Interview: Little Women Visual Effects
February 5, 2020
Boris FX interviews VFX Supervisor Brian Drewes, who worked on Little Women. He talks about working on set, VFX challenges, Boris FX tools.
Midweek Motivations: Hennessy X.O – The Seven Worlds with Making Of
February 5, 2020
The Seven Worlds is a VFX-heavy spot film short/ad for Hennessey X.O., exploring the seven tasting notes of the cognac. Directed by Ridley Scott.
THX Deep Note Trailer in 4K (Updated with Behind the Scenes)
August 23, 2019
The new THX trailer was directed by none other than Andrew Kramer of Video Copilot! He said he will be sharing breakdowns soon.
Midweek Motivations: Stranger Things Season 3 VFX
August 14, 2019
We just can’t get enough of Stranger Things Season 3 VFX! Watch some videos and interviews and information on the VFX in Season 3. Possible spoilers!
The Lander Short Movie #midweekmotivation
July 10, 2019
“The Lander” is a shot movie created almost entirely by Han Yang. This sci-fi, action intensive film is fully CG and has taken almost a year and a half to create. It’s filled with amazing outerspace images, lush, detailed landscapes, and the characters and ensuing action Han created are intense. You gotta check it out.
Midweek Motivations: The Orville Season 2 VFX
June 12, 2019
The Orville Season 2 VFX have been impressive, to say the least, and we have videos from Pixomondo and FuseFX, showing their epic work on the program.
Midweek Motivation: ZBrush: Low Poly ZBrush Models Used for Paper Craft
March 20, 2019
French artist Xavier Dabrowski has a creative way to use ZBrush. He creates low poly versions of his models that transfers that info into amazing real, giant paper creations.
Midweek Motivation: X-Particles Challenge Winners
March 13, 2019
The X-Particles Challenge is a competition designed to inspire creativity using MAXON’s Cinema 4D and Insydium’s X-Particles a particle and VFX system developed by Insydium for Cinema 4D. See the winners.
Midweek Motivation: Tennyson – L’oiseau qui danse from Jean-Marie Marbach
November 21, 2018
This gorgeous animation features the music of Tennyson and was directed by Jean-Marie Marbach. Jean-Marie used particle effects and environments created with Trapcode Suite. He also elaborated on his use of Trapcode Suite for us. We shared this one last year but we’re sharing it again because it is a winner at 2018 SIGGRAPH Asia, taking place during the first week of December in Tokyo, Japan! Félicitations à vous, Jean-Marie!
Big Screen Effects: Behind the Scenes: VFX in The Nun and Conjuring Series
October 24, 2018
Yesterday we posted an article about how to make some of the effects in The Nun and Conjuring series from Film Riot, as well as Ghostbusters, and horror film effects in general. Today, go behind the scenes to see how they were done in production and post-production.
Midweek Motivation: Age Reduction VFX – NUKE, Mocha Pro
July 25, 2018
Digital Compositor and Beauty artist Rousselos Aravantinos is at it again with another amazing age reduction visual effects demo, created with NUKE and Mocha Pro.
Midweek Motivations: The Starry Night 360, an immersive experience
July 18, 2018
I’m a big fan of Van Gogh and this is a great use of 360° video. This an incredibly beautiful 360° experience by 3D Motion Magic Shanghai. I want to jump into this world and experience it for real! Make sure you watch it full screen. There are several other videos here that are modern artworks also inspired by the work of Van Gogh.
Midweek Motivations: Historical Dramas
July 11, 2018
I love those historical dramas about the monarchies like The Crown, Victoria, The Tudors, and so on. Besides the great acting and storylines, the visual effects and matte paintings make these shows that immerse you in the rich history. Here is some of the great VFX work that went into these programs.
Big Screen Effects: Peter Rabbit
June 6, 2018
Peter Rabbit is a hybrid CG/Live-Action feature from Sony and Animal Logic starring Domhnall Gleeson, as the young Mr. MacGregor, and the voice of James Corden as Peter Rabbit.
This film has it all: the voice talent is phenomenal, the writing is funny, the soundtrack is great, and the CGI is adorable. My daughter was a huge fan of the Beatrix Potter books when she was little so we’ve been longtime fans of Peter Rabbit, and the film did not disappoint. It was fun to watch, even for adults, with some creative use of animated sketches. Here are some behind the scenes videos and information about what went into this film.Midweek Motivations: Lost in Space
May 2, 2018
Several VFX companies are working on the rebooted Lost in Space series on Netflix. Here are some VFX breakdowns to give you a taste of their work!