Awesome Vfx

The Epic Meal Time dude gets together with YouTube VFX master Freddie Wong to render up a bunch of guns, special effects, and laughs in this collab-o vide-o. Bonus: No disgusting food.

Despite the fact that HBO’s Boardwalk Empire takes place during the 1920s, it’s a very high-tech production. This brief reel shows off some of Brainstorm Digital’s incredible VFX work.

We’re baffled by the half-naked dudes in this short film from Russia, but we’re duly impressed by the computer-generated Transformers animations, built with 3DS Max, Boujou and After Effects.

Why is this dorky looking guy bouncing around on a pogo stick? And why should you be forced to sit through almost 2 minutes of this? You’ll see when you get to about 1:39. (Thanks, Yo-Naa!)

Like computer-generated imagery? Hold onto your socks, because they’re about to be knocked off. These incredibly dynamic visuals were all created using the new Lagoa particle physics framework.

Coder Eskil Steenberg used the physics capabilities of the Unreal Engine to render this mesmerizing video, in which a stack of inanimate bricks come to life with incredible choreography.

Incredibly, this proof-of-concept trailer by Jerry O’Flaherty was shot in just two days, with zero budget (borrowed costumes and 5 volunteer cast). Backgrounds courtesy of the Unreal engine.