/r/vfx/

r/vfx

140k members
r/vfx is a subreddit with 140k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses vfx, looking for, looking, ai, and 3d, and they frequently recommend/review render farm, dslr camera, and tutorials.
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
Advice Requests
: "Vaya VFX Breakdown - First freelance vfx job, feedback?"
7 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "If you had to start VFX from zero today, what software would you learn first and what would you ignore?"
5 posts
#3
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
#4
Opportunities
: "[PAID] VFX Artists Wanted for Cyberpunk Feature (Remote/Worldwide)"
2 posts
#5
Self-Promotion
: "Created some fire VFX for a music video. How did we do?"
2 posts
#6
News
: "Zoic Studios Launches Hybrid AI VFX Framework for Film Production | Isabel Echeverry posted on the topic | LinkedIn"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/vfx

#1

Vfx

: "Created some fire Vfx for a music video. How did we do?"
310 posts
#2

Looking For

88 posts
#3

Looking

49 posts
#4

Ai

: "WE ARE TOO WELL BEHAVED IN THIS GEN Ai PHASE"
34 posts
#5

3d

: "3d artist known as shortPants_vfx created a creative depiction of doomscrolling with cool VFX made with Blender and After Effects"
33 posts
#6

Struggling

24 posts
#7

Artist

: "Junior Artist : Rodeofx is looking for Crowd Artist"
20 posts
#8

Career

: "End of my VFX Career!"
19 posts
#9

Worst

19 posts
#10

Blender

: "3D artist known as shortPants_vfx created a creative depiction of doomscrolling with cool VFX made with Blender and After Effects"
18 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

Tutorials

8 reviews
#1
YouTube
5.0 from 7 reviews
#2
Blackmagic Design
5.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/vfx

#1
Question / Discussion
: "VFX experts: Looking for films that outdo Avatar in VFX, any contenders?"
83 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"
40 posts
#3
Showreel / Critique
: "Created some fire VFX for a music video. How did we do?"
30 posts
#4
Fluff!
: "What's your favorite vfx shot? Mine is the mirror shot from Contact (1997)"
23 posts
#5
Breakdown / BTS
: "Playing around with a custom Blender build to get Iridescent Volumes"
17 posts
#6
Jobs Offer
: "[PAID] VFX Artists Wanted for Cyberpunk Feature (Remote/Worldwide)"
4 posts
#7
Industry News / Gossip
: "WE ARE TOO WELL BEHAVED IN THIS GEN AI PHASE"
3 posts

Member Growth in r/vfx

Yearly
+16k members(13.2%)

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Last updated: June 10, 2026