'Max Payne': Ride of the Valkyries
Everett Burrell discusses the making of the nightmarish Valkyries and the strange drug-induced hallucinations in Max Payne.
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Converging on Ubisoft's Acquisition of Hybride
Ubisoft's Yannis Mallat and Hybride's Pierre Raymond go deeper into their strategic roadmap for convergence.
'Body of Lies': Atmospheric VFX for a Spy Film
For Body of Lies, the latest spy thriller by Ridley Scott, Sony Pictures Imageworks goes into stealth mode, but Jack Egan uncovers the vfx secrets.
'Sarah Connor Chronicles': New Determination for Season Two
There's no stopping this Terminator, as Tara Bennett reports on the new animation and lighting tricks for the second season of TSCC.
Director Kenan Shines a Light on 'City of Ember'
Gil Kenan talks about transitioning from Monster House to City of Ember and all the technological and aesthetic challenges it posed.
Getting Immersed in 5D
Bill Desowitz reports on the launch of last weekend's 5D conference in Long Beach, which offered "an overload of stimulus."
Insights From ADAPT 2008
Janet Hetherington and Bill Desowitz report on the digital action at Montreal's conference for digital arts, ADAPT 2008.
eDIT 11. Filmmaker's Festival: Where Everything Comes Together
The eDIT Filmmaker's Festival is reported by Johannes Wolters, where cinematography, editing and vfx flow together in greater context.
'Beverly Hills Chihuahua': Tippett's Chattering Class of Pooches
Ellen Wolff discovers how Tippett refines its Furrocious tool and throws in a few other advancements for Beverly Hills Chihuahua.
Maya@10: Tureski Marks the Milestones
Marking Maya's 10th anniversary with the release of Maya 2009, Ellen Wolff chats with Autodesk's Kevin Tureski about the key highlights of the ubiquitous 3D animation software.
'Eagle Eye': Rendering with Arnold
Sony Pictures Imageworks tackles Eagle Eye with the aid of a new in-house renderer called Arnold, and Thomas J. McLean finds out how it helped with attaining a real-world look.
'Knight Rider' 2008: VFX in High Gear
Tara Bennett talks to showrunner and exec producer Gary Scott Thompson and Stargate Digital's Sam Nicholson about updating the much-loved franchise for a tech-savvy audience.
'Heroes' Season Three: More Villains, More VFX
Tara Bennett talks to Heroes vfx producer Mark Spatny about the explosion of awesome work in the series' new season.
Ryan Lesser Talks 'Rock Band 2'
Peter "The Rizk" Rizkalla chats with Harmonix Art Director (and VFXWorld 3ds Max reviewer) Ryan Lesser about raising the bar with Rock Band 2.
The Digital Eye: Expanding Education for the 3D Industry
In this month's issue of "The Digital Eye," Alexandra Pasian explores how Softimage's recent educational initiative is helping to push boundaries in 3D.
Alex McDowell Talks 5D Conference and Immersive Design
Production Designer Alex McDowell discusses the impetus behind 5D: The Future of Immersive Design, the upcoming conference at the California State University at Long Beach.
Lumiere VFX Launches in Montreal
Montreal has a new vfx studio, Lumiere VFX, and Aaron Dem discusses its roadmap.
'The Official Luxology modo 301 Guide': Getting Started with modo 301/302
In this first excerpt from The Official Luxology modo 301 Guide, author Daniel Ablan gives readers a jump start lesson in utilizing modo’s customizable interface on projects.
'Fringe': Pushing Science Beyond Far-Fetched
FOX debuts Fringe tonight, so Tara Bennett goes behind-the-scenes with creator J.J. Abrams and Zoic VFX Supervisor Andrew Orloff.
'Bangkok Dangerous': Visualizing the VFX Hits
The Pang brothers follow an elite assassin in the
NVISION 08: The 'Expansive Ecosystem' of Visual Computing
Bill Desowitz experiences NVISION 08: the inaugural visual computing conference in San Jose sponsored by NVIDIA.
'Babylon A.D.': New Solutions for a Post Apocalyptic Journey
Alain Bielik speaks with Buf Compagnie about the variety of vfx that it created for Babylon A.D.
'Star Wars: The Force Unleashed' -- LucasArts Goes Next-Gen
Ellen Wolff explores how LucasArts re-imagines the Star Wars universe for the first time as a next-gen game with The Force Unleashed.
Herken Talks mental images Roadmap
Bill Desowitz chats with Rolf Herken, CEO, CTO and president of mental images, about the company's roadmap and the merger with NVIDIA.
