Fresh Explosions From The Iron Man 3 LA Set

IM3 is shooting some last minute action around Hollywood's iconic Chinese Theater.

Clips via Superherohype and Marvel Movies!

Stop Motion Hulk Smashes ILM's Avengers VFX Reel Intro

Industrial Light & Magic shared this pretty epic VFX Reel to celebrate The Avengers Oscar Nomination for Best Visual Effects. It's a great look at the variety and scope of effects they did on the film but the real highlights are the traditionally stop motion puppet animated Hulk into and the after-credits scene finale. 

The Making of That Epic AVENGERS Team Battle Sequence

Industrial Light & Magic reveals how they assembled the epic team "long shot" for The Avengers.

I've seen, and enjoyed, plenty of superhero movies - but this sequence was the first time I really 

felt like I was actually watching comic book panels come to life.

THE HOBBIT - Goblin-Centric Visual Effects Featurette

...and "Inside The Weta Workshop" - both via The Daily

The Best Monster Chase You'll See Today - The Host 2 Clip

Via The Playlist

DREDD - Visual Featurettes & Prologue Motion Comic

The new take on Judge Dredd (in 3D) opens tomorrow.

Here are a couple of cool featurettes focusing on the visual style and FX.

And a prologue motion comic with some back story on the main villain.

Blade Runner - Vintage 1982 Convention FX Featurette

I remember going to a Sci-Fi Con in NYC specifically to see this back in 82!  

As an Industrial Design Student, Syd Mead fan, and well...Harrison Ford fangirl - this was a huge film for me. This is still a really great featurette, totally  worth checking out - with a lot of insight 

into the design aesthetics relation to the film's story.

"Prometheus" Visual Effects Featurettes - Aliens & Ships

Two cool "Prometheus" FX featurettes. Warning - SPOILERS - if you haven't seen the film.

Visual Effects Star in This ILM "Battleship" Featurette

Star Wars Lego + Holograms = Epicest Window Display Ever

Thank you Kotaku!

MIB 3 Rick Baker "Building A Better Alien" FX Featurette

Rick Baker is the true master of old school make-up effects and alien creature design, and giving the 

aliens from the past the Retro Pulp Atomic Bug-Eyed Monster looks is really cool and clever idea. 

I suspect if you don't expect much more beyond the appeal of series stars Smith & Jones, Josh Brolin's Tommy Lee impression, and weird alien eye-candy, Men In Black 3 could be goofy fun.

Hulk's Smashing Special Effects - Avengers Movie Featurette

Excellent making of featurette via The Daily on why the new Hulk is such a smashing success!

Behind The Scenes of The Avengers - B-Roll Clips & Photos

The Making of The Avengers - Behind The Scenes Footage & Photos

TheIrishAvengerCBM has kindly edited all the official B-Roll footage clips into one nice convenient single reel. Originally made available as promo clips before the film's release - but I think it's more interesting (and less spoilery) to watch them after. They feature tons of cool filmmaking stuff like fight choreography, stunt & green screen work, actor blocking, fussing with costumes & make-up as well as the cast and crew in great candid casual moments. I've also "assembled" gallery of  behind the scenes photos bellow.

 Images via Marvel.com, Collider.com & SuperHeroHype.com

Animatronic Tentacle FX Lesson - Stan Winston School

The Stan Winston School of Character Arts offers tons of courses (streamed & on DVD) 

in old school practical visual effect and make-up techniques. 

This is a preview of the latest lesson - creating animatronic tentacles...an essential!

Harry Potter: Deathly Hallows Part 2 - Visual Effects Reel

VFX reel showcasing the Oscar Nominated special effects of the final Harry Potter film.

Martin Scorsese's "Hugo" Visual Effects Reel/Featurette

Stunning VFX reel for "Hugo". Scorsese's magical family film deftly pays homage to the earliest days of cinema - there's great article pointing out all the references at FX Guide. Nominated for 11 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Director, and of course Visual Effects.

ILM Presents - The Visual Effects of "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" Featurettes Parts 1 & 2

Great featurettes on this years Oscar nominated FX for Transformers 3 from ILM.

Plus a Oscar promo clip touting the 3 technical categories Dark of the Moon is nominated for.

The Walking Dead - Season 2 - Visual Effects Featurette

Cool clip reveals some of the effects created for the series by Stargate Studios.

Death Star Over Copenhagen - Star Wars/Reality Mash-Up

These "Star Wars Invades Our World" found footage style videos are always cool. 

This clip seems to be an ad for Toys R Us/Episode I: 3D by the end - but it's still fun.

Jedi Ninjas...Need I Say More?

Awesome Martial Arts and Special FX collaboration from Team2X and GakAttack.