fxguidetv #118: Rise of the Apes & Nuke plugins

September 1, 2011

We speak to Weta about the use of deep color on Rise of Planet of the Apes and Peregrine Labs about their cool Nuke production plugins.

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fxguidetv #117: Cinesync, Shotgun, & Thinkbox

August 19, 2011

We round out our Siggraph coverage with interviews talking to Cinesync, Shotgun, and Thinkbox.

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fxguidetv #116: Adobe, Alembic and OpenColorIO

August 14, 2011

From Siggraph 2011 in Vancouver we get a technology preview from Adobe and cover two major open source initiatives, Alembic and OpenColorIO

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fxguidetv #115: Flame/Smoke 2012×1 Exclusive Preview

August 9, 2011

We travel to Montreal to get an exclusive look at the new features in the upcoming releases of Flame and Smoke 2012 Ext 1.

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fxguidetv #114: Nuke 6.3

August 4, 2011

A tour of the new features in Nuke 6.3 with Jon Wadelton, Nuke Product Manager for The Foundry. We’ll look at Particles, the Planar Tracker, new Denoise, improved Warpers, Deep Compositing tools and more.

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fxguidetv #113: Union VFX’s work on 127 Hours

July 11, 2011

Another in our popular series of vfx breakdowns done in NUKE, with Union VFX’s Mervyn New showing their work on 127 Hours. Also, a look at the new July11 term at fxphd.

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fxguidetv #112: Technicolor CineStyle

June 17, 2011

We review and test the new Technicolor CineStyle looks and judge them for their relevance to work intended for heavy post production. We also speak with Technicolor’s Joshua Pines about CineStyle.

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fxguidetv #111: KATANA primer

May 19, 2011

From FMX2011, Sebastian Sylwan, Weta CTO, on open source software and their deep opacity tech which will be part of OpenEXR 2.0. Also, a KATANA primer with Sony Pictures Imageworks’ Jeremy Selan and The Foundry’s Andy Lomas.

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fxguidetv #110: Flame TVC Profile

May 9, 2011

A look at two car spots that both use Flame to provide immense levels of polishing and color grading.

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fxguidetv #109: Adobe CS5.5 & Tool Tech

April 25, 2011

We take a look at the Adobe CS5.5 with a focus on After Effects and the tech behind the new tools.

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fxguidetv #108: NAB 2011 Episode #2

April 14, 2011

Our second episode from NAB covers cameras, with a visit to both Arri and Red on the show floor.

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fxguidetv #107: NAB 2011 Episode #1

April 12, 2011

Our first episode from NAB checks out workflow from Codex, the new version of PFTrack 2011, and Assimilate Scratch.

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fxguidetv #106: EPIC & April fxphd

April 7, 2011

This week we road test the EPIC 5K RED camera in New Zealand , asking: Is the Epic the best camera ever made? (- with a nod and a wink to a certain UK motoring program)… and look at the new April term at fxphd.com

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fxguidetv #104: Douglas Trumbull

March 15, 2011

Legendary filmmaker Douglas Trumbull discusses classic films, immersive film-making and the state of the industry.

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fxguidetv #103: Flame 2012

March 2, 2011

We cover the 2012 software releases from Autodesk, including an in-depth look at the new features in Flame with Lead Product Designer Philippe Soeiro.

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fxguidetv #102: Sanctum Stereo Underwater Action

February 23, 2011

We look at the stereo / 3D film Sanctum, talking to both DOP Jules O’Loughlin and VFX supervisor David Booth. This stereoscopic feature tells the thrilling tale of documentary filmmaker Andrew Wight’s near death experience whilst leading a diving expedition of 15 men in the remote underground cave systems of the Australian Nullarbor Plain.

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fxguidetv #101: Epic Super Bowl Action

February 7, 2011

This week we look at the amazing Kia Super Bowl spot from Animal Logic for David&Goliath.

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fxguidetv en español #009

January 24, 2011

Entrevistamos a uno de los artistas de modelado de la pelicula “Gahool, la leyenda de los guardianes”.

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fxguidetv #100: Codex/Arri Workflow

January 22, 2011

Our 100th episode covers Codex/Arri workflow with Marc Dando as well as a look at the new term at fxphd.

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fxguidetv #099: ILM & Iron Man 2

January 7, 2011

Marshall Krasser details ILM’s work on Iron Man 2 using Nuke.

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fxguidetv #098

December 25, 2010

Coverage from SIGGRAPH Asia 2010 with a look at some of the papers shown as well as a preview of work The Foundry is doing on Katana.

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fxguidetv #097

November 29, 2010

We speak to indie Director Gareth Edwards, director, DOP and sole vfx artist of the feature film “Monsters”.

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fxguidetv #096

November 14, 2010

This week we speak to MPC’s Nuke artist Alex Harding, who takes us through a breakdown of one of the promo films for the the US cable network Syfy.

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fxguidetv #095

October 29, 2010

In our previous episode Deep Compositing was mentioned. This week we provide a more complete look at compositing using depth.

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fxguidetv en español #008

October 25, 2010

Nos trasladamos hasta Madrid para conocer a los creadores de un espectacular spot en 3d. Entrevistamos a Sergio Garcia, supervisor de efectos visuales del proyecto.

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fxguidetv #094

October 8, 2010

Animal Logic’s work on the animated feature “Legend of the Guardians” and a look at the new term at fxphd.

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fxguidetv #093

September 25, 2010

IBC Episode #3. A tech preview of Nuke 6.2 and a look at the new features in Release 12 of Cinema 4D.

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fxguidetv #092

September 16, 2010

IBC Episode #2. A look at Storm, The Foundry’s new R3D editing and workflow software.

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fxguidetv #091

September 9, 2010

IBC Episode #1. A discussion of Autodesk’s new Flame Premium and a look at the features of the 2011 extension 1 release.

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fxguidetv #090

September 3, 2010

We visit Rising Sun Pictures to talk about their visual effects work and the development of cineSync remote review and approval software

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