Tech Talk with Sony's Rob Bredow
Sony's new CTO Rob Bredow discusses cutting edge technology on Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Alice in Wonderland and Arthur Christmas.
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'Gamer': A New Kind of Mind-Control Mayhem
James McQuaide tells us what it was like working on Gamer with the directing team of Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, makers of Crank.
Bekmambetov Talks '9, Wanted 2' and 'Moby Dick'
The hot Russian director Timur Bekmambetov gives us his take on 9 and an exclusive sneak peek of his other projects, including the supernatural Moby Dick.
'The Beatles: Rock Band' -- A New Revolution in Gaming
Ryan Lesser of Harmonix takes us on a magical mystery tour through the making of The Beatles: Rock Band.
'Maya Plugin Power': Miscellaneous Tools Stitching with Seamour
In the latest excerpt from Maya Plugin Power, author Mark Jennings Smith shows readers how to create stitching effects using Seamour plugins from ticket01.
VFX Fall Preview: 10 Movies to Watch
Wild things, natural disasters, robots, freaks, werewolves are just some of the highlights in our fall sneak peek.
Dykstra Talks 'Inglourious Basterds'
VFX guru John Dykstra discusses what it was like working with Quentin Tarantino on his wild World War II opus, which stars Brad Pitt and his merry band of Nazi hunters.
'G.I. Joe': Rising to a New Level of Techno VFX
Boyd Shermis explains the bar-raising exploits of G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra in collaboration with Digital Domain, Prime Focus, CIS Hollywood and MPC.
'District 9': Bringing Back '80s Sci-Fi
VFXWorld gets the lowdown on the summer sleeper hit, District 9, from Image Engine, The Embassy and Weta Digital.
'The Time Traveler's Wife': Moving in Style
An artsy Ghost? David Jones tells how The Time Traveler's Wife adds a new visual twist to the genre.
Neill Blomkamp Talks 'District 9'
The hot new director of District 9 chats exclusively about his feature debut, VFX, sci-fi and Peter Jackson.
'The Hunt for Gollum' VFX
Brett Frame, co-owner of Arizona-based FlintFrame, tells us all about their post-production work on the hot 40-minute short, The Hunt for Gollum.
'Hector Corp.': Revenge of the Penguins
DreamWorks animator Gary Lee discusses his live-action short about the horrors of corporate downsizing with VFXWorld.
Flare 2010 Review: Tailor-Made for Junior Artists
Brickyard VFX's Gina Downing provides a first-hand glimpse of how Autodesk Flare's serves as a companion to Flame and Inferno.
Houdini 10 Review: Getting into Motion FX
Dean Grubb tests the new Houdini 10, which offers Motion FX, an enhanced Python and a few more cool features.
Yeatman Gets His 'G-Force'
In his directorial debut, Hoyt Yeatman raised a G-Force of guinea pigs with the help of Sony Pictures Imageworks, and Bill Desowitz uncovers their CG and 3-D secrets.
Weta Digital's New R&D Group Goes to SIGGRAPH 2009
Sebastian Sylwan and Joe Letteri give Bill Desowitz the scoop on the new R&D unit at Weta Digital, and what they hope to accomplish at SIGGRAPH 2009.
'Harry Potter' Goes Naturalistic: Part 2
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince contains spectacular new fire and water sim from ILM, which Bill Desowitz uncovers along with how the eerie Inferi were animated.
'Harry Potter' Goes Naturalistic: Part 1
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince looks a lot more photoreal, and Bill Desowitz finds out how and why from Tim Burke, Double Negative, MPC and Rising Sun Pictures.
Comic-Con 2009: 15 VFX Events You Must See
Rick DeMott makes a handy cheat sheet of the must see VFX-related panels at Comic-Con 2009.
The Mill Does VFX Magic for 'Merlin'
Find out what tricks The Mill provided for the new Merlin series.
'Public Enemies': Fast and Loose VFX
Robert Stadd divulges the invisible vfx secrets behind Michael Mann's Public Enemies.
'Maya Plugin Power': Collision, Gravity, and Secondary Debris
In the latest excerpt from Maya Plugin Power, author Mark Jennings Smith shows readers how to blow things up with the Megaton or Kiloton plugins from Blastcode.
Sneaking 'The Last Airbender'
Tara Bennett reports back from the set of M. Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender in Philadelphia, offering a glimpse of the director's first vfx-intensive adventure, courtesy of ILM.
Escalating VFX for New 'Transformers'
The bots are back in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, and ILM tells Bill Desowitz how it rose to the challenge of animating and getting superior performances.
