Visual effects (VFX) crews at Marvel Studios will begin to vote to unionize on Aug. 21. Ballots are due on Sept. 11, and the vote count will take place on Sept. 12. A press release sent Aug. 7 ...

(io9 describes the VFX for the 2016 movie Doctor Strange being unfinished for its premiere in places outside the U.S.) io9’s story includes anecdotes from VFX pros that paint a picture of a ...

Visual effects (or VFX) ... In modern filmmaking, matte paintings are closer to a form of compositing: An artist will digitally paint a background, in which actors and objects are inserted later.

It’s worth noting that McQuarrie has spoken publicly about the film’s 2,500 VFX shots when asked, stating that this included work in the Rome-set chase and train sequence.But from a messaging ...

I completed that in 2004 and began doing some freelance work before landing my first internship as a Roto/Paint Artist at Prime Focus in 2006. And here I am, 17 years later, VFX Supervising at ...

ILM's VFX for "The Creator" is the Oscar frontrunner for making a sci-fi indie look like a blockbuster in a streamlined process.

What's funny is Gareth was really following in the footsteps of something that he and Greig did on Rogue One, which was they, and ILM of course, they shot on real locations and then did VFX paint ...

Marvel Studio’s VFX workers unanimously voted to unionize with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, marking the first time visual effects workers have unionized with IATSE ...

Generative AI film and animation studio Asteria, founded last fall by filmmaker and entrepreneur Bryn Mooser, is growing its team with the addition of VFX pro Benjamin Lock, who has been hired to ...

A supermajority of on-set VFX workers at Marvel have filed a petition to unionize under IATSE, citing unreasonable expectations and an untenable work environment.