Glue Tools Announces Cineon/DPX Pro v3.0 + New 2.5 Maintenance Release
We’re big fans of the Cineon/DPX tools here at fxguide and are looking forward to the improvements in the new version, set to be released at NAB 2008 in April. The new version will include Cineon and DPX Sequence Presets along with a full Cineon or DPX Codec. The combination of these two features now […]
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And the Oscar goes to…..
The Golden Compass….Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris and Trevor Wood Congratulations to the winners of the Best Achievement in Visual Effects Oscar this year. The crew also won the Special Visual Effects category at the BAFTA awards earlier this month. “(The) four people standing up here represent over a thousand artists so, it’s kind […]
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Nuke 5.0 Now Available
The Foundry announced that the much-anticipated Nuke 5.0 was released today. The version is a major release featuring a new user interface, 3D stereoscopic workflow, Python scripting, and a number of additional features and enhancements. Nuke 5.0v1 is available to all customers with current support contracts and anyone with a valid evaluation license. You will […]
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Autodesk Receives Scientific & Technical Academy Award for Maya Fluid
Autodesk announced today that developers of its Autodesk Maya Fluid Effects System have been awarded Technical Achievement Awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The Maya Fluid Effects System allows digital artists to create realistic animation of liquids and gases, using novel simulation techniques for accuracy and speed, as well as a […]
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the vfx show #34: Cloverfield
David Stripinis and Mark Christiansen discuss the visual effects in Cloverfield.
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Building Art in Chicago: 1 1 2 3 5 8
The Chicago Spire is designed by artist-architect Santiago Calatrava and funded by developer Garrett Kelleher. When completed in 2011, the spire will be the tallest building in the western hemisphere. The massive film “Inspire” was commissioned to showcase the building. We spoke to director Sheena Duggal, an extremely experienced VFX supervisor, about the making of the film.
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Madame Tutli Putli – The Eyes Have It
Mike Seymour talks with artist Jason Walker, who created the effects in the animated film Madame Tutlie Putli.
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Eyes are the Window to Madame Tutli Putli
Madame Tutli Putli is a remarkable animation. Not only is the film moving, but it pioneered a very powerful new visual blending of live action and stop frame animation. Jason Walker created the new effect, which lead to the film winning this year’s Best Short Film at Cannes. It is also nominated in the Animated Short Film category at this year’s Oscars.
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6th Annual VES Award winners
The 6th Annual VES Awards were held on Feb. 10, 2008 at the Kodak Theatre Grand Ballroom in Hollywood by the Visual Effects Society. Dennis Muren presented Steven Spielberg with the VES Lifetime Achievement Award. This award recognizes the contribution that his vast body of work, as both a director and producer, has made to […]
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Apple Decides Not to Exhibit at NAB 2008
An article at TV Technology.com spills the beans that Apple will not be having a booth at NAB this year. This follows an announcement in November last year by Avid that they weren’t going to be having a booth in Vegas. Apple has been missing from the list of NAB 2008 exhibitors, so this news […]
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Nuke 4.8v1 Released
Nuke 4.8v1 is now available to download from The Foundry web site. Nuke 4.8v1 includes several feature enhancements, increased stability, and numerous bug fixes. With Nuke 5.0 on the horizon, The Foundry is releasing Nuke 4.8v1 for customers with projects in progress who choose not to upgrade to Nuke 5.0 until their projects have completed. […]
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One Man Against Attila the Hun
Every once in a while we get a story at fxguide that indicates just how far and how fast the industry is moving. The post on Attila the Hun, directed by Gareth Edwards, is one of those stories. Edwards produced the 250 HD effects shots by himself in five months using After Effects and Photoshop. Averaging 2 shots a day, it was one man against the armies of Attila the Hun.
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Gareth Edwards on the VFX of Attila the Hun
A conversation with Gareth Edwards, director of Attila the Hun, about how he completed over 250 visual effects shots for the film using a combination of After Effects, Premiere, MochaAE, 3dsMax, and more.
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the vfx show #33: The Golden Compass
Mike Seymour, David Stripinis and Mark Christiansen discuss the visual effects in The Golden Compass.
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Pro Living in a Consumer QuickTime World
Apple’s recent QuickTime 7.4 update caused numerous problems for applications from Adobe, RED, and more. While QT is used in high-end facilities around the world, it was a good reminder that the media wrapper is more closely linked to iPods than professional users. In this article we look at ways for pro users to maintain both sanity AND pixel purity when dealing with QT…with a key role played by After Effects CS3.
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Oscar Visual Effects Nominations
Nominations for the 80th Annual Academy Awards were announced today (Tuesday, January 22) by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Sid Ganis and Oscar® winner Kathy Bates. For Achievement in Visual Effects the nominated films are: The Golden Compass Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End Transformers To reach these nominations seven films […]
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the vfx show #32: I am Legend
Mike Seymour, David Stripinis and Mark Christiansen discuss the visual effects in I am Legend.
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fxguidetv #020 is on the air
This episode features an interview with members of the ILM vfx crew from “Transformers”. The fxphd.com tip shows taking an aerial shot that was filmed from a light plane and turning the footage into the kind of smooth move you would expect from a helicopter with an expensive camera mount. This tip is done by […]
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