Edited by VES Health and Wellness Committee members. Images courtesy of Wētā FX. All VES members, along with their immediate families, can access personalized, culturally appropriate assistance 24 hours a day, 7 days a week completely free. It’s a challenging time in the media industry, and having the right support system can make all the [...]

By TREVOR HOGG Images courtesy of StudioCanal and MPC Paris. An infectious fungus escapes from a secret underground cold storage vault, triggering a desperate race to contain the biohazard before it reaches the outside world. This is the premise for the sci-fi horror comedy Cold Storage, directed by Jonny Campbell and starring Liam Neeson, Joe [...]

By KATIE KASPERSON With a background in zoology, Framestore Animation Director Pablo Grillo brings an in-depth understanding of animal anatomy, psychology and behavior to his VFX work. (Image courtesy of Framestore and StudioCanal Films Ltd.) Talking animals, aliens, fantastical beasts – when we see a creature onscreen, what does it take for us to believe [...]

By TREVOR HOGG Images courtesy of Disney/Pixar. The comedy of the movie comes from defying the expectations of audience members. After a grizzly, panda and polar bear attempt to infiltrate human society in his We Bare Bears, director Daniel Chong reverses the narrative for his Pixar directorial debut Hoppers, where scientists are able to ‘hop’ [...]

By TREVOR HOGG Predator: Badlands. Tax incentives have spurred global growth. (Image courtesy of 20th Century Studios) Financing movies and television programs remains expensive, prompting studios and production companies to take a more global view, with both positive and negative effects on the visual effects industry. No longer does one have to be based in [...]