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‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ VFX Supe Angus Bickerton Details the Sequel’s Spooktacular Effects

  Tim Burton’s long-anticipated sequel to his rollicking 1988 spookfest Beetlejuice has been one of the sweet box-office success stories of the year. The movie,...

HBO’s Tough Bird: ‘The Penguin’ Takes Flight with Skillful Invisible FX

Embracing the opportunity to bring his version of an iconic comic book villain to life, Colin Farrell dons prosthetic makeup and body suits as...

Wētā VFX Supervisor Daniel Macarin Unmasks the Visuals of ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’

Disney scored a huge hit with this past summer’s Marvel bromance Deadpool & Wolverine. This cinematic partnership, which began with the 2009 feature, X-Men...

Third Encounter: ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ VFX Supe Malcolm Humphreys on the Prequel’s Captivating Visuals

In early summer, audiences were introduced to the initial days of A Quiet Place’s blind, predatory aliens in Paramount’s A Quiet Place: Day One....

‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ Director Wes Ball Discusses the Sequel’s Stunning VFX

Wes Ball is a high-profile example of a visual effects artist who has successfully forged a career as a big studio director. After bringing...

Now You See Them: Crafting the Magical Creatures of ‘IF’

A few years ago, in an effort to bring a sense of hope to his children who were experiencing depression during the pandemic, John...

Spinning a Web of Visual Delights: VFX Supe Mike Brazelton Discusses ‘Madame Web’

The latest Marvel feature Madame Web offers a new spin on the familiar world of Spider-Man, with a stand-alone tale based on a character...

Charting a Crash Course: A Look at the VFX Details of ‘Society of the Snow’

Re-creating a modern disaster on the screen can be a tricky affair. Such was the case with director J. A. Bayona’s adaptation of Pablo...

The In-Camera Animation of ‘Ted’: Serious Technology for a Laughable Teddy Bear

Pushing the edge of comedy is something that Seth MacFarlane has become renowned for, whether it be American Dad!, Family Guy or Ted --...

Creature Feature: Behind the Scenes of Apple TV+’s ‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’

As a way to honor the previous installments of the MonsterVerse established by Legendary Entertainment, Toho Company and Warner Bros. Entertainment, show creators Chris...

Crafting a Magical Confection: The VFX of ‘Wonka’

In the new Warner Bros. movie Wonka, director Paul King (Paddington) offers an origin story for the eccentric chocolatier introduced in Roald Dahl’s classic...

‘The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes’ VFX Supervisor Takes Us Inside the New ‘Hunger Games’ Prequel

In the new prequel The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, audiences meet a young version of the tyrannical President of Panem,...

‘The Creator’ VFX Supe Jay Cooper on Creating a Retro-Futuristic World

While traveling from one hole to another on a golf course in Park City, Utah, visual effects supervisor Jay Cooper (Babylon) took the time...

Behind the Scenes of ‘The Continental’s ’70s NYC Flashback

This fall, Peacock viewers get a chance to explore the backstory of Winston Scott, the debonair hotelier from the popular John Wick franchise, in...

‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’ VFX Supervisor Brad Parker Reveals Its Blood-Curdling Secrets

Director André Øvredal's (Trollhunter) summer horror movie The Last Voyage of the Demeter fleshes out the chapter in Bram Stoker’s Dracula that plays out...

‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ Digitally De-Ages a Beloved Hollywood Hero

Much been written about Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny since the movie premiered at the Cannes Film Festival two months ago. In...

‘The Last of Us’: Creating VFX That Grow On You for HBO’s Apocalyptic Hit

HBO’s hugely popular adaptation of Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us game has been one of the biggest small-screen success stories of the year. The first...

‘Shadow and Bone’ VFX Supe Ante Dekovic Guides Us Through the Magic and Monsters of S2

To ground her storytelling while bringing something new to the fantasy genre, novelist Leigh Bardugo combined the elemental magic of Avatar: The Last Airbender...

Visualizing a Magnificent Nervous Breakdown in ‘Bardo’

A Mexican-born, Los Angeles based journalist and documentarian Silverio Gama (Daniel Giménez Cacho) goes through a visually arresting existential crisis in Bardo, False Chronicle...

‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Director James Cameron & VFX Team Dive into Pandora’s Magic

***This article originally appeared in the February '23 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 327)*** Watching the Hollywood blockbusters of James Cameron, it is not hard...
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