Where the Jobs Are: Recruiting in the VFX Industry
Mary Ann Skweres looks at recruiting trends in the ever-changing world of vfx.
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'The Last Samurai': The Story-Based Effects
J. Paul Peszko investigates how filmmakers re-created 1870s San Francisco and Japan for the action-drama The Last Samurai.
Burton Applies Light CG Touch to 'Big Fish'
Bill Desowitz sits down with Tim Burton and talks with the director about Big Fish and the pros and cons of a digital world.
'Battlestar Galactica': Reinventing VFX Design
Mary Ann Skweres talks with the visual effects leads on Sci Fi Channels Battlestar Galactica mini-series about how they re-envisioned the TV series and vfx design.
After 'The Matrix': ESC Entertainment and The Next Generation of VFX Companies
Rick Baumgartner talks with ESC Entertainment about its transition from The Matrix trilogy to such upcoming visual effects projects as Catwoman.
'Inspired 3D: Lighting and Compositing': Dead Give-Aways: Real World Vs. the CG World — Part 2
Continuing our run of excerpts from the Inspired 3D series, David Parish, in the second of a two-part article, addresses the dead give-aways between the real world and the CG world.
Ghosts in the Machine: Conjuring 'The Haunted Mansion'
Ellen Wolff talks with visual effects supervisor Jay Redd, who reveals what Sony Pictures Imageworks conjured up for The Haunted Mansion.
Drawing from the Past: Importing the Most Successful Traditional Techniques into a Computer-Animated World
Seth Piezas looks at how artists are bringing traditional animation techniques such as squash-and-stretch into the 3D world of computer animation.
The Diverse and Symbiotic 3D World of Sony Imageworks and Animation
Bill Desowitz takes a look at the unique symbiotic relationship between Sony Pictures Imageworks and Animation.
The Most Ambitious Demo Reel Ever Made
Demo reels are so 1990. Henry Turner chronicles how Uncharted Territory created its own visual effects feature, Coronado, as a way to promote the fledgling company.
The Wacky World of Dr. Seuss Comes Alive
Mary Ann Skweres talks with Rhythm & Hues vfx wizards on how they brought the wacky world of Dr. Seuss The Cat in the Hat to life.
Virtual CG Characters in Live-Action Feature Movies
Isaac V. Kerlow addresses the multiple technical and creative challenges involved in creating realistic CG characters for live-action films.
The Effects Mastery of 'Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World'
Henry Turner gets his sea-legs investigating the journey to the big screen for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.
Unraveling 'The Matrix': Trilogy Overview
With Revolutions hitting theaters, Steven Mirkin delves into The Matrix trilogy to reveal the evolution of the story and the visual effects on this sci-fi milestone.
'Inspired 3D: Lighting and Compositing': Dead Give-Aways: Real World Vs. the CG World — Part 1
Continuing our run of excerpts from the Inspired 3D series, David Parish, in part one of a two part article, addresses the dead give-aways between the real world and the CG world.
CG Characters and Environments in Gaming
Gameplay demands more than just a hot hero and a fast thumb; Jacquie Kubin explores three unique game environments and the guys that live there.
'Inspired 3D': Creating and Understanding Skeletons and Kinematics
Michael Ford and Alan Lehman take us through the step-by-step process of planning the setup of a 3D character. While these steps may sound time consuming the authors assure us it will pay off in the end! The third of several excerpts from the book, Inspired 3D Character Setup.
Merging Trends in the World of Gaming
Jacquie Kubin takes a look at how the dividing line between vfx technologies for movies and gaming is shrinking.
Organizing the CGI Production Team
Fluid's Michael King, with contributions from Seth Piezas and Michael Fu, shares details on CGI pipeline organization.
A Personal Record of the eDIT|VES In Frankfurt, September 2003
German character designer Harald Siepermann journeyed to the VESs festival, edit/VES, in Frankfurt and reports back about what he witnessed.
'Indiana Jones' Revisited
Henry Turner takes a look at the visual effects legacy of the Indiana Jones movie trilogy and how the new DVD box set has enhanced the spectacle.
Keeping it Together: Issues & Trends in Digital Asset Management
Rick Baumgartner investigates the hot area of digital asset management and how keeping track of ones stuff can give companies a leg up on the competition.
Hench Discusses Legendary Link to Dali and Disney on 'Destino'
Disney entrusted Hench with finding continuity among Dalis fantastical images.
Disney’s Virtual Safari Puts Timon and Pumbaa in Driver’s Seat
Lion King DVD Set-Top Game Repurposes Digital Assets for New 3D Experience.
'Inspired 3D Character Animation': Posing and Staging
This excerpt from Kyle Clarks Inspired 3D Character Animation explores how to convey emotion through posing and staging.
