Gnomon School of Visual Effects

Effects Events

Once a month the Gnomon School brings in some of the visual effects industry's most talented specialists to share their production process on recent visual effects projects. Below you can access complete archived footage of these events and get a front row seat to the details behind their work.

The Making of Kung Fu Panda

May 28th, 2009

A presentation of the visual strategies, the production approaches used, and the execution of "Kung Fu Panda". View Photo Gallery »
The Making of The Day The Earth Stood Still

February 26th, 2009

Scott Derrickson and Jeff Okun present their behind the scenes look at how they brought new ideas to the 2008 blockbuster and “wowed” audiences. View Photo Gallery »
The Making of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

January 22nd, 2009

Uncharted was Naughty Dog's first game for the PlayStation 3 and presented a unique set of challenges to the developer of the smash-hit Jak and Daxter series. Watch Event »
The Making of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning Trailer

December 4th, 2008

Blur Studio shares details of the production process behind the Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning cinematic trailer. Watch Event »
The Making of The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

October 2nd, 2008

Digital Domain and Rhythm & Hues Studios show how they created the stunning effects and imagery in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor using Maya and other tools. Watch Event »
The Making of WALL•E

August 28th, 2008

Special guests David Munier (Sets Supervisor) will share his experience while working on the film and what it took to make this year’s most talked about CG animated feature film. View Photo Gallery »
The Making of Speed Racer

June 26th, 2008

Special guests Kim Libreri (VFX Supervisor) and Mohen Leo (VFX Supervisor) from Digital Domain talk about how they created the photo anime imagery in Speed Racer. View Photo Gallery »
The Making of The Spiderwick Chronicles

April 10th, 2008

Special guests Colin Epstein (Compositing Supervisor) and Daniel Gregoire (Pre-visualization Supervisor) take us on a shot-by-shot breakdown of their special effects work on The Spiderwick Chronicles. Watch Event »
The Making of The Golden Compass

February 28th, 2008

Special guests Michael Fink (Senior VFX Supervisor), Susan Macleod (VFX Producer) Bryan Grill (VFX Supervisor) and Raymond Chen (Co-VFX Supervisor). Watch Event »