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Star Wars Skeleton Crew VFX; a scene of a blue screen studio swipes to reveal a vast golden mint rendered using CG software

Behind the scenes of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew – iconic Star Wars shots and epic world-building secrets!

By James Clarke published

Which shot is the real "classic Star Wars"?

VFX & CGI
Star Wars Skeleton Crew; three children and a small alien elephant

Love Neel? Here's how DNEG nailed the perfectly lovable, endearingly anxious look for Star Wars: Skeleton Crew's popular hero

By James Clarke published

They went back to the film series' roots.

VFX & CGI
Star Wars Skeleton Crew; a person wielding a vibrant blue lightsaber stands in a dark, tunnel-like setting

"Everyone thinks they know what a lightsaber looks like, but now I really know," teases the DNEG artist behind Star Wars: Skeleton Crew

By James Clarke published

There's a secret magic to creating the perfect lightsaber.

VFX & CGI
Whiskytree battle damage effects tutorial

Create gnarly battle damage for vehicles using a mix of Maya and Nuke

By J.P. Monroy published

Whiskytree’s CG supervisor J.P. Monroy reveals the studio’s process for generating realistic battle scars on fighter planes.

VFX & CGI
After Effects lightning tutorial

How to use Adobe After Effects to create a lightning effect the easy way

By Rob Redman published

Rob Redman shows how to create a classic VFX effect in under 15 minutes.

VFX & CGI
Star Wars 212th fan movie; a VFX movie created by Hoplite VFX, a man in sci-fi armour walks away from a spaceship in a desert

Star Wars: The 212th is a new movie I wish was real

By Ian Dean published

New VFX outfit Hoplite Studio celebrates its talented artists with a non-profit short film.

VFX & CGI
Babiru; a digital illustration depicts a person on a vehicle navigating a wrecked urban landscape.

Mixing Unreal Engine 5 and DaVinci Resolve - how new film Babiru is changing animation

By Paul Hatton published

A showcase of next-gen filmmaking techniques.

VFX & CGI
Lion King CGI: Simba

Technicolor's closure takes down MPC, The Mill and Mikros Animation – but is AI the answer?

By Paul Hatton published

A Technicolor tragedy that many saw coming but couldn’t prevent

VFX & CGI
Paddington in Peru VFX; a bear tied in rope steering a boat wheel

Paddington in Peru's use of previz turned a London studio into a jungle

By James Clarke published

Framestore reveals its VFX secrets.

VFX & CGI
Making Paddington in Peru's ruined city; An elevated, high-angle view showcases a section of a stone ruin, likely a historical site, with a person navigating the crumbling structures.

"It was one of the most complicated scenes we had to do" – how Paddington in Peru's Citadel was made

By James Clarke published

Framestore reveals how Paddington's Peruvian bear-city was made.

VFX & CGI
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