Richard Baneham and Eric Saindon on the ‘Never Easy' Visual Effects of ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash'

Visual effects supervisor Baneham and Wētā FX senior effects supervisor Eric Saindon talk to IndieWire's Filmmaker Toolkit ...

How ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash' VFX Team Created Water Simulations

James Cameron's "Avatar: Fire and Ash" picks up where "The Way of Water" left off. The Sully family is hiding as they deal with the loss of son Neteyam (Jamie Flatters). When they take Spider (Jack ...

ByteDance’s next-gen AI model can generate clips based on text, images, audio, and video

Big Tech’s race to leapfrog the latest AI models continues with the launch of ByteDance’s next-gen video generator. In a blog post, ByteDance – the China-based company behind TikTok – says Seedance ...

More Than Ever, Videos Expose the Truth. And Cloud It, Too.

In Minneapolis, videos of the Alex Pretti killing undermined the federal government’s account. But an A.I. video of Brad Pitt shows the dangers ahead.

Why an A.I. Video of Tom Cruise Battling Brad Pitt Spooked Hollywood

A 15-second clip created by an artificial intelligence tool owned by the Chinese technology company ByteDance appears more ...
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Oscar Predictions: After DGA and Luncheon Buzz, the Real Battleground Is Supporting Acting Categories

Paul Thomas Anderson accepts a Directors Guild of America Feature Film Medallion for “One Battle After Another” from Leonardo DiCaprio Getty Images for DGA Oscars Commentary (Updated: Feb. 12, 2026): ...