dragon. See Christian Manz and his team at Framestore breakdown the work they did on Toothless.
Warfare: VFX Breakdown | Cinesite
Cinesite created invisible visual effects for Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza's unflinching war drama Warfare, which follows a platoon of American Navy SEALS over a 36-hour period during the Iraq war in 2006.
Lighter Darker: Lens Flares | ILM
In the final episode of season one, Shannon Tindle and John Knoll return to Lighter Darker to discuss the much-debated use of lens flares in film and animation.
Lighter Darker: Severance | ILM
Production designer Jeremy Hindle and visual effects supervisor Eric Leven join Lighter Darker to talk through their work on Severance season two.
The Visual Effects of Alien: Romulus | Wētā FX
For the Oscar nominated film Alien: Romulus, our artists pursued the practical aesthetic and atmosphere of the original Alien films and subtly enhanced the Offspring creature with touches of CG.
Masters Of The Air VFX Breakdown | Rodeo FX
Last year, Masters of the Air took off, taking the teams at Rodeo FX to new heights. Relive the journey with a VFX breakdown—enjoy the ride!
The Visual Effects of Alien: Romulus | ILM
From Xenomorphs and Facehuggers to spacecraft and environments, go Behind the Magic with ILM and explore the visual effects of Alien: Romulus in this exclusive breakdown.
Compositing on Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3 | Wētā FX
The epic space battle in the third act of Guardians presented a plethora of compositing challenges for our team - epic fire-and-ice FX, nebulous matte painting, hordes of animated characters, and space ships, some the size of small planets, others the size of a family car.
Making The Creator | ILM
ILM Originals and Director Chris Hawkinson bring you an inside look at the filmmakers and artists that brought “The Creator” to the big screen.
The Visual Effects of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes | Wētā FX
Out of 1,520 shots in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, only 38 had no visual effects and 33 minutes of the film were completely digital.
FX Simulations in Godzilla X Kong | Wētā FX
Lava, embers, water simulations - even the dust kicked up around their feet - everything needed to be scaled up to look believable interacting with 300-foot titans when Kong and Suko take on Skar King and his horde.
Creating Cosmo for GOTG Vo.3 | Framestore
Bringing Cosmo to the forefront in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 presented a unique challenge for the team at Framestore.
The Way of Water VFX Highlights | Wētā FX
Not typically a fan of posting showreels, but this one is an exception... for obvious reasons...
The Hobbit: Making Smaug | Wētā FX
The size of two 747s and acted by Benedict Cumberbatch, Smaug the fire drake was the pivotal digital creation for Peter Jackson's The Hobbit trilogy. Everything's better with dragons, right?
Episode 42 - Part 2: Talent & Recruitment Special | The Framestore Podcast
Framestore's very special guests for part two are Kathleen Rufallo, Julia Marrone and Margot Ingrassia.
The VFX Of Godzilla Minus One | TOHO
Hear from writer, director, and VFX supervisor Takashi Yamazaki and learn more about the unique approach Shirogumi took with the visual effects of Godzilla Minus One.
The VFX of Chernobyl | DNEG
Go behind the scenes of HBO's Emmy Award winning 'Chernobyl' in our new Behind the VFX 4-part series.
1917 VFX Breakdown | MPC
MPC Film led the visual-effects work on 1917, with approximately 600 artists contributing to the film, which was shot almost entirely outdoors on locations around the United Kingdom.
The VFX of The Lion King | MPC
Insane work in this one from an amazing VFX vendor in its prime.
The Martian VFX Breakdown | MPC
Led by Production VFX Supervisor Richard Stammers, and MPC VFX Supervisors Anders Langlands, MPC was lead VFX studio on Ridley Scott’s The Martian, delivering 425 shots.
Star Trek: Into Darkness VFX Breakdown | ILM
Star Trek Into Darkness contains over 1600 visual effects shots, created by Industrial Light & Magic, Pixomondo, Atomic Fiction and Kelvin Optical Inc.
Douglas Trumbull: Lighting The Enterprise | Star Trek
Douglas Trumbull painstakingly crafted the visual effects for Star Trek: The Motion Picture.