fxguide is in Singapore this week for CG Overdrive and Broadcast Asia. Mike Seymour is giving two workshops (each running over 2 days) on the Benefits and Challenges of Digital Acquisition. These are being held on the 16th/17th and then repeated on the 18th/19th at Broadcast Asia – held at the Expo centre as part […]

When we interviewed Jeffrey Okun from the Visual Effects Society at the end of May for a podcast he broke the news that the VES was working on getting health care options for VES members. He mentioned that this has been a top request from members. Today members were emailed with information about that plan […]

This August the fxguide crew will be in full force to cover Siggraph 2009 in New Orleans. Siggraph is always a great place to network, see what is coming in future technology or update your skills. The last time the show was in New Orleans it was an amazing combination of work and play. If […]

Hot on the heels of its management buyout, The Foundry has completed a major deal with Industrial Light & Magic, Lucasfilm Ltd’s multiple Academy Award-winning visual effects studio. ILM has purchased a site licence for Nuke. ILM’s visionary work has earned thirty-seven Academy Award® nominations for Best Visual Effects. Lucasfilm’s chief technical officer, Richard Kerris, […]

Two online videos with appeal to our industry made waves in the social networking worlds like Twitter and Facebook this week. The first one, by editor Joy Moeller, is a list of 21 things that a client should and shouldn’t do in an edit session to keep peace with your editor. The second one places […]

Jeffrey A. Okun, Chair of the Visual Effects Society joins us to discuss the mission of the VES, the difference between unions and societies, health care for members, how to become a member and much more. Visit the fxpodcast page for direct downloads and RSS feed links. To be notified automatically and have the episodes […]

It’s a new week and with it comes a new fxguidetv episode. This week, we focus on the movie ‘Watchmen’ via an interview with Intelligent Creatures 2D Supervisor Greg Astles. Recorded at NAB, he breaks down the process of creating Rorschach’s mask from the start of the concept to putting on the the finishing touches […]

red centre episode #34 is live and ready for download. This week’s podcast includes a look at the Phantom HD high speed camera, an attempt to review the V3 Depth Enhancer, and a conversation with Axel Baumann. Visit the red centre page for direct downloads and RSS feed links. To be notified automatically and have […]

Episode 58 of fxguidetv is live for your viewing pleasure, covering this weekend’s release of Star Trek. The show features interviews with director director J.J. Abrams and actor Karl Urban (Dr. Leonard ‘Bones’ McCoy), including a discussion about how they created the abundant anamorphic lens flares and some cool old school techniques. Visit the fxguidetv […]

In this week’s fxpodcast we talk to director Michael Gracey about his two amazing spots for T-mobile. These two spots will restore your faith in advertising as a positive force. It is almost impossible to see these spots and not smile. Filmed without tricks and without digital manipulation they show Londoners showing Life is for […]

In this week’s red centre podcast we cover Part 3 of our 4 part series on RED post production (Avid and FCP offline), and interview Oscar winner Anthony Dod Mantle. Anthony is giving a series of talks in Australia and talks very openly and technically about shooting on the RED and on the SI-2K, a […]