Iron Man 2 and ILM
VFX Supervisor Ben Snow details some of the work ILM did for Iron Man 2, including some hardcore cgi lighting techniques.
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cineSync & Shotgun Announce Integration
cineSync is a remote review and approval tool that enables synchronized viewing and annotation of content across the web, Shotgun is a web-based project management and collaboration system. Both products have been mainstays in pipelines at leading facilities for years, but they have operated independently. With remote collaboration a staple of modern production it makes […]
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Kicking Ass with DNeg
Kick-Ass, director Matthew Vaughn’s take on the graphic novels by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr., tells the story of unlikely superhero Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson). Double Negative oversaw 835 visual effects for the film, ranging from city backdrops to a jet pack flight over New York. We talk to visual effects supervisor Mattias Lindahl about the work.
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the vfx show #99: Clash of the Titans (2010)
https://media.fxguide.com/vfxshow/The_VFX_Show_99__Clash_of_the_Titans.mp3 Play in new window Download Mike Seymour , Ian Failes and Kanen Flowers discuss the visual effects of the 2010 feature film remake“Clash of the Titans” while contrasting it to the original 1981 film of the same name. Download vfxs099 here Get every vfx show episode automatically delivered! Free iTunes Store subscription vfxs099 Production […]
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RSP: Mao’s Last Dancer
Bruce Beresford’s Mao’s Last Dancer, the story of a poor Chinese boy’s journey to a top American ballet troupe, features just over 70 visual effects shots from Rising Sun Pictures, including traditional greenscreen composites, a matte painted stage backdrop and crowd replication. We talk about the seamless work with visual effects supervisor Tim Crosbie. fxg: […]
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Ashes to Ashes: Gears of War 3
For ‘Ashes to Ashes’, a trailer for Epic Games’ 2011 Xbox 360 release Gears of War 3, Digital Domain utilised Unreal Engine to give a cinematic glimpse of some of the game’s characters and plotlines. Director Vernon R. Wilbert Jr., also the trailer’s visual effects supervisor, talks to fxguide about how it was realised.
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red centre #061
Our first show back from NAB has us straight down the rat hole.Then Red news,
iPads, new gear, dynamic range, and we get Scott from Rocket Rentals to give us his post NAB thoughts.
Scoundrel fx on Pacific
We talk to the team at Scoundrel FX about their effects work on the mini series The Pacific. Scoundrel did over 600 shots and helped bring to life one of the most hard fought battles and periods of the Second World War.
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Previsualization Society announces Previs 2010 Event
Los Angeles, CA (April 28, 2010) — The Previsualization Society today announced “Previs 2010,” the organization’s inaugural event in Los Angeles scheduled for May 8. The one-day gathering will bring together a wide spectrum of professionals who use and interact with previs for an exploration of current previs approaches, workflows and new work. The event […]
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Clash of the Titans: Cinesite, Framestore and MPC
Giant scorpiochs, a winged horse, the evil Medusa, effervescent characters, digital cities and an enormous Kraken are just some of the visual effects realised in director Louis Leterrier’s remake of Clash of the Titans. We hone in one some of the main effects work by Cinesite, Framestore and MPC.
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Nanny 2 – Nanny McPhee at Framestore
For Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang, the sequel to 2005’s Nanny McPhee, director Susanna White brought Framestore on board as the sole visual effects provider. While completing a number of magical effects, the studio also delivered extensive character animation of pigs, an elephant and a jackdaw bird. In this interview we talk to Framestore visual effects supervisor Christian Manz about his work for the film.
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fxguidetv: NAB #3 – RED Day, AE & Premiere CS5, Avid
In our third episode covering NAB 2010 (#81) we talk with Ted Shilowitz and get exclusive access to the Epic demo room at RED Day, we talk with Michael Coleman and Karl Lee Soule from Adobe to get some insight into the CS5 releases of After Effects and Premiere, and Angus MacKay brings us up […]
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Shutter Island
Practical, miniature, digital and often surreal effects helped tell the story of Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island, in which U.S. marshal Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) investigates the disappearance of a criminally insane hospital patient. Overseen by vfx supervisor Rob Legato, New Deal Studios & CafeFX completed the lion’s share of work for the film. We talk to New Deal’s Matthew Gratzner & Ben Grossmann from CafeFX.
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red centre #060
NAB 2010 episode including live from the Post Pit on NAB floor plus exclusive coverage of RED Epic, Arri Alexa, new DaVinci Resolve pricing, Red Rock Micro’s cool microRemote… plus a whole lot more!
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fxpodcast: NAB Roundtable
Of all the coverage we bring you from NAB our annual wrap up roundtable is one of the most popular. This year Jason Wingrove (Red Centre), Dave Edgar and Mat Graham (fxphd) join John, Mike and Jeff to share what they saw and heard on the show floor. Topics include Black Magic dropping DaVinci Resolve’s […]
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NAB 2010 Roundtable
Our annual lively discussion of what grabbed our attention at NAB. Mike, John and Jeff are joined by Jason Wingrove, Dave Edgar and Mat Graham. Also, interviews with Red Giant and Assimilate.
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fxguidetv: NAB show #2, Cineform, Mocha, Alexa
In our second episode covering NAB 2010 (#80) we look at Cineform, the latest release of Mocha and we get details on Arri’s latest offering for digital cinematography, Alexa. This new camera can record raw files and at the same time generate ProRes files for immediate use in post production so we asked to shoot […]
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Photoshop CS5 : new HDR imaging & content aware
Today Adobe unveiled CS5 – there are multiple applications in CS5, but for many Photoshop and After Effects are the most vital. In fxguidetv later this week we will profile the new AE, while in this article we take a critical look at Photoshop’s HDR and Content Aware functions. Plus we’ll explain and list the JDI fixes.
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