Deluxe's Method Studios Does Damage Control on ‘Captain America: Civil War’
VFX supervisor Greg Steele walks us through Iron Man, Cap and the Winter Soldier’s final fight in Marvel’s hit action-adventure.
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WATCH: USC's Alex McDowell Talks World Building, Augmented Reality and Transmedia at FMX 2015
Alex McDowell, creative director at the USC World Building Media Lab and 5D Global Studio, discusses how virtual reality, augmented reality and transmedia will impact the future of entertainment.
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WATCH: Proof Inc.'s Ron Frankel Talks 'Guardians of the Galaxy' Previs and Postvis at FMX 2015
Ron Frankel, founder and creative director at Proof Inc., discusses the impact both previs and postvis have on films like 'Guardians of the Galaxy.'
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ILM's Roger Guyett and Pat Tubach Talk ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’
Coinciding with the film's DVD & Blu-ray release, the veteran Industrial Light & Magic VFX supervisors discuss the importance of lighting and practical in-camera shooting on Disney and J.J. Abrams' epic space adventure.
WATCH: Uncharted Territory's Marc Weigert Talks VFX Production Economics at FMX 2015
Marc Weigert, CEO of Uncharted Territory, talks about economic realities, production strategies and the inherent difficulties in making a good VFX-driven film.
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WATCH: Framestore's Max Solomon Talks 'Jupiter Ascending' and 'Gravity' at FMX 2015
Max Solomon, an animation supervisor at Framestore, discusses his work as on 'Jupiter Ascending' and 'Gravity.'
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WATCH: Weta Digital's Joe Letteri Talks 'The Hobbit' and Virtual Production at FMX 2015
Joe Letteri, senior VFX supervisor and studio director at Weta Digital, discusses the use of digital characters and virtual production technology on the three 'Hobbit' films.
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WATCH: Sebastian Sylwan Talks VR Technology Creative Realities at FMX 2015
Sebastian, a visual effects and digital media technologist, discusses consumers' acceptance of virtual reality and what the technology means for creators.
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WATCH: VES Exec Director Eric Roth Talks VFX Industry Economics at FMX 2015
Eric Roth, executive director of the Visual Effects Society, discusses recent entertainment industry business trends, how they impact artists and studios and how the VES is addressing membership regarding these critical issues.
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Jonathan Rothbart Talks the VFX of ‘Deadpool’
Overall VFX supervisor helps director Tim Miller create Marvel’s snarky badass superhero hit.
WATCH: The Third Floor's Duncan Burbridge Talks 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' Previs at FMX 2015
Duncan Burbridge, executive producer at The Third Floor, discusses how previs helped director Joss Whedon realize his creative vision on Marvel's 'Avengers: Age of Ultron.'
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WATCH: Jon Peddie and Kathleen Maher Analyze CG and VR Tech Markets at FMX 2015
Jon Peddie and Kathleen Maher discuss how computer graphics and VR technologies affect the entertainment industry.
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Andrew Whitehurst Talks Oscar Gold and ‘Ex Machina’
Overall VFX supervisor dishes on his stunning Academy Award win for best achievement in visual effects on Alex Garland’s sci-fi thriller.
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WATCH: Shotgun at Autodesk's Don Parker Talks Production Ops Technology at FMX 2015
Don Parker, senior director for Shotgun at Autodesk, discusses what the acquisition by Autodesk means for Shotgun and how Shotgun is solving operational problems within the production process.
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WATCH: ILM's Rob Bredow Talks VR Tech and Special Projects at FMX 2015
Rob Bredow, VFX supervisor and head of new media at Industrial Light & Magic / Lucasfilm, talks about the work his team is doing with virtual reality and what it means for the film industry.
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WATCH: USC's Paul Debevec Talks Photoreal and VR Tech at FMX 2015
Paul Debevec, chief visual officer at the USC Institute for Creative Technologies, discusses some of his lab's recent research work, potential legal concerns over digital doubles and what excites him most about virtual reality.
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WATCH: Psyop's Kymber Lim and Marco Spier Talk AirBnB 'Wall and Chain' Commercial at FMX 2015
Psyop's Kymber Lim and Marco Spier discuss their work on the AirBnB commerical 'Wall and Chain' as well as their risky move into feature film VFX.
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Never a Dull Moment: Paul Kavanagh Talks ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’
ILM animation supervisor discusses the wide range of complicated shots that kept his team scrambling for two years on J.J. Abrams’ blockbuster sci-fi action film.
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HALON Tackles Previs and Postvis on ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’
Previs supervisor Brad Alexander and postvis supervisor A.J. Briones take us inside J.J. Abrams’ epic new ‘Star Wars’ adventure.
Casey Schatz Talks Techvis on ‘The Martian’
The Third Floor’s virtual production supervisor discusses high precision coordination for shooting actors, cameras, stunts, rigs and backdrops on Ridley Scott’s award-winning sci-fi adventure.
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Chris Bremble: Leading the Base FX Juggernaut - Part 2
The CEO at one of China’s top VFX studios assesses the often painful but mostly positive realities of China’s explosive feature film industry growth.
In Business, CG, Education and Training, Films, Jobs & Recruiting, People, Technology, Visual Effects | VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Asia
Shaken Not Stirred: Steve Begg and the Visual Effects of ‘Spectre’
Overall VFX supervisor talks about key visual effects sequences in Sam Mendes’ latest hit in the James Bond film franchise.
The Challenging Previs of ‘Spectre’
IO Entertainment head and previs supervisor Brad Blackbourn describes how director Sam Mendes used previs for action sequence planning and more on the latest James Bond franchise film.
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Interfacing with Mars: Territory Studio and ‘The Martian’
David Sheldon-Hicks, Marti Romances and Peter Eszenyi share how they cued off authentic NASA mission control systems to bring realistic computer UI designs to Ridley Scott’s sci-fi hit.
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Chris Bremble: Leading the Base FX Juggernaut - Part 1
Cautious yet flexible expansion at one of China’s top VFX studios has caught the attention of both the Middle Kingdom and Hollywood’s biggest players.
