There’s a familiar pattern in VFX every few years. A new tool drops.A demo looks impressive.And suddenly, people start calling it a “revolution.” That’s exactly what’s happening with Corridor Crew’s Corridor Key. It’s a smart tool. It’s interesting. It’s genuinely useful in some cases.But calling it a green screen revolution ignores how compositing actually works….
₹116 Crore Investment in VFX Zee Entertainment Enterprises announced a ₹116 crore investment into PhantomFX to expand VFX, animation, and AI-driven content production. The move focuses on building original IP, scaling studio capacity, and integrating advanced pipelines for OTT and global content delivery. This isn’t just funding, it’s a power shift. Indian studios are moving…
ComfyUI Just Solved a Huge Problem (Dynamic VRAM) ComfyUI introduced Dynamic VRAM, and this is actually a big deal. What changed: 👉 Why this matters:This is the first real step toward democratizing heavy AI workflows locally.Less RAM dependency = more artists can run advanced tools without upgrading hardware. OpenAI Shuts Down Sora OpenAI is reportedly…
Oscars 2026 VFX Race The 98th Academy Awards Best Visual Effects category is one of the most competitive technical races this year. Major contenders Industry predictions strongly favor Avatar: Fire and Ash due to its groundbreaking underwater and large-scale simulation work. Meanwhile Sinners received heavy attention because of complex digital characters and environmental effects such…
Recently something interesting happened in the VFX learning world. An online training platform called The VFX School has announced that it is shutting down. But instead of simply disappearing, they decided to release their entire course library for free. No signup.No payment.No account required. All the videos are currently available to stream on Vimeo, and…
Generating detailed asteroids or rocky debris usually means sculpting assets, projecting textures, or relying on 3D renders. For many comp tasks this is far more than what is needed. A lot of shots only require a single turntable element, a drifting foreground rock, or a stylized asteroid field. With Nuke 17 and BlinkScript, you can…
Last week, I saw a post from an artist who said something interesting. He had a job interview. He spoke to a human HR, but those conversations are actually recorded. Ten minutes later, he received a detailed report about who he is as a professional and as a person. Here’s the part that caught my…
Academy Scientific and Technical Awards Winners Announced The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revealed the recipients of this year’s Sci-Tech Awards, honouring innovators behind tech that drives filmmaking forward. This includes tools and systems that stretch from simulation and rendering to materials and shading. The ceremony is set for April 28, 2026,…
Here’s a roundup of the major VFX news from the past week across creative tools, workflows, and open source developments: Seedance 2.0 — Next-Gen AI Video Generation Seedance 2.0 grabbed attention as one of the most talked-about AI video generation engines. It promises frame-level precision, multimodal input (images, video, audio, text), and consistent character and…
,The latest release of OpenRV 3.1.0 isn’t just another incremental update for a playback tool. It lands at a moment where the visual effects and animation industry is quietly reshaping how artists review work, collaborate, and build pipelines that aren’t locked into expensive, proprietary ecosystems. GIF movies are now supported directly in RV. It sounds…
