SIGGRAPH: Business Issues
We highlight two upcoming SIGGRAPH 2013 sessions (Tuesday & Thursday) that are focused on business issues facing Visual Effects.
SIGGRAPH 2013: Day 0 – DigiPro
A run down of the amazing research at Pixar and other studios at the DigiPro conference: SIGGRAPH 2013 at Disneyand.
Every back issue of Cinefex on your iPad. It’s now possible.
Find out about the Kickstarter campaign aimed at getting all back issues of Cinefex onto the iPad.
Monster mayhem: Pacific Rim
Robots and monsters battle it out in Pacific Rim: how ILM and the VFX teams made it possible.
2013 Emmy Nominations
The 65th Primetime Emmy® Award nominations were announced this morning at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in North Hollywood. The nominees for visual effects related categories are…
Open source panel at SIGGRAPH: how free adds value
The Open Source panel session at SIGGRAPH 2013 on Sunday, July 21st at 2pm features Pixar, SPI, Blender, DreamWorks Animation and fxguide.
The state of rendering – part 2
In this second and final part of our special State of Rendering series we look at RenderMan, Arnold, V-Ray, Maxwell, Mantra, Modo, Lightwave, Mental Ray, 3Delight, finalRender, Octane, Clarisse, Lagoa and Arion2. We also look and question the next stage of rendering.
VES: The State of the Global VFX Industry 2013
The Visual Effects Society (VES) has released a whitepaper titled “The State of the Global VFX Industry 2013”.
The state of rendering – part 1
In our follow-up to the popular Art of Rendering feature on fxguide, we now look at the current State of Rendering. Part 1 delves into the issues of the day: physically based lighting and rendering, ray tracing and more, while Part 2 highlights each major renderer in the VFX industry.
Nickelodeon CG artists ratify new IATSE contract
IATSE has won an election and contract to represent 70 CG artists working at Nickelodeon Animation Studios
Tippett Studio VFX – on your phone?
How Tippett Studio is branching out into movie-like visual effects on mobile devices with Efexio.
Use Houdini assets…outside of Houdini
Side Effects Software has announced the Houdini Engine, a new product using elements of the company’s popular effects tool to act as a procedural engine and allow Houdini assets to be used in other 3D apps.
Out of this world: the VFX of After Earth
Find out how visual effects artists from around the globe contributed to After Earth, in this fxinsider behind the scenes article.
In a flash: previewing the SIGGRAPH 2013 Dailies
With SIGGRAPH 2013 just around the corner, we preview the fast-paced Dailies program where presenters have one minute – just one – to break down a shot or their research.
Rendering on-demand: a ZYNC Update
On-demand render solution ZYNC has finally launched – here’s a look at how it’s being used by companies such as Atomic Fiction and Bad Robot.
24 VFX professionals invited into the Academy
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences extends invitations to artists for Academy Membership each year. Here are the 2013 invitees for Visual Effects.
Action beats: 6 scenes from White House Down
A breakdown of the 6 biggest scenes from Roland Emmerich’s White House Down and the visual effects behind them.
Exclusive: FLIX – the newest tool in The Foundry’s arsenal
We check out the new FLIX product from The Foundry, a visual story development tool, ex-Sony Animation. Includes an exclusive video overview.
The making of Europa Report
How the spooky space and planet scenes in indie flick Europa Report were created by Phosphene VFX.
Zombie warfare: World War Z
fxguide talks to Cinesite, MPC, 2h3D, 4DMax and Prime Focus about scaring up the zombie effects for World War Z, scanning sets and actors and the film’s stereo conversion.
Emmys 2013: the VFX contenders
We take a look at some of the possible contenders for this year’s Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in the visual effects categories, with some exclusive VFX breakdown reels.
Monsters University: rendering physically based monsters
How new developments in RenderMan helped Pixar deliver Monsters University.
Man of Steel vfx milestones
Breaking down the biggest scenes in Man of Steel – Krypton’s comms, the Smallville confrontation and the destruction of Metropolis.
Cannes Lions scooped by Dumb Ways to Die
fxguide talks to the animator behind the Cannes Lions super-winner Dumb Ways to Die, and checks out the VFX winners from the awards.
DigiPro 2013 preview
A special preview of the DigiPro 2013 event taking place right before SIGGRAPH this year, featuring talks from Pixar, Weta Digital, Image Engine, Dneg and Dreamworks.
John Textor and what really happened inside Digital Domain Media Group?
An In depth look at the Digital Domain Media Group collapse as fxguide speaks to its former CEO John Textor and pieces together the lessons to be learnt.
Spots round-up
A look at some recent commercials that have caught our eye and the work behind them. Plus a special focus on The Mill LA.
The new Mac Pro: the cube comes of age
We take a look at the new Mac Pro and uncover some details as to why we feel it shouldn’t be dismissed as a “pro” computer.
VFX in Los Angeles – 100 hour weeks & homeless
A true story about a young man starting a career in visual effects in Los Angeles.
The Foundry’s MARI coming to OS X
If you missed the Apple WWDC keynote, Phil Schiller mentioned that The Foundry and PIXAR would be showing off something at a sneak peek at the new Mac Pro. We know know what it is: MARI on OSX.