SIGGRAPH Asia in Singapore – just 2 weeks away
Now only two weeks away, we take a final look at what’s in store for SIGGRAPH Asia 2012 in Singapore.
Less is more: The Bourne Legacy
Learn about the invisible fx in The Bourne Legacy – the wolf, drone shots, Manilla chase and that motorcycle crash. Bourne Legacy is out on Blu-ray and DVD soon.
VES “Understanding Unions…” panel announced
The Visual Effects Society is hosting a panel titled “Understanding Unions: The Good, The Bad & Unknown Of Forming A Visual Effects Collective Bargaining Organization” on Saturday, December 1, 2012 in Los Angeles…
Multiple bits: Wreck-It Ralph
We talk to Walt Disney Animation Studios VFX supe Scott Kersavage about Wreck-It Ralph.
20th Anniversary Edition: the rebirth of Flame
The new 20th Anniversary Edition of Flame is now available, with a dramatically re-designed workflow that shows a clear commitment to the flagship software. We look at the new edition, breaking down what is great as well as where this first release falls a bit short.
Post starts again in lower Manhattan
How one SoHo post company has managed to soldier on without power after the devastating storm in New York.
Cloud Atlas: choose your own adventure
We explore the VFX in the epic film Cloud Atlas from Lana and Andy Wachowski and Tom Tykwer.
Disney buys Lucasfilm and thus ILM
A look at the news behind Disney’s purchase of Lucasfilm which includes ILM, LucasArts and Skywalker Sound.
Autodesk releases 20th Anniversary Edition of Flame
Autodesk released Extension 1 of Flame 2013 to subscription customers today, bringing a dramatic change of workflow to the product. This week, fxguide has full coverage of the new release including free online training, an in-depth article, and an fxpodcast with Philippe Soeiro.
Casinos, crowds & cut-off fingers: Argo to Vegas
The invisible crowd, city and casino vfx in Here Comes the Boom, Argo, Alex Cross and Vegas. Updated with new before and after images.
Faux Images: Michael Auerswald reports from Germany
“Faux Images” is a quarterly meeting in Berlin, where the animation, design and vfx scene meets to share ideas, present their latest work, network or just have a beer, Michael Auerswald (fxphd member) reports for fxguide.
Sharks might fly
In 2001, Jeremy Hunt ushered in an era of internet viral videos after creating ‘405’ with Bruce Branit, in which a passenger jet had a freeway close encounter. Read how Hunt has returned to that indie ‘get the job done’ approach for his latest project – a music promo for Billy Talent’s ‘Surprise, Surprise’. Includes a befores and afters clip.
Emmy Eng. Awards for ACES, Kodak, Colorfront, Filmlight
The 64th Primetime Emmy Engineering Award honorees include ACES, two Filmlight products, Colorfront On-Set Dailies, Eastman Kodak, the ASC Color Decision List and Toon Boom Animation for Storyboard Pro.
CVMP early bird registration now open
fxguide is excited to be a partner for the 9th annual Conference on Visual Media Production, to be held in London on December 5th and 6th. For a limited time, early bird tickets are available for £250 — that’s £100 off the full price.
SIGGRAPH Asia 2012 – sneak peek
fxguide is once again the official podcast of SIGGRAPH Asia, this year taking place at the Singapore EXPO from November 28th to December 1st. Here’s our preview of the courses, tech papers, speakers and other events at the conference.
Founders Series: Richard Chuang PDI to Cloudpic
We talk to PDI co-founder Richard Chuang, a pioneer in the computer graphics, visual effects and animation industry.
AMPAS reaches initial funding goal for new museum
This Academy Museum, to be located at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), will be the first major U.S. museum dedicated exclusively to the history and ongoing development of motion pictures. This museum could showcase Visual Effects work in new ways.
Rob Powers, the guy at the wheel of the new NewTek LightWave
We speak to Rob Powers, the new President of the restructured LightWave 3D Group.
Truth about the Dneg layoffs
We speak directly to Dneg about the layoffs and clear the air of mis-information.
VES Summit 2012
A report from the recent Visual Effects Society Production Summit. Scott Ross was the featured speaker and delivered a blistering critique of an industry he helped create, current Digital Domain CEO Ed Ulbrich answers the question “what happened?” and a whole lot more.
DD’s latest with Linkin Park
How Digital Domain and Mothership created the music vid for Linkin Park’s ‘Castle of Glass’. Includes making of clip.
A Journey with Johnnie Walker
We break down a new Johnnie Walker TVC with Alt.vfx. Includes making of video and behind the scenes on-set photos.
New versions of RenderMan Pro Server and Studio
Pixar has released both RenderMan Pro Server 17.0 and RenderMan Studio 4.0. The company says that Pro Server 17.0 includes object instancing, photon mapping enhancements and volume-rendering optimizations, while Studio 4.0 features include a new physically plausible shader library.
In your face: Dredd 3D
A future metropolis, slow motion gun battles and some literally head exploding scenes – the vfx of Dredd 3D.
Hotel Transylvania – bonus interviews
For our fxinsider members, we have bonus interviews from our visit to Sony Pictures Animation and Sony Pictures Imageworks for Hotel Transylvania. Also featured are behind the scenes breakdowns from the film.
Animal Logic buys Fuel VFX
In a sign of good news for the visual effects community, Sydney-based Animal Logic has bought Fuel VFX, which had been in voluntary administration.
Back to the future: Looper
An in-depth look at the visual effects in Rian Johnson’s Looper. Warning: contains major plot spoilers.
VES Inducts Seven New Fellows
VES has inducted seven Fellows to the Society based on their contributions to the art and science of visual effects.
Behind the scenes of Continuum
Artifex Studios VFX supe Adam Stern talks about the work behind sci-fi series Continuum.
VES Summit 2012 – registration open
The Visual Effects Society has opened registration for the 2012 VES Summit to be held October 13th at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Marina del Rey.