2013 VFX Bakeoff: Grounding the Fantastical
Here's a rundown of the 10 films from last night's VFX Bakeoff presentations at the Motion Picture Academy.
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Software Review: Nuke 7
Digital compositor Daniel Molina takes a look at the Foundry’s latest Nuke release.
All The World’s a Virtual Stage in Disney’s New Camera Capture System
Disney redefines animation layout, staging and visual development with their paradigm-changing virtual camera system.
Returning to Middle-Earth with 'The Hobbit'
Peter Jackson and Joe Letteri describe the brave new virtual world they've created at Weta.
Software Review: CINEMA 4D R14
Key rendering, modeling and camera enhancements along with new sculpting tools make this a robust and worthy upgrade.
I’ve Been Workin’ on the Railroad
FuseFX Co-Founder Jason Fotter explains why visual effects work can be Hell on Wheels.
Open Letter from the VES: Visual Effects Catches the True Tiger by the Tail
VES Chairman Jeff Okun and executive director Eric Roth issue an open letter in response to an L.A. Times Life of Pi review.
Bond Gets a CG Komodo Dragon for 'Skyfall'
Cinesite's Jon Neill discusses creating the first CG character for the Bond franchise along with other VFX mayhem.
'Life of Pi': Grabbing the CG Tiger by the Tail
Bill Westenhofer of Rhythm & Hues discusses the VFX secret to Ang Lee's Life of Pi.
Bringing Horror back to 'Little Shop'
WB’s Kurt Galvao on the creation of The Director’s Cut decades in the making.
Cirque du Soleil’s Big Top Comes to the Big Screen
James Cameron and Andrew Adamson weave acts from seven live Cirque shows into their new 3-D film, Cirque du Soleil Worlds Away 3D.
Atomic Fiction Takes 'Flight'
Robert Zemeckis and Kevin Baillie talk about the VFX challenges of the director's return to live action.
'Wreck-It Ralph' Shines Bright with New Lighting and Effects Technology
Disney’s new BRDF lighting system stands front and center in the array of new tech tools anchoring the studio’s animation production pipeline.
Getting Cosmic with 'Cloud Atlas'
Dan Glass talks Cloud Atlas VFX and working with the Wachowskis again.
A New Look at Virtual Production
HALON taps Fabric Engine’s Creation Platform to develop a virtual production environment capable of re-targeting motion capture data in real time.
VES Summit 2012: The Intersection of Content and Business
Last week's VES Summit offered a snapshot of new opportunities and challenges facing VFX.
Fall 2012 Animation and VFX Movie Preview
James Gartler walks us through the big films still waiting to hit theatres in 2012.
Getting Trippy VFX for 'Looper'
Creative particle work and cloud-rendered cityscapes help give Looper its distinctive vibe.
'Resident Evil' Gets the Uber Licker
Mr. X cranks up its creature work for the fifth installment of the zombie franchise.
Christian Cardona and the VFX of 'Bones'
LOOK Effects’ VFX supervisor talks about the fast-paced world of visual effects on Fox's hit procedural crime drama.
Growing a Studio – Ken Ralston Talks VFX at Imageworks
The five-time Oscar winning visual effects supervisor reflects on his career at Sony Pictures Imageworks.
Growing a Studio – Ken Ralston Talks VFX at Imageworks
The five-time Oscar winning visual effects supervisor reflects on his career at Sony Pictures Imageworks.
Imagineer Systems -- mocha Pro v3 Review
Aaron Benitez tests mocha Pro v3 to see how Imagineer Systems allows you to “Track Like a Boss.”
SIGGRAPH 2012: Virtual Production Heats Up
At the 39th SIGGRAPH conference in LA this week it was all about improving the virtual production workflow.
Reimagining 'Total Recall'
Double Negative and The Senate discuss updating the Philip K. Dick sci-fi classic for the 21st century.
