Case Studies

  • How BlueBolt VFX Recreated 1930s Piccadilly Circus for Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

    If you saw Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, you likely remember the opening moments: a majestic shot that starts by panning down the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain, moves through 1930s Piccadilly Circus — electric with traffic, glowing with billboards, alive with crowds — before gliding into the Richmond Theatre, where a performance of Noël Coward’s operetta…

    Visual Effects
  • Nick Wilde in a suit and Judy Hopps in a dress in a scene from Zootopia 2.

    The Making of Zootopia 2 with Walt Disney Animation Studios

    After more than a century of storytelling and innovation, Walt Disney Animation Studios continues to move the medium forward with Zootopia 2. Using Autodesk Maya to build new worlds and Flow Production Tracking to keep thousands of assets in motion, more than 700 people came together to create the film now nominated for Best Animated…

    Animation

  • Wednesday: How Rodeo FX Delivered Creature and Environment VFX for Season 2

    From the towering gothic architecture of Nevermore Academy to the ferocity of its werewolves, go behind the scenes with Rodeo FX on their visual effects work for Wednesday Season 2. Using the Autodesk Media & Entertainment Collection, the team delivered immersive environments and creature effects that expand the show’s dark, iconic world that fans love.…

    Visual Effects

  • Creating Epic Norse Battles: How Xilam Blended 2D and 3D animation on Twilight of the Gods

    Xilam Animation, a renowned French animation studio founded in 1999, has become a leader in 2D and 3D animation. The studio creates, produces, and distributes original content for children and adults alike, with its work broadcast in more than 190 countries worldwide. Xilam’s rich catalog features iconic titles such as Oggy and the Cockroaches, Zig…

    Animation

  • Animating the Frontier: Realism and rigging in 1923 with WeFX

    On Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone prequel series, 1923, the Dutton family and other protagonists are under constant pressure from the encroachments of the modern world. One mistake, and they could end up shot, drowned, frozen to death, or mercifully, arrested. It’s fitting then that when WeFX had to complete 20 VFX shots in about three months…

    Visual Effects

  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3: Marza Animation Planet wields Flow Production Tracking and Arnold

    New technological challenges are always required at production sites for blockbuster movies released from major film studios. The production of “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” (hereafter “Sonic 3”) was a series of those very challenges for MARZA ANIMATION PLANET INC. (hereafter “MARZA”). When asked about the various makeovers in the pipeline achieved through the project, MARZA…

    Visual Effects

  • Heroes, Crowds, and Heart: Building Character in The Electric State

    Immerse yourself in Digital Domain’s epic 3D creations, discovering how they craft character design and performance to convey emotion and personality. The 2025 Netflix film The Electric State exudes epic vibes from the scope of its story, the expanse of its landscapes, the skill of its performances, and perhaps most notably, the creative vision of…

    Visual Effects

  • A Sparrow’s Song Soars: How Collaboration Won Gold at the Student Academy Awards

    In life, and in art, encouraging those around you goes a long way. In the 2025 Student Academy Award-winning animated short film, A Sparrow’s Song, an injured sparrow singing along to a grieving widow’s piano playing in a World War II bomb shelter gives hope to everyone who hears it. On the 50-student team who…

    Animation

  • Gattai Robots + Winnie the Pooh: How Lemon Sky Gets It Done with Autodesk’s M&E Collection

    In this chat with Lemon Sky Studios, the team walks you through how they tackled the creative workflows behind their in-house Metal Genesis game and the Playdate with Winnie the Pooh animated series. They talk about the tools they rely on, why open standards matter to them, and what they think really makes a studio…

    Maya

  • Fadhlan Irsyad’s HOME — A Sci-Fi Short Film Made with Flow Studio

    A student film that dares to dream big  For Indonesian filmmaker and animator Fadhlan Irsyad, storytelling is like solving a puzzle—one that starts with a single image and grows through curiosity, emotion, and creativity. His short film HOME, made as his final school project, dives deep into themes like life, identity… and death—all wrapped up in stunning visuals.  The story?…

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