Disney’s genius tech talent united and publishing
We go inside the secret (or not so secret) image research labs of Disney, with the Director of Disney Research Zurich, Dr. Markus Gross, to discuss its amazing global effort, its new found love of publishing, and we look to the next conference Disney will be publishing at; SIGGRAPH Asia.
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VES Production Summit 2011
On October 1, 2011 the Visual Effects Society will present their third Production Summit in Beverly Hills with the theme “Trending the Global Marketplace: You Are Here”.
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Breaking news: Hacking, camera industry VP pleads guilty
In a development that echoes the UK phone hacking scandal, film and camera tech industry veteran Michael Bravin has pleaded guilty to hacking into the computers of Band Pro Film and Digital while he was working for ARRI.
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The Lion King 3D: in-depth with Disney
Stereographer Robert Neuman discusses his work for the 3D conversion of ‘The Lion King’, a project that involved unarchiving the original Disney CAPS files and the creation of an entire depth score for the film.
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fxpodcast: Steven Scott – Cowboys & Aliens
As part of our ongoing series talking to the world’s best colorists, in this episode we have a discussion about color correction with Steven Scott from EFILM.
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Hamsters vs. Robots: a Method double-shot
Method visual effects supervisor Sean Faden discusses two epic TVCs featuring dancing hamsters and battling robots.
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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.
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The rise of the previs of Planet of the Apes
We talk to Image Engine and Pixel Liberation Front, two of several studios involved in the previs behind ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’. Includes previs clips and images.
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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.
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the rc #97: IBC news and cool mounts
The guys discuss X cameras, Canon mounts and the IBC show with guest John Montgomery. Plus, in the Red Room this week: the Meduza 3D Camera and the Atomos Connect Converters – all from IBC.
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fxpodcast: IBC 2011 Roundtable
Recorded live at IBC 2011 in Amsterdam, a roundtable discussion about the show with John Montgomery, Simon Blackledge and Jeff Heusser.
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the vfx show #132: Poltergeist
“They’re here…”, Mike Seymour, Mark Christiansen and Jason Diamond discuss the visual effects of the 1982 classic Steven Spielberg film, Poltergeist.
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The science of fluid simulations
In the spirit of our “Art of” stories we launch today a new style of story: “The Science of” In these articles we take a topic and explore the state of the art in that field. We start with fluid simulations: what are they, what are the issues, and how do they work?
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Spies and effects (times four)
We speak to Hybride about their 1000+ visual effects shots for Robert Rodriguez’s Spy Kids: All the Time in the World. Includes before and afters from the film.
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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.
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IBC show floor express
With IBC 2011 in full swing, we spent the weekend traveling the show floor looking for interesting products and presentations. Consider this your virtual visit to the show. Here’s a look at some of the highlights we found.
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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.
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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.
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