The Winter Soldier: ILM’s Helicarrier crash: Exclusive
See how ILM crashed a Helicarrier in this video on Marvel’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
ReadFoundry NAB live stream
fxguide won’t be doing live streaming from NAB this year, but The Foundry will be doing two live streams from the show: an “exclusive announcement” on Monday and four hours of streaming from the booth on Tuesday.
ReadAdobe video apps – what’s coming
Adobe has announced a suite of updates for its Creative Cloud video apps – Premiere Pro CC, After Effects CC and Adobe Anywhere.
ReadNVIDIA GPU Tech Conference: report 2
We recap presentations from MPC, Pixar, Fabric Engine, and Red Giant about how they are exploring and using GPU tech in their facilities or projects.
ReadChecking in on The Foundry’s FLIX
DreamWorks Animation is the latest studio to adopt The Foundry’s story development tool FLIX.
ReadNVIDIA GPU Tech Conference: day 1 report
Our day one coverage of the NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference includes highlights from the keynote by NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang as well as the Octane Renderer 2.0 announcement.
ReadCatching up with V-Ray’s founders (& V-Ray 3.0 for Maya)
We sit down with Chaos Group founders Vladimir Koylazov and Peter Mitev to discuss the latest with V-Ray and what you can expect into the future.
ReadLike an animated painting: Child of Light
Part 1 of a making of series for Ubisoft’s painterly role-playing game Child of Light.
ReadVirtual production: Animatrik
We talk to Animatrik Film Design about their approach to virtual production work.
ReadRed Giant takes on the Universe
Find out what Red Giant Universe is and what it means for you.
Read3DEqualizer – German precision where vfx needs it
A tracking Q&A about 3DEqualizer with the co-founder of Science.D.Visions Rolf Schneider.
ReadRemembering Softimage
Ex-ILMer Steve ‘Spaz’ Williams shares a story about working with Softimage during the making of Jurassic Park. Autodesk has just announced the software is EOL.
ReadStories from Pompeii
Find out how Mr. X destroyed Pompeii, got their teaser trailer imagery into the final film and delivered one particularly crucial shot.
ReadADAPT releases first video
ADAPT (Association of Digital Artists, Professionals & Technicians) has released a video titled “Corporate Welfare For Hollywood?”
ReadAnother big visual effects business news day
The MPAA wants trade courts to consider the use of electronic means to distribute intellectual property to be treated the same as physical goods, LA City Council hears testimony, Life After Pi has been released and ADAPT is announced.
ReadWatch Dolby’s short film ‘Silent’ (updated)
See behind the scenes of the wonderful short film ‘Silent’ made by Dolby and Moonbot Studios. UPDATED with exclusive breakdown video and original artwork.
ReadLife After Pi and Oscar march plans
A documentary following the bankruptcy of Rhythm & Hues as it won the Oscar for Life of Pi and plans for a second protest march at the Oscars.
ReadGravity wins VFX BAFTA
Gravity took out the visual effects gong at the 2014 BAFTA Awards.
Readfxguide at the SciTechs
In this special gallery we feature images taken by fxguide at the Scientific and Technical Awards.
ReadSciTech Awards: from FiLMBOX to MotionBuilder
We talk to one of the original developers of FiLMBOX, which became MotionBuilder, and is soon to be recognized with a SciTech Award.
Read12th Annual VES Awards – the winners
LIVE COVERAGE: fxguide is at the VES Awards in Los Angeles tonight, and we’ll be updating this post with all the winners plus photos from the evening.
Readfxinsider: bonus full-length LEGO Movie interview
In this special bonus for fxinsider members, we present a full-length interview with Animal Logic CG supervisor Aidan Sarsfield on The LEGO Movie.
ReadBehind the scenes of Weta Digital’s Smaug
Exclusive Weta Digital breakdowns of Smaug, one of the animated characters featured in this year’s Visual Effects Awards nominations. Plus see our ‘Desolation of Smaug’ eBook.
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