The Digital Eye: Inside the SIGGRAPH 2006 CAF
J. Paul Peszko talks with the recruiters at top animation and visual effects studios regarding the intangibles that will help land you your dream job.
Article Type: Review
Fresh from the Festivals: June 2006’s Reviews
In part two of AWNs in-depth Cars coverage, Bill Desowitz discovers the roots of Route 66 in creating the highly detailed, luscious and complex world.
Review: Hollywood Camerawork: The Master Course In High-End Blocking And Staging
Alain Bielik recounts how Cinesite (Europe) recreated the legendary death scenes in the remake of The Omen using state-of-the-art digital technology.
modo 201 Review: New Texture Painting and Rendering
Alain Bielik discovers how Mainframe altered its design process to achieve more realistic MoCap for Tony Hawk in Boom Boom Sabotage.
'Boom Boom Sabotage': Extreme CG Skateboarding
Philippe Moins turns the pages on Astix film production history to offer perspective for the latest animated feature, Astix et les Vikings, moving across European theaters.
AnimationMentor.com: Animation Education in Your Home
Alain Bielik dives into latest state-of-the-art fluid simulation advances and other CG modeling breakthroughs for Poseidon.
fmx/06: Cross-Pollination and a Growing U.S. Presence
Rick DeMott reviews the second version of the previsualization software FrameForge 3D, and reports that Innoventive Software is giving users what they want.
Demo Reels are Key to Opening Doors to Employment
In the latest excerpt from Learning Maya 7 | Foundation, Marc-AndrGuindon and Cathy McGinnis finish mapping the orb.
FrameForge 3D Studio 2: Giving Users What They Want
Christopher Harz attends the biggest and baddest GDC ever and tells us what he found with contributions from Dominic Cianciolo.
Carrara 5.1 Pro: Priced & Polished for 3D Beginners
In this months Mind Your Business, Mark Simon tackles the ins and outs of a freelancers dreaded necessity invoicing.
XSI 5.1 Review: Plenty of New Import/Export Tools
Mary Ann Skweres looks into an essential part of the animation production process sound.
MotionBuilder 7.5 Review: The FBX Converter Factor
Alain Bielik wraps himself around the CG creatures and other creepy vfx that inhabit Slither.
Toxik 1.1.5 Review: “The Master Keyer Extension”
Janet Hetherington looks at how advancements in technology are providing new ways for architects to design, plan and build the places where we live, work and play. Includes a QuickTime clip!
Book Review: 'Design First for 3D Artists'
Tara DiLullo talks with Tippett Studios Tom Schelesny about the transformation vfx that transpire in Disneys The Shaggy Dog.
Adobe After Effects 7 Review: Welcome Upgrade Value
Chris Robinson digs up It Pains Me to Say This by George Griffin for close inspection in this months Animators Unearthed.
Animex 2006: Bridging Animation & Games in the U.K.
Tara DiLullo tackles the vfx commercials, which wowed viewers during Super Bowl XL, to see how the top artists scored such magic.
Book Review: 'Animation: the Mechanics of Motion'
Mary Ann Skweres shoveled her way through the snow and crowds of Sundance to discover the spotlight on animation.
Film Festival Submissions: Part 2 — The Agony and the Ecstasy
VFXWorld presents the first excerpt from Learning Maya 7 | Foundation from Alias|Learning Tool. This excerpt begins a close-up look at how to animate a polygonal orb.
Previs: Bridging the Gap Between Animation and Live Action
In the first edition of the new monthly column, The Animated Scene, Joseph Gilland talks about balancing the eclectic mix of personalities on an animated project to create a successful team.
Houdini 8 Review: New Dynamic Simulation Environment
Barbara Robertson flies to Genzano, Italy, for the I Castelli Animati festival and says bravo to what she found there.
endorphin 2.5 Review: Advancing a Middle Ground in Character Animation
Upon the sad news of Wendy Jackson Halls passing, Animation World Network collected the thoughts of the community in tribute to her career in animation.
FITA Angoulême Previews French Animated Features to Come
Peter Plantec explores recent advances in facial animation and crowd simulation software to see how different forms of virtual acting are converging in vfx-driven works.
Tribute to Wendy Jackson Hall
Greg Singer sat down with Drew Carey in October of last year to discuss his experience of creating Drew Careys Green Screen Show.
Gelato 2.0 Review: Harnessing the GPU
Tara DiLullo talks with Academy Award nominated ILM visual effects supervisor Pablo Helman about winning the invisible visual effects war with their work on Jarhead.
Career Coach: Jumpstart 2006 with a Year-End Review
After a chat with Sonys lead artist and designer Fumito Ueda, Fred Galpern enters the Shadow of the Colossus videogame and reports back on whether this PS2 title holds up to the hype.
