At the 39th SIGGRAPH conference in LA this week it was all about improving the virtual production workflow.

Double Negative and The Senate discuss updating the Philip K. Dick sci-fi classic for the 21st century.

Halon’s Clint Reagan shares how Ridley Scott embraced the power of previs for the very first time.

Digital effects supervisor David Smith describes the arduous task of building the stunning humanoid villain, the Lizard.

Animation supervisor Dave Schaub describes the challenges animating Spider-Man’s latest nemesis, the Lizard.

Brad Clark, our intrepid character rigging master, puts Autodesk’s latest software suite through its paces.

The producer of Seth MacFarlane’s new hit film talks about blending motion-capture, CG and improvisational comedy.

Sony Pictures Imageworks went more naturalistic for Marc Webb's reinvention of Spidey.

Find out how they stuffed Ted for Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane's first feature.

Method goes to new heights in tackling the climactic train fight in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.

The visual effects supervisor on MiB3 and the rebooted Looney Tunes 3-D shorts talks previs, tech tools, visual design and working again with Ken Ralston.

Weta and Rising Sun Pictures help Ridley Scott on his sci-fi return.

Dr. Toon looks at the megahit "Avengers" movie and offers a few thoughts.

Snow White gets a gritty makeover for her adventure with the Huntsman.

The Third Floor’s previs supervisor talks about Thugs, the Beast and working with Peter Berg on his naval-science fiction slugfest.

Go behind the scenes of the VFX and 3-D for MIB 3.

Read about the latest advancements at ILM for Peter Berg's naval/sci-fi mash-up.

Learn how MPC bit off a 340 shot piece of Tim Burton’s new gothic horror-comedy film.

Go behind the scenes of Tim Burton's latest kitschy reinvention with Method and The Senate.

ILM's Jeff White and Weta's Guy Williams discuss a new Hulk and Iron Man tune-up for Joss Whedon's superhero epic. Steve Viola of Method Design also talks about the title sequences.