Visual Effects Blog
VFX breakdowns and behind-the-scenes looks at the work behind the shots.
Death In Her Arms // VFX Breakdown
We were tasked with creating the Burning/Fire effects in the film "Death In Her Arms" - the film was written and directed by the talented…
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey // Socials VFX Breakdown
We were tasked with creating assets for the social campaign for the film "A Big Bold Beautiful Journey". On top of the VFX, we were also…
Always Commercial // 2024 Olympics
VFX LA Director: Charles H. Joslain Cinematographer: Joseph Sperber Production: VFX LA & BT Studios Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi Client: P&G…
Minutemen // VFX Breakdown
VFX LA Director: Jason Nolte VFX Supervisors: Charles H. Joslain, Izzy Traub MinuteMen is a very cool short film that we worked on in 2022,…
Songs From The Hole // VFX Breakdown
VFX LA Director: Contessa Gayles VFX Supervisors: Charles H. Joslain, Joseph Sperber, Izzy Traub Get pricing on VFX or Motion Graphics.
The Creator // VFX Breakdown
VFX LA Director: Gareth Edwards LA Unit DP: Joseph Sperber VFX Supervisors: Charles H. Joslain, Joseph Sperber, Izzy Traub For Gareth…
Upon Waking VFX Breakdown
VFX LA VFX Supervisors: Charles H. Joslain, Joseph Sperber Director: Max Rissman For Max Rissman's feature film, Upon Waking, VFX LA was…
Perricone VFX Breakdown
VFX LA VFX Supervisors: Charles H. Joslain Director: Cody Ebbeler For Cody Ebbeler's new spot for Perricone, we were tasked with various…
Winn Dixie VFX Breakdown
VFX LA VFX Supervisors: Charles H. Joslain, Joseph Sperber Client: Winn Dixie Production Company: Superluminal Film For the Winn Dixie…
Wet n Wild VFX Breakdown
VFX LA VFX Supervisors: Charles H. Joslain, Izzy Traub Client: Wet n Wild Director: Cody Ebbeler For the Wet n Wild Circus Sauvage…
The Bear Breakdown // # 2
VFX LA VFX Supervisors: Charles H. Joslain, Izzy Traub, Joseph Sperber Client: Hulu Creator: Christopher Storer Last summer we completed…
CG Explosion and Cop Cars
VFX LA VFX Supervisors: Izzy Traub, Charles H. Joslain Client: Shattered Image Films Director: Lee Whittaker VFX LA did 200+ VFX shots for…
WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story // VFX Breakdown
VFX LA Head of Creative/VFX Supervisor: Charles H. Joslain VFX Supervisor: Izzy Traub VFX Supervisor: Joseph Sperber Client: Funny Or Die…
Clinton Kane // Burning House VFX Breakdown
VFX LA Head of Creative: Charles H. Joslain VFX Supervisor: Joseph Sperber Client: BT Studios VFX LA was tapped to do burn down a house in…
The Bear // VFX Breakdown Part 1
The Bear // FX on Hulu - VFX Breakdown VFX LA Head of Creative/VFX Supervisor: Charles H. Joslain VFX Supervisor: Izzy Traub VFX…
‘Virtual Extras’ Added to Scene
Over 50 ‘virtual’ extras were added to scene with VFX (crowd simulation) We estimate that by adding the extras virtually, rather than…
Projector-Phones: VFX Breakdown
Anyone want one of these new projector-phones? The movie ‘Sleepless’ was chock-a-block full of visual effects like this and we had a blast…
VFX Low Budget Rescue
What do you do when your movie has a limited budget but you need high production value? The movie ‘Sleepless’ needed this shot of a…
Born Again – Virtual Reality Music Vid for Atlantic Records
Just finished another VR music video for Atlantic Records and the awesome band, Saint Motel. Click and drag your mouse on the video after…
Virtual Reality 360 video for Atlantic Records
Just finished this VR music video for Atlantic Records and the band, Saint Motel. What an awesome group of people to work with! To get the…
Pool Party Crowd Replacement
Crowd Replacement VFX LA VFX Supervisor: Charles H. Joslain, Izzy Traub Director: Leland Montgomery Leland Montgomery’s short film, Hotter…
Full CG Helicopters
Full CG Helicopters VFX LA VFX Supervisor: Izzy Traub Head of Creative: Charles H. Joslain Director: Lee Whittaker For Lee Whittaker’s…
CG Medical Motion Graphics
MedGeo CG Motion Graphics Sequence VFX LA Head of Creative: Charles H. Joslain VFX Supervisor: Izzy Traub Creative Manager: Taras Shuliaka…
Producers Without Borders // 2021 Year In Review
Producers Without Borders // VFX Breakdown VFX LA Head of Creative: Charles H. Joslain Creative Manager: Taras Shuliaka Client: JPA…
Diamond Cave Shot // VFX Breakdown
Diamond Cave // VFX Breakdown VFX LA VFX Supervisor: Charlie Joslain Director: Cody Ebbeler We can now finally share our completed “Diamond…
Arjun VFX Smash Cut
Arjun // VFX VFX LA VFX Supervisor: Izzy Traub VFX Producer: Vlad Enshin Director: Sunny Bhatia In early 2019, we were flown out to India…
Lexus ES CG Animation
LEXUS ES // CG ANIMATION VFX LA VFX Supervisor/Head of Creative: Charles H. Joslain VFX Producer: Vlad Enshin Production Company: Pub…
Fatboy Slim // Weapon Of Choice VFX Breakdown
Fatboy Slim // Weapon Of Choice VFX LA VFX Supervisor/Head of Creative: Charles H. Joslain VFX Producer: Vlad Enshin Remastering and Post…
Big Poppa Wet n’ Wild Spot
Big Poppa 15 Second Spot VFX LA VFX Supervisor/Head of Creative: Charles H. Joslain VFX Producer: Vlad Enshin Outer Heaven Films Director:…
Botched Architectural Renderings Saved
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CGI and Visual Effects in the Los Angeles Movie Industry
CGI and Visual Effects in LA’s Movie Industry How CGI Got Its Start in Movies The first motion picture to use computer-generated imagery ,…
Is Computer Animation Taking Over for Hand-Drawn Animated Films?
The Transition to Computer Animation: Are Hand-Drawn Animated Films a Thing of the Past? Today, the most valuable tool for most animators…
Epson Crystal CG Animation
Epson Crystal Animation VFX Supervisor: Izzy Traub Creative Director: Charles Joslain Director: Hiroki Kamada Agency Producer: Kei Saido…
Epson EcoTank CG Animation
Epson CG Printer Promo VFX Supervisor: Izzy Traub Creative Director: Charles Joslain Director: Hiroki Kamada Agency Producer: Kei Saido…
The 3D Animations Movie Craze: Virtual Reality Through Film
History of 3D Films to Today’s Popularity of the Medium It seems that everywhere we look these days, we see ads for the next big 3D film.…
Toyota Weather Enhancement
VFX Supervisor: Izzy Traub Heavy rain was crucial to demonstrate the new safety features that Toyota had to offer. However, it wasn’t…
Fake Railing & Window VFX Breakdown
Girl breaks through fake railing Aimee, Part 2 VFX Supervisor: Izzy Traub Fake railing and fake windows bring this fight scene to life.…
Floating Ghost Effect
Floating Ghost Haunts Sleeping Beauty Aimee, Part 1 VFX Supervisor: Izzy Traub Lee Whittaker’s short film Aimee (…
Weapons Room Set Extension
This gun arsenal was added to the set in post, enhancing production value. For the low budget Film Sleepless (that I also directed), we…
Reduce Vehicle Rental Costs
See how the producer saved over $20,000.00 on this airplane shot Certain kinds of vehicles can be very expensive to rent. Consider the cost…