Three things not to miss at VIEW

Three highlights from the upcoming VFX, CG and animation VIEW Conference in Italy.

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Limitless goes on a trip to the small screen

Limitless comes to TV, and with a host of unique visual effects work.

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Digital skin alteration – studying racial bias

Some new research into racial bias is taking advantage of VFX techniques to digitally alter skin.

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More funding – and tech – for VR start-up Jaunt

VR start-up Jaunt gets an injection of new funds to help continue its camera array and studio operations.

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Trojan Horse wrap-up: abstract VR, perception, Juice-d up titles

Psychedelic VR experiences, new thoughts on perception for VFX and stunning title sequences – our final report from Trojan Horse was a Unicorn in Portugal.

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The ire of Dr. Moreau: on-set tales from the fx crew

How the effects teams from Stan Winston and Digital Domain made it through – just – the crazy production of The Island of Dr. Moreau.

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Trojan Horse: new perspectives…and sandcastles

Trojan Horse was a Unicorn – a CG conference with a difference.

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IBC 2015 (and fixing post)

The IBC Conference has just wrapped in Amsterdam – here’s our impression of the event, plus we highlight the way VFX could be made easier if the transcoding was just paid attention to!

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Industry moves with Technicolor & The Mill + Mercer joins ILM

Technicolor acquires The Mill, while producer Sam Mercer joins ILM as head of the VFX studio.

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Game of Thrones and American Horror Story take VFX Emmys

Congratulations to the VFX teams from Game of Thrones and American Horror Story.

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Automatic Duck is back

Automatic Duck founders Wes and Harry Plate are effectively re-launching Automatic Duck after a four year hiatus, and have begun developing and selling new timeline translation products for Final Cut Pro X and Adobe® After Effects® CC.

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RealtimeUK’s Rare Replay games trailer

Watch RealtimeUK’s making of for the famous Rare games studio launch of ‘Rare Replay’.

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Sci-Tech consideration list for 2015

The Academy has announced the technologies being considered for Sci-Tech Awards for 2015.

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The secrets of Daredevil’s seamless effects

How Shade crafted the Emmy nominated visual effects for Netflix’s Daredevil.

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Insider chat: what’s next…

Mike and Ian discuss what’s on the horizon for films, games and the VR and AR worlds. Plus a rundown of the best tech at SIGGRAPH.

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Insurgent: in the lab with Animal Logic

Animal Logic breaks down their holographic effects for the film Insurgent, just out on DVD and download.

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The VFX of China’s monster hit Monster Hunt

Watch how Base FX made the cute and cuddly and sometimes crazy creatures for the Chinese hit film Monster Hunt.

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Fantastic five

The VFX behind the five key characters of the Fantastic Four reboot, plus a look at the previs.

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MAXON reveals upcoming Cinema 4D R17

Maxon announced Cinema 4D Release 17, with an anticipated release sometime in September. The release contains Houdini Engine Integration as well as a host of new features and improvements. Click through to check out the press release.

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Before there was Pixels, there was Pixels

The director behind the Pixels short film that inspired the Pixels feature film shares his story – and behind the scenes pics.

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Animal Logic goes 360

How Animal Logic crafted a new 360 experience for a new Data Arena in Sydney.

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67th Emmy nominations

The 67th Emmy Award nominations were announced this morning, here are the Visual Effects nominees.

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The Mill’s VR Reviewer now available via Shotgun RV

fxguide recently covered the work done by The Mill for “HELP” – the 360-degree Google Spotlight film directed by Justin Lin. The Mill’s custom VR Shader within the RV player is now available for Shotgun users.

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Cinesite and Image Engine to merge

In a surprise move, Cinesite and Image Engine will join forces in visual effects and animation.

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