the vfx show #136: In Time/Gattaca
Mike Seymour, Matt Wallin and TyRuben Ellingson discuss two of Andrew Niccol’s films, In TIme and Gattaca and the value of lower budget VFX films.
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SIGGRAPH Asia speaker preview: Bill Buxton
We chat to SIGGRAPH Asia featured speaker Bill Buxton, one of the key people behind Maya and Sketchbook Pro, about human-computer interaction and computer graphics.
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Breaking down MOTOR’s Rockland spots
We look at MOTOR VFX’s breakdowns for its Rockland TVCs.
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Breaking Bad: the end of Gus
Visual effects supervisor William Powloski breaks down the face off shot in the final season four episode of ‘Breaking Bad’.
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the rc #100: C300 with Dir. Laforet & RED ScarletX
The RC was at both the Canon and Red Events last week and on this our 100th show, Jason and Mike try explore the implications of last week’s huge announcements. PLUS in the Red Room Möbius director : Vincent Laforet.
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Minute by minute: the vfx of In Time
The effects supes from soho VFX and Luma Pictures discuss their work on Andrew Niccol’s ‘In Time’.
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The Foundry releases OCULA 3.0
The Foundry has released OCULA 3.0 featuring new tools to help fix mis‐focused camera pairs and retime in stereo as well as a range of workflow tweaks and improvements. Included in this article are some video demos showcasing new features.
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Canon & RED Event Live Coverage
We had an amazing response to our coverage of the Canon and RED announcements, so many people tried to access the server that we could not handle the traffic (in spite of doubling capacity). This graph illustrates the spike in traffic we saw that forced us to use a twitter account to get the word […]
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Puss in Boots: head in the clouds
We chat to the VFX supe and effects lead on Dreamworks Animation’s ‘Puss in Boots’, and go in-depth on their lighting and rendering approach for a major clouds sequence.
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The ghosts of Twixt
SPY Post executive producer Amy Wixson discusses the VFX and color grading work on Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Twixt’.
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The Thing: a matter of life and breath
With A Twist Studio breaks down its breath shots for ‘The Thing’. Includes a behind the scenes making of reel.
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The Foundry ships first version of KATANA. ILM buys in.
The Foundry released KATANA 1.0 today, their look development tool. They also announced that ILM has purchased a site license, and KATANA will be used in their San Francisco and Singapore studios. Click through for some more details about the software as well as links to articles we’ve done here at fxguide about the product.
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the vfx show #135: The Thing
Mike Seymour, Matt Wallin and TyRuben Ellingson discuss the prequel movie The Thing.
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Mikros image: the making of the Canal+ bear
Mikros image breaks down the visual effects in the Canal+ ‘Bear Rug’ spot.
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Psyop keeps us happy
Psyop gives us the details on ‘The Great Happyfication’, its latest short for the Coca-Cola Happiness Factory series. Includes a specially made Psyop breakdown.
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Behind the scenes of Attack the Block
Joe Cornish’s suburban alien invasion flick, Attack the Block, is now available on DVD. Here’s a video we produced with our media partners at The Daily about Fido’s visual effects for the film.
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PromaxBDA creativity and that Canal+ bear
Olivier Schaack, Creative Services Director of Canal+ was one of the key speakers at the PromaxBDA conference in Sydney, the second largest Promax held outside the USA. Schaack, wearing a French rugby jersey after losing a bet on the World Cup, compared his work to that of a vampire feeding off the creative energy of his […]
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The Three Musketeers: ships will soar
‘The Three Musketeers’ visual effects supervisor Dennis Berardi tells us about Mr. X’s work on the film. Includes behind the scenes making ofs.
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