The Best Breakdowns in VFX Right Now
It’s breakdown season – here’s our guide to some of the best making of clips, reels, and behind-the-scenes featurettes.
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Behind-The-Scenes: Tricks And Techniques That ILM Used To Transform Characters In ‘Bumblebee’
From giving animators greater rigging control to refining the ability to time transformations more precisely, ILM has perfected the technical animation art of the transformation.
In ‘Aquaman,’ Underwater CG Hair Was Surprisingly One Of The Toughest Effects
The audience’s read on a character is “so influenced by how their hair looks,” says ILM vfx supervisor Jeff White.
Industrial Light & Magic Launches TV Division
ILM TV will offer vfx and animation services for episodic work on streaming and linear tv platforms.
New ‘Bumblebee’ Trailers Reveal Vintage Approach To ‘Transformers’
“The Transformers” are going vintage – well, as vintage as you can get for a toy line created in the eighties.
Check Out These Before-And-After Shots From ‘Ant-Man and The Wasp’
As usual, animation and vfx played a big role in the making of “Ant-Man and The Wasp.”
‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ Hits 30: A Look Back At ILM’s Astonishing Old-School Optical VFX
Academy Award winner Ed Jones explains what it took to create “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” in the days before digital vfx.
‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’: What You Need To Know About It
Read our quick primer on the latest “Star Wars” film: “Solo.”
How ‘Ready Player One’ Combined Virtual Production And Motion Capture Tools To Create Digital Characters
A look at the steps involved in “Ready Player One”’s virtual production paradigm.
‘A Quiet Place’ VFX Supervisor Scott Farrar On How The Film’s CG Creatures Were Redesigned With Just Two Months To Go
A desire to make the alien creatures scarier led to the last minute redesign for ILM.
Tips From The VFX Oscar Nominees For Working With Film Directors
Five vfx supes from the five vfx Oscar-nominated films share tips for collaborating with film directors.
The Evolution of Snoke In ‘The Last Jedi’: From Andy Serkis To Animation
A look at how ILM and Andy Serkis’ Snoke continued to evolve during production on the latest “Star Wars” film.
How ‘Downsizing’ Managed Its Miniature Moments
There are hundreds of visual effects shots in “Downsizing, but the film is certainly not a visual effects movie.
2018 VFX Oscar Predictions, And The Films That Might Just Steal a Contender Spot
Who’s going to be nominated for a vfx Oscar? And who might slip in through the back door? We do a comprehensive breakdown of the category.
20-Year Anniversary: Creature Supervisor Phil Tippett Reflects On ‘Starship Troopers’
Visual effects legend Phil Tippett looks back at two decades since “Starship Troopers,” and shares recently unearthed location scout and on-set video from the film.
Women In VFX And Animation Is Major Focus At VIEW Conference
The Italian digital arts conference this month features several leading women in the cg, vfx, and animation industries.
Luc Besson Went One Step Further Than Previs on ‘Valerian’ By Recruiting His Students To Plan Out Complex Scenes
You’ve heard of previs, but what about ‘video-vis’? This technique could save you time and money when making a film with complex vfx sequences.
‘Transformers: The Last Knight’: Behind Bumblebee’s New Trick
How the “Transformers: The Last Knight” vfx crew crafted a new kind of transformation for the franchise’s fifth outing.
Animation In A VR World: How Is It Different and How Is It The Same?
Experts in vr animation weigh in on what they’ve learned from working in the medium so far.
Why the Character Animation in ‘Kong: Skull Island’ Was Done Differently Than You Think
Kong and his Skull Island friends and foes receive their own special brand of animation in the new Jordan Vogt-Roberts film.
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