Bifröst: the return of the Naiad team with a bridge to ICE

September 9, 2013

Project Bifröst was shown in Anaheim during SIGGRAPH for the first time as part of a technology demo. Bifröst is the code name for an new fluid sim development project of enormous scope.

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Real blue gloop: The World’s End

September 3, 2013

How Double Negative pitched a 2D approach for the visual effects in The World’s End.

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Film forgery & vfx tricks: Now You See Me

September 2, 2013

Behind the scenes of summer hit Now You See Me with visual effects supervisor Nick Brooks.

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The making of Honda ‘Hands’

August 28, 2013

Six million views: how Nexus and Analog shape-shifted 25 Honda products into one hand-sized TVC. Plus a behind the scenes making of video.

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Elysium: a practical, miniature and digital fx odyssey

August 13, 2013

Deep behind the scenes of Elysium with visual effects from Image Engine, Weta Workshop, Whiskytree, Method Studios, ILM, The Embassy, MPC, Kerner Optical & MastersFX.

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Under domes and falling skies: an invisible vfx round-up

August 7, 2013

In the newest installment of our invisible effects series, we delve into Under the Dome, The Conjuring, Falling Skies, Burt Wonderstone, Emperor and Magic City.

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Claws and effects: The Wolverine

August 1, 2013

How the VFX teams made a Silver Samurai, a 300km/h train fight, a nuclear explosion, Logan’s claws and more for The Wolverine.

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VFX adventures: The Lone Ranger

July 26, 2013

fxguide goes behind the scenes of the train crashes, train chases, scorpions and bridge explosions in Gore Verbinski’s The Lone Ranger.

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Pixar’s RenderMan turns 25 (Exclusive)

July 25, 2013

Pixar’s RenderMan is 25 years old. We talk to key players in its history, including Ed Catmull and Loren Carpenter, and get a sneak peek at RPS19.

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From Sim to Render: exclusive 60+ page iBook by fxguide

July 23, 2013

Find out more about Next Limit’s RealFlow and Maxwell Render fluid sim and rendering tools in this free interactive iBook by fxguide.

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Monster mayhem: Pacific Rim

July 18, 2013

Robots and monsters battle it out in Pacific Rim: how ILM and the VFX teams made it possible.

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The state of rendering – part 2

July 17, 2013

In this second and final part of our special State of Rendering series we look at RenderMan, Arnold, V-Ray, Maxwell, Mantra, Modo, Lightwave, Mental Ray, 3Delight, finalRender, Octane, Clarisse, Lagoa and Arion2. We also look and question the next stage of rendering.

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The state of rendering – part 1

July 15, 2013

In our follow-up to the popular Art of Rendering feature on fxguide, we now look at the current State of Rendering. Part 1 delves into the issues of the day: physically based lighting and rendering, ray tracing and more, while Part 2 highlights each major renderer in the VFX industry.

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Out of this world: the VFX of After Earth

July 9, 2013

Find out how visual effects artists from around the globe contributed to After Earth, in this fxinsider behind the scenes article.

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Action beats: 6 scenes from White House Down

July 1, 2013

A breakdown of the 6 biggest scenes from Roland Emmerich’s White House Down and the visual effects behind them.

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Exclusive: FLIX – the newest tool in The Foundry’s arsenal

July 1, 2013

We check out the new FLIX product from The Foundry, a visual story development tool, ex-Sony Animation. Includes an exclusive video overview.

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Zombie warfare: World War Z

June 26, 2013

fxguide talks to Cinesite, MPC, 2h3D, 4DMax and Prime Focus about scaring up the zombie effects for World War Z, scanning sets and actors and the film’s stereo conversion.

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Monsters University: rendering physically based monsters

June 24, 2013

How new developments in RenderMan helped Pixar deliver Monsters University.

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Man of Steel vfx milestones

June 24, 2013

Breaking down the biggest scenes in Man of Steel – Krypton’s comms, the Smallville confrontation and the destruction of Metropolis.

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John Textor and what really happened inside Digital Domain Media Group?

June 17, 2013

An In depth look at the Digital Domain Media Group collapse as fxguide speaks to its former CEO John Textor and pieces together the lessons to be learnt.

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Autodesk…just what are they doing with Smoke and Flame?

June 7, 2013

fxguide sat down with Stig Gruman, VP of sales to discuss the direction of Flame and Smoke, Naiad, and more.

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Revisiting the roaring 20s: The Great Gatsby

June 6, 2013

Behind the scenes of Animal Logic’s visual effects for The Great Gatsby.

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Game environments – Part C: making wet environments

June 6, 2013

The third of our three-part series on game environments, looking at Dontnod and Capcom’s newest release ‘Remember Me’. This part focuses on creating wet surfaces.

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Game environments – Part B: rain

June 5, 2013

The second of our three-part series on game environments, looking at Dontnod and Capcom’s newest release ‘Remember Me’. This part focuses on how to create rain.

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Game environments – Part A: rendering Remember Me

June 4, 2013

EXCLUSIVE. The first of our three-part series on game environments, looking at Dontnod and Capcom’s newest release Remember Me. This part focuses on rendering the game.

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Fast & Furious 6: just plane crazy!

June 3, 2013

How the fx teams on Fast & Furious 6 brought down a plane, battled a tank, demolished a parking lot and crafted the signature driving scenes. Plus bonus chat with DOP Steve Windon.

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The making of Halo 4: Spartan Ops

May 23, 2013

In light of the recent XBOX HALO series announcements, fxguide explores the making of the recent Halo 4: Spartan Ops with Axis, BlackGinger and Realise Studio.

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Doctor Who: Stargate’s adventures in time

May 22, 2013

We go behind the scenes of Stargate Studio’s visual effects for the series 7 finale of Doctor Who.

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Xbox One: developers ready

May 21, 2013

Microsoft’s Xbox One announcements sees new Kinect features, and lets developers continue advancements in lighting and texturing.

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Star Trek: Into Darkness: VFX makes it so

May 20, 2013

Behind the visual effects of J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek: Into Darkness with ILM, Pixomondo and Atomic Fiction.

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