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Making Wicked's flying monkeys; a CG screaming monkey

How Wicked's terrifying flying monkeys were created

By James Clarke published

ILM made them incredibly lifelike.

VFX
Wicked concept art; a painting of a monkey's face

31 pieces of spellbinding Wicked concept art, from flying monkeys to the epic Emerald City

By Ian Dean published

I'm bewitched by ILM and John M. Chu's vision for Wicked's design.

Digital Art
Making the visual design of The Brutalist; a man sits in a shadowed room

"There was a sense of scale and grandeur about every shot": How we made the ethereal visual design of The Brutalist

By Ian Dean published

Film colourist Máté Ternyik reveals how the Oscar-nominated movie built its unique aesthetic.

Film & Video
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How could Disney dropping DEI affect the future of animation? Tell us what you think

By Ian Dean published

Join the conversation.

Entertainment
Elphaba sits on broom

Why Defying Gravity was Wicked's "most difficult sequence" to film

By James Clarke published

Cynthia Erivo was committed to the visual effects spectacle.

VFX
Making the VFX of Wicked; an Emerald City in a poppy field

How Wicked's magical VFX was made (and why a single scene was make or break)

By James Clarke published

ILM's VFX supervisor reveals how Oz's world was more.

VFX
Best anime; a black-haired character wrapped in a red and black cloak from the anime movie Redline

Best anime: the films and series every animator should watch

By Jess Kinghorn published

I've hand-picked the best anime everyone needs to watch.

2D Animation
Stop Motion Studio

Stop Motion Studio review: professional animation tools for free

By Paul Hatton published

Keyboards Stop Motion Studio review: Professional tools at your fingertips

Keyboards
Adrien Brody holding a large blueprint in A24's The Brutalist

The Brutalist’s AI controversy sparks heated ethical debate

By Natalie Fear published

It’s hard to ignore the irony.

AI
Path of Fury; making a kung fu VR game

The creator of Trek to Yomi's new VR game is an "extremely indie project" that celebrates of 80s kung fu cinema and 90s arcades

By Ian Dean published

How film VFX know-how and classic game design combine for Path of Fury.

Video Game Design
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