Catching up with V-Ray’s founders (& V-Ray 3.0 for Maya)

March 20, 2014

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.

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The tech of Crytek’s Ryse: Son of Rome

March 20, 2014

How Crytek utilized virtual production, physically plausible rendering and a cache based pipeline for ‘Ryse: Son of Rome’.

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Like an animated painting: Child of Light

March 18, 2014

Part 1 of a making of series for Ubisoft’s painterly role-playing game Child of Light.

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Bifrost: exclusive first in-depth look

March 18, 2014

fxguide’s exclusive look at the Bifröst procedural effects platform inside Autodesk Maya 2015.

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How they made the biggest stunts in Need for Speed

March 17, 2014

The 3 biggest stunts from Need for Speed, and how the DOP and effects teams made them possible.

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Virtual production: Animatrik

March 13, 2014

We talk to Animatrik Film Design about their approach to virtual production work.

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CG robots, milk sims, digi-enviros & macro-cloth

March 13, 2014

Breakdowns from 4 stunning TVCs by The Mill, Method Studios, Platige Image/Juice and Glassworks.

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Red Giant takes on the Universe

March 11, 2014

Find out what Red Giant Universe is and what it means for you.

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3DEqualizer – German precision where vfx needs it

March 10, 2014

A tracking Q&A about 3DEqualizer with the co-founder of Science.D.Visions Rolf Schneider.

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The making of The Last Days on Mars

March 10, 2014

fxguide goes off-planet to showcase the vfx for The Last Days on Mars by Dublin house Screen Scene.

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Blur’s The Elder Scrolls Online cinematic: 8 mins of action

March 6, 2014

Blur reveals how they made their latest Elder Scrolls Online cinematic, including a look at early concept art and models crafted by the studio.

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Remembering Softimage

March 4, 2014

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.

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Stories from Pompeii

March 3, 2014

Find out how Mr. X destroyed Pompeii, got their teaser trailer imagery into the final film and delivered one particularly crucial shot.

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And the winner is…

March 2, 2014

Gravity has won the VFX Oscar at this year’s Academy Awards.

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Coverage from the Oscar subsidy protest

March 2, 2014

Final tally was 541 artists at the protest in Hollywood on Oscar day. fxguide was there providing constant updates, interviews and exclusive photos.

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The art of deep compositing

February 27, 2014

What is Deep Comp, and how did Deep Data develop simultaneously around the world?

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ADAPT releases first video

February 27, 2014

ADAPT (Asso­ci­a­tion of Dig­i­tal Artists, Pro­fes­sion­als & Tech­ni­cians) has released a video titled “Corporate Welfare For Hollywood?”

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Another big visual effects business news day

February 25, 2014

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.

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Hustling up some invisible effects

February 25, 2014

Find out what invisible effects were crafted in the Oscar nominated American Hustle, How I Live Now, Philomena and The Monuments Men.

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Watch Dolby’s short film ‘Silent’ (updated)

February 24, 2014

See behind the scenes of the wonderful short film ‘Silent’ made by Dolby and Moonbot Studios. UPDATED with exclusive breakdown video and original artwork.

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VFX in TVCs: ads that fly

February 24, 2014

Fin Design and Method Studios delve into two remarkable TVCs for NZ Transport Agency and for GE.

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Life After Pi and Oscar march plans

February 21, 2014

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.

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ILM’s scientific solutions

February 18, 2014

The science behind the visual effects: a look at ILM’s SciTech award-winning Plume and Zeno tools.

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Gravity wins VFX BAFTA

February 16, 2014

Gravity took out the visual effects gong at the 2014 BAFTA Awards.

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fxguide at the SciTechs

February 16, 2014

In this special gallery we feature images taken by fxguide at the Scientific and Technical Awards.

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SciTech Awards: from FiLMBOX to MotionBuilder

February 14, 2014

We talk to one of the original developers of FiLMBOX, which became MotionBuilder, and is soon to be recognized with a SciTech Award.

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RoboCop redux: inside the film’s biggest scenes

February 13, 2014

fxguide explores the reboot of RoboCop with befores and afters, behind the scenes clips and insight from the film’s VFX vendors.

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12th Annual VES Awards – the winners

February 12, 2014

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.

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fxinsider: bonus full-length LEGO Movie interview

February 12, 2014

In this special bonus for fxinsider members, we present a full-length interview with Animal Logic CG supervisor Aidan Sarsfield on The LEGO Movie.

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How to make a loveable ogre in 7 (easy) steps

February 12, 2014

Meet Simon the Ogre, and find out how Realise Studio used practical & digital fx to bring him to life.

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