Richard Lewis Takes On the Pipeline
The PipelineFX CEO dishes insight on render farm management, pipeline efficiency and people’s wishful thinking about cloud-based production support.
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5D | FLUX: A New Paradigm for World Building
Earlier this month, 5D presented the first of its digital design summits at USC called FLUX. Bill Desowitz reports the highlights.
Animation Director Hal Hickel Talks ILM and 'Rango'
The animation director of ILM’s first fully animated feature film talks design, budget, pipeline and fear. Not necessarily in that order.
A Splash of Mocha in Your Pipeline?
Find out how TRIXTER tackles complex CG and stereoscopic 3-D feature work with a little help from a “tasty” motion tracking program called mocha.
'John Carter': The Original Space Adventure
Go behind the scenes of Andrew Stanton's first live-action feature and long-awaited Edgar Rice Burroughs adaptation.
Visions of the Future for Computer Graphics and Communication
NYU Media Research Lab founding director Dr. Ken Perlin discusses the past, present and future use of computer graphics technology for human interaction and communication.
A Darker 'Ghost Rider'
Production VFX producer Jenny Fulle discusses the back to basics approach to the Ghost Rider sequel, Spirit of Vengeance, but with the addition of 3-D.
Oscar 2012: Rob Legato Talks 'Hugo'
VFX supervisor Rob Legato discusses the game-changing Martin Scorsese best picture nominee.
Oscar 2012: Erik Nash Talks 'Real Steel'
Production VFX supervisor Erik Nash of Digital Domain gets into the virtual production ring.
'Journey 2' Gets More Immersive in 3-D
VFX supervisor Boyd Shermis takes us to Mysterious Island for the sequel to Journey to the Center of the Earth.
Oscar 2012: Weta's Sebastian Sylwan Talks Apes, Art and Technology
Weta Digital’s CTO talks about the technological challenges of producing some of the most compelling and captivating performances in cinema today.
Oscar 2012: Scott Farrar Talks 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon'
ILM's Transformers guru has a blast going under the hood of the third movie.
Oscar 2012: Joe Letteri Talks 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes'
The four-time Oscar winner talks about the VFX front runner.
All Together Now: Terrence Masson and the Coming Age of Collaboration
Terrence Masson talks about preparing educators and students through a pioneering new approach to interdisciplinary collaboration.
'Underworld' Awakens the World
VFX supervisor James McQuaide reveals the 3-D and Uber Lycan creature work of the fourth Underworld film.
Flying with 'Red Tails'
ILM supervisor Craig Hammack sweeps through the VFX challenges of George Lucas' pet project about the top guns of World War II.
2012 VFX Bakeoff: And Then There Were 10
Here's a rundown of last night's VFX bakeoff presentations at the Academy.
ILM’s Ben Snow Talks 'Pirates', Mermaids and 3D Pipeline
ILM visual effects supervisor Ben Snow shares his insights on turning sultry underwater vixens into vicious battling mermaids, all in stereoscopic 3-D
A Stealthy and Seamless 'War Horse'
Framestore's Ben Morris describes how they managed to make us believe they never touched a shot in Steven Spielberg's Oscar contender.
'Chipwrecked' and Revamped
Doug Smith of Rhythm & Hues explains how there's more to the latest Alvin and the Chipmunks sequel than the usual furry antics.
John Knoll Talks 'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol'
ILM's VFX vet tells us about returning to M:I and tackling Brad Bird's first foray into live action.
Upping the Victorian Ante in 'Game of Shadows'
Chas Jarrett divulges the latest VFX secrets behind the Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes sequel.
Spielberg Talks 'Tintin'
Steven Spielberg tells us about the journey to make his first animated feature.
Tinkering with a Spy Classic
Framestore's Christian Kaestner debriefs us about the reworking of John Le Carre's Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy with director Tomas Alfredson.
'Photoshop CS5 Trickery & FX': Integrating Photography And 3D Objects - Part 1
In the first part of a three-part chapter excerpt, Stephen Burns begins with a tutorial on creating the initial landscape using auto align layers.
