Disney Goes Open Source with Ptex
Ptex has introduced a new texture mapping system at Disney that is now available as an open source.
VFXWorld Magazine
Going Down the Rabbit Hole with Ken Ralston
Find out how Sony Pictures Imageworks pulled off Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland.
Getting in the VFX 'Trenches'
Shane Felux talks about his new web series Trenches.
The Oscars: Kaufman, Muyzers and Habros Talk 'District 9'
Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers and Robert Habros discuss making District 9 and the Oscar buzz.
'Shutter Island': VFX Method to the Madness
Rob Legato and CafeFX's Ben Grossman explain channeling Hitchcock for Martin Scorsese's gothic spellbinder.
Catmull on Technology and Storytelling
Ed Catmull discusses the upcoming VES Awards, his pioneering spirit and the way VFX are now evaluated.
Cameron Geeks Out Again
James Cameron goes deeper into VFX and the significance of Avatar.
Arming 'Percy Jackson' with Mythological VFX
Read how Digital Domain, Luma Pictures and MPC Vancouver created a CG menagerie of gods, demigods and monsters for Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief.
Arming 'Percy Jackson' with Mythological VFX
Read how Digital Domain, Luma Pictures and MPC Vancouver created a CG menagerie of gods, demigods and monsters for Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief.
The Academy Honors RenderMan Getting the Point
Michael Bunnell, Christophe Hery and Per Christensen discuss their Sci Tech award for point-based rendering.
'The Wolfman' Hits the Ground Running
Read how the VFX teams rise to the challenge of enhancing a Universal monster classic.
The Oscars: ILM Talks 'Star Trek'
ILM discusses going where no Star Trek has gone before.
'Avatar' and the Future of Digital Entertainment Creation
Autodesk's Marc Petit offers an inside perspective on the significance of Avatar.
The Oscars: Letteri Talks 'Avatar'
Joe Letteri discusses the impact of Avatar and assesses Star Trek and District 9.
Going Beyond the 'Edge of Darkness'
Kent Houston of Peerless Camera discusses some nifty gore and environments in the return of Mel Gibson in front of the camera.
Dusting Off the 'Tooth Fairy'
Find out how CIS Vancouver and Prime Focus tackled angel wings and dust in Tooth Fairy.
VFX Oscar Bakeoff 2010: Seeing is Believing
Read how 2010's entries raised the bar for bakeoffs.
'Caprica': Where No 'Battlestar Galactica' Has Gone Before
Gary Hutzel takes us behind-the-scenes of Caprica.
Weta as Dreamweaver on 'Lovely Bones'
Weta Digital describes the artistic challenge of pulling off Peter Jackson's vision for The Lovely Bones.
2010 VFX Preview
VFXWorld's Rick DeMott and Bill Desowitz sketch out a list of the hotly anticipated visual effects flicks of 2010.
Top 10 VFX Films of the 2000s
Rick DeMott counts down the biggest visual effects accomplishments of the 2000s.
Alvin and the Chipettes
Doug Smith discusses how Rhythm & Hues raised the chipmunk quotient for The Squeakquel.
'Sherlock Holmes': Victorian London Calling
Chas Jarrett takes us to the scene of the vfx for the latest incarnation of that famous Baker Street consulting detective.
Going Deeper into the 'Fringe'-y Way
Jay Worth and Andrew Orloff describe some of the vfx highlights of the Fringe's second season.
Entering the 'Imaginarium' of Terry Gilliam
John Paul Docherty and Richard Bain tell us what it was like conjuring new frontiers for The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.
