r/vfx is a subreddit with 141k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses vfx, looking for, looking, ai, and struggling, and they frequently recommend/review render farm, dslr camera, and simulation software.
Community of VFX industry professionals, students, and hobbyists. Video clips, articles and news for people in the visual effects industry and fans.
Popular Themes in r/vfx
#1
Solution Requests
: "If you had to start VFX from zero today, what software would you learn first and what would you ignore?"
3 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Vitamin VFX Inc. and MARZ have an unpaid government wage order against them — $12,482.96 owed to me as a VFX editor"
2 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "Need feedback for client work"
2 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "[PAID] VFX Artists Wanted for Cyberpunk Feature (Remote/Worldwide)"
2 posts
#5
Self-Promotion
: "I made a short film in Blender last year that won a few festival awards and I can finally share it publicly, I would love to know what everyone thinks! No AI"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/vfx
#1
Vfx
: "What's your favorite Vfx shot? Mine is the mirror shot from Contact (1997)"
208 posts
#2
Looking For
86 posts
#3
Looking
49 posts
#4
Ai
: "WE ARE TOO WELL BEHAVED IN THIS GEN Ai PHASE"
29 posts
#5
Struggling
24 posts
#6
3d
: "Lego - Benny Astronaut - 3d Fan Art"
20 posts
#7
Artist
: "Junior Artist : Rodeofx is looking for Crowd Artist"
20 posts
#8
Job
: "I got a Job at WetaFX as a graduate 3D artist"
17 posts
#9
Career
: "End of my VFX Career!"
15 posts
#10
Worst
13 posts
Products Discussed in r/vfx
Render Farm
22 reviews
#1
Fox Render Farm
4.8★ from 4 reviews
#2
Zync
3.7★ from 3 reviews
#3
RebusFarm
5.0★ from 2 reviews
Dslr Camera
11 reviews
#1
Canon
3.6★ from 5 reviews
#2
Nikon
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Sony
3.5★ from 2 reviews
Simulation Software
5 reviews
#1
Houdini
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Ziva
2.0★ from 1 review
#3
FreeCAD
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/vfx
#1
Question / Discussion
: "The detail in the Iron Man suit from The Avengers(2012) is incredible"
76 posts
#2
News / Article
: "Vitamin VFX Inc. and MARZ have an unpaid government wage order against them — $12,482.96 owed to me as a VFX editor"
43 posts
#3
Showreel / Critique
: "Working on a new real-time volumetric renderer for UE5"
29 posts
#4
Fluff!
: "What's your favorite vfx shot? Mine is the mirror shot from Contact (1997)"
27 posts
#5
Breakdown / BTS
: "Playing around with a custom Blender build to get Iridescent Volumes"
18 posts
#6
Industry News / Gossip
: "Our AI replacement is just crashing the business. For everyone, including the ai bros."
5 posts
#7
Jobs Offer
: "[PAID] VFX Artists Wanted for Cyberpunk Feature (Remote/Worldwide)"
2 posts
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Yearly
+17k members(13.3%)
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Last updated: July 1, 2026