Animation and VFX Winter Movie Preview 2014
Puppets, chiseled gladiators, smart aleck rodents and a canine genius are just some of the animated characters coming to theatres this Winter.
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Cinesite Toots its Own Horn with their Animated Short ‘Beans’
New short combines high-end visual effects and creature animation with an astronaut’s inadvertent lapse in judgment to hilarious effect.
Weta Breathes Fire into the Menacing Dragon of 'The Hobbit'
Weta Digital's Joe Letteri discusses the new creature work in the second Hobbit movie, The Desolation of Smaug, highlighted by the eponymous dragon.
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.
Catching a More Intense 'Hunger Games' in 'Catching Fire'
The sequel finds Katniss back in the hunt for survival with more grounded VFX.
Digital Domain Doubles Down on 'Ender's Game'
Digital Domain was a producing partner on the adaptation of Orson Scott Card's sci-fi classic, which provided more creative freedom.
VFX Producer Sophie Orde Joins Framestore for ‘Dracula Untold’
VFX Producer Sophie Orde joins Framestore’s film department, where she has been hired to run the production for Universal’s ‘Dracula Untold.’
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Reverse Engineering 'Gravity'
Framestore's Tim Webber explains the unique workflow in Alfonso Cuaron's space adventure about floating in zero gravity.
'Rush': Blurring the Line Between Production and Post
Double Negative's Jody Johnson describes the unique VFX collaboration in Ron Howard's racing biopic.
Speed Metal Meets Tesla Coils in 'Metallica: Through the Never'
Manitoba’s Opus VFX tackles 3-D electric bolts and Lady Liberty’s destruction in Metallica’s new music-driven feature film.
Summer 2013: Sizzling VFX Hot Spots
A collection of some of the very best animated and vfx-driven summer commercials.
Doing Jackals Doggy Style in ‘Riddick’
Mokko Studio brings vicious dog-like jackals to life, alongside some nasty looking mud demons, in David Twohy’s Riddick.
Animation and VFX Fall Movie Preview 2013
The next set of must / might see animated and visual effects-driven movies coming to theatres this fall.
Method Tackles the 'Riddick' Mud Demons
Nordin Rahhali discusses the challenge of animating creatures for the latest Pitch Black sequel directed by David Twohy and starring Vin Diesel.
Book Review - 'Elysium: The Art of the Film'
Fred Patten walks us through this beautiful collection of images from Neil Blomkamp’s new sci-fi action thriller.
Computer Graphics and the Global Economy: Is Democratization A Good Thing?
The annual Jon Peddie Research SIGGRAPH Press Luncheon examined the benefits and challenges of a rapidly changing Media & Entertainment landscape.
The Making of Blue Moon 'Brewmaster’s Inspiration'
Stop-motion, CG and live action bring the brewmaster’s artful touch to life.
Powering Up for 'Elysium'
Exploring the future with Director Neill Blomkamp and Image Engine's Shawn Walsh.
The Little Blue Wrecking Crew is Back in 'The Smurfs 2'
VFX Supervisor Richard R. Hoover discusses our favorite little blue friends, plus a CG cat, warm-gray Naughties and a tight Paris location shoot.
Review: Can 'MODO 701' Make its Mark on Animation and VFX?
After merging with The Foundry, can Luxology and their new release compete with Maya, Softimage and Lightwave?
Review: 'Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suite Ultimate 2014'
Brad Clark likes what he sees as he puts the latest Autodesk creative suite release to the test.
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.
'Pacific Rim' and VFX Robot Porn
ILM and Guillermo del Toro discuss the latest robot/monster mash.
Selected VFX Progressions from 'White House Down'
A selection of four vfx progressions provided by Uncharted Territory's co-founder, Oscar®-winning visual effects supervisor Volker Engel.
Creating a Virtual Washington for 'White House Down'
Uncharted Territory stepped up its management skills for Roland Emmerich's latest terrorist action/adventure.
