VFX

Behind the scenes of cutting-edge visual effects magic across film and episodic series.

Jellyfish Pictures Shuts Down VFX & Animation Studios Worldwide

Ongoing financial struggles in the VFX and animation industries which contributed to the toppling of Technicolor Creative Group have shuttered another international studio group,...

Animation Magazine - March 12, 2025

Blocking the Exciting Visuals of ‘A Minecraft Movie’

In the ever-growing medium of video games, few titles distill both the process and spirit of creativity as potently as Minecraft. Underneath the blocky...

Devin Nealy - March 6, 2025

State of the Art: Focus on Five Major Motion Design Trends in 2025

By Ronny Young Every time I’m asked to predict how our field will evolve in the year ahead, I smile to myself, recalling — of...

Animation Magazine - March 3, 2025

Foundry Releases Nuke 16.0 Featuring Native Variable-Enabled Workflows

Creative software developer Foundry has released Nuke 16.0, with features set to transform compositing and review workflows by speeding up review and cutting time...

Animation Magazine - February 28, 2025

The Mill U.S. Talents Join Forces with Dream Machine to Launch New Venture

As Technicolor Creative Studios shutters the U.S. offices of its constituent studios and feels the effects of its financial imbroglio worldwide, Variety reports that...

Animation Magazine - February 25, 2025

Technicolor Shuttering U.S. Offices of Mikros Animation, The Mill, MPC Advertising; Files for Administration in U.K.

In a move that will impact hundreds of employees in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, VFX group Technicolor Creative Studios announced in a...

Animation Magazine - February 24, 2025

DNEG’s Brahma Acquiring AI Tech Developer Metaphysic

Brahma, an AI and content technology company created by VFX outfit DNEG Group, has announced the acquisition of AI content creation technology developer Metaphysic....

Animation Magazine - February 18, 2025

The VFX of ‘Better Man’: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Chimp

In an era when sequels dominate the global box office, there are still studios and filmmakers willing to push the boundaries of storytelling beyond...

Trevor Hogg - January 31, 2025

Oscar Watch: A Summary of the Year’s Top VFX Contenders

It’s no secret that the Oscar for Best Visual Effects is a particularly tough category to predict due to the fact that the nominees...

Trevor Hogg - December 24, 2024

Behind the Bewitching Visual Effects of ‘Wicked’

“You have a specific amount of time to reinvent the shot and to do improvisation, but you’re basically in an imagery sandbox that is...

Trevor Hogg - December 24, 2024

Digitoonz & Citrus Ink Launch VFX/Animation/Gaming Venture DGX

Digitoonz Media & Entertainment and Citrus Ink Studios have announced the launch of their new venture, DGX, a VFX studio determined to push the...

Animation Magazine - December 4, 2024

The VFX of ‘Here’: Time Travel Enabled by Machine Learning

For more than four decades, audiences have come to expect stunning visual effects in Robert Zemeckis movies. The man who pioneered visual effects and...

Trevor Hogg - November 29, 2024