Insights

Behind the scenes with the artists, studios and tech shaping the future of VFX and animation.

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Artist Spotlights

Artist Spotlight: Léo Châtel

Find out about the artist behind the Nuke 17.0 splash screen.

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Shane Hollander at ice hockey rink in Heated Rivalry

Case Study

Heated Rivalry VFX: behind the scenes of a game-changing show

How FOLKS created the invisible VFX for the breakaway Canadian series.

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Case Study

Kokuho VFX: Crafting Japan’s highest-grossing live-action film

How Spade&Co. built a production workflow around Nuke Studio.

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VFX breakdown The Last of Us season 2

Studio Stories

The Last of Us S2 VFX: Building a menacing season finale

Creating the stormy seas of dystopian Seattle with DNEG.

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Artist Spotlights

Artist Spotlight: Andreas Feix

Read about the artist behind the short film We Hunt Giants.

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Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides in Dune: Part Two

Studio Stories

The untapped potential of ML in VFX

How Nuke’s CopyCat ML toolset was used in Dune: Part Two.

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The emotion characters from Inside Out 2 standing together

Studio Stories

Inside Out 2 lighting: Creating the emotion characters

Find out how Pixar brought Anxiety to the screen.

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Studio Stories

From students to studio: How Viridian FX is supporting the next generation

The inspiring story behind a small studio with a big impact.

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Careers

What is a Technical Director? VFX roles explained

Get career insights from a studio pipeline TD.

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Artist Spotlight: Einar Martinsen

Artist Spotlights

Artist Spotlight: Einar Martinsen

Discover the artist behind the Nuke 16.0 splash screen.

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Studio Stories

Deadpool & Wolverine VFX: Behind the scenes with Framestore

Bringing together Marvel’s massive multi-vendor project.

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Kali Reis and Jodie Foster as Detectives Evangeline Navarro and Liz Danvers in True Detective: Night Country

Studio Stories

How Cinesite built the VFX for True Detective: Night Country

Creating an Emmy Award-nominated CG sequence.

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