'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.
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'Breaking Dawn - Part 1': Bella's Baby
John Bruno breaks down the VFX highlights of the penultimate Twilight, directed by Bill Condon.
Finessing the 'Muppets'
Max Ivins discusses how Look FX helped refine Jim Henson's beloved furry friends for their big-screen comeback.
A VFX & 3-D Convergence for 'Hugo'
Rob Legato and Ben Grossmann divulge the secrets behind Martin Scorsese's first foray into 3-D.
'Immortals': Clash of the Titans
Tippett Studio takes on MoCap for the first time in the new bloodthirsty epic by director Tarsem Singh.
'Photoshop CS5 Trickery & FX': Simplifying The Interface - Part 3
In the third excerpt, Stephen Burns teaches us about Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) Interface.
'In Time': Designing a New Kind of Future/Retro LA
Alex McDowell tells us all about the time motif in Andrew Niccol's provocative new sci-fi thriller.
Virtually Recreating Elizabethan London for 'Anonymous'
Uncharted gets into new VFX territory with Roland Emmerich's provocative Shakespeare authorship drama.
'Terra Nova': A New Breed of Dinosaur
Pixomondo comes of age with Fox's new sci-fi adventure produced by Steven Spielberg.
'The Three Musketeers' Goes Steampunk
Read about Mr. X's VFX challenges with the latest 3-D reboot of Alexandre Dumas' classic adventure.
'Photoshop CS5 Trickery & FX': Simplifying The Interface - Part 2
In the second excerpt, Stephen Burns teaches us about the paintbrush engine in Photoshop.
Resurrecting 'The Thing'
The acclaimed John Carpenter monster movie gets a digital upgrade from Image Engine for the new prequel.
'Real Steel': A New Virtual Production Paradigm
Bill Desowitz finds out how Digital Domain and Giant Studios took virtual production to the next level.
'Photoshop CS5 Trickery & FX': Simplifying The Interface - Part 1
In the first excerpt, Stephen Burns discusses the use of menus and palettes in Photoshop CS5.
Breaking the Fourth Wall with John Gaeta
Bill Desowitz provides an overview of his provocative conversation with the innovative John Gaeta at the inaugural Palo Alto Film Festival.
Filling the Stadium for 'Moneyball'
Bill Desowitz gets the lowdown on crowd duplication in Moneyball from Edwin Rivera of Rhythm & Hues.
An Explosive 'Abduction'
Greg Liegey of Method describes a very retro approach to the new Taylor Lautner action/adventure.
Contemplating the Future of 3-D
Bill Desowitz provides an overview of this week's 3D Entertainment Summit.
'Warehouse 13': Getting More Animated in Season 3
Keyframe Digital's Darren Cranford fills us in on the latest creatures and environments for Syfy's popular fantasy series.
The VFX Cure for 'Contagion'
Method's Tom Smith tells us all about the latest viral thriller from Steven Soderbergh.
'Poser 8 Revealed': Creating A Face and Facial Expressions - Part 2
Kelly L. Murdock discusses the face-shaping tool and adding the face to a figure in Poser 8.
Fall VFX Movie Preview 2011
Rick DeMott breaks down the big vfx flicks coming at the end of 2011.
Achieving a Grittier 'Conan'
Friend Wells tells us how the new Conan the Barbarian is more of a barbarian.
Taking a Bigger Vampire Bite in New 'Fright Night'
Joe Bauer divulges the ghoulish VFX in this 3-D remake of a horror classic from the '80s.
Weta Digital Monkey Business
Joe Letteri explains how they pulled off Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
