Clarisse iFX: new pricing and products
Isotropix targets Clarisse iFX to freelancers and to small studios with new low pricing options. We speak one on one with company CEO Sam Assadian.
Behind the scenes of JCVD’s epic Volvo split
How they pulled off the epic Jean-Claude Van Damme splits stunt in that Volvo Trucks commercial.
Liquifying a landscape
We go behind the scenes of the music video for Atoms for Peace’s song Before Your Very Eyes made with live action and augmented CG elements.
VFX artists dust off the green for Presidential visit
A announced visit by President Obama to DreamWorks Glendale animation studio has visual effects artists in Los Angeles donning green and taking to the streets.
What to see at SIGGRAPH Asia
Your preview guide to the key courses, tech papers, exhibits and speakers coming up at SIGGRAPH Asia 2013 in Hong Kong.
The future of 3D creation: on the web?
Web-based 3D creation software Clara.io, from the team at Exocortex, is now in open beta. Find out more about the tool and how people are using it.
VES Board Members elected
Visual Effects Society has announced the new members of the Board for the 2014/2015 term
Side Effects: Houdini 13 – we ask them about their FEA
Houdini 13 released with a finite element solver, plus a new particles and Alembic and OpenSubDiv support. We talk one on one about the exciting new FEA system.
CVMP 2013 – an insight into VFX, broadcast, post, graphics & imaging
Find out more about CVMP 2013 – a conference that brings together practitioners, experts and researchers from broadcast, film, games, imaging and graphics for two days of presentations.
When kittens and buffalos transform: a how-to
Egg to kitten to robot to buffalo to shark to race car to rocket – all in a day’s work for Time Based Arts and Important Looking Pirates for this Vodafone spot.
Fancy a 3D selfie?
Creating a 3D self-portrait without having to leave your living room is now a reality, thanks to research being presented this year at SIGGRAPH Asia in Hong Kong.
BFX: a new UK visual effects fest
Last month Bournemouth University hosted BFX. Matt Leonard reports on this specialist vfx conference for fxguide.
fxinsider bonus extended video: Neville Page
In this special video interview for fxinsider members, We talk to concept designer, producer & director Neville Page at his studio. (This is the uncut version of the interview that was in fxgtv #181).
Kickstarter Zombie fun …sending a Zombie into space (for real)
These days it is not enough to just post a video on Kickstarter if you are hoping to get funding… you need to really kick it up a notch. Nick Nicolaou has certainly done that, sending a Zombie into space!
Going through the Jedi drawers
An interview with J.W. Rinzler, the author of The Making of Return of the Jedi, what to expect from the enhanced ‘making of’ Star Wars e-books and an exclusive hi-res image of the Death Star miniature.
Sweeping modeling innovation at SIGGRAPH Asia
The CG modeling video that recently swept the web will be presented in depth at SIGGRAPH Asia 2013 in Hong Kong. Here’s our sneak peek at the tech.
International Conference on Image Processing
Find out about the International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP) taking place in Melbourne this week. Paul Debevec is one of the key speakers.
Creative Arts Emmy Awards announced
Game of Thrones and Banshee take out the visual effects gongs at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
NUKE 8 is coming: here’s what you need to know
Find out all about the changes in NUKE 8, plus an exclusive interview with The Foundry’s NUKE Product Manager Jon Wadelton.
Cooke, Codex, Pixel Farm – new tracking lens tech
Making camera tracking easier – Cooke, Codex and The Pixel Farm partner to launch new /i Squared Technology system to record key lens data, including inertial tracking data.
Autodesk adds rental plans for the Creation Suite, plus Maya & Max
In a move that will provide a lot more flexibility for facilities, Autodesk announced that they have introduced monthly, quarterly, and annual rental licenses for several of their products.
IBC preview: updates to Adobe’s video tools
Find out what updates Adobe is making to its video tools including Premiere Pro CC, After Effects CC and Anywhere.
Exclusive VFX breakdown: Game of Thrones’ teenage dragons
An exclusive behind the scenes breakdown of Pixomondo’s CG dragons for season 3 of Game of Thrones, thanks to our media partners WIRED.
