Tara DiLullo Bennett takes the imaginative Bridge to Terabithia to discover the enchanted 3D creatures and environment made possible by Weta Digital for Gabor Csupos live-action directorial debut. Includes a QuickTime clip!
Alain Bielik discovers how Sony Pictures Imageworks mastered the ultimate in totally realistic and controllable CG fire as the centerpiece of Ghost Rider. Includes Quicktime clips!
In this months Digital Eye, Geoff McAuliffe and Dave Waller of Brickyard VFX get down to the nitty gritty of vfx supervision in commercials.
Rick DeMott and Darlene Chan have curated a showcase of 20 of the best animated productions to premiere on the Web in the last year.
In VFXWorld's latest excerpt from The Magic of Houdini, Will Cunningham tackles the topic of motion blur.
On the eve of Dennis Muren receiving the Visual Effects Society's Life Achievement Award at the 5th Annual VES Awards on Feb. 11, Bill Desowitz chatted with the ILM legend about his career and the state of the industry.
VFXWorld polled professionals to see how they are coping with some of the latest technical challenges. Bill Desowitz reports back with a few highlights.
Marco Consoli reports back from the Future Film Festival, where he experienced some tasty digital delights, both large and small, from around the world.
Alain Bielik discovers some of the CG secrets in making ghosts appear and disappear in the latest shocker from the Pang brothers, The Messengers. Includes QuickTime clips!
In this month's "Digital Eye," Look Effects president Mark Driscoll discusses issues about globalization raised at a recent roundtable event in pondering the future of the VFX industry.
Bill Desowitz catches up with acclaimed character concept designer Aaron Sims about making the transition to directing with his new short and feature production plans. Includes QuickTime clip!
J. Paul Peszko reports on NVIDIA's expansion into India as part of a global strategy to reach emerging markets.
VFXWorld polled professionals to see how they are coping with some of the latest technical challenges. Bill Desowitz reports back with a few highlights.
For this month, Chris Feldman reviews recent anime titles, Parasite Dolls, MegaMan NT Warrior: MegaMan vs. ElecMan and Ranma 1/2: Digital Dojo.
Tara DiLullo returns to Rome to discover how the Emmy Award-winning vfx team had to cope with less time and money in delivering work with greater scale.
Alain Bielik investigates the demanding vfx work in SCI FIs new paranormal series, The Dresden Files.
Jill Smolin returns to the annual VFX Bakeoff to report on the seven contenders vying for Oscar consideration, which this year can be summed up as "digital jiggery-pokery."
In VFXWorld's latest excerpt from The Magic of Houdini, Will Cunningham helps readers solve the mystery of using solver tools.
Adrian Pennington reports back from the Autodesk Summit in Montreal, which included a roadmap for future development.
Alain Bielik discovers how Passion Pictures and Cinesite bring exquisite literary creations to life with animation and vfx in Miss Potter.
Bill Desowitz checks out the digital delights in Valenciennes, including Supinfocom, the Digital Studios and E-magiciens.
Karen Raugust looks at how portable devices have enhanced producers and distributors ability to pitch their properties at trade shows.
In VFXWorld's latest excerpt from The Magic of Houdini, Will Cunningham discusses the basics of the graphical building interface to the VEX language.
Alain Bielik goes behind the scenes of how Peerless Camera provided seamless vfx for 007's first assignment in Casino Royale.
Renee Dunlop uncovers two holiday dramas, The Good Shepherd and Blood Diamond, which secretly boast some impressive 3D environments. Includes a QuickTime clip!
