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Retro VFX: The tech of Terminator 2

An oral history with ILMers behind the CGI.

The social (VFX) lives of Hollywood

Behind the scenes vfx pics posted by the stars

Retro VFX: Contact

The famous mirror shot in ‘Contact’ was almost something else entirely

Retro VFX: Men in Black

‘Men in Black’ and its crazy collection of real and CG creatures

Retro VFX: Batman & Robin

The forgotten freeze-frame moments from the film

Retro VFX: Predator

Optical compositing, thermal cameras and *that* red suit

Retro VFX: The Mummy

Re-visit the digital make-up, mocap and other VFX innovations from the 1999 film

RETRO VFX: The Lost World

Animation director Randal M. Dutra reflects on those early days of the digital age

Retro VFX: The Fifth Element

Multi pass and motion control: re-visiting the VFX of 'The Fifth Element'

Retro VFX: Terminator 2

Full liquid metal, now in 3D: re-visiting the freakin’ T-1000 walking out of the fiery truck crash
Full liquid metal, now in 3D: re-visiting the freakin’ T-1000 walking out of the fiery truck crash

Retro VFX: Dante’s Peak

The race to finish Dante’s Peak...20 years ago

Retro VFX: CG Jabba

You’re a wonderful human being: re-visiting CG Jabba 20 years later

Retro VFX: Mars Attacks!

Behind the ILM Mars Attacks! tests that convinced Tim Burton to go CG

Retro VFX: Twister

It’s been 20 years since ‘Twister’ brought us that flying cow

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Masters of FX

My book featuring 16 of the world's best vfx supervisors is available at Amazon.com

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Anomalisa: hand-crafted visual effects

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It’s hard to think of a more real film than the stop-motion animated Anomalisa. Loved the way the VFX were crafted, too.

Posted on February 10, 2016Categories Uncategorized

Big night at the VES Awards

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fxguide has some of the best photos from the evening right here.

Posted on February 3, 2016Categories Uncategorized

How they made that Chem Bros video

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I’m a long-time fan of The Chemical Brothers – they always make fun music videos and the new Wide Open promo is no exception. Find out how The Mill crafted this crazy one-shot clip at fxguide.

Posted on February 1, 2016Categories Uncategorized

Invisible fx: Creed, Point Break, Southpaw

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I have a long-running casual series on fxguide showcasing seamless invisible effects work – this latest piece looks at Creed, Point Break and Southpaw.

Posted on January 30, 2016Categories Uncategorized

Creating Crimson Peak’s ghosts

CrimsonPeakReally enjoyed covering Mr. X’s hybrid ghost visual effects for Crimson Peak.

Posted on January 24, 2016January 25, 2016Categories Uncategorized

The Force returns

EP7_IA_182824Head to fxguide.com for some in-depth coverage of the visual effects by ILM for The Force Awakens.

Posted on January 24, 2016January 25, 2016Categories Uncategorized

Masters of FX

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Check out my book, Masters of FX, from Ilex and Focal Press, which features interviews with 16 of the world’s best visual effects supervisors and a foreword by James Cameron. Continue reading Masters of FX

Posted on January 24, 2016September 23, 2016Categories UncategorizedTags MastersofFX

New training at fxphd.com

featured-truck-770x400Pretty amazing term of VFX training right now at fxphd.com – Houdini, Katana, NUKE, Cinema 4D, After Effects and more.

Posted on January 23, 2016January 25, 2016Categories Uncategorized

Keeping Krampus creepy

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The combined efforts of Weta Workshop and Weta Digital helped bring Krampus to life.

Posted on January 23, 2016January 25, 2016Categories Uncategorized

New Ex Machina breakdowns

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New VFX breakdowns from Double Negative for one of the most stunning films from 2015.

Posted on January 23, 2016January 25, 2016Categories Uncategorized

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