Visual Effects link roundup
The internet has been particularly active this week with visual effects news. Here is a list of links that we found interesting, if we missed any please add to comments and if we find more this week we’ll add them here. Visual Effects related links: Wall Street Journal: Working as a Visual Effects Artist Shoot: […]
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the vfx show #96: Westworld
https://media.fxguide.com/vfxshow/The_VFX_Show_96_Westworld.mp3 Play in new window Download Mike Seymour and Jason Diamond discuss the visual effects of the 1973 feature film “Westworld.” A film from the dawn of the digital era. Get every vfx show episode automatically delivered! Free iTunes Store subscription vfxs096 Production Credits: Producers: Mat Graham and Todd Scholton Show Notes: Westworld Director: Michael […]
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It’s Official – 5D Mk II Update Date
We know many of you are waiting for the 5D MkII update to 24 P. The date is Mid-March and the features will include: The new firmware incorporates the following updates and benefits: 1) Frame rate now to include 24fps (cinema) and 25fps (PAL broadcast). Shoots a variety of frame rates, overcomes the need for […]
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VES Award Winners
The 8th Annual VES Awards were held tonight, Sunday, February 28th at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. James Cameron was honored with the VES Lifetime Achievement Award and Ed Catmull with the George Melies Award for Pioneering. Avatar took a lot of awards with District 9 besting it in one […]
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Avatar wins BAFTA for Special Visual Effects
Congratulations to Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, Andrew R. Jones who took home the BAFTA for Special Visual Effects for Avatar. The Orange British Academy Film Awards rewards the best work of any nationality seen on British cinema screens during the preceding year. The awards took place on February 21, 2010 at the Royal […]
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Light Stage Scientific and Engineering Academy Award
We talk with Paul Debevec who along with Tim Hawkins, John Monos and Mark Sagar were presented a Scientific and Engineering Oscar for the Light Stage.
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Invictus draws a crowd
Invictus tells the story of South African President Nelson Mandela’s efforts to unite his torn country under the auspices of the 1995 Rugby World Cup Championship. Director Clint Eastwood collaborated with visual effects supervisor Michael Owens and CIS Vancouver to create virtual stadiums and crowds, plus key digital make-up effects, for the pivotal rugby matches seen in the film.
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Open Letter to James Cameron
Lee Stranahan has ignited a serious conversation about the treatment of visual effects workers with an open letter to James Cameron in the Huffington Post. We talk to him about the reaction.
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Massive 4.0 Released
The folks at Massive Software announced today that version 4.0 of Massive is now shipping. The release contains new Terrain Nodes, V-Ray rendering, new Stadium placement tools, and other improvements. We’ll have the new release available soon on the VPN over at our sister training site fxphd.com. For the full press release from Massive, click […]
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Open Letter, Animation Guild Updates and Other Resources
There has been a lot of activity since our podcast about the Open Letter to James Cameron and our interview with Steven Hulett from The Animation Guild. In the interview with Lee Stranahan about the Open Letter he proposed a VFX Town Hall meeting, a webinar style event to discuss the issue of VFX Fairness. […]
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GenArts buys Tinder plugins from The Foundry
GenArts CEO Katherine Hays received a call one day from Bill Collis of the Foundry – a call which led to GenArts buying all of the Tinder plug-ins. The move all but cements GenArts position as the dominant plugin company for high applications such as Nuke and Autodesk systems. But why did the Foundry want to drop its profitable plug-ins and how will GenArts get a return on all its recent acquisitions? Mike Seymour speaks to both companies to get the detai
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red centre #056
Our biggest show ever, RED & Canon news, Jeff Heusser’s RED day report and Shane Hurlbut ASC kicks down the door of the RED Room
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Red Centre Podcast: Red Day & Shane Hurlbut
Red Centre 56 podcast out. This is our biggest show ever, with Red and Canon news, Jeff’s Heusser reports from LA on the February Red Day. And Shane Hurlbut ASC (Terminator Salvation DOP ) kicks down the door of the Red Room. Click the more button below for a portfolio of images from Shane Hurlbut, […]
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the vfx show #95: True Lies
https://media.fxguide.com/vfxshow/The_VFX_Show_95_True_Lies.mp3 Play in new window Download Mike Seymour, Jason Wingrove, and Ian Failes discuss the visual effects of the 1994 feature film “True Lies” and the advent of digital. Download vfxs095 here Get every vfx show episode automatically delivered! Free iTunes Store subscription vfxs095 Production Credits: Producers: Todd Scholton and Mat Graham Show Notes: True […]
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fxpodcast: An Open Letter to James Cameron
A week ago Lee Stranahan wrote an article in the Huffington Post titled: Open Letter To James Cameron: Fairness For Visual Effects Artists. Lee has opened a wider dialogue for a topic we have been championing for years. We discuss what led him to write the article, the reaction, what should happen next and issue […]
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How am I supposed to live without sidekicks?
A sad salt shaker, dejected after learning that Knorr’s ‘Sidekicks’ contains 25 per cent less sodium, is the star of ‘Salty’, a David Hicks-directed commercial with visual effects by Toronto-based axyz. Lead animator Dennis Turner and Inferno artist Andres Kirejew talk to fxguide about the challenges of the spot, which included listening repeatedly to Michael Bolton’s ‘How Am I Supposed To Live Without You?’.
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fxpodcast: Another Visit with The Animation Guild
Steven Hulett is the Business Representative of The Animation Guild (TAG) Local 839 IATSE, he last joined us for a podcast in August of 2008. We wanted to talk further with him about the Guild and get more of the history of previous efforts to organize visual effects. We talk about the failed efforts a […]
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Open Letter To James Cameron: Fairness For Visual Effects Artists
Lee Stranahan is a Filmmaker, Writer, Photographer who writes for the Huffington Post. He has crafted an Open Letter To James Cameron. This is a must read: Open Letter To James Cameron: Fairness For Visual Effects Artists
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