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visual effects

Check out the Kickstarter campaign for ILM matte painter Jorik Dozy's atmospheric short.

Wednesday, April 9th, 2014

See real-time path tracing in the MotionBuilder viewport on the set of Kevin Margo's short, Grounded.

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014

The Fast & Furious 6 veteran tells us how a chance meeting with Ralph McQuarrie led to a career in VFX.

Wednesday, March 26th, 2014

Check out eight new compilation videos showing the best new work from students at the top CG school.

Tuesday, March 11th, 2014

Allan McKay's neat 30-minute video explains how the ash effects from the Super Bowl spot were created.

Monday, March 10th, 2014

Nice new breakdown video gives a glimpse into the movie's CG environments and simulation work.

Tuesday, February 25th, 2014

Neat little free app displays tracking markers for touch and swipe events on your iPad to speed up VFX work.

Monday, February 10th, 2014

Watch Digital Domain animator Kiel Figgins' ace Transformers homage, then check out the VFX breakdowns.

Monday, February 10th, 2014

Watch a breakdown showing the CG space station's "trillions of surfaces" - all created on prosumer hardware.

Friday, February 7th, 2014

Check out the making-of, then see the studio's impressive fluid effects work from The Wolf of Wall Street.

Monday, January 27th, 2014

A lot of them, at least. See all 15 nominees for short-form work in their entirety here, along with making-ofs.

Thursday, January 16th, 2014

New image-generator plugin for VFX work creates caustics and organic effects quickly and interactively.

Thursday, January 9th, 2014

New making-of video lifts the lid on big environments, big simulations - and even bigger CG creatures.

Thursday, January 9th, 2014