Between code and carnage: the VFX that humanized Murderbot at DNEG
Behind Murderbot’s thrilling action and alien chaos lies a meticulously crafted world where visual effects serve both the spectacle and give a bot real soul.
Read the ArticleDaredevil: Born Again: the art and craft of critical VFX collaboration
We talk to the VFX team of Daredevil: Born Again about the tight collaboration between the stunt, SFX, art and camera departments.
Read the ArticleNAB 25: A leaner show but with an AI innovation focus
The annual conference opens in Las Vegas with a focus on new tools in the era of AI.
Read the ArticleILM, droids, miniatures and StageCraft – Oscar winner John Knoll discuss Skeleton Crew
The balance of practical and digital, including John Knoll’s top five production pitfalls of all time.
Read the ArticleNew Apple Mac Studio is great for AI, but not the AI you’re thinking of
The new M3 Ultra Mac Studio running heavy duty machine learning with Topaz Video AI 6
Read the ArticleBuilding The Gorge: behind the VFX of Scott Derrickson’s sci-fi thriller
Behind the scenes of The Gorge with DNEG’s VFX supervisors Anelia Asparuhova and Sebastian von Overheidt as they reveal how they crafted the breathtaking environments, intense action, & explosive finale.
Read the ArticleGladiator II: Mark Bakowski overall VFX Supervisor and Ridleygrams
Ridley Scott’s epic with 1,130 VFX shots. Exclusive new making of Gladiator IIvideo
Read the ArticleMPC: crafting Mufasa: The Lion King
For Mufasa: The Lion King, MPC delivered 1500 full-CG shots. Find out more with images and a VFX breakdown video.
Read the ArticleFramestore gives Deadpool the finger(s)
Framestore’s VFX in Deadpool & Wolverine delivers jaw-dropping surrealism and heartwarming humor, from face-melting powers to a scene-stealing ugly-yet-adorable dog.
Read the ArticleHands-on with the URSA Cine 12K LF + URSA Cine Immersive
Ben Allan ACS CSI, test drives and reviews the URSA Cine 12K LF, which is also the base for the new URSA Cine Immersive.
Read the ArticleGenerative AI in media and entertainment
A field guide on how to approach generative AI with interviews from over 12 leading AI industry companies and VFX experts.
Read the ArticleThe visual effects of Slow Horses
Union VFX’s Tim Barber discusses one of the great spy dramas currently on TV.
Read the ArticleWonder Dynamics up the game with AI Wonder Animation
Wonder Dynamics expand to full 3D scene animation integration with AI
Read the ArticleShutterstock generative AI 3D models
We talk to Dade Orgeron, about Shutterstock’s new 3D generative AI that they have been working on for 16 months.
Read the ArticleWhat does spatial computing mean exactly?
DOP Ben Allan discusses shooting and viewing immersive video for the Apple Vision Pro.
Read the ArticleInside Out 2: redefining the magic with new technology
The first Inside Out film was rendered with RenderMan REYES, but for Inside Out 2 Pixar had to replicate all all the magic with the new RenderMan RIS.
Read the ArticleJason Zimmerman on the VFX of Star Trek Discovery & Strange New Worlds
We speak to the remarkable Jason Zimmerman about the remarkable VFX of Discovery and Strange New Worlds.
Read the ArticleShooting for the Apple Vision Pro: post-production part two
Part two of our look at filming and editing spatial video for the Apple Vision Pro.
Read the ArticleAutodesk buys Wonder Dynamics
We talk exclusively to the founders of Wonder Dynamics about their sale to Autodesk, and what it means for users.
Read the Article1st SORA music video, How SORA is evolving & guessing possible pricing
We continue our coverage of talking to early SORA users, exploring SORA’s newest features, and hypotheses about its possible pricing.
Read the ArticleShooting spatial video – why all the negativity? It’s great!
We test drive a massively wide range of options for filming spatial video for the Apple Vision Pro.
Read the ArticleInside the (LED) bunker of Fallout
A deep dive inside the Fallout series virtual production work with Magnopus’ Ben Grossmann
Read the ArticleActually using SORA
The exact current state of SORA with the team from Air Head or ‘How to tell a consistent story despite the slot machine nature of genAI.’
Read the ArticleIn Concert: Black Pink and Doja Cat – In Your Face
The Diamond Bros have been doing VR concerts for years. Their latest are Black Pink in Korea and Doja Cat In Detroit.
Read the ArticleShould you update your Apple gear for pro work?
We road test the iPhone 15 Max and M3 Max MacBook Pro for professional work.
Read the ArticleThe Meep may not inherit the Earth, thanks to Dr Who and Untold Studios
Untold Studios worked with Bad Wolf to help bring the BBC’s 60th Anniversary of Doctor Who to life, with a major focus on The Meep in the ep, ‘The Star Beast’.
Read the ArticleTrue cross-platform, immersive, open source connected spaces
Today the Web is a series of connected pages, tomorrow could be a series of Connected Spaces – thanks to Magnopus.
Read the ArticleThe art of NeRFs, part two: guassian splats, RT NeRFs, stitching and adding stable diffusion into NeRFs
In part 2 of our Art of NeRFs, we explore 4 incredible applications and innovations in the world of NeRFs
Read the ArticleThe art and craft of training data. Yes, training data
VFX uses Machine Learning tools and it is also increasingly being used to produce training data for ML solutions with sleuthing and alchemy.
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