befores & afters

Snakes, trains and paintovers

Here’s how production visual effects supervisor Adrian de Wet and on set visual effects supervisor Sean Stranks combined on The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. A new excerpt from befores & afters magazine.

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On The Set Pic

On The Set Pic: ‘The Acolyte’

Lee Jung-jae on the set of The Acolyte.

VFX Breakdowns

Check out this VFX breakdown for ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’

The official reel from Netflix.

Magazine

Snakes, trains and paintovers

Here’s how production visual effects supervisor Adrian de Wet and on set visual effects supervisor Sean Stranks combined on The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. A new

VFX Breakdowns

Yep, there’s a whole lot of VFX in Jerry Seinfeld’s ‘Unfrosted’

Check out Ghost VFX's reel from the pop-tarts movie.

Articles

I think this was the coolest sequence from ‘The Day After Tomorrow’

A look back at The Orphanage's work on those freezing helicopters for the 20th anniversary.

Podcasts

Stefen Fangmeier on the big ‘3 Body Problem’ VFX moments

Ship slicing, the VR game, dehydration of bodies, and that chrome VR headset.

VFX Breakdowns

Look back at Framestore’s VFX for ‘Gravity’ in this new video

It appears on the Academy's YouTube site.

Magazine

The art of shooting array plates

Photographic and virtual environment specialists PlatePros on what’s involved on set in filming car process plates and other camera array shoots. An excerpt from befores & afters magazine.

VFX Breakdowns

VIDEO: Behind the scenes of ‘Atlas’

On the greenscreen set with Jennifer Lopez.

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Join the Patreon

How to get bonus VFX content by joining the b&a Patreon

Early access to podcasts and videos, and exclusive RETRO VFX stories.

VFX INSIGHT

From Handheld to Automated: Rigsters’ Journey in Advancing 3D Scanning

Meet Rigsters, a company specializing in 3D scanning and photogrammetry.

Escape Studios announces The 12th Annual VFX Festival

The two-day event will be held at BFI IMAX on 3rd-4th June.

Introducing Chip Render: Democratize Cloud Rendering for Seamless Creation

Get a 100% Bonus on the first payment for new users within 24 hours of registration.

Introducing AYON: Advancing Creative Workflows for Animation and VFX Pipelines

How to get a demo of AYON, by the pipeline specialists at Ynput.

PODCASTS

Stefen Fangmeier on the big ‘3 Body Problem’ VFX moments

Ship slicing, the VR game, dehydration of bodies, and that chrome VR headset.

Visual effects problem solving: the dinosaurs of ’65’

How VFX helps solve story.

Yes, we did an episode about ‘Cats’

'Cats' has reached legendary status in VFX...here's why.

Chris Nichols on Chaos’ new adventure into virtual production

Ray tracing in the real-time world of LED walls.

FROM THE PATREON

Patreon: Looking back at ‘The Day After Tomorrow’

A new RETRO EXCLUSIVES piece at the Patreon - a podcast with VFX supe Karen Goulekas.

Patreon: How that elevator explosion in ‘The Matrix’ was crafted

Miniatures and CG.

Patreon: That time I asked Phil Tippett directly about the move away from stop-motion in ‘Jurassic Park’

Dinosaur supervisor, ey?

Patreon: Those doors in the Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi vs Darth Maul duel

Some fun notes from visual effects supervisor Scott Squires.

GET THE MAGAZINE

Issue #17 of the mag is here! Go on set with VFX supervisors, learn about LiDAR scanning and camera arrays

The latest issue of the print magazine looks at on set visual effects on projects like The Creator, Fargo, Spaceman, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes and Napoleon.

VIDEO

Behind the miniature T-6 Jedi Shuttle in ‘Ahsoka’

Adam Savage from TESTED chats to modelmaker John Goodson and machinist Dan Patrascu.

A rare glimpse behind the scenes with the full Sci-Tech presentation

Yep, all the events from the Awards, plus the bts films made for each winner.

Hear from director Wes Ball and VFX supervisor Erik Winquist on ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’

Get an early perspective on the film's visual effects work.

A fun chat about VFX

...to help promote the VISAGE Visual Effects Creative Festival happening April 5 and 6 in Nairobi.

ARTICLES

I think this was the coolest sequence from ‘The Day After Tomorrow’

A look back at The Orphanage's work on those freezing helicopters for the 20th anniversary.

Watch the new ViewScreen Scout real-time scouting app in action

The app, in beta, is currently free.

‘We were almost like a little mini ILM inside ILM’

Go behind the scenes of Industrial Light & Magic’s matte painting department from the early 1980s on The NeverEnding Story, which turns 40 this year.

Here’s how those brutal fights in ‘Road House’ were helped made possible with VFX

Go behind the scenes with the careful stunt choreography, shooting fights with pads and helmets, and meticulous VFX work by Cinesite.

VFX BREAKDOWNS

Check out this VFX breakdown for ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’

The official reel from Netflix.

Yep, there’s a whole lot of VFX in Jerry Seinfeld’s ‘Unfrosted’

Check out Ghost VFX's reel from the pop-tarts movie.

Look back at Framestore’s VFX for ‘Gravity’ in this new video

It appears on the Academy's YouTube site.

VIDEO: Behind the scenes of ‘Atlas’

On the greenscreen set with Jennifer Lopez.

Lots of fun behind the scenes on set footage in this new ‘Fallout’ featurette

Featuring an interview with director Jonathan Nolan, and glimpses at creature work, LED wall stage and more.

Behind the scenes with Beast Rabban’s thopter in ‘Dune: Part Two’

A look at the practical set piece, shooting against sandscreens, and some VFX progressions.

How that crazy final tennis ball POV tumbling scene in ‘Challengers’ was made

ZERO VFX showcases that work in this new VFX breakdown featuring plates, CG work, face replacements and more. Keep an eye out for a future issue of befores & afters