Visual Effects Society Issues Industry Bill of Rights
The Visual Effects Society has issued an Industry Bill of Rights, approved by the board and released today.
Art Directors Guild Launches Previs Informational Site
The Art Directors Guild has launched a new informational web site to provide information and start a dialogue with artists and companies.
Music videos: effects highlights
We take a look at recent music video effects nominees from the MTV VMAs, and some newer clips by Bjork, The Wombats and Linkin Park. Updated with befores and afters for the winning Katy Perry video.
IBC news: eyeon’s new asset management tool
eyeon Software announced this week at IBC in Amsterdam the release of Generation AM, a visual effects asset management front end that is integrated into the company’s Generation set of effects tools.
Creative Arts Emmy Winners
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences awarded the 2010-2011 Creative Arts Primetime Emmy Awards for programs and individual achievements at the 63rd Emmy Awards presentation at the NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles.
The Foundry Announces HIERO
The Foundry announced HIERO, a new conform and vfx workflow tool designed to work with NUKE, but flexible to work with any product. Utilizing tech from the now end-of-life STORM, the product fills a timeline-based gap in the shot-based NUKE workflow. Click through for the press release and be sure to check out fxguidetv #119 for an exclusive look at HIERO.
The move to 48 frames per sec
RED Digital Cinema company has been very active in pushing a cinema quality experience. We speak to RED founder Jim Jannard about what drives him and we share a video piece we produced interviewing Ted Schilowitz discussing the move to Stereo 48 fps filmmaking, which we made for our partners at The Daily (News Corp).
The Storm is over – Foundry kill product
BREAKING NEWS: In light of the advances that RED has engineered with their free professional REDCINE-X PRO, The Foundry has decided to bow out and leave them to it. We can report that The Foundry has decided to discontinue development of their Storm product with STORM 1.0v4 (the current release – being the last version). […]
It’s Raining Marquise Technologies
In the lead up to IBC this weekend, Marquise Technologies have been making a splash with their RAIN, OCEAN and MIST products.
RAIN is a workflow and grading station, with the smaller MIST being an on set version and the bigger OCEAN being a full telecine controller (essentially sold through Cintel, DFT, etc). There is also a software only version, SoftRAIN.
Kerner Optical closing its doors
Cinefex is reporting that Kerner Optical is closing its doors. In recent years the studio had been moving into 3D stereo and other areas, but it would appear this icon of quality visual and special effects is shutting up ‘the shop’. Kerner is a company that stood for quality and an innovative love of filmmaking. […]
Apple post-Steve
Steve Jobs leaves Apple, and thus ends an era. Apple, and therefore Steve Jobs, have had a huge influence on the film and television industry, especially in the area of post-production.
Nine selected for Sci-Tech Oscar Consideration
The Scientific and Technical Awards Committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that nine scientific and technical achievements have been selected for further awards consideration.
NVIDIA GPU Panel Bonus Audio Recording Available
On Monday at SIGGRAPH, Mike Seymour moderated a panel hosted by NVIDIA with leading CTOs and R&D experts. We’re happy to be able to provide an audio recording of that session for those who couldn’t make it to Vancouver.
MAXON announces C4D R13
Maxon has announced CINEMA 4D Release 13, the next version of the 3D motion graphics, visual effects, painting, and rendering software application. Scheduled to ship in September, the release includes all new character tools, stereographic capabilities, streamlined multi-artist collaboration and physical rendering. More from SIGGRAPH next week, but click through for new feature highlights.
Rango’s ‘Holodeck’ – a look at ILM’s virtual set
Gore Verbinski’s Rango was recently released on Blu-ray and DVD, so Mike Seymour talked to the guys at ILM to see the virtual set work on the film first-hand.
Technicolor buys LaserPacific; sells NY assets
More changes in the film post-production world, with Technicolor announcing it is purchasing LA-based LaserPacific, but also selling its New York post assets.
How ILM destroyed Chicago
Check out this video from our friends at The Daily in which ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’ ILM vfx supe Scott Farrar and digital production supervisor Nigel Sumner explore the destruction of Chicago.
SIGGRAPH GPU Power Panel
At SIGGRAPH 2011, on Monday 8 August at 1:45pm to 3:00pm, fxguide’s own Mike Seymour is moderating a panel hosted by NVIDIA with leading CTOs and R&D experts from some of the world’s greatest facilities. We speak to Dominick Spina, Sr. Product Manager of NVIDIA, about the great panel from WETA, DNeg, Blue Sky, ILM and SPI.
film RIP one step closer
Variety is reporting that in the USA lab giants Technicolor and Deluxe have reached subcontracting agreements that move them toward an end to their century-old competition in 35mm release printing. ” Deluxe will take over 35mm release printing for the major studios in the U.S. and Canada beginning this week. Technicolor will exit the 35mm […]
Making Green Lantern – bonus material
fxinsider members can watch two making of clips of Sony Pictures Imageworks’ effects from Green Lantern.
Foundry releases NUKE 6.3
The Foundry have released an update to their flagship NUKE and NUKE X products today, which are available free of charge for customers under subscription. The big features of the release include a brand new 3D particle system as well as new planar tracker, but there have been an number of other improvements.
Rhythm & Hues breaks down Popper’s Penguins
Rhythm & Hues details its vfx for Mr Popper’s Penguins in this making of video.
Peter Wolf – leading the way for deaf filmmakers
Mike meets deaf filmmaker Peter Wolf at the Cine Gear Expo in LA.
63rd Primetime Emmy Award Nominees
Nominations were announced this morning for the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards.