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quick take: Money, webcasts, podcasts: A few facts and a few thoughts

Sun, 11 May 2008 20:23:19 -0500

So in the field of Post - just how viable is online videos, webcasts, vblogs and iTV? Anyone can be famous on the internet (starwars kid, Mentos guys, Free hug guy, etc) but a completely different issue to make money on the net. Just who is making money, how much and exactly how? And - should I r...

fxpodcast: fxg-080508-ironman

Fri, 9 May 2008 12:47:58 -0500

We speak with Dav Rauch from The Orphanage. Rauch is a director, designer and visual effects supervisor who led the team that conceptualized and designed Ironman's Heads Up Display.

news: Iron Man - Rock Solid

Fri, 9 May 2008 12:43:56 -0500

Iron Man is a blockbuster hit due to a focus on acting, great action sequences and seamless big budget visual effects by lead facility Industrial Light and Magic, steered by visual effects supervisor John Nelson. Alongside ILM was The Orphanage and we drill down on just one aspect of the film - the Heads Up Display - in this week's fxpodcast with designer Dav Rauch.

quick take: Red Centre #5

Thu, 8 May 2008 20:53:32 -0500

The new Red Centre #5 is out. In this podcast Jason and Mike discuss offline editing and RED. A key aspect of the RED offline workflow currently is the use of Crimson and the guys talk this week to Crimson founder Ian Bloom about his software and his approach to just solving problems. There is...

quick take: Keynote Comes of Age

Thu, 8 May 2008 11:08:46 -0500

We never expected we would be posting about keynote here on fxguide.com but one of the surprising things at the Autodesk User group was the amazingly cool graphic design presentation that the team used. Normally we would run a mile than sit through a Powerpoint presentation but with the new Keynote ...

quick take: Blind wins 2 Telly Awards for Justin Timberlake's "Lovestoned"

Thu, 8 May 2008 01:07:09 -0500

After the award-winning success of Gnarls Barkely’s “Crazy”, HSI director Robert Hales and BL:ND creative director Vanessa Marzaroli teamed up again to create Justin Timberlake's "Lovestoned." Blind won awards in the 29th Annual Telly Awards. “Lovestoned,” won two Bronze Telly statuettes...

quick take: Autodesk Acquires Assets of REALVIZ

Wed, 7 May 2008 08:25:45 -0500

SAN RAFAEL, Calif., May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of REALVIZ S.A., the privately held developer of image-based content creation software. Terms of the transaction were not disclos...

quick take: neo stolen

Sun, 4 May 2008 21:21:31 -0500

Quantel's regional office in Burbank was broken into last week, and the company's brand new Neo control panel for its Pablo color correction system was taken. Quantel introduced Neo at NAB in Las Vegas. The stolen Neo was one of only a few in existence, and was slated for use in a series of upcomin...

quick take: Red Centre # 4

Thu, 1 May 2008 04:08:40 -0500

Our latest podcast looks at the RED announcements and includes an in depth technical interview with Graeme Natress CTO of RED. (Yes, it gets very technical) Mike Seymour and Jason Wingrove also discuss the Red Ray, Land Sea and Air Camera options, and more. See the podcast block on the ri...

quick take: fxguidetv #027 - NAB report #2

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:12:17 -0500

A new ep of fxguidetv is up, covering da vinci and a new workflow spark called informer. This is our last one from NAB -- thanks for all the emails and comments about our efforts from Las Vegas. We appreciate hearing from you. Visit the fxguidetv page for download and iTunes links....

fxpodcast: fxg-080417-nab3

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:51:10 -0500

Our last podcast from Las Vegas, covering finds from the show floor.

quick take: fxguidetv #026 - NAB report #1

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:12:42 -0500

fxguidetv #26 is on the air! This episode comes to you from NAB in Las Vegas and features an exclusive interview with Ted Schilowitz from RED, a look a what the wizards at the Foundry are working on to improve stereoscopic workflow and we'll also explain why Angie suddenly has many tattoos....

news: Quick Look: eyeon Generation

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:34:52 -0500

At NAB 2008 in Las Vegas, eyeon introduced their new conforming and versioning app called eyeon Generation, which has been in development for about two years. The app contains conforming and editing tools, compositing, collaboration with annotation, versioning, as well as render management. The release will bring a new and valuable type of workflow to the desktop compositing market.

quick take: red centre #3 - NAB report

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:19:24 -0500

Our newest podcast looks in depth at the RED announcements that were made Monday at the National Association of Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas. Mike Seymour and Jason Wingrove discuss the new 5K camera "Epic", the pocket professional camera "Scarlet", RED Ray and more. RED is once ag...

fxpodcast: fxg-080415-nab2

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:51:11 -0500

Our annual roundtable from fxphd barcamp. We cover the announcements from RED, Eyeon, and more.

fxpodcast: fxg-080414-nab1

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:38:35 -0500

Coverage of the Autodesk Usergroup Meeting. Recorded Sunday evening before the start of NAB.

news: Review of Adobe Photoshop Express

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:11:25 -0500

Adobe has surprised some by moving towards a web app model for the crown jewel of Adobe: Photoshop. We review the new effort and see how viable it is for serious production.

news: fxguided Tour: Getting the Most Out of NAB

Tue, 8 Apr 2008 15:48:14 -0500

NAB starts this weekend, so we spoke to the organizers and worked out our fxguided tour to get the most out of NAB. With a massive investment in seminars and events, NAB now provides some really cool content discussions and presentations. Check out the talks, the presentations, events and the key parties.

fxpodcast: fxg-080408-nab2008

Tue, 8 Apr 2008 12:23:06 -0500

We talk with organizers Chris Brown, Rochelle Winters, and Ben Kozuch about the off-the-showfloor highlights of the 2008 NAB Conference in Las Vegas.

news: S4C

Thu, 3 Apr 2008 00:00:09 -0500

We are rarely presented with something truly new and inventive, but the work of Minivegas is really worthy of the term 'groundbreaking'. For client S4C they have created a set of promos that automatically animates in realtime to the exact pitch of the presenter's voice. Every day each promo is unique. This fully automated solution is both technically and creatively impressive, and also often a load of laughs.

fxpodcast: fxg-080331-localheropost

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:49:44 -0500

Owner Leandro Marini discusses the approach Local Hero has taken in providing a DI solution for the indie filmmaker, offering high quality at prices in line with their budgets.

news: Indie DI Heroes

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:48:25 -0500

DI is a process often reserved for the top films involving days of film scanning and large budgets. Local Hero Post is focused on providing a DI solution for the independent filmmaker, offering high quality at prices more in line with the budget of an Indie film. In this week's fxpodcast, we discuss with owner Leandro Marini the approach Local Hero has taken to make this possible.

fxpodcast: fxg-080328-mogul

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:16:22 -0500

We speak with Imagineer founder and CEO Allan Jaenicke about their new mogul vfx product line, to be introduced at NAB and rolled out over the next 18 months.

fxpodcast: fxg-080324-stereoscopic

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:03:31 -0500

Mike Seymour chats with Tim Baier, a vfx supervisor and 3D researcher who now specializes in 3D stereo productions, about the history, technology and trends in the field.

news: Art of Digital 3D Stereoscopic Film

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:12:37 -0500

From U2 to Hanna Montana. From Beowulf to Journey to the Center of the Earth. 3D is hot once again. One of the strongest trends in visual effects films today is stereoscopic capture, post production and projection. Technology is catching up just when theatre owners are looking for ways to hold and appeal to a media saturated audience. We explore the theory and practice of digital 3D stereo imaging.

news: The Mill for Coke: Super Bowl Revisited

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:07:46 -0500

In a broadcast filled of commercials with talking animals, dancing animals, and even animals with a point to prove, the Coke spot "It's Mine" stood out from the crowd. We speak with The Mill's creative director Angus Kneale and Senior CG artist Ben Smith about the work that went into making one of the most popular spots from the big show.

news: Pulling the Wool Over: MPC circa 10,000BC

Fri, 7 Mar 2008 12:18:14 -0600

10,000 BC by director Roland Emmerich takes audiences to a time when mighty mammoths shook the earth. In this in-depth article we examine just one part of this blockbuster film and drill down on complex task of producing photorealistic mammoths that, while not the heros of the film, certainly gave the film power, gravitas and some ripping good thrills.

news: The Kingdom: the Agency, the Effects, the Titles

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:03:37 -0600

One of our favourite films of 2007 was The Kingdom. If you missed it - rent it. Peter Berg's film is a powerful action drama based around a criminal investigation shared by two cultures chasing deadly terrorists before they are ready to strike again. We explore the seamless visual effects delivered by Rhythm & Hues and explore the amazing opening titles which both inform and set the tone for the entire film from the PIC Agency.

fxpodcast: fxg-080213-madame

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:55:53 -0600

Mike Seymour talks with artist Jason Walker, who created the effects in the animated film Madame Tutlie Putli.

fxpodcast: fxg-080204-attila

Mon, 4 Feb 2008 14:27:06 -0600

A conversation with Gareth Edwards, director of Attila the Hun, about how he completed over 250 visual effects shots for the film using a combination of After Effects, Premiere, MochaAE, 3dsMax, and more.

fxpodcast: fxg-080108-waterhorse

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 03:22:08 -0600

Richard Frances-Moore on Weta Digital's work on creating and animating the hero CGI character of "The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep".

fxpodcast: fxg-071229-AVPR

Sat, 29 Dec 2007 09:37:22 -0600

Greg and Colin Strause (The Brothers Strause) discuss their feature film directorial debut, Aliens vs. Predator Requiem. Also a preview of the new fxphd term.

fxpodcast: fxg-071210-strikeadeal

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 11:48:03 -0600

Mike Seymour and Jeff Heusser discuss the writer's strike and a rally in Hollywood encouraging both sides to come to a deal.

fxpodcast: fxg-071130-tinman

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:13:19 -0600

Tin Man, the modern twist on Wizard of Oz, required 1500 shots for 3 x 2hour miniseries. We talk to Anthem FX founder Lee Wilson the issues involved. It is also our 100th fxpodcast.

fxpodcast: fxg-071112-WGAstrike

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 01:08:55 -0600

In this week's podcast we talk with David S. Cohen of Variety to get a post production perspective on the effect of the Writers Guild strike.

fxpodcast: fxg-071021-wireremoval

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 19:02:24 -0500

We speak with The Orphanage's Aaron Rhodes about approaches to wire removal, including complex 2D and 3D solutions.

fxpodcast: fxg-071007-kerner

Mon, 8 Oct 2007 21:08:22 -0500

This week, we speak with longtime Kerner Optical DOP Marty Rosenberg about the company's past history and plans for the future.

fxpodcast: fxg-070906-REDshoot

Thu, 6 Sep 2007 14:33:45 -0500

The first fxguide test shoot with the newly released RED Camera is the topic of this podcast with Jeff Heusser and Mike Seymour.

fxpodcast: fxg-070731-potter

Wed, 1 Aug 2007 08:38:55 -0500

This week, our guest is Paul Franklin from Double Negative, who discusses the facility's work on Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

fxpodcast: fxg-070716-siggraphREV

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 08:18:03 -0500

Get the inside scoop from Conference Chair Joe Marks on how to get the most out of the Siggraph 2007 conference in San Diego.

fxpodcast: fxg-070707-FF2

Mon, 9 Jul 2007 05:52:37 -0500

Mike Seymour interviews Jake Morrison, Visual Effects Supervisor for Hydraulx about Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.

fxpodcast: fxg-070626-variety

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 18:48:45 -0500

Jeff Heusser speaks with David Cohen from Variety, author of the article "Blockbusters Take Toll on f/x Shops", about the role of vfx and death of post schedules.

fxpodcast: fxg-070621-silver

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:43:13 -0500

Interview with Weta VFX Supervisor Eric Saindon about their work on Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.

fxpodcast: fxg-070612-picturemill

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 20:40:02 -0500

Mike sits down for an indepth discussion on design issues, the role of titles and the nature of film trailer design with Picture Mill founder William Lebeda.

fxpodcast: fxg-070528-heroes

Tue, 29 May 2007 23:39:16 -0500

We speak with VFX Supervisor Mark Kolpack and Supervising Producer Mark Spatny about Stargate Digital's work on the NBC television series "Heroes", seen in the United States.

fxpodcast: fxg-070521-shrek

Mon, 21 May 2007 12:18:50 -0500

We speak with Larry Cutler and Matt Baer from PDI/Dreamworks about their work on the film, including their insights into how working on a series of films changes the workflow for the better.

fxpodcast: fxg-070514-stu

Mon, 14 May 2007 14:42:29 -0500

This week, we speak with Stu Maschwitz, author of "The DV Rebel's Guide" and one of the co-founders of The Orphanage.

fxpodcast: fxg-070507-cfcDI

Mon, 7 May 2007 19:25:56 -0500

This week, we speak with colourist Asa Shoul and Executive Producer Jan Hogevold of Framestore CFC

fxpodcast: fxg-070418-nab4

Sat, 21 Apr 2007 20:12:55 -0500

Wrap up of the week at NAB, including news from the Foundry about Nuke, the search for non-CRT broadcast monitors, After Effects CS3, and more

fxpodcast: fxg-070417-NAB_three

Sat, 21 Apr 2007 20:12:47 -0500

For today's podcast we invited various guests as well a fxphd professors and postgrads to join us in a sort of bar camp where everyone reports back on what they saw on the show floor and discusses. We then collected the best of this exercise and bring you the results.

fxpodcast: fxg-070416-NAB_two

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 11:31:17 -0500

Our second podcast from NAB, with guests Emery Wells and Scott Brook. We cover lots of items including Apple, Motor, the Red Camera, and a new joint venture between fxguide, Wells, and Brook.

fxpodcast: fxg-070415-Autodesk

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:35:59 -0500

"Live" interviews and commentary from the Autodesk user group party at NAB 2007

fxpodcast: fxg-070411-fxphd

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 04:26:48 -0500

A roundtable with Mike, John, Tahl Niran, and Rose Draper about fxguide, fxphd, and what's coming at NAB

fxpodcast: fxg-070405-ZoicDrive

Thu, 5 Apr 2007 09:49:50 -0500

Conversation with Loni Peristere of Zoic about the new Fox show Drive

fxpodcast: fxg-070326-red

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 22:25:12 -0500

We speak to Ted Schilowitz, Leader of the Rebellion at the RED Digital Cinema Company about NAB, RED CODE RAW, the various options you can buy for the camera.

fxpodcast: fxg-070320-dancurry

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 16:56:25 -0500

Dan Curry pioneered high volume, high quality episodic television visual effects and as a result has been nominated for a visual effects Emmy fifteen times and won seven times.

fxpodcast: fxg-070312-hydraulx

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:26:10 -0500

We speak to Hydraulx co-founder Greg Strause about their amazing 3D work on 300 and his first impressions of Alien vs Predator 2, having just come off set from co-directing the film.

fxpodcast: fxg-070305-museum

Mon, 5 Mar 2007 11:22:38 -0600

We speak with Rainmaker's Bruce Woloshyn and The Orphanage's Kevin Baillie about their facilities' work on the film Night at the Museum.

fxpodcast: fxg-070224-300

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 13:15:54 -0600

Mike Seymour chats with Jeremy Hunt, founder of Screaming Death Monkey, about their work for the upcoming film 300.

fxpodcast: fxg-070219-acad

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:36:45 -0600

We talk to Steve Sullivan, Director Of Research and Development for Industrial Light and Magic, about development of OpenEXR and their in-house image-based modeling tool.

fxpodcast: fxg-070212-piana

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 09:45:06 -0600

We speak on set with Director Dario Piana for an update on the production of the feature film Deaths of Ian.

fxpodcast: fxg-070208-hollis

Thu, 8 Feb 2007 12:27:24 -0600

This week we talk to legendary London FX artist and director Jon Hollis of Nice Shirt Films, who was a co-founder of Smoke and Mirrors.

fxpodcast: fxg-070130-autodesk

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 08:29:42 -0600

We speak with key individuals from the newly re-organized systems team in Montreal. They are involved in the development of Flame, Smoke, Lustre, Toxik and other applications. Bruno Sargeant, Jean-Luc Dery, Philippe Soeiro, Mark Jaszbereny, and Filippo Tampieri.

fxpodcast: fxg-070122-letters

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:32:32 -0600

We speak with Darren Poe and Jeff Kim about Digital Domain's work on Letters from Iwo Jima.

fxpodcast: fxg-010907-AscentDMDC

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 12:15:49 -0600

Maximizing content lifespan with guest Tyler Leshney

fxpodcast: fxg-070104-children

Thu, 4 Jan 2007 12:37:44 -0600

We speak with David Vickery of Double Negative and Tim Webber of Framestore CFC about their work on the film.

fxpodcast: fxg-122406-cweb

Sun, 31 Dec 2006 11:27:43 -0600

We speak with Digital Pictures Illoura about their work on the recent animated film Charlotte's Webb.

fxpodcast: fxg-122006-deaths

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 12:10:51 -0600

We speak with the on-set vfx supervisor of The Deaths of Ian, Dennis Michelson.

fxpodcast: fxg-121106-stitcher

Sun, 10 Dec 2006 16:28:38 -0600

We chat with Luc Robert, co-founder of REALVIZ, about their recent release of Stitcher Unlimited DS.

fxpodcast: fxg-120706-afivfx

Thu, 7 Dec 2006 17:18:21 -0600

The first-ever Australian Film Institute awarded its first-ever Visual Effects Award to Rose Draper and Mike Seymour for their work on Hunt Angels. Seymour and Draper talk about their work on the film.