IBEW, IATSE activity roundup
There has been a lot of activity lately in the effort to organize visual effects. IATSE is holding small meetings around Los Angeles on a regular basis with different groups of artists to present their case why artists should want to be represented by them. IBEW has scheduled another public meeting in Culver City for […]
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The Foundry’s STORM Beta + Future Plans
The Foundry released their first public beta of STORM earlier this week and the initial feedback from the community has been positive. In the first 24 hours it was available, over 2000 users registered the software…that’s actual registrations, not downloads. The software will be free for use until the 1st of March, at which point […]
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Red Centre Epic-M and Arri RAW +Codex
This week Jason and Mike discuss the situation with the Epic-M and the recent fxphd Arri -Alexa stereo shoot shooting Arri-RAW to the Codex digital recorder. (Director was Richard Gibson (Luscious International) – in conjunction with the Aust. VES and ACS ) Visit the red centre page for direct downloads and RSS feed links. To […]
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red centre #077
This week talking about Epic-M and Arri Stereo Raw Recording with the Codex plus news and gear.
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Harry Potter 7 Dobby and Kreacher Animation podcast
In this episode we speak to Framestores’ vfx supervisor Christian Manz about the amazing character animation of Dobby and Kreacher in the new Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1. Framestore did an outstanding job with the character animation of these characters in HP7 and did it entirely as keyframe animation. Watch out for […]
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Harry Potter 7 : Framestore
We speak to Framestores’s Christian Manz about the amazing character animation of Dobby and Kreacher.
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the vfx show #112: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1
https://media.fxguide.com/vfxshow/The_VFX_Show_112-HP7.mp3 Play in new window Download Mike Seymour, Matt Wallin and Kanen Flowers take a ride on the proverbial broom stick with the latest part of the Harry Potter franchise – ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’. Download The VFX Show #112 here Get every vfx show episode automatically delivered! Free iTunes Store subscription Producers: […]
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Avatar/Weta Interview: The extra bits…
James Cameron’s Avatar is now available as an Extended Collector’s Edition DVD and Blu-ray release. We take a look at the Blu-ray featurettes and talk to Weta Digital visual effects supervisor Wayne Stables, who was responsible for the incredible Tree of Souls sequence in the film.
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fxpodcast Krakatoa’s Chris Bond
This week on the fxpodcast we speak to Chris Bond of Thinkbox software about their production proven volumetric particle rendering, manipulation and management software. Krakatoa has been used on umpteen feature films and commercials. It provides a great pipeline for acquiring, caching, transforming, modifying, deforming, culling, shading and rendering vast quantities of particles at unprecedented […]
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Kevin Pike Elected to Emmy’s SVE Governor
fxguide congratulates Kevin Pike on being elected as the new Special Visual Effects Governor for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Special Effects Supervisor, Kevin Pike, an industry professional for over 36 years, started his career on “JAWS,” in 1974. For AMPAS, he serves as a member of the Visual Effects Branch Executive Committee […]
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Krakatoa and Deadline
Chris Bond of Thinkbox Software gets us up to date on their Krakatoa and Deadline products, and discusses some of the underlying tech.
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F3 vs 5D MkII
As part of our Red Centre Podcast coverage we want to share this clip with you that compares the Canon 5D Mk II and the new Sony F3. In this test, both cameras were attached to the same tripod locked together – and then panned over the same technical background. The results show the F3 […]
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Deluxe buys Ascent Media
After the markets had closed on the eve of the USA Thanksgiving weekend, the LA Times reports that “Deluxe Entertainment Services Group said Wednesday it has reached an agreement to acquire the bulk of Ascent Media Group, the Santa Monica-based postproduction company, for $68 million” We understand that the purchase price has been allocated as […]
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DirecTV Cyborg Fight Club
In ‘Ice Cream’, a DirecTV spot directed by Rupert Sanders, two battling cyborgs literally crash and burn through several rooms of an apartment as the owner manages to pause their actions. We talk to MPC in Los Angeles about their visual effects work for the commercial, with some great before and after clips.
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Mari Launch Event in LA
The Foundry will be having a Mari launch event in Los Angeles on December 1. Presenters include Brandon Fayette & Jake Raymor from Bad Robot Production, Scott Metzger from Method Studios, and Brad deCaussin from Digital Domain. Click through for more details, including a registration link.
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Framestore: Deathly Hallows Animation
The crucial origin of the ‘Deathly Hallows’ is told inside the latest Harry Potter film via a three minute animated sequence directed by Ben Hibon and created by Framestore. In it, we learn of the story of the Three Brothers and their encounter with Death. Sequence supervisor Dale Newton tells us how it came together.
Watch for more HP7 stories, podcasts and interviews coming up here at fxguide. UPDATED
Red Centre: F3 on location
In this week’s fxguide Red Centre podcast we examine the new Sony F3 camera. Jason Wingrove shot with one of only three F3 cameras in the world this week, testing this new Super35 Sensor Sony camera that will be released in Feb 2011. In the Red Room, Maarten Treurniet of Marvin goes head to head […]
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red centre #076
Jason takes one of only three Sony F3 cameras and road tests it. Plus in the Red Room, Maarten Treurniet of Marvin goes head to head with Mike on DIT.
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