We look at the Siggraph technical paper: Unifying Points, Beams, and Paths in Volumetric Light Transport Simulation

ftrack will be revealing version 3 of their software at SIGGRAPH next week and we have a sneak peek at the new features. We also take a look a the history of ftrack as well as check in with some of their users.

We go behind the scenes of Rhythm & Hues’ Sci-Tech winning animation framework – Voodoo – with exclusive new demo videos.

The Wall attack, dragons and the skeletal wights from season 4 of Game of Thrones.

From fantastical creatures to sprawling battles – fxguide looks at the visual effects of Hercules.

Dawn of Planet of the Apes delivers complex serious acting from its lead digital characters – we speak to Weta Digital about this blockbuster hit of the summer.

The Foundry has launched COLORWAY, a new design application that speeds up and changes the process of iterating on and finalizing an image or product look, and expands the company’s move into the design space.

We explore VFX in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Hannibal, Hawaii Five-O, Sleepy Hollow, Game of Thrones, Vikings and Orphan Black.

Disney Animation responds to fxguide’s UDIM texture article and promises even more new Ptex tools.

Find out what’s been happening with Crytek’s Cinebox – from game projects to previs – with exclusive behind the scenes videos.

How ILM ramped up on robot facial animation, created new hypno-transformations, the dinobots, enormous fx sims and spaceships in the newest Transformers film.

Autodesk announced that they have acquired Shotgun Software, creators of the the production tracking, asset management, and review pipeline tool used in over 500 facilities around the world. We examine the news to reveal why this is a win for the companies as well as their customers.