fxguidetv 50th episode + 10 years of fxguide.com!
The new year brings a new episode of fxguidetv and it’s a milestone for us: our 50th episode. We decided to have some fun at take a look back at some of our favorite moments from the past year and a half. What an 18 months it was! We also take a look ahead at […]
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British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) nominees
The British Academy Film Awards nominations were announced today. Nominees for the category Special Visual Effects are: The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button – Eric Barba, Craig Barron, Nathan McGuinness, Edson Williams The Dark Knight– Chris Corbould, Nick Davis, Paul Franklin, Tim Webber Indiana Jones and The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull– Pablo Helman Iron […]
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Passing of a Friend: Richard Spöhrer
We learned with great sadness that The Pixel Farm’s Richard Spöhrer suddenly passed away on the last day of 2008. We reflect on what he added to our industry and how he touched many of us not only with the many products he was involved with, but with his kindness and generosity as a person.
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the vfx show #64: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
https://media.fxguide.com/vfxshow/vfxs_064_ben_button_64kbps.m4a Play in new window Download In our first episode of 2009, Mike Seymour, David Stripinis and Mark Christiansen discuss the visual effects in the feature film “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”. Download vfxs064 here Show Notes: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Jurassic Park Forrest Gump Armageddon Orville Redenbacher Commecial Victor / Victoria […]
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red centre #025
We kick off 2009 with shutters and keeping that film look, talk native RED grading, and new gear. Our RedRoom victim David Geddes shoots the first RED TV Series
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Australia fxpodcast
With the Bake off for the Oscar Nominations this Thursday in LA, we speak to Iloura’s Peter Webb about the film Australia. One of seven films in the running for the Oscar’s three nominations for best visual effects. Peter was part of the team at iloura that handled much of the end of the film, including much of the bombing of Darwin.
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64-bit OS X Version of SynthEyes now Available
The powerful but affordable SynthEyes camera tracking application is now available in a 64-bit version for OS X Leopard. The new version provides a bit of a speed increase, but the main benefit with a 64-bit app is the ability to use more than 4 GB of RAM. This is useful for maintaining longer and […]
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Autodesk Shows a bit of OS X Love
As foreshadowed in the rumor mill yesterday, Autodesk today announced 3 new OS X versions of their products: Toxik, Mudbox, and ImageModeler. The most interesting development is probably the release of Toxik, which brings a new high end compositing package to the Apple platform. The rumor of on OS X Toxik version has existed for […]
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Bakeoff list for 2009 Oscars
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that seven films remain in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 81st Academy Awards®. The films are listed below in alphabetical order: “Australia” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” “The Dark Knight” “Hellboy II: The Golden Army” “Iron Man” “Journey to the […]
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Macworld Rumor: OSX Versions of Toxik & Mudbox
No — it’s not a new iPhone Nano. Or a Mac Mini with media software. Or a 17″ MacBook Pro with a non-removable battery (who thought that would be a great idea?). But rumors have come our way via the prep for MacWorld in San Francisco that Autodesk will be showing off new OSX versions […]
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The Foundry Slashes Prices on Sparks
The Foundry today announced that it was slashing the prices of its Sparks by approximately 90% in response to no longer being a part of the Autodesk Spark program. While it may still find a full solution, this is a complex issue that we have been tracking for a month. To get the full implication of what is happening, fxguide spoke directly to the Foundry’s co-founder Simon Robinson.
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Behind The Foundry’s Price Slash on Sparks
An interview with Simon Robinson, co-founder of The Foundry, to get the reasons behind their decision to reduce prices on Furnace, Tinder, and Keylight sparks for Autodesk.
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fxguidetv: Harrision Ellenshaw & Green Screen with RED
This week we start by interviewing Industry legend Harrison Ellenshaw. Harrision is a Oscar Nominated matte painter who went on to run Buena Vista Visual Effects (BVVE). He has worked on films from Star Wars to Tron. BBVE credits include Dave, Honey I Blew Up the Kid, The Santa Clause, James and the Giant Peach, The Phantom, Escape […]
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The Curious Case of Aging Visual Effects
Audiences are reeling in amazement at the artistry & technical polish of David Fincher’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
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The Spirit fxpodcast
This week’s fxpodcast we speak to Stu Maschwitz, director, author, accidental technologist and vfx supervisor of the Spirit. Stu supervised over 1900 shots, many done at the Orphanage in San Fran. The film follows in a similar, but not identical vein to the blockbusters 300 and Sin City. It is first feature directed solo by Frank Miller. We speak […]
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The Spirit
Conversation with Stu Maschwitz who supervised over 1900 shots for the latest movie from a Frank Miller graphic novel.
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Yet Another List of Cool Things from 2008
It is that time of year when all media organizations like to produce lists. Lists of top 10, lists of best of the year, a look back with a Year in Review, or 2008: The Year That Just Was. So not to be out done – and just for fun – we jumped on the bandwagon and compiled our own special ‘fxguide Completely Unscientific List of Cool Things from 2008’.
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