Posts Tagged ‘vfx’
What Is CGI? How Reality and CGI Blend in Films
Journey through the history of CGI and take look at how this art form may influence the future of filmmaking.
How to Build a Starship — A Filmmaker’s Guide
Starships are dynamic set pieces in science fiction filmmaking, but they require a bit of forethought to design. Here’s what you should consider.
The Art of Split Screen
The split-screen technique has been used by film editors and VFX artists for over 100 years. Take a look at its evolution during two prominent decades.
14 Effects Tutorials Inspired by Marvel’s Loki, WandaVision, and More
Give your projects superpowered production value with video tutorials based on Marvel TV shows! Plus, totally FREE VFX assets! Video tutorials assemble! We’ve compiled our favorite how-to …
Mandalorian Miniatures: How ILM Combined Classic Special Effects, 3D Printing, and Modern VFX
The Mandalorian turns to a tried-and-true special effect — hand-crafted miniature models. Here’s how they did it. While you’ve likely seen the hundreds of articles on how …
The Never-Ending Discussion: Practical VFX vs. CGI
From Christopher Nolan to David F. Sandberg, let’s look at where we are with practical effects vs. CGI. Can there ever be a balance?
5 Tips and Resources for Creating Realistic Battle Scenes
From war films to pure action, let’s gear up and go over some of the best practices for creating realistic battle scenes in your film and video …
Easy Compositing Effects for Creating Professional-Looking Titles
In this video tutorial, learn some basic compositing techniques to create better titles in Adobe After Effects — includes free project file!
Free AE Templates and Assets to Celebrate 25 Years of After Effects
Adobe After Effects is celebrating it’s 25th anniversary, so we figured it was time to round up some of our favorite free templates, presets, and assets.
Video Tutorial: How to Create Annihilation-Inspired VFX
In this video tutorial, learn how to use some free RocketStock assets and Adobe After Effects to create Annihilation-inspired VFX.
Create Transparent Titles Inspired by Dunkirk in Premiere Pro and FCPX
In this video tutorial, learn how to create the beautiful titles in the trailer for Dunkirk in both Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro X.
Best Showreels of Spring 2017
Some of the best demo reels of 2017 showcase the future of filmmaking.