Following a captivating season two of “The Last of Us”, the DNEG VFX team is heading to SIGGRAPH 2025 to share a behind-the-scenes look at visual effects work that brought this episodic masterpiece to life.
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From Concept to Production — ‘The Last of Us’ Season 2: The Horde
Nick Epstein, VFX supervisor at Wētā FX, discusses how the stunning visuals of the show came to be ahead of the SIGGRAPH 2025 Production Session “Wētā FX Presents: ‘The Last of Us’ Season 2: The Horde”.
Bringing Music to Life in a Highly Stylized Animated Film
We connected with Wētā FX Visual Effects Supervisor Keith Mille, to learn more about this collaborative creative process that led to an Academy Award®-winning animated film.
SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 87 – Convergence of Art, Technology, and Nature: Part 2
SIGGRAPH 2025 Art Gallery Chair Francesca Franco sits down with Manfred Mohr, Christa Sommerer, and Laurent Mignonneau to explore the evolving intersection of art, technology, and nature — from algorithmic and generative art to interactive systems and AI.
SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 86 – Directors’ Cut: Behind the Scenes of the Computer Animation Festival
Join SIGGRAPH Spotlight as past, present, and future Computer Animation Festival chairs, including Tim Cheung, share insider tips, submission secrets, and exciting previews of SIGGRAPH 2025!
Ghostly VFX From ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’
It is only right to start off October by spending time with a VFX expert behind the new “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” movie.
Digital Storytelling Through Medical Animation
Digital storytelling to convey medical information messages has rapidly evolved into our world, and it also made its way into the SIGGRAPH 2024 Electronic Theater.
Bringing the Most Iconic Primates in Cinema to Life
Explore how the most iconic primates in cinematic history are brought to life through the power of VFX and other leading technological advancements.
Crafting the Enchanted Universe of ‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish’
Discover how the DreamWorks VFX team developed the fairytale elements of “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” while maintaining the essence of the beloved character and world.
Friendship Can Move Mountains … and Movies
This group of VFX artists created something never done before. Read about the team behind the featured film and SIGGRAPH 2022 Electronic Theater feature “Everything Everywhere All At Once.”
‘Oh, What a World!’ — Behind the Scenes of ‘Alternate Mesozoic’
The team behind SIGGRAPH 2022’s Electronic Theater Audience Choice Award-winning film “Alternate Mesozoic” detail their animation process and what it would be like to have dinosaurs still roaming the earth.
SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 53 – Swen Gillberg on the VFX of ‘Free Guy’
VFX Supervisor Swen Gillberg sits down with SIGGRAPH 2022 Electronic Theater Director Darin Grant to discuss his latest Oscar-nominated project “Free Guy”.