Book Review - 'The CG Story: Computer-Generated Animation and Special Effects'
Fred Patten likes what he sees in an impressive new book chronicling the history of CGI in film.
Tagged With: CGI
Catching a More Intense 'Hunger Games' in 'Catching Fire'
The sequel finds Katniss back in the hunt for survival with more grounded VFX.
Perry’s Previews Movie Review: 'Frozen'
Almost every Disney movie about princesses is about white European princesses with perfect faces and “ideal” hour-glass figures.
Mill+ Creates Stunning Cinematics for Call of Duty: Ghosts
Creative studio Mill+, the concept, design and animation arm of VFX company The Mill, contributes its visually stunning cinematics to Activision’s blockbuster Call of Duty: Ghosts, the new installment in the global phenomenon Call of Duty series.
Dell Helps Reel FX Bring 'Free Birds' Feature to Life
Award-winning animation studio Reel FX utilizes Dell technology to develop, produce and animate its first full-length feature film, Free Birds, directed by Jimmy Hayward and featuring the voices of Owen Wilson, Woody Harrelson and Amy Poehler.
SIGGRAPH 2013 Technology Preview
Get a taste of what some of the industry’s leading technology developers have on tap for SIGGRAPH 2013, including product announcements and demonstrations, Exhibitor Tech Talks and User Group meetings.
Oculus Appoints Laird Malamed COO
Laird Malamed joins Oculus VR as the new Chief Operating Officer.
In Business, People, Stereoscopic 3-D, Technology, AR/VR/XR | Headline News | Geographic Region: North America
Ortega and Ma Create Halloween Magic with 'The Green Ruby Pumpkin'
Just in time for Halloween, former Digital Domain senior VFX artists Miguel Ortega and Tran Ma create a fun and magical animated short, 'The Green Ruby Pumpkin.'
Brendan Iribe Joins Oculus
Former Gaikai chief product officer and Scaleform CEO Brendan Iribe joins virtual reality technology developer Oculus.
In Business, Games, Interactive, People, Stereoscopic 3-D, Technology, AR/VR/XR | Headline News | Geographic Region: North America
Saldanha Goes to 'Rio'
The Blue Sky director discusses his most personal animated adventure.
NVIDIA Quadro Powers Iowa State University's C6 Virtual Reality Project
Iowa State University's C6, the country's first six-sided virtual reality room, is redesigned to take cyber battles to new extremes with advanced visual computing incorporating NVIDIA Quadro professional graphics processing units (GPUs).
3D Festival Awards 'Nemo' & 'King' Top Honors
The 2004 edition of the 3D Awards names 'Finding Nemo' the best 3D animated feature film; 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King' is crowned with the prize for best feature film visual effects.
Lightwork Design And 3Dlabs Form Strategic Partnership
LightWork Design forms a strategic partnership with graphics hardware developer 3Dlabs.
