Panavision Sues Canon and Others
Yesterday on the net, a story started circulating that Panavision was suing Canon over the use of HD Video from a CMOS Sensor. The rumours started flying that Panavision would no longer rent Canon gear, and that might include even Canon lenses. Here is the truth, as best we can verify. In a March 2009 […]
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Smoke Event in Chicago at fxguide/Hootenanny
fxguide/fxphd and the boutique post house Hootenanny are hosting an Autodesk Smoke on Mac event on Thursday, January 14th in Chicago. It’s an event being run by Autodesk and reseller Midwest Media Group. You’ve read the articles on fxguide about the release, now come and see it yourself and get your questions answered in person. […]
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New Podcasts
New fxpodcast Part 1 of our coverage of Avatar. An in depth interview with Joe Letteri, senior vfx supervisor for Weta Digital, discussing details of mocap/facial capture tech and other aspects of their work on Avatar. www.fxguide.com/podcasts New Red Centre We kick off 2010 as we aim to continue, RED news, DSLR chat, gear reviews […]
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Dr Gilliam & Peerless Camera Company
Director Terry Gilliam relied on his longstanding relationship with Peerless Camera Company to delve into the hyper-real visual effects for The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. Visual effects supervisor John Paul Docherty and lead technical director Patrick Ledda talk to fxguide about the film.
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red centre #053
We kick off 2010 as we aim to continue with RED news, DSLR chat, gear reviews and ratholes. Happy New Year!
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Avatar: Weta Digital
Joe Letteri, senior vfx supervisor for Weta Digital, details their mocap/facial capture tech and other aspects of their work on Avatar.
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Sci-Tech Winners Announced
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that fifteen scientific and technical achievements represented by 46 individual award recipients will be honored at the Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation at The Beverly Wilshire on Saturday, February 20, 2010. Winners include Paul Debevec, Tim Hawkins, John Monos & Mark Sagar for the Light […]
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BAFTA Long List announced
Award season rolls along with the release of the Long List for Special Visual Effects from the British Academy Film Awards. 2012 * Avatar * District 9 * Fantastic Mr Fox Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince * The Hurt Locker The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Inglourious Basterds The Lovely Bones Moon The Road Star […]
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Mass Marketing of LG ‘Cars’
Classic movie car chases are channelled in ‘Cars’, an LG cellphone spot directed by Filip Engstrom with visual effects by Mass Market. Lead Flame artist Nick Tanner talks to fxguide about bringing a unique miniature and old-school quality to the commercial.
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Oscar VFX Short list Announced
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that seven films remain in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 82nd Academy Awards®. The films are listed below in alphabetical order: “Avatar” “District 9” “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” “Star Trek” “Terminator Salvation” “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” “2012” On […]
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Mumbai Nuke Master Class Recap
As Nuke has increased in popularity around the world, The Foundry have been holding master classes around the world to help build up the user base. Their recent Nuke Master Class in Mumbai attracted over 250 visual effects artists from as far afield as Hyderabad and Chenai. Attendees were treated to sessions on customization, colour […]
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The Mill creates the world for Guinness
Mountains, forests and oceans come to life in ‘World’, a Johnny Green-directed spot for Guinness, with visual effects by The Mill. Lead 2D and Flame artist Rich Roberts gives fxguide an insight into The Mill’s work for the epic commercial.
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the vfx show #92: Avatar
https://media.fxguide.com/vfxshow/vfxs_092_avatar_64kbps.mp3 Play in new window Download Mike Seymour, David Stripinis, Mark Christiansen and Ian Failes discuss the visual effects in the feature film, “Avatar”. Download vfxs092 here Get the vfx show every week! Free iTunes Store subscription vfxs092 credits: Producer: Mike Seymour Review and Show Notes: Todd Scholton Show Notes: Avatar Nolan Murtha Richie Baneham […]
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red centre #052
We discuss Red news, Avatar, 3D, new gear, plus Oliver Temmler from Arri gives us the latest on their upcoming digital cinema cameras.
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fxpodcast: Michael Taylor, CEO Rising Sun Pictures
In this weeks podcast we talk with Michael Taylor, new CEO at Rising Sun Pictures. Michael has a rich history in visual effects starting with an engineering background, becoming a visual effects supervisor and then moving into in senior management at Rhythm and Hues, Digital Domain and Ascent Media. This journey has taken him from […]
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Michael Taylor – CEO Rising Sun Pictures
We talk with Michael Taylor about visual effects and the global marketplace as he moves from Los Angeles to Adelaide and Rising Sun Pictures.
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Ben 10: Alien Swarm
Ben 10: Alien Swarm is the second live-action film from Cartoon Network based on their popular animated series Ben 10. The film is directed and executive-produced by Alex Winter, who also directed Cartoon Network’s first Ben 10 live-action movie. We take a look behind the scenes at what it took to pull off 600 vfx shots, nearly triple the number of the first film.
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Genarts announces pricing for Sapphire 5
GenArts has announced pricing for Sapphire™ 5 licenses for Autodesk systems. A new Sapphire 5 license for Linux Flame, Inferno, Flint HD and Smoke HD will be priced at $8,499, a $1,500 decrease from Sapphire 4. Upgrades from Sapphire 4 to Sapphire 5 will be priced at $3,499. In addition, new Sapphire 5 burn licenses […]
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