Production & Post
Inside the Whoniverse: How The War Between the Land and the Sea created a new deep-sea world
The War Between the Land and the Sea is a spin-off from Doctor Who while also very much its own story. Kevin Hilton talks...
visual effects
Production & Post
Watch: How BlueBolt created 250 supporting invisible VFX shots for The Thursday Murder Club
The film, based on Richard Osman's bestselling novel, is available to watch on Netflix
Production & Post
Netflix aims to ‘push the boundaries of production’ by combining VFX, virtual production businesses
"Merging Scanline VFX and Eyeline Studios under one brand enables us to pioneer new tools and facilitate creative collaboration." said the company
Production & Post
Creating the VFX for Downton Abbey’s grand finale
BlueBolt worked on 138 VFX shots for the film, including the opening sequence set in a 1930s Piccadilly Circus
Business
TVBEurope September 2025 issue now available
The September issue focuses on the promise of virtual production for both the big and small screen, explores the visual effects and sound created...
Production & Post
The new generation of DI assistants and the evolution of their role
David O’Callaghan, producer at post house Residence Pictures, explains how the new generation of DI assistants are part engineer, part colourist, and part online...
Production & Post
Phantom Digital Effects expands into Europe with Milk VFX and Lola Post acquisition
Both studios will continue to operate under their respective names with their leadership teams remaining in position
Production & Post
The VFX and Animation World Atlas reveals global industry growth despite recent closures
Quarterly-collected data shows a fluctuating picture over the last 12 months, but London provides employment for 10,564 people in the sector, more than twice...
Production & Post
Creating an authentic connection between human and dragon
Production VFX supervisor Christian Mänz talks to TVBEurope about the work that went into creating the creatures of How to Train Your Dragon both...
Media Delivery
Netflix leadership discusses TF1 deal, reveals first use of GenAI VFX in Original series
According to co-CEO Ted Sarandos, using GenAI on a VFX sequence meant it was completed "10 times faster than it could have been completed...
Production & Post
Bringing The Penguin to life
Johnny Han, visual effects supervisor on HBO's The Penguin, tells TVBEurope how the criminal underworld of Gotham City was created (and almost destroyed)
Production & Post
Jellyfish FX ‘gets the band back together’ with new company launch
The new visual effects studio incorporates the former leadership team behind Jellyfish Pictures’ VFX division
Production & Post
The undetectable VFX in Netflix’s Nobody Wants This
VFX compositor Stephen Pugh talks to TVBEurope about creating visual effects that don't draw attention to themselves
Virtual Production
The Wizards of Oz
Dimension Studio’s Ozan Akgun explains how the company used volumetric capture to create the film’s pixel-perfect crowd scenes
Production & Post
From students to studio: how Viridian FX is supporting the next generation
The team behind York's Viridian FX explain how the studio is going back to its roots to train up the next generation of visual...
Production & Post
How Scanline VFX recreated the Thames and more for Netflix’s Back in Action
Jan Krupp, VFX supervisor at Scanline VFX, tells TVBEurope how the company created a range of environments for the Netflix film
Production & Post
Netflix Media Production Suite ‘democratises access’ to innovation
Adopting open standards, the solution aims to provide workflow standardisation, allowing for automation and other innovations across a diverse range of markets
Business
TVBEurope April 2025 issue now available
The "AI issue" takes a look at how AI is reshaping broadcasting, including areas such as sports commentary and archiving and storage, plus we...
Production & Post
Mr Bates vs The Post Office, Baby Reindeer, The Traitors among BAFTA Craft Awards nominations
The teams behind House of the Dragon, Masters of the Air, Silo and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will compete...
Business
Another VFX company suspends operations
Jellyfish Pictures, which has offices in London and Sheffield, said it has been "battling hard in the face of strong headwinds" over the last...
Artificial Intelligence
Slapshot app makes AI-powered VFX accessible to all
Slapshot aims to make VFX available for a range of users including independent editors, colourists, content creators and established visual effects companies
Business
‘Majority’ of Technicolor UK’s 400+ staff made redundant as administrators officially appointed
The company's administrators said "the economic headwinds which are affecting companies right across the creative industries have proved too challenging to overcome"
Business
Technicolor set to enter administration
Technicolor Creative Studios UK Limited is expected to file for administration today
Production & Post
Neural Performance Toolset, Robbie Williams as an ape, and The Penguin win at VES Awards
The annual awards celebrate global visual effects artists across a wide range of disciplines
Production & Post
Dune: Part Two leads BAFTA Film Awards technical categories
In total, Edward Berger's Conclave received the most nominations and is up for 12 BAFTA Film Awards, followed by Emilia Perez and The Brutalist...
Production & Post
How UNIT created a CG photoreal gorilla for Paramount+ drama Stags
UNIT VFX supervisor Nuno Pereira tells TVBEurope about the work that went into creating an emotive CG gorilla called El Niño
Production & Post
Remembering the legend: how Scanline VFX retold the SENNA story
Craig Wentworth, overall VFX supervisor at Scanline VFX, tells TVBEurope how the spectacular sights and sounds of Formula 1 in the '80s and '90s...
Production & Post
Mapping the great wave: how Lux Aeterna produced data-centric visuals for Tsunami: Race Against Time
VFX house Lux Aeterna used wave height data from the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration for National Geographic's documentary about the 2004 tsunami
Production & Post
Cracking creation: Fun facts from Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
According to co-director Nick Park, the production team "embraced technology" to help create the iconic duo's latest adventure
Production & Post
The security super service provider
Trusted Partner Network president Terri Davies talks to TVBEurope about the importance of collaboration and certification in ensuring security in the media industry
Production & Post
How Rodeo FX blended science fiction and reality for Saudi Odyssey
The advert was worked on by Rodeo FX's teams in Montreal and Paris
People
Meet the… CEO and co-founder
Jon Mason from VFX talent agency Hotspring, tells TVBEurope why the visual effects industry is a perfect blend of art and technology, allowing for...
Production & Post
Taking a bite out of the VFX for Shark Attack 360
Simon Percy from Little Shadow talks to TVBEurope about how the animation studio used a mobile virtual production setup to create a VFX shark...
Production & Post
Watch: How Milk VFX helped create 259 shots for Netflix’s Scoop
The team at Milk had to create and deliver the VFX and environment work for the royal residences featured in the drama from scratch
Production & Post
Water, water everywhere
Vine FX blends practical and CGI elements for ITV's After the Flood, crafting immersive world-building crucial to the post-disaster thriller's authenticity, writes Robert Shepherd
Production & Post
World VFX Day and UpliftHER partner on IWD activities
The speakers will discuss why there are so few women in senior roles, juggling parenthood with a career, LGBTQ+ representation and inclusion, financial literacy,...
Production & Post
UK VFX industry welcomes Budget tax relief
According to UK Screen Alliance estimates, the tax relief changes are likely to stimulate an additional £175 million of VFX work to be performed...
Production & Post
How modern day tech created an age-old monster for Godzilla Minus One
Godzilla Minus One director Takashi Yamazaki explains how Maxon's ZBrush helped create the look of the iconic monster's latest big screen outing
Business
TVBEurope March 2024 issue available to download
The March issue focuses on the on-going move to sustainability in the media technology industry, goes behind the scenes of The Traitors, and discovers...
Production & Post
SCENESIS provides post production services for new film, Ravens
The film is from writer-director Mark Gill and was shot in Tokyo, Japan in October 2023. It chronicles the life of Japanese photographer Masahisa...
Production & Post
Oppenheimer leads BAFTA Film Awards technical category winners
Oppenheimer dominated the night, picking up seven BAFTAs across all categories
Production & Post
Milk officially opens Dublin-based VFX studio, appoints Donal Nolan
The studio's first major project will involve bringing to life prehistoric creatures and environments with high-end VFX for NBC series Surviving Earth