'Building Interactive Worlds in 3D': The Donut Tutorial — Part 1
VFXWorld presents a new excerpt from Building Interactive Worlds in 3D by Jean-Marc Gauthier. This month's excerpt is a tutorial on setting up a camera inside an interactive racetrack.
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'Chicken Little' Goes 3-D With Help From ILM
Bill Desowitz chats with ILMs Joel Aron about the challenges of converting Chicken Little into the all-new Disney Digital 3-D process.
Videogame Development: The Next Generation
With console platforms evolving, Karen Raugust looks into how gaming companies are increasingly looking to film, Web design, broadcasting and elsewhere to round out their development teams.
'Les Chevaliers Du Ciel': France’s Answer to 'Top Gun'
Alain Bielik reports on Les Chevaliers du Ciel, the most ambitious photoreal vfx movie ever made in France, thanks to the noteworthy work of La Maison.
'Building Interactive Worlds in 3D': Importing a Character
VFXWorld presents a new excerpt from Building Interactive Worlds in 3D by Jean-Marc Gauthier. This month, from the Basic 3D Kit, we present a tutorial how to import a character.
'Saw II': Horror VFX Cut to the C.O.R.E.
Tara DiLullo has seen Saw II and survived to tell us if C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures effects make the cut.
'The Legend of Zorro': Sequel Marks VFX Increase
Alain Bielik looks at how Peerless Camera and Digiscope made their mark on The Legend of Zorro.
A VFX World of Difference
Bruce Shutan explores the workload and trends that are driving several prominent vfx studios around the world.
T-Splines Review: Plugging into Maya for Better Results
Ryan Lesser reviews the newest tools available in Autodesks 3ds Max, including pelt mapping, render UVW template functionality, skinning, modeling and animation.
'Doom': Making a First Person Shooter Movie
Alain Bielik chats with Framestore CFC and Double Negative about creating the character animation and environmental vfx, respectively, in Doom.
The Digital Eye: Globalization
In this months Digital Eye column, Sony Pictures Imageworks Jenny Fulle describes how globalization is enriching the VFX experience that filmmakers bring to their work here and abroad.
Digital Intermediate (DI): The Great Visual Enabler
Is Digital Intermediate evolving from a post-production facilitator into a creative force of its own? Janet Hetherington chats with industry experts about how DI is transforming the industry.
Converging on the eDIT 8. Filmmaker’s Festival
Carolyn Giardina reports on DI, honoring Phil Tippett and other panels at the recently concluded eDIT 8. Filmmakers Festival in Frankfurt, Germany.
'The Fog' Returns — This Time in CG
Tara DiLullo speaks with Hydraulx co-owner Greg Strause about remaking John Carpenters The Fog as a series of sophisticated, organic CG effects.
3ds Max 8: Addressing 3D Speed/ Performance/ Efficiency Needs
Ryan Lesser reviews the newest tools available in Autodesks 3ds Max, including pelt mapping, render UVW template functionality, skinning, modeling and animation.
Autodesk and Alias Unite: What Happens Next?
With Autodesks surprise acquisition of Alias last week, Bill Desowitz speaks with three of the principals to find out what this means for the companies and the 3D industry as a whole.
'Building Interactive Worlds in 3D': How to Export the Scene to Virtools
VFXWorld presents a new excerpt from Building Interactive Worlds in 3D by Jean-Marc Gauthier. This month, from the Basic 3D Kit, we present a tutorial how to export a scene to Virtools.
Going Global: To Outsource or Not to Outsource
Karen Raugust looks into how offshore outsourcing is gaining traction, but still presents challenges.
Book Review: 'Creating the Worlds of Star Wars: 365 Days'
Peter Plantec explores with a host of artists why ZBrush 2 is changing the modeling landscape in the VFX world.
'Building Interactive Worlds in 3D': Creating a 3D Immersive Environment
VFXWorld presents a new excerpt from Building Interactive Worlds in 3D by Jean-Marc Gauthier. This month, from the Basic 3D Kit, we present a tutorial how to create a 3D immersive environment.
'MirrorMask': Expanding the Digital Backlot
Alain Bielik discovers how illustrator/director Dave McKean weaved a surreal fantasy world for MirrorMask using the digital backlot.
'Oliver Twist': A Dickensian VFX Effort
Alain Bielik talks with MotionFX and lair Numique about their work on Roman Polanskis Oliver Twist, and asks for more.
The Digital Eye: To Z or not to Z? It’s No Longer the Question
Peter Plantec explores with a host of artists why ZBrush 2 is changing the modeling landscape in the VFX world.
From 'Firefly' to 'Serenity': Pure Zlogic
Alain Bielik explores how Zoic Studios made the transition from TV to features with Serenity, including the challenge of creating a new pipeline dubbed Zlogic.
MotionBuilder 7 Review: Maya’s Evolving Companion Piece
John Cawley speaks candidly with various interns regarding what they wish they taught in school now that theyve gotten a taste of the working world.
