Life of Pi: a tiger’s tale

By Ian Failes | November 26, 2012 | 10 Comments

Visual effects supervisor Bill Westenhofer, from Rhythm & Hues, recalls when Life of Pi director Ang Lee visited his office in August 2009 and asked whether a digital character looked better or worse in stereo. “We all kind of said, ‘We don’t know so why… 8 Matches ( life: 8)

the vfx show #161: Life of Pi

By tscholton | January 11, 2013 | 3 Comments

https://media.fxguide.com/vfxshow/the_vfx_show-161-LifeOfPi.mp3 Play in new window Download Mike Seymour, TyRuben Ellingson and Matt Wallin cast away with Pi Patel and journey together to discuss the visual effects in Ang Lee’s Academy Award nominated film, Life of Pi. For additional coverage of Life of Pi on fxguide.com… 6 Matches ( life: 6)

Day 1 at FMX 2013 – Pixar, Cloud Atlas, Life of Pi, Katana, V-Ray

By Ian Failes | April 24, 2013 | 1 Comment

…by ILM and its raytracing functionality in the upcoming Pacific Rim. Rendering color: practical tips for CG artists Tarek Elaydi, a senior lighting TD with recent credits at Animal Logic on Walking with Dinosaurs and at MPC on Life of Pi, explored the concept of… 1 Matches ( life: 1)

And the winner is…

By Ian Failes | February 24, 2013 | 0 Comments

Life of Pi today was award the Oscar for Best Visual Effects at the Academy Awards. Congratulations to the entire visual effects team. The Life of Pi winners were Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott. See fxguide’s coverage of Life… 10 Matches ( life: 10)

Visual Effects Society Winners of 11th Annual VES Awards

By Jeff Heusser | February 6, 2013 | 1 Comment

…Feature Motion Picture Life of Pi: Storm of God Harry Mukhopadhyay David Stopford Mark Williams Derek Wolfe Outstanding FX and Simulation Animation in a Commercial or Broadcast Program Guinness: Cloud Tom Bussell Neil Davies Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture Life of Pi :… 3 Matches ( life: 3)

fxpodcast #243: Life of Pi VFX supe Bill Westenhofer

By Ian Failes | February 10, 2013 | 0 Comments

https://media.fxguide.com/fxpodcast/fxg-130211-Bill_Westenhofer.mp3 Play in new window Download This week we talk to Rhythm & Hues visual effects supervisor Bill Westenhofer. Bill was the overall VFX supe on Ang Lee’s Life of Pi, one of the nominees for the Best Visual Effects Oscar this year and a… 3 Matches ( life: 3)

SIGGRAPH Day 3 and out

By Mike Seymour | August 13, 2015 | Comments Off on SIGGRAPH Day 3 and out

…the groundswell of emotion around the Life of Pi and Oscar protests. There also seemed to be more students in attendance concerned about what they are hearing about the field they are pursuing. The issues appear unchanged from the 2012 discussion: visual effects is the… 7 Matches ( life: 7)

Best VFX sequences of the last decade?

By Mike Seymour | January 21, 2020 | Comments Off on Best VFX sequences of the last decade?

Life of Pi, without thinking about the fate of Rhythm and Hues, but it is also important to recall just how incredible the visual effects animation was at producing core character performances in that film. As Matt mentioned, Life of Pi was the grandfather of… 7 Matches ( life: 7)

VES Announces Nominees for 11th Annual VES Awards

By Jeff Heusser | January 7, 2013 | 0 Comments

…Leavai Garry Runke Francois Sugny Life of Pi: Storm of God Harry Mukhopadhyay David Stopford Mark Williams Derek Wolfe Battleship Florent Andorra Willi Geiger Rick Hankins Florian Witzel Life of Pi: Ocean Jason Bayever David Horsley Scott Townsend Miles Vignol Outstanding FX and Simulation Animation… 1 Matches ( life: 1)

Oscar Nominees 2013

By Jeff Heusser | January 10, 2013 | 3 Comments

…category Achievement in Visual Effects, the nominees are: Life of Pi. Life of Pi Bill Westenhofer Guillaume Rocheron Erik-Jan De Boer Donald R. Elliott • See fxguide’s coverage of Life of Pi. The Avengers. Marvel’s The Avengers Janek Sirrs Jeff White Guy Williams Dan Sudick… 6 Matches ( life: 6)