The Day Scarlett Johansson’s Mom Vanished on the Red Carpet In a blink-and-you-miss-it moment, Scarlett Johansson was mid–red carpet interview when her mom, Melanie Sloan, casually walked behind her… then instantly disappeared. The internet lost its mind. Slow-motion breakdowns followed, only to reveal she’d perfectly stepped behind a light stand and into shadow. No CGI. No editing. Just an accidental magic trick that became meme legend. | Did You Catch This?

Maxon has updated Red Giant, its set of plugins for motion graphics and VFX artists. Check out the new features from Red Giant 2026.1 and 2026.2, including a unified installer for Red Giant and Universe and this depth estimation tool for generating depth maps from video inside After Effects. https://www.cgchannel.com/2025/12/maxon-releases-red-giant-2026-1-and-2026-2/ | CGchannel