RoboCop 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.
12th 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.
fxinsider: 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.
How 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.
Brick-by-brick: how Animal Logic crafted The LEGO Movie
The story behind Animal Logic’s incredible realization of the brick world in The LEGO Movie.
Behind the scenes of Weta Digital’s Smaug
Exclusive Weta Digital breakdowns of Smaug, one of the animated characters featured in this year’s Visual Effects Awards nominations. Plus see our ‘Desolation of Smaug’ eBook.
3 of the best: the Super Bowl ads. Go on…take the red keys!
Find out about the stunning work by Digital Domain, MPC and The Mill in three big Super Bowl spots.
Russian roulette: Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
Inside the invisible effects for Kenneth Branagh’s Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit.
Having a ball: STOPP’s World Cup Adidas spot
GoPros on Spidercams? Step-by-step on STOPP/FAMILY’s interactive 360 degree experience for the Adidas World Cup Brazuca match ball.
3ds Max-imum impact, again: interview with Eddie Perlberg
New Autodesk 3ds Max product manager Eddie Perberg discusses the future of the software package. Plus a look at where 3ds Max is being used.
Cinesite opens in Montréal: interview
We talk to Cinesite MD Antony Hunt about the VFX studio’s expansion to Montréal.
VFX Oscar nominations are out
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the five VFX Oscar nominees.
VES Announces Nominees for 12th Annual VES Awards
The Visual Effects Society (VES) has announced the nominees for the 12th Annual VES Awards.
Dragons, beasts and bamfing: 47 Ronin
See what’s behind the visual effects in four of the biggest sequences from Carl Rinsch’s 47 Ronin.
Heads above: the VFX of Sleepy Hollow
See VFX breakdown clips from a recent episode of the Fox TV series Sleepy Hollow in this behind the scenes look with visual effects supe Jason Zimmerman.
Breaking down the bake-off films
Our special bonus fxinsider look at the 10 films still in the VFX Oscar race, with breakdowns and clips.
From effects sims to car flipping – Academy unveils Sci-Tech achievements
Sci-Tech awards include recognition of effects simulation software, VFX toolkits, color workflows, practical fx systems and more.
BAFTA Award Nominations
The EE British Academy Film Awards nominations were announced today with five films in competition for Special Visual Effects.
Dino-bytes: the tech of Walking With Dinosaurs
For fxinsider members, take a look at the new Walking With Dinosaurs movie and the muscle and skin tech with Animal Logic.
Beautified reality: making Walter Mitty’s world
Behind the scenes of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty with visual effects supervisor Guillaume Rocheron.
What’s the dish on Cinesite’s Beans?
The director and producer of Cinesite’s short ‘Beans’ talk to fxguide about making the surprise-ending film.
Meet Smaug
How Weta Digital created the titular dragon in ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.’
In the cutting room with Catching Fire editor Alan Bell
For fxguide insider members – a special christmas gift. A detailed technical look at editing two scenes of the Hunger Games: Catching Fire with Editor Alan Bell. We look in depth at the speech scene in District 11 vs an effects heavy scene such as the hologram training center scene.
Boom times: The Wolf of Wall Street
Visual effects supervisor Rob Legato breaks down his work for Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street.
The Book Thief: crafting the visual effects
Behind the scenes of RISE FX’s invisible visual effects for The Book Thief – a great loved novel – now a new feature film. Includes before and after images from the film.
VES camera reports – one set of notes to rule them all
In a move to help actually see camera data make it to post, the VES Technology Committee has launched a new initiative and standard that is free and open to all.
What’s new in Maxwell?
Next Limit has released Maxwell Render V3 – check out the new features of this great renderer here.
NUKE 8 – the artists have spoken
A run-down of the newest features in The Foundry’s NUKE 8 release.
VFX Oscar shortlist!
The list of 10 films that will go into the VFX Oscar bake-off has been announced.
Clarisse iFX: new pricing and products
Isotropix targets Clarisse iFX to freelancers and to small studios with new low pricing options. We speak one on one with company CEO Sam Assadian.