The Weta Digital VFX supervisor discusses his work on director James Gunn’s latest MCU superhero franchise hit.
The Weta Digital VFX supervisor discusses his work on Luc Besson’s upcoming epic sci-fi adventure.
Industrial Light & Magic’s chief creative officer discusses story development as well as VFX production, virtual tools and Death Star weapon sequences on Gareth Edwards’ ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.’
Great gameplay and world design are marred by lack of compelling story and worthy adversaries.
One Animation studio head John McKenna continues his series exploring the inner workings of the animation industry.
The Industrial Light & Magic senior art director discusses his iconic droid design as well as duties as a concept artist on both ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ and ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.’
Director Brian Fee, producer Kevin Reher and co-producer Andrea Warren discuss the long road to theaters for Pixar’s third ‘Cars’ franchise film.
The interactive filmmaker talks in-depth about creative and economic realities for immersive storytelling development in transmedia and VR.
The executive producer discusses previs, techvis and postvis on Ridley Scott’s sci-fi adventure hit.
The director of photography goes in-depth about virtual cameras, layout, scene composition choices and workflow on Pixar’s Oscar-winning animated feature film.
VFX supervisor Mark Bakowski discusses his team’s 10,000 frame, seven-minute ISS interior sequence for Daniel Espinosa’s and Sony’s sci-fi thriller.
The DreamWorks Animation director, art director and production designer discuss their work on the studio's hit animated feature.
One Animation’s John McKenna shares how tension between maintaining quality and staying within budget can lead to good creative decision-making and great project success.
BioWare’s latest ‘Mass Effect’ franchise release struggles to find its way as a galactic exploration adventure.
Postvis/VFX supervisor Teftt Smith II discusses the Santa Monica studio’s work on nearly 300 shots from previs through final delivery.
Industrial Light & Magic animation supervisor Scott Benza discusses Warner Bros.’ latest take on one of Hollywood’s most iconic monster creations.
Director Tom McGrath goes for a classic animation style in the new DreamWorks animated comedy.
The Third Floor’s previs supervisor Patrick Smith and postvis supervisor Heather Flynn discuss their work on director Zhang Yimou’s epic Chinese-U.S. action adventure co-production.
VFX supervisor Samir Hoon discusses the challenges of integrating the work of multiple facilities for the groundbreaking Chinese-U.S. big-budget co-production.
As part of AWN's Professional Spotlight Series recorded during VIEW 2016, the Oscar-nominated director of Disney’s hit, ‘Zootopia,’ talks about the decision to make significant story changes well into production on the animated feature film.
As part of AWN's Professional Spotlight Series recorded during VIEW 2016, the Oscar-nominated VFX supervisor talks about a decade of filmmaking innovation and advancement at LAIKA.
VFX supervisor Richard Bluff describes Industrial Light & Magic’s dazzling New York and Hong Kong sequence work in Marvel’s supernatural adventure hit.
As part of AWN's Professional Spotlight Series recorded during VIEW 2016, the Oscar-nominated VFX supervisor discusses the challenges of virtual production on the hit Disney live-action/CG hybrid feature film.
Academy gives nod to supporting visual effects with nomination of Industrial Light & Magic team led by VFX supervisor Craig Hammack for director Peter Berg’s depiction of the disastrous 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil rig explosion and spill.
The Third Floor’s previs and postvis supervisor Faraz Hameed describes the challenges of more than two years of work on Marvel’s hit supernatural superhero adventure.
