Brian Johnson, special effects pioneer whose models were seen in Space: 1999, Thunderbirds and Alien

Brian Johnson, who has died aged 86, was an Oscar-winning visual effects maestro and modelling specialist who contributed ...

17 CGI Characters Before and After Visual Effects

Discover 17 famous CGI characters before and after visual effects. See how actors, digital animation, and VFX transformed ...
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From code to curse: How specialized rigging systems delivered the defining visual effects of weapons

The world of visual effects demands technical mastery and creative problem-solving, a dual challenge Zhehao Qiao embraced as ...
The New York Times

It’s a Visual Effects Extravaganza, but There’s Not an Explosion in Sight

Though blockbusters are synonymous with computer imagery, dramas and art-house films rely extensively on tech magic, too. Don’t be fooled by the naturalism. By Calum Marsh A woman crosses a bustling ...

What’s it like to work on the world’s biggest films? It’s a lot like selling a pie

As the head of a wildly successful visual effects studio, Lara Hopkins knows how to keep a secret.
Yahoo

2025 Oscar Craft Nominees: 5 Visual Effects Supervisors Pick Pivotal Scenes from Their Films

IndieWire invited the production VFX supervisors from the five Oscar-nominated films to choose and analyze a pivotal scene that best showcases their craft: Paul Lambert (“Dune: Part Two”), Wētā FX’s ...
The Conversation

AI could transform film visual effects. But first, the technology needs to address copyright debate

While many people in the creative industries are worrying that AI is about to steal their jobs, Oscar-winning film director James Cameron is embracing the technology. Cameron is famous for making the ...

Jeff Olson Dead: VFX Producer On 'Phantom Menace,' 'Roger Rabbit,' 'Trek' Pics

Jeff Olson, a veteran visual effects producer and modelmaker who spent a quarter-century at Industrial Light and Magic and ...