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Hidden Effects: Unmasking The Invisible Effects of Film

Many films that you see are full of invisible visual effects shots. These shots are not flashy, exciting, or eye-catching. Often enough, these shots go under the radar. They donโ€™t show up in VFX breakdowns or internet reviews. This doesnโ€™t mean that they are badly executed, on the contrary, it means that they are doingโ€ฆ

Forgotten Effects: Spectacle as a Visual Effect

Visual Effects without VFX This concept was written about in depth by Jae Hyung Ryu in his work โ€œEffects and Reality: a Cultural History of Visual Effectsโ€. I have been interested in this idea for a while and was glad to find his work on the topic. This is my view on the topic, inspiredโ€ฆ

The Ultimate Beginners Guide to The Visual Effects Pipeline

What would a movie be without VFX? In this deep dive, we look into the stages involved in the art that is shaping our reality. Letโ€™s dive into this ultimate guide to the VFX Pipeline.


The Rise of Virtual Production

by Samuel Collett


Creating Digital Elements // The Visual Effects Pipeline (Video)

Oftentimes, VFX projects need some kind of digital assets. This could be almost anything: These can all be created by hard-working 3D artists. These are the same types of people that would be working on a Pixar movie but often they have more of a focus on realism. In the video below, we dive into…

Behind the Illusion โ€“ Unmasking the Software that Brings Visual Effects to Life // Fusion

I used to work almost exclusively in layer-based compositing systems. After Effects was one of those programs that I used, while Hitfilm by FXHOME was a personal favorite. As I continued to learn more about compositing and polishing shots, it became apparent that I needed to up my game. I decided to learn node-based compositing.โ€ฆ

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Virtual Production: Passing Filter or Permanent Fixture

Is Virtual Production the future, or merely a trending filter? This is a question that gets asked so much. Will we have forgotten or embraced this technology 2 years from now? This is a great question, a question that changes how we view the technology and a question that I will attempt to tackle brieflyโ€ฆ

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The VFX rundown with samuel Collett

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