This week in Red Centre we discuss the Adobe implementation of .r3d support in both AE and Premier with our own John Montgomery. We also look at the work of Artbeats who have been shooting now with the RED and offer not only clips but the source .r3d files for stock use purchase. Happy Holidays […]

Ascent Media announced that Santa Monica based Riot and Method are officially combining operations beginning January 1st. Method will be moving its operations into the current Riot location — and the facility will do business under the Method name. A trip by the facility this week shows that the Riot sign has already been removed […]

Mike is currently having a blast in Singapore at the inaugural SIGGRAPH Asia 2008, which started today. The original SIGGRAPH show has got to be our favorite of the year, with its mix of creative and intellectual stimulation. But one thing that was missing in action this past year was the Electronic Theater — always […]

This week in Red Centre we discusses the Dec 3rd news from RED for Scarlet and Epic. We break down the deal for current RED ONE owners and also discuss our final section on Tripods in the RED ROOM. Visit our red centre page to listen or subscribe via RSS or iTunes. This week’s Episode […]

We hope you’ve been enjoying the Masters of the Craft series as much as we had doing it. Getting to sit down and talk visual effects with people at this level has been a treat and this week was a true pleasure as we got to talk with Pablo Helman from ILM. The fxphd.com tip […]

This week in we have a special Red Centre episode that discusses the plans for Scarlet and Epic – but from the point of view of DSLR, mounts and just what is likely to be possible. Joining Jason and Mike is special guest Stu Maschwitz of the Orphanage and the blog site ProLost.com. Listen before RED […]

On November 26th, there will be an fxphd live master class in Seoul covering Flame and Smoke. fxphd co-founder John Montgomery and flame/smoke artist CE Raum have joined up to teach these classes. Two years ago, they did a multi-city tour in Asia which was incredibly well received by the artists taking the classes. For […]

With the new EPIC and Scarlet camera launched, we have a special new Red Centre episode that takes you behind the scenes of the launch as we interview Ted Schilowitz to explore some of the detail of the plans. He explains both more about the intended market, the new REDCODE, audio and the concept of what […]

Red announced today their new approach to both stills and moving digital capture. The new Red system will is based on a massively configurable system of modules, extending from a 2/3″ sensor to a newly announced 28K (yes 28K) 617.  Earliest new cameras are scheduled to be the 5K Scarlet S35 in Spring/Summer 09. Then the […]

On December 2nd and 3rd, there will be four fxphdlive master classes in Tokyo covering Flame, Smoke, and even a bit of Lustre. Each session will be covering the same material, but we wanted to have a variety of times to allow artists a chance to actually escape their suites. fxphd co-founder John Montgomery and […]

As the polls close, at fxguide we have been reviewing the tech of the coverage. As we write this, it is still early in the nightly coverage, but one of the more unusual technologies is the CCN’s Holographic correspondents. By having guests in remote studios standing in front of greenscreen and in front of 35 […]

This week’s fxguidetv continues our “Masters of the Craft” series with a conversation with vfx legend Scott Squires. He sits down with Mike Seymour and chats about how he got started in the industry, starting on Close Encounters, and rising to a senior visual effects supervisor at ILM. Now freelance, Scott discuss both his career […]

Anonymous Content’s Justin Reardon via SF-based Cutwater directs this wild :60 for video game developer Ubisoft. The spot shines light on true devotion to the sport for the new game Shaun White Snowboarding. In the spot, ordinary people become snow boarding fans and rush to catch a snow boarding chopper flight.

Well it has been a busy couple of days at fxguide. We have a new Episode of fxguidetv focused on RealFlow, with our 7 fave dumb FCP tips ! There is also a new fxpodcast looking at XSI version 7 with Bill Roberts, and finally Mike and Jason discuss grips and loads more on the […]