Going Backstage for 'Black Swan'
Dan Schrecker of Look Effects tells us how they pulled off Darren Aronofsky's Oscar contender.
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Helping Fincher Build His 'Social Network'
Edson Williams and Shahana Khan explain advancements in face projection and select lens techniques in David Fincher's latest Oscar contender.
Winding Down with the Penultimate 'Potter'
Tim Burke takes us inside Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1.
'Unstoppable' VFX for a Runaway Train
Asylum VFX provides nifty invisible CG for Tony Scott's latest thrill ride.
Going Outside the Box with 'Skyline'
Greg Strause shares what it was like directing the latest alien mash-up with his brother Colin.
Celebrating 35 Years of ILM Magic
Leslie Iwerks and Dennis Muren tell us about her Creating the Impossible doc about Industrial Light & Magic.
Elastic Cloud Computing at DreamWorks with Cerelink
Read how a New Mexico tech company is conquering the holy grail of CG rendering.
Book Review: 'The VES Handbook of Visual Effects'
Our VFX Beat blogger tries to figure out if the new VES tome is the definitive textbook for our times.
'Monsters': Theatrical Effects on Indie Budget
There's a new alien invasion movie in town and VFX engineer-turned director Gareth Edwards tells us why it's different from the rest.
Confronting Change at the VES Summit
Our VFX Beat blogger reports back with highlights from last weekend's second VES reality check.
Venturing into the 'Hereafter'
Michael Owens and Scanline discuss creating the tsunami and the hereafter in Clint Eastwood's latest departure.
Powering Bollywood's Sci-Fi Sensation
Get the scoop on India's most vfx-intensive film, Endhiran.
Catching Bullets Full of 'Red'
Randy Goux tells us about the CG mayhem in the latest DC Comics adaptation.
A Night at the High-Tech Opera
Production Designer Alex McDowell gets immersive with Death and the Powers.
Giving 'Secretariat' Some Pixel Magic
Ray McIntyre Jr. explains how he helped recreate a legendary Triple Crown.
John Knoll Talks 'Star Wars' 3-D
ILM's acclaimed VFX supervisor discusses the challenges of converting the Star Wars saga to 3-D.
A Creepy 'Let Me In'
Discover the tricky work by Dive and Method for Matt Reeves' acclaimed sophomore outing.
Matt Reeves Talks 'Let Me In'
Matt Reeves fills us in on the vfx challenges of Let Me In and thoughts on Superman.
'Smallville' Takes Final Flight
Entity FX talks about the final journey with Clark Kent.
A High Octane 'Event'
Stargate briefs us on the new political conspiracy series from NBC.
Zack Snyder Talks 'Guardians'
The hot director discusses his first animated feature, Sucker Punch and Xerxes.
Trapped with the 'Devil'
Zoic describes what it's like working on the first "Night Chronicles" movie with the Dowdle brothers.
Weta Tackles More 'Avatar'
Eric Saindon of Weta Digital leads us through the Avatar Special Edition.
'Resident Evil' Has 3-D 'Afterlife'
Mr. X reveals the challenges of working in 3-D and making better zombies and action.
Quadro 6000 Review: Raising the Bar with Fermi
Our reviewer test drives NVIDIA's new Quadro 6000 to find out if the highest of the new Fermi line of graphics cards has legs.
