Catching up with V-Ray’s founders (& V-Ray 3.0 for Maya)
We sit down with Chaos Group founders Vladimir Koylazov and Peter Mitev to discuss the latest with V-Ray and what you can expect into the future.
Read the ArticleThe tech of Crytek’s Ryse: Son of Rome
How Crytek utilized virtual production, physically plausible rendering and a cache based pipeline for ‘Ryse: Son of Rome’.
Read the ArticleLike an animated painting: Child of Light
Part 1 of a making of series for Ubisoft’s painterly role-playing game Child of Light.
Read the ArticleBifrost: exclusive first in-depth look
fxguide’s exclusive look at the Bifröst procedural effects platform inside Autodesk Maya 2015.
Read the ArticleHow they made the biggest stunts in Need for Speed
The 3 biggest stunts from Need for Speed, and how the DOP and effects teams made them possible.
Read the ArticleVirtual production: Animatrik
We talk to Animatrik Film Design about their approach to virtual production work.
Read the ArticleCG robots, milk sims, digi-enviros & macro-cloth
Breakdowns from 4 stunning TVCs by The Mill, Method Studios, Platige Image/Juice and Glassworks.
Read the ArticleRed Giant takes on the Universe
Find out what Red Giant Universe is and what it means for you.
Read the Article3DEqualizer – German precision where vfx needs it
A tracking Q&A about 3DEqualizer with the co-founder of Science.D.Visions Rolf Schneider.
Read the ArticleThe making of The Last Days on Mars
fxguide goes off-planet to showcase the vfx for The Last Days on Mars by Dublin house Screen Scene.
Read the ArticleBlur’s The Elder Scrolls Online cinematic: 8 mins of action
Blur reveals how they made their latest Elder Scrolls Online cinematic, including a look at early concept art and models crafted by the studio.
Read the ArticleRemembering Softimage
Ex-ILMer Steve ‘Spaz’ Williams shares a story about working with Softimage during the making of Jurassic Park. Autodesk has just announced the software is EOL.
Read the ArticleStories from Pompeii
Find out how Mr. X destroyed Pompeii, got their teaser trailer imagery into the final film and delivered one particularly crucial shot.
Read the ArticleAnd the winner is…
Gravity has won the VFX Oscar at this year’s Academy Awards.
Read the ArticleCoverage from the Oscar subsidy protest
Final tally was 541 artists at the protest in Hollywood on Oscar day. fxguide was there providing constant updates, interviews and exclusive photos.
Read the ArticleThe art of deep compositing
What is Deep Comp, and how did Deep Data develop simultaneously around the world?
Read the ArticleADAPT releases first video
ADAPT (Association of Digital Artists, Professionals & Technicians) has released a video titled “Corporate Welfare For Hollywood?”
Read the ArticleAnother big visual effects business news day
The MPAA wants trade courts to consider the use of electronic means to distribute intellectual property to be treated the same as physical goods, LA City Council hears testimony, Life After Pi has been released and ADAPT is announced.
Read the ArticleHustling up some invisible effects
Find out what invisible effects were crafted in the Oscar nominated American Hustle, How I Live Now, Philomena and The Monuments Men.
Read the ArticleWatch Dolby’s short film ‘Silent’ (updated)
See behind the scenes of the wonderful short film ‘Silent’ made by Dolby and Moonbot Studios. UPDATED with exclusive breakdown video and original artwork.
Read the ArticleVFX in TVCs: ads that fly
Fin Design and Method Studios delve into two remarkable TVCs for NZ Transport Agency and for GE.
Read the ArticleLife After Pi and Oscar march plans
A documentary following the bankruptcy of Rhythm & Hues as it won the Oscar for Life of Pi and plans for a second protest march at the Oscars.
Read the ArticleILM’s scientific solutions
The science behind the visual effects: a look at ILM’s SciTech award-winning Plume and Zeno tools.
Read the ArticleGravity wins VFX BAFTA
Gravity took out the visual effects gong at the 2014 BAFTA Awards.
Read the Articlefxguide at the SciTechs
In this special gallery we feature images taken by fxguide at the Scientific and Technical Awards.
Read the ArticleSciTech Awards: from FiLMBOX to MotionBuilder
We talk to one of the original developers of FiLMBOX, which became MotionBuilder, and is soon to be recognized with a SciTech Award.
Read the ArticleRoboCop redux: inside the film’s biggest scenes
fxguide explores the reboot of RoboCop with befores and afters, behind the scenes clips and insight from the film’s VFX vendors.
Read the Article12th Annual VES Awards – the winners
LIVE COVERAGE: fxguide is at the VES Awards in Los Angeles tonight, and we’ll be updating this post with all the winners plus photos from the evening.
Read the Articlefxinsider: bonus full-length LEGO Movie interview
In this special bonus for fxinsider members, we present a full-length interview with Animal Logic CG supervisor Aidan Sarsfield on The LEGO Movie.
Read the ArticleHow to make a loveable ogre in 7 (easy) steps
Meet Simon the Ogre, and find out how Realise Studio used practical & digital fx to bring him to life.
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