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Anomalisa: hand-crafted visual effects
It’s hard to think of a more real film than the stop-motion animated Anomalisa. Loved the way the VFX were crafted, too.
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Big night at the VES Awards
fxguide has some of the best photos from the evening right here.
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How they made that Chem Bros video
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.
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Invisible fx: Creed, Point Break, Southpaw
I have a long-running casual series on fxguide showcasing seamless invisible effects work – this latest piece looks at Creed, Point Break and Southpaw.
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Creating Crimson Peak’s ghosts
Really enjoyed covering Mr. X’s hybrid ghost visual effects for Crimson Peak.
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The Force returns
Head to fxguide.com for some in-depth coverage of the visual effects by ILM for The Force Awakens.
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Masters of FX
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.
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New training at fxphd.com
Pretty amazing term of VFX training right now at fxphd.com – Houdini, Katana, NUKE, Cinema 4D, After Effects and more.
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Keeping Krampus creepy
The combined efforts of Weta Workshop and Weta Digital helped bring Krampus to life.
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New Ex Machina breakdowns
New VFX breakdowns from Double Negative for one of the most stunning films from 2015.