The tale of the wolf: Red Riding Hood
In Red Riding Hood, a terrifying werewolf haunts the inhabitants of a medieval village. Rhythm & Hues tells us how they brought the wolf to life for this modern re-telling of the classic fairytale.
Readfxpodcast: Sucker Punch
A young girl is institutionalized by her abusive stepfather. Retreating to an alternative reality as a coping strategy, she envisions a plan which will help her escape from the mental facility. Each of these ‘retreats’ was pretty much handled by a different effects house. We speak to Animal Logic about their role.
ReadFractal zooms and other side effects in Limitless
The best part about vfx is when someone comes up with a cool new original look or shot, we talk to Look Effects and Comen VFX about creating the amazing fractal zooms and out-of-body moments in Limitless, designed as an inside glimpse to the power of a new fictitious wonder drug.
Readthe rc #85: EPIC Sea Pool
We discuss the EPIC camera – as Jason takes it poolside, the new Sony FS-100 camera, and the Alexa on the BBC drama Upstairs, Downstairs.
ReadRob Legato Special Edition
We had such a wonderful time interviewing Rob Legato for fxguidetv that we filmed a lot more than we could possibly use in fxguidetv alone. So here for fxinsider members only, we have an additional “part 2” of that interview (with some real treats). Rob discusses shot design on Apollo 13, use of stereo on […]
Readthe vfx show #119: Forrest Gump
Mike Seymour, Jason Wingrove and Todd Vaziri discuss the visual effects in Forrest Gump done by Ken Ralston’s team at ILM, the films’ visual authenticity and historical accuracies and inaccuracies.
ReadPaul: Double Negative’s alien adventure
With Paul, Double Negative adds to its already impressive list of visual effects credits through a major character animation show. We talk to animation supervisor Anders Beer and visual effects producer Hal Couzens about the film.
ReadRising Sun Pictures finds The Way Back
In The Way Back, a group of prisoners escape a Siberian Gulag camp during World War II and trek many, many miles through Mongolia, China and over the Himalayas to India. Director Peter Weir called on Rising Sun Pictures to create 200 visual effects shots to complement the harrowing journey. We talk to visual effects supervisor Dennis Jones.
ReadHDRx: The Impossible Shot
Every camera – film or digital – has limits of exposure latitude. With the EPIC those limits just got pushed…a lot.
ReadStorm & Nuke on set with Space Digital
The Foundry released STORM 1.0 recently, but it’s already been widely in use in production during the beta process. Manchester-based Space Digital utilized the app along with Nuke, some Apple TVs, and Dropbox to create a useful on-set workflow for a recent Castrol engine oil project.
ReadIntroducing Silverdraft Mobileviz
Silverdraft invited fxguide to tour Mobileviz, a 53 foot trailer with some serious and unique tech on board. Join us as we find out what users plan to do with 30 teraflops, 1536 cores and 20TB of SSD storage in a mobile configuration.
ReadCinesite runs rings around Battle: LA
The arrival of destructive beings on the west coast of the U.S. in Battle: Los Angeles is heralded by a unique take on alien spaceship technology: mysterious smoke rings. The rings, used heavily in the film’s marketing, were created by Cinesite and from their visual effects supe Ben Shepherd.
ReadAiding the invasion in Battle: Los Angeles
In Battle: Los Angeles, the Californian city once again finds itself under attack from alien invaders. Visual effects supervisor Everett Burrell and an army of effects artists wrought havoc on the city as well as realizing the other-worldly warriors.
ReadCarlyle Group acquires stake in The Foundry
The Carlyle Group announced that it has acquired a significant majority stake in The Foundry, from Advent Venture Partners and other stakeholders. What does this mean for facilities and artists using the company’s software? In an fxguide exclusive, Mike Seymour caught up with Foundry CEO Bill Collis to get the scoop.
ReadStorm Launch
Last night The Foundry hosted a launch event for STORM at RED Studios in Hollywood. STORM is a software solution aimed at improving RED workflow for on set, review and finish. The event focused on people who have been using the beta version in production sharing their real world experience. No event at RED would […]
Readthe rc #84: Epic Day One
A very different RC this week as it was recorded on set while shooting with the new RED EPIC Camera.
ReadRevv-ealing effects: Drive Angry 3D
Director Patrick Lussier’s Drive Angry 3D tells the fantastical story of a vengeful father who escapes from hell to save his granddaughter. VFX supe Glenn Neufeld takes us through the key effects shots and how he used them to help slowly reveal some of the film’s key surprises.
Readfxpodcast: ILM’s Hal Hickel on Rango
With the release of Rango, Industrial Light & Magic embarks on its first full-length animated feature. We talk to animation director Hal Hickel about bringing the film to life.
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