Apple Studios Visual Effects Workers Secure First IATSE Contract

IATSE: Visual effects workers at Apple Studios have secured their first collective bargaining agreement with IATSE, winning new standards for wages, health care, retirement benefits, working hours, artificial intelligence, and workplace safety.

Disclosure Day: Matthew Butler - Production VFX Supervisor

The Art of VFX: In 2022, Matthew Butler took us behind the scenes of the visual effects on Morbius. Since then, he has moved from the comic book world to the retro-futuristic adventure of The Electric State, and now returns to discuss his latest collaboration with Steven Spielberg on Disclosure Day.

The Bride!: Mark Russell – Production VFX Supervisor

The Art of VFX: I was contacted by the producers of the film as they were beginning to assemble the creative team to meet with Maggie. I had worked with most of them before and the studio, so it seemed like a natural fit. Maggie and I got a long well. I loved the spirit of the film and was thrilled for an opportunity to work on a film less focussed on typical themes.

How Wētā FX made young Will, Vecna 2.0, the Mind Flayer and some badass Demogorgons in ‘Stranger Things 5’

befores & afters: In this wide-ranging interview with Wētā FX visual effects supervisor Martin Hill, we dive deep into the studio’s work for Stranger Things 5. This is in addition to befores & afters’ earlier coverage in issue #51 of the magazine on the final series of the show.

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: Arron Roebuck (Production VFX Supervisor) & Paul Russo (Production VFX Producer)

The Art of VFX: Arron Roebuck launched his visual effects career in 2010 at The Mill before moving on to DNEG. Over the years, he has contributed to major productions including John Carter, Interstellar, The Crown, and Argylle. He first stepped into the world of Game of Thrones during its fifth season and remained through the show’s eighth and final chapter.

How the VFX industry will thrive post-Covid

www.creativereview.co.uk: The pandemic has forced creative businesses of all kinds to totally rethink their working model: a baptism by fire that has put a new hybrid-working future to the test. When it comes to creating entertainment content, studios packed with state-of-the-art kit with eye-watering processing power suddenly had to decamp and operate remotely – without breaking stride.

VFX Supervisor Christopher White Shares His Black History Month Essay

Variety: I’ve always been fascinated with the history of spaces, knowing there are stories encapsulated in a place. How one can enter a room and receive cues to all that has happened there. As I reflect on Black History Month, I think of the pioneering work of those that came before and the movement of history and culture through these spaces.