VFX
'Twist and Shout'
ILM's Ben Snow, who cut his teeth on "Twister," breaks down the six CG tornadoes in "Twisters."
You know things got crazy when even the VFX supervisor of "The Boys" calls his work "unprecedented."
Going Ape
Newbie "Apes" director Wes Ball explains why he'll offer the entire "Kingdom" film in a before-and-after comparison to celebrate the craft of Wētā FX.
MONSTERVERSE
The titular monsters got a subtle upgrade while Wētā FX created new foes including nemesis Skar King.
The Big Chill
Animation supervisor Craig McPherson tells IndieWire how "Jason and the Argonauts" inspired the creepy demon through a combination of puppetry, stop motion, animatronics, and CG.
From "Avatar" to "The Lord of the Rings," these Oscar winners' CGI and motion capture define 21st-century visual storytelling.
Awards
"The Creator" won five VES awards and "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" earned four, but "Godzilla Minus One" still might be the one to beat for the Oscar.
Craft Considerations
The VFX Oscar nominee boasts expressive and detailed animation for Rocket and Groot, plus a two-minute, single-shot, climactic battle.
Oscars 2024
Director and VFX supervisor Takashi Yamazaki has unleashed the power of Godzilla, which now has momentum in the VFX Oscar race.
Flight 571
J.A. Bayona's survival thriller aimed to be as "precise" as possible in bringing to life the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crash.
Barbie Land
Greta Gerwig and Framestore embraced the LED Volume for "The Dawn of Barbie" sequence, which blended in-camera VFX, matte painting, and real-world foreground props.
Animal Farm
Yorgos Lanthimos’ retro-futuristic vision required a melding of old and new VFX techniques, including Frankensteining strange animal combinations.
