The top 10 effects of 2014
Our latest Design FX video with our media partners WIRED – breaking down the top 10 vfx moments for 2014.
Read the ArticleSIGGRAPH Asia 2014: what to see in Shenzhen
SIGGRAPH Asia in Shenzhen starts next week and fxguide will be there – here’s a look at some of the key sessions.
Read the ArticleInterstellar: inside the black art
How Double Negative used cutting edge science for the VFX & visualizations in Interstellar.
Read the ArticleWhat’s The Foundry buying? The Tech of ADF
You may not know Adaptively Distance Fields (ADF) by name, but you almost certainly use them. Mitsubishi’s (MERL) closely held tech – from fonts to games to drawing, we explain why The Foundry really wants it.
Read the ArticleBlackmagic ‘relaunches’ Fusion
It wasn’t a question of “if?”, but “when?” In move reminicent of Resolve, Blackmagic has released a free Windows version of Fusion and dropped the price of a more feature-rich version to $995.
Read the ArticleFabricating The Flash
Find out how Encore Hollywood is using feature film techniques to bring The Flash to the small screen.
Read the ArticleApes, Game of Thrones take major HPA vfx awards
The 9th annual HPA Awards have been announced – see the full list of winners here.
Read the ArticleThe making of that live action Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare spot
Go behind the scenes of the launch trailer for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.
Read the ArticleXsens’ new clothes
The story behind Xsens new MVN suits and software/hardware upgrades.
Read the ArticleRodeo helps Birdman soar with invisible fx
How Rodeo FX helped the Birdman filmmakers construct seamless shots and get inside the mind of Michael Keaton.
Read the ArticleIt is your Destiny
Prologue details how they made the opening cinematic for Destiny.
Read the ArticleTechno Image’s Trojan trip
Find out how Techo Image made the Trojan Horse was a Unicorn ident.
Read the ArticleHow 3D printing glitches inspired these Doctor Who effects
How 3D printing gone wrong and sea slugs inspired the visual effects in the latest Doctor Who episode.
Read the ArticleA look at new tracking features in Flame 2015 Ext 2
Lead product designer Philippe Soeiro walks us through tew tracking capabilities coming in the new Flame Premium 2015 Extension 2.
Read the ArticleNUKE 9: fxguide asks the experts
Three NUKE experts weigh in on the new release of NUKE 9, which will feature NUKE Studio and upgrades to NUKE and NUKE X.
Read the ArticleGod Only Knows how they did it
Go behind the scenes of the BBC’s ‘God Only Knows’ promo with befores and afters and on-set photos showcasing The Mill’s incredible and invisible visual effects.
Read the Articlefxinsider: full audio interview with Richard Edlund
For our valued fxinsider members we have a special full-length interview with Richard Edlund, who discusses Star Wars, Ghostbusters, Indiana Jones, Multiplicity and his current role at The Academy.
Read the ArticlethinkingParticles v6 is released with new pricing
We talk to cebas CEO Edwin Braun about the release of thinkingParticles 6 and the new tech inside it.
Read the ArticleDisney’s new production renderer ‘Hyperion’ – yes, Disney!
With Disney as the owner of Pixar & thus RenderMan, it may surprise some to know that Disney Animation has developed a completely new production renderer: Hyperion – with some very cool tech & clocking a million render hours a day on Big Hero 6.
Read the ArticleInside The Knick: Phosphene’s facial feature fx
Behind Phosphene’s nasal cavity visual effects for an episode of Steven Soderbergh’s The Knick.
Read the ArticleGoing full vamp: Dracula Untold
Behind the scenes of Framestore’s bat transformation, crowd battles and vampire visual effects in Dracula Untold.
Read the ArticleMaintaining the mystery: editor Kirk Baxter on Gone Girl
Oscar winning editor Kirk Baxter discusses his work on David Fincher’s Gone Girl.
Read the ArticleCinesite enters animated features arena
Cinesite has announced a new division and a new partnership to make and produce animated feature films.
Read the ArticleHow previs helped make The Maze Runner
Breaking down the previs and postvis work on The Maze Runner.
Read the ArticlePutting the maze in Maze Runner: an fxguide/WIRED exclusive
See how Method Studios created the vast maze and relentless mechanical creatures called Grievers for the upcoming feature film Maze Runner.
Read the ArticleDigital Domain’s live action date with Destiny
How Digital Domain helped realize a visually beautiful live action trailer for Activision and Bungie’s incredible new Destiny.
Read the Articleeyeon Software acquired by Blackmagic Design
In somewhat of a shake-up to the compositing world, Blackmagic Design has announced that it is acquiring eyeon Software.
Read the ArticleRC IBC news: Sony new 4K FS7
As rumoured on the last RC podcast, here is the new Sony FS7 camera just announced at IBC, more than just an XDCAM this camera here is a first look…
Read the ArticleLuc Besson’s Lucy – exclusive ILM interviews
We talk to ILM about the breakout indie Luc Besson hit Lucy, in these special fxinsider interviews, exclusively for Insider members.
Read the ArticleCOLORWAY now available for C4D
The Foundry has launched a COLORWAY kit for MAXON Cinema 4D.
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