Art Directors Guild Launches Previs Informational Site
The Art Directors Guild has launched a new informational web site to provide information and start a dialogue with artists and companies.
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The science of fluid simulations
In the spirit of our “Art of” stories we launch today a new style of story: “The Science of” In these articles we take a topic and explore the state of the art in that field. We start with fluid simulations: what are they, what are the issues, and how do they work?
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Spies and effects (times four)
We speak to Hybride about their 1000+ visual effects shots for Robert Rodriguez’s Spy Kids: All the Time in the World. Includes before and afters from the film.
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Music videos: effects highlights
We take a look at recent music video effects nominees from the MTV VMAs, and some newer clips by Bjork, The Wombats and Linkin Park. Updated with befores and afters for the winning Katy Perry video.
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IBC show floor express
With IBC 2011 in full swing, we spent the weekend traveling the show floor looking for interesting products and presentations. Consider this your virtual visit to the show. Here’s a look at some of the highlights we found.
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IBC news: eyeon’s new asset management tool
eyeon Software announced this week at IBC in Amsterdam the release of Generation AM, a visual effects asset management front end that is integrated into the company’s Generation set of effects tools.
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Creative Arts Emmy Winners
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences awarded the 2010-2011 Creative Arts Primetime Emmy Awards for programs and individual achievements at the 63rd Emmy Awards presentation at the NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles.
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The Foundry Announces HIERO
The Foundry announced HIERO, a new conform and vfx workflow tool designed to work with NUKE, but flexible to work with any product. Utilizing tech from the now end-of-life STORM, the product fills a timeline-based gap in the shot-based NUKE workflow. Click through for the press release and be sure to check out fxguidetv #119 for an exclusive look at HIERO.
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The move to 48 frames per sec
RED Digital Cinema company has been very active in pushing a cinema quality experience. We speak to RED founder Jim Jannard about what drives him and we share a video piece we produced interviewing Ted Schilowitz discussing the move to Stereo 48 fps filmmaking, which we made for our partners at The Daily (News Corp).
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Red EPIC Canon mount test drive review
We road test the new Canon mount for the Epic Camera with 120 fps 5K wild animals – and HDR fisheyes – all in a wild day of swinging and eating out, with monkeys, gorillas, lions and tigers.
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Fright Night – Q&A with VFX supe Joe Bauer
Fright Night VFX supe Joe Bauer gives us the details on this stereo feature, from the opening shot through to the dramatic vampire transformations.
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The Storm is over – Foundry kill product
BREAKING NEWS: In light of the advances that RED has engineered with their free professional REDCINE-X PRO, The Foundry has decided to bow out and leave them to it. We can report that The Foundry has decided to discontinue development of their Storm product with STORM 1.0v4 (the current release – being the last version). […]
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It’s Raining Marquise Technologies
In the lead up to IBC this weekend, Marquise Technologies have been making a splash with their RAIN, OCEAN and MIST products.
RAIN is a workflow and grading station, with the smaller MIST being an on set version and the bigger OCEAN being a full telecine controller (essentially sold through Cintel, DFT, etc). There is also a software only version, SoftRAIN.
Iloura vfx isn’t Afraid of the Dark
Iloura delves into its creature work for the Guillermo del Toro film, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark. Includes two vfx breakdowns.
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Kerner Optical closing its doors
Cinefex is reporting that Kerner Optical is closing its doors. In recent years the studio had been moving into 3D stereo and other areas, but it would appear this icon of quality visual and special effects is shutting up ‘the shop’. Kerner is a company that stood for quality and an innovative love of filmmaking. […]
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Pan Am: retro green screen world
Go behind the scenes of Stargate Studios’ vfx for the ‘Pan Am’ pilot, with a gallery of before and after pics of their virtual set work.
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How The Mill gave Audi its oomph
The Mill’s head of 3D Tom Bussell walks us through his work on ‘Oomph’, a fast-paced monochrome spot for the Audi A1.
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Get the Smurf out of here!
Sony Pictures Imageworks and Tippett Studio discuss their work on the surprisingly successful new release: The Smurfs.
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Apple post-Steve
Steve Jobs leaves Apple, and thus ends an era. Apple, and therefore Steve Jobs, have had a huge influence on the film and television industry, especially in the area of post-production.
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The art of digital color
As part of our ‘Art of’ series we present our latest article. Color management and color workflows have evolved over many years. In this article we will trace from Cineon to the scene referred linear OpenEXR format.
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Behind the scenes with the Siggraph CAF winners
We take a look at two of the winners from this year’s SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival – Moonbot Studio’s ‘The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore’ and ‘Paths of Hate’.
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Nine selected for Sci-Tech Oscar Consideration
The Scientific and Technical Awards Committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that nine scientific and technical achievements have been selected for further awards consideration.
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ILM adds texture to Cowboys & Aliens
We talk to ILM vfx supe Roger Guyett and texture supervisor Martin Murphy about taming the alien wild west in the summer blockbuster Cowboys & Aliens.
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Day 4: Siggraph and Out
Our SIGGRAPH 2011 coverage continues with a look at day four of the conference.
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NVIDIA GPU Panel Bonus Audio Recording Available
On Monday at SIGGRAPH, Mike Seymour moderated a panel hosted by NVIDIA with leading CTOs and R&D experts. We’re happy to be able to provide an audio recording of that session for those who couldn’t make it to Vancouver.
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Day 3 Siggraph 2011
Day 3 of the Siggraph Show in Vancouver and the trade show opened, joining the papers, tech talks, presentations and general geeking out that is Siggraph 2011. Today included detailed talks from Pixar, news on Alembic, OpenColorIO and much more.
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Captain America: super soldier effects
We take a look at several studios’ visual effects work on Captain America: The First Avenger.
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Day 2 Siggraph 2011
Here’s our wrap-up of Day Two at Siggraph 2011 in Vancouver.
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Framestore’s heavens and horcruxes
Part 3 of our Potter Week Series: Framestore artists discuss their water sims and heavenly VFX for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. Includes a great behind the scenes clip.
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