Reallusion Releases iClone Motion LIVE Full-Body Mocap System
Solution integrates multi-device capture of face, body and hands into new real-time motion tracking platform.
Category: Previs/Postvis/Visualization
Mad for Mid-Century Design: Pixar’s ‘Incredibles 2’
From soaring Googie architecture to fabulous terrazzo flooring, production designer Ralph Eggleston, visual designer Philip Metschan, shading art director Bryn Imagire, and sets supervisor Nathan Fariss join forces to create the incredible world of director Brad Bird’s ‘Incredibles 2.’
In 3D, CG, Films, People, Previs/Postvis/Visualization, Production | ANIMATIONWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Previs Plays a Major Role in ‘Avengers: Infinity War’
Senior previs/postvis supervisor Gerardo Ramirez discusses the highlights and challenges of the fourteenth collaboration between The Third Floor and Marvel Studios.
Australian International Animation Festival 2018
Begins: May 18, 2018
4,000 submissions - 120+ films - 8 Programs - 4 FREE Filmmaker Presentations – Prizes!
Wagga Wagga is proud to present the 15th Anniversary of the Australian International Animation Festival (AIAF) running Friday 18th – Sunday 20th May, 2018.
In 2D, 3D, Acting, Anime, Art, Broadcast Design, Business, Cartoons, CG, Digital Media, Education and Training, Event, Festival, Films, Games, Home Entertainment, Illustration, Kind of the News, Motion Graphics, Music and Sound, People, Places, Post-production, Previs/Postvis/Visualization, Production, Short Films, Special Features, Stop-Motion, Technology, Visual Effects, Voice Acting, Writing | Event Types: Animation, Non-competitive Festivals, Screenings, Seminars / Workshops, Short Films, User Group Meetings
Virtually Cool: The Third Floor Delivers Previs and Pop Culture for ‘Ready Player One’
TTF previs creative director Joshua Wassung, previs supervisor Todd Constantine, and storyboard head Doug Lefler collaborate with director Steven Spielberg on a host of visual gags for the sci-fi feature’s complex race scene.
Pixar Revisits The Parr Family in ‘Incredibles 2’
Art department leads discuss the tools and techniques used to bring director Brad Bird’s sequel to the screen.
In 3D, Art, CG, Films, People, Previs/Postvis/Visualization, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld | Geographic Region: All, North America
Jaegers and Kaiju Battle Once More in ‘Pacific Rim Uprising’
Overall VFX supervisor Peter Chiang talks previs, techvis, drones and Chinese sound stages on Steven DeKnight’s sequel to Guillermo del Toro’s 2013 sci-adventure romp.
Proof Helps Plan Ahead for ‘A Wrinkle in Time’
L.A.-based visualization studio handles previs and postvis on Ava DuVernay and Disney’s new fantasy-adventure film.
In CG, Films, People, Post-production, Previs/Postvis/Visualization, Visual Effects | VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All
Previs in China: Evolution or Revolution?
Does the Middle Kingdom’s growing use of quality previsualization efforts portend greater VFX-heavy film success to come?
In Business, CG, Films, People, Places, Previs/Postvis/Visualization, Technology, Visual Effects | VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Asia
16th Annual VES Awards
Begins: February 13, 2018
Each year, the VES Awards recognizes and honors the most outstanding visual effects of the year as well as the creative professionals responsible for creating them.
FMX 2018
Begins: April 24, 2018
FMX, running April 24-27, 2018, continues to bring together creative professionals at the forefront of digital entertainment. This year, it sharpens its focus on virtual and augmented realities as well as the best world-class animation, VFX, gaming and related education, entertainment and technology.
In 3D, Business, CG, Commercials, Digital Media, Education and Training, Event, Films, Games, Jobs & Recruiting, Mobile and Wireless, Post-production, Previs/Postvis/Visualization, Short Films, Stereoscopic 3-D, Technology, Television, Transmedia, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | Event Types: Ads/Commercials, Animation, Business / Management, Conferences, Exhibits, Features, Live Action, New Media, Seminars / Workshops, Short Films, Television, Transmedia, Visual Effects, Visualization, Web / Internet
Framestore Creates Large-Scale Destruction for ‘Geostorm’
Award-winning VFX house delivers 1.5km-long International Space Station, a futuristic shuttle, spacesuits and digital doubles of Gerard Butler and Alexandra Maria Lara, and more for director Dean Devlin’s climate disaster spectacle.
In 3D, CG, Films, Previs/Postvis/Visualization, Visual Effects | VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe, North America
Rising Sun Pictures Hammers Out Visual Effects for ‘Thor: Ragnarok’
Australian VFX studio takes the lead in slow-motion battle scene, leveraging its recently-expanded character animation department to create photoreal warriors, horses and digital characters.
The Industry’s Best and Brightest All Set to Share Their VIEW
The 18th VIEW Conference in Turin, Italy gets ready to present its biggest program ever of top animation, VFX, VR and game industry experts.
In Event, Films, People, Places, Post-production, Previs/Postvis/Visualization, Technology, Television, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, VFXWorld | Blogs: VIEW Conference Spotlight | Special Events: VIEW Conference | Geographic Region: Europe
Reallusion and Faceware Launch Faceware Realtime
Application creates real-time facial motion capture and recording without markers using a webcam.
WATCH: The Third Floor’s Michelle Blok Talks ‘Game of Throne’ Previs and More at FMX 2017
The previs supervisor discusses a wide-range of visualization work on HBO’s award-winning TV series, as well as her studio’s efforts on Disney’s live-action hit, ‘Beauty and the Beast.’
In CG, Event, People, Previs/Postvis/Visualization, Technology, Television, Visual Effects | Blog Post, VFXWorld | Blogs: FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX | Geographic Region: Europe
WATCH: Volker Engel Talks ‘Independence Day: Resurgence’ VFX and More at FMX 2017
The veteran VFX supervisor and producer discusses the differences in visual effects he supervised on the new sequel compared to his Oscar-winning VFX work 20 years ago on the original Roland Emmerich hit film, Independence Day.
In CG, Event, Films, People, Post-production, Previs/Postvis/Visualization, Technology, Visual Effects | Blog Post, VFXWorld | Blogs: FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX | Geographic Region: Europe
WATCH: The Third Floor’s Duncan Burbidge Talks ‘Doctor Strange’ and ‘Rogue One’ Previs at FMX 2017
The GM and executive producer talks in detail about his studio’s previs work on Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange,’ Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ and ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.’
In CG, Event, Films, People, Post-production, Previs/Postvis/Visualization, Technology, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | Blog Post, VFXWorld | Blogs: FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX | Geographic Region: Europe
WATCH: Clint Reagan Talks ‘Logan’ Previs and More at FMX 2017
The veteran HALON Entertainment supervisor details his studio’s previs work on Marvel’s superhero action adventure hit, as well as their use of game engines and real-time rendering technology.
In CG, Event, Films, People, Post-production, Previs/Postvis/Visualization, Technology, Visual Effects | Blog Post, VFXWorld | Special Events: FMX | Geographic Region: Europe
The Iconic Character Transformations of ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Framestore VFX supervisor Kyle McCulloch shares how Mrs. Potts, Lumiere, Cogsworth, Cadenza and Garderobe were brought to life in Disney’s hit live-action remake of the classic 1991 animated feature.
WATCH: Christian Manz Talks ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ VFX at FMX 2017
The veteran Framestore VFX supervisor talks about previs, virtual production and visual development on the first cinematic installment about the magical creatures of J. K. Rowling’s ‘Harry Potter’ universe.
In CG, Event, Films, People, Previs/Postvis/Visualization, Technology, Visual Effects | Blog Post, VFXWorld | Blogs: FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX | Geographic Region: Europe
ILM Unwraps its Work on ‘The Mummy’
Industrial Light & Magic lead animator Alex Poei’s Vancouver-based team takes on key Princess Ahmanet regeneration and rat-infested alley sequences in Universal’s newest Dark Universe horror reboot.
In CG, Films, People, Previs/Postvis/Visualization, Technology, Visual Effects | VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All
The Third Floor Returns to its Groots on ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’
Supervisor James Baker leads the studio’s previs, techvis and postvis efforts on their second ‘Guardians’ and 11th Marvel film collaboration.
VFX Supervisor Charley Henley Unleashes a New Wave of Xenomorphs in ‘Alien: Covenant’
Studios from Sydney to London help create the visual effects for Ridley Scott’s new sci-fi/horror film.
WATCH: Weta’s Guy Williams Talks Marvel’s ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ at FMX 2017
The Weta Digital VFX supervisor discusses his work on director James Gunn’s latest MCU superhero franchise hit.
In CG, Event, Films, People, Previs/Postvis/Visualization, Technology, Visual Effects | Blog Post, VFXWorld | Blogs: FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX | Geographic Region: Europe
