Meet the Artist: Jonathan Skifs
Jonathan Skifs on choosing a specialism, work-life balance, and the importance of embracing notes
What is your job title, and what does this role entail?
I am a Senior Animator at Goodbye Kansas, so I ba...
VFX supervisor Dan Lemmon on the making of The Batman
Dan Lemmon tells us about working with director Matt Reeves, using LED walls to create the Gotham cityscape, and finding the perfect marriage of practical and digital effects
Dan Lemmon is an industry veter...
Women of VFX: Beck Selmes, VFX supervisor at Jellyfish Pictures
Beck Selmes on her thriving career in VFX, and how communication is the most important skill for a VFX supervisor
Starting on International Women’s Day, we began a series of articles looking at the gender...
How the VFX industry is evolving to include more women
On International Women’s Day, we asked women from a number of top VFX facilities about the factors behind the industry’s gender imbalance, and what’s being done to address them
It’s no secret that V...
Oscar, BAFTA and VES nominee Paul Lambert on the VFX of Dune
VFX supervisor Paul Lambert on his second collaboration with Denis Villeneuve, their philosophy of shooting for VFX, and how AI tech will transform everything
Artists behind the visual effects of Dune have ...
Meet the supervisor: Henry Badgett
BlueBolt VFX supervisor Henry Badgett gives us an insight into his working life, and his advice for those at the start of their careers
What’s the best thing about working at BlueBolt?
The people - som...
Harry Potter — 20 Years of Wizarding Wonder
Graham Edwards reflects on the franchise that put the UK visual effects industry on the map
On 4 November, 2001, the Odeon Leicester Square hosted the world premiere of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s ...
VFX Recruitment in a Post-COVID World
Graham Edwards explores the current boom in VFX work and the corresponding recruitment challenges
As the UK begins to emerge from the COVID-19 crisis, job vacancies have hit their highest peak since records...
Miami digitally submerged in VFX-driven feature film Reminiscence
RISE co-founder Florian Gellinger talks about working as VFX supervisor on Lisa Joy’s feature film Reminiscence, starring Hugh Jackman, Rebecca Ferguson and Thandiwe Newton
Following a successful collabor...
Picture Shop takes its remote capabilities to the next level
Sohonet meets with Picture Shop’s Don Thompson and Allan Pinvidic to talk remote tools, hybrid workflows and delivering shows for Disney+ and Nickelodeon with ClearView Flex
Ever the forward-thinking faci...
1.5x overtime at Outpost VFX: why are they doing this in the UK?
Outpost VFX COO Gez Hixson provides further detail on the recent announcement on overtime pay
Recently we announced a new overtime policy at Outpost VFX. The new system will entitle all UK team members up t...
Remote working drives innovation at VFX facilities
The pandemic has led to the development of new working practices, security measures and technology that will continue to benefit us all
Faced with the prospect of shutting offices and transitioning to remot...
Moxion and Sohonet Camera to Cloud accelerates and harmonizes workflow
The transition to remote content production cloud workflows can be daunting for producers and content creators. The pandemic has forced many to act out of necessity, bumping forward decisions on technology jus...
Deepfake And What It Could Mean For The Film Industry
By now you’ve undoubtedly been exposed to Deepfake, a process by which artificial intelligence and machine learning can convincingly superimpose one person’s face onto another in any video. Whether you wer...