'Fast & Furious': 4x the Cars & Explosions
Tara Bennett looks under the hood of the fourth Fast & Furious car movie to find out what Rhythm & Hues and Double Negative tricked out.
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'Maya Plugin Power': Shave and a Haircut
In the latest excerpt from Maya Plugin Power, author Mark Jennings Smith shows us how to use the Shave and a Haircut plugin to create a stylish hairy look for a bird.
Furious FX Races to 'Witch Mountain'
Burbank-based Furious FX took on their largest project to date with Disney's re-imagined Race to Witch Mountain, creating UFOs, SUV collisions and eerie blue alien lights along the way.
'Killzone 2': War is Helghan
Pete Rizkalla chats with the Killzone 2 team at Guerrilla Games about how they created the game under fire from media and fanboys after the 2005 trailer was shown.
'Battlestar Galactica' Finale: The End of an Era
Feverishly working round-the-clock as usual to finish the series, Battlestar Galactica's vfx supervisor reviews its achievement along with creator Ron Moore.
'Knowing' the Future: Planes, Trains and Walls of Fire
For Knowing, Animal Logic created realistic disasters, particularly a spectacular plane crash and subway collision along with… the end of the world?
Rough Times for VFX: But is it the Recession?
Vfx vet Jenny Fulle reports on how the global economic slowdown will affect the industry and force innovation and reinvention.
'Maya Plugin Power': Cloth Simulation and Modeling
In the first excerpt from Maya Plugin Power, author Mark Jennings Smith shows how to get started simulating cloth in Maya using plugin Syflex.
Zack Snyder Talks 'Watchmen'
After our in-depth making of coverage, the Watchmen director discusses bringing the landmark graphic novel to the screen.
Deconstructing 'Watchmen' -- Part 2
Sony Pictures Imageworks, Intelligent Creatures, MPC Vancouver, CIS Hollywood and Rising Sun Pictures discuss their contributions to Watchmen in the final part of our coverage.
Deconstructing 'Watchmen' -- Part 1
In the first part of our in-depth Watchmen coverage, we get an overview from Alex McDowell, the production designer, and John DJ DesJardin, the overall visual effects supervisor.
Scott Lukowski Talks Conceptualizing 'Watchmen'
Concept Illustrator Scott Lukowski discusses his experiences on Watchmen and some other high profile movies.
HP EliteBook 8730w Review: Not Your Grandmother's Laptop
Andrew Farago interviews the directors of the five animated shorts nominees for the 2008 Academy Awards.
Who Rates the Comicbook Movies?
A panel of industry experts offers VFXWorld its comicbook movie faves.
Hitting the Streets with 'Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li'
VFX Supervisor Marc Kolbe gives a blow by blow account of the CG work in Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li.
The Digital Eye: Stereoscopic 3-D and the Future of Visual Storytelling
In VFXWorld's final "The Digital Eye" column, Autodesk's Sebastian Sylwan discusses how stereo 3-D can flourish if it becomes part of the toolset and not just a gimmick.
Kennedy & Marshall Discuss a Lifetime of VFX Achievement
Bill Desowitz catches up with VES Lifetime Achievement Award winners Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall about producing VFX movies.
Tippett Takes the Long View on VES Pioneer Award
Ellen Wolff sat down with Phil Tippett to discuss creatures, the state of the industry and his desire to play down his title as "pioneer."
Super Bowl Ads 2009: 3-D and Technical Wizardry
Tara Bennett sacks the Super Bowl spots again, speaking with Nexus, Brickyard VFX and DreamWorks Animation about their work.
Zoic's 'Dollhouse' Mind Wipe
Tara Bennett hears about the secret mind wiping Zoic Studios is doing for Joss Whedon's new show Dollhouse.
'Friday the 13th': Compositing Kills at Camp Crystal Lake
Got paraskavedekatriaphobia? We'd avoid the new Friday the 13th in that case.
Re-Constructing the Guggenheim for 'The International'
Prague-based UPP raises its profile with The International, taking on crowd scenes and construction on the Guggenheim in battling an evil bank.
'The Official Luxology modo 301 Guide': Sculpting Techniques
In this sixth and final excerpt from The Official Luxology modo 301 Guide, author Daniel Ablan shows how to sculpt landscapes.
'Push'-ing Telekinesis Further with Peerless & Digiscope
London-based Peerless Camera Co. and Digiscope discuss creating the signature "push" effect and more for Push.
Catmull Offers Tech Talk
Ed Catmull, who will be honored at the Sci Tech Awards on Saturday, discusses WALL•E, Bolt and improving CG.
