Valen Sgro
@vsgro.bsky.social
Im a VFX PM and I love talking about movies 🎥🎬🍿 Stay tuned for the behind the scenes featurettes you deserve to see, but Hollywood Marketing departments won’t make 😎
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World VFX Day Announces Speaker Line Up
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November 25, 2025 at 11:14 PM
World VFX Day Announces Speaker Line Up
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CGI is art, and talented CG artists can come up with amazing things when they have a clear goal & vision.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgY4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgY4...
How 3 artists created an AMAZING Alien animation - Made in ZBrush & Blender
YouTube video by DemNikoArt
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November 12, 2025 at 9:57 AM
CGI is art, and talented CG artists can come up with amazing things when they have a clear goal & vision.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgY4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgY4...
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CGI set extensions are just modern matte paintings, human artists creating movie magic. Here's how they work, using Wicked as an example.
October 9, 2025 at 7:01 AM
CGI set extensions are just modern matte paintings, human artists creating movie magic. Here's how they work, using Wicked as an example.
Im gonna have to make a video explaining how a set being built doesn’t mean a smaller scope of VFX work 😫 I’ll also have to define scope in that probably…
October 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Im gonna have to make a video explaining how a set being built doesn’t mean a smaller scope of VFX work 😫 I’ll also have to define scope in that probably…
A year ago today, I was having TikTok fights about tulips that turned into me having TikTok fights over weird takes about VFX lol
September 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
A year ago today, I was having TikTok fights about tulips that turned into me having TikTok fights over weird takes about VFX lol
I think online gurus who guess a movie’s methodology based on the placement of wires and blue screens are my supervillain origin story
September 4, 2025 at 9:29 AM
I think online gurus who guess a movie’s methodology based on the placement of wires and blue screens are my supervillain origin story
Imagine if every time a behind the scenes show had an orchestra the press would go and write “No artificial digital sound mix, this movie features an all practical score”
September 1, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Imagine if every time a behind the scenes show had an orchestra the press would go and write “No artificial digital sound mix, this movie features an all practical score”
Hi yes so I would like to put my dog forward for any baby Krypto scenes that might come in the future
August 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Hi yes so I would like to put my dog forward for any baby Krypto scenes that might come in the future
Its been 5 years since Naga came into my life, to many more years with you best friend 💙
August 8, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Its been 5 years since Naga came into my life, to many more years with you best friend 💙
Skeleton Crew: VFX Breakdown and Articles dump
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June 19, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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"Severance" season two has *thousands* of digital visual effects shots. Learn how they were made at Lighter Darker: The ILM Podcast, episode 19 available now!
Listen on:
• YouTube: youtu.be/MOLgxDfJ8y8?...
• the web: www.ilm.com/lighterdarke...
• your favorite podcast player
Listen on:
• YouTube: youtu.be/MOLgxDfJ8y8?...
• the web: www.ilm.com/lighterdarke...
• your favorite podcast player
May 27, 2025 at 6:29 PM
"Severance" season two has *thousands* of digital visual effects shots. Learn how they were made at Lighter Darker: The ILM Podcast, episode 19 available now!
Listen on:
• YouTube: youtu.be/MOLgxDfJ8y8?...
• the web: www.ilm.com/lighterdarke...
• your favorite podcast player
Listen on:
• YouTube: youtu.be/MOLgxDfJ8y8?...
• the web: www.ilm.com/lighterdarke...
• your favorite podcast player
At this rate I might as well memorise the link to these breakdowns hahaha
May 2, 2025 at 2:23 PM
At this rate I might as well memorise the link to these breakdowns hahaha
It’s almost that time of the year 🤣 With marketing campaigns for the summer kickstarting, the “No CGI / All Practical / Done for real” are bound to make an appearance… turning my peaceful social chats into a discussion forum
April 24, 2025 at 10:14 AM
It’s almost that time of the year 🤣 With marketing campaigns for the summer kickstarting, the “No CGI / All Practical / Done for real” are bound to make an appearance… turning my peaceful social chats into a discussion forum
I’m starting to see ‘behind the scenes’ and inside the episode featurettes showing VFX but also using some of the words that I use in my videos like ‘highlighting collaboration’ etc etc… I just want to say I’m thrilled and I do consulting 🤣
April 22, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I’m starting to see ‘behind the scenes’ and inside the episode featurettes showing VFX but also using some of the words that I use in my videos like ‘highlighting collaboration’ etc etc… I just want to say I’m thrilled and I do consulting 🤣
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What do you mean?!
December 4, 2024 at 8:25 PM
What do you mean?!
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Who’s up for a deep dive on some amazing Star Wars: Skeleton Crew visual effects with some ALL NEW breakdown clips and fun Easter eggs? My latest for @ilmvfx.bsky.social. Read Part I here: www.ilm.com/star-wars-sk...
‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’: ILM’s Visual Effects Treasure Chest, From At Attin to Starport Borgo
The first part of an extensive look behind-the-scenes of the visual effects process for Lucasfilm’s pirate-themed Star Wars adventure series.
www.ilm.com
April 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Who’s up for a deep dive on some amazing Star Wars: Skeleton Crew visual effects with some ALL NEW breakdown clips and fun Easter eggs? My latest for @ilmvfx.bsky.social. Read Part I here: www.ilm.com/star-wars-sk...
Make 2025 the end of this marketing tactic!
April 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Make 2025 the end of this marketing tactic!
My TikTok is full of recession tips as if I wasn’t from Venezuela 🤣 We are the source of those tips
April 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
My TikTok is full of recession tips as if I wasn’t from Venezuela 🤣 We are the source of those tips
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Here’s Noid's VFX breakdown for ‘The Substance’ -->
Including how the Blob and Monstro digital visual effects were achieved.
Just a glimpse in this excerpt here, watch the full breakdown at @beforesmag.bsky.social:
beforesandafters.com/2025/04/08/h...
Including how the Blob and Monstro digital visual effects were achieved.
Just a glimpse in this excerpt here, watch the full breakdown at @beforesmag.bsky.social:
beforesandafters.com/2025/04/08/h...
April 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Here’s Noid's VFX breakdown for ‘The Substance’ -->
Including how the Blob and Monstro digital visual effects were achieved.
Just a glimpse in this excerpt here, watch the full breakdown at @beforesmag.bsky.social:
beforesandafters.com/2025/04/08/h...
Including how the Blob and Monstro digital visual effects were achieved.
Just a glimpse in this excerpt here, watch the full breakdown at @beforesmag.bsky.social:
beforesandafters.com/2025/04/08/h...
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April 4, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Wish that you spent your Friday doing something besides checking if TikTok was banned or not?
Try out @skylight.social — a video app built upon the same open network as Bluesky. You can login with your Bluesky account, and all of your followers seamlessly come with you.
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Me any time I see a ‘Th3 FuTur3 of HollYwooD VFX 🚀’ AI posts on linked in along with another floaty video with the same weird slowmo hair
March 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Me any time I see a ‘Th3 FuTur3 of HollYwooD VFX 🚀’ AI posts on linked in along with another floaty video with the same weird slowmo hair