the vfx show #27: Blade Runner
Mike Seymour and David Stripinis discuss the visual effects in Blade Runner.
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The WGA Strike: Post Perspective
Post production clearly follows production, so what happens when production has no scripts to shoot?
In this week’s podcast we talk with David S. Cohen of Variety to get a post production perspective on the effect of the Writers Guild strike.
The WGA Strike: Post Perspective
Post production clearly follows production, so what happens when production has no scripts to shoot?
In this week’s podcast we talk with David S. Cohen of Variety to get a post production perspective on the effect of the Writers Guild strike.
Golden titles
Ken Cato of Cato Purnell & Partner recently completed a 3D title design sequence for the UK feature film Elizabeth: The Golden Age, at Iloura in Melbourne. Ken Cato was approached by renowned Australian editor Jill Bilcock (credits include: Romeo+Juliet, Mouline Rouge, Elizabeth) to create a stylised title sequence for the film. The title sequence […]
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GenArts Releases Sapphire Plug-ins Version 2 for After Effects and Compatible Products
GenArts, Inc., a leading provider of visual effects plug-ins for the film, broadcast and video industries, today announced the immediate availability of Sapphire Plug-ins version 2 for After Effects and compatible products including Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, Autodesk Combustion, and Eyeon Fusion. The new release features over 30 new effects, plus many […]
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the vfx show #26: The Kingdom
Alex Lindsay and Mike Seymour discuss the visual effects in The Kingdom.
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The Art of Wire Removal
In our continuing and popular “Art of…” series, we tackle wire and rig removal. Far from being the most glamourous of visual effects, in reality wire removal is extremely challenging. We audit the current approaches and techniques of the craft. In this week’s podcast, we speak with Aaron Rhode from The Orphanage about the complex 2D and 3D solutions for scenes with wires.
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The Art of Wire Removal
In our continuing and popular “Art of…” series, we tackle wire and rig removal. Far from being the most glamourous of visual effects, in reality wire removal is extremely challenging. We audit the current approaches and techniques of the craft. In this week’s podcast, we speak with Aaron Rhode from The Orphanage about the complex 2D and 3D solutions for scenes with wires.
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Building The Ark
Grzegorz Jonkajtys directed the short film Arka (The Ark), which makes heavy use of miniatures and won Siggraph Best of Show this year. The beautiful, yet deeply sad film is the tale of an unknown virus has destroyed almost the entire human population. The title refers to the attempted escape by the only remaining survivors in a flotilla of huge ships, in search of uninhabited and uncontaminated land.
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Mercury Masterpiece
As part of the ongoing campaign for Mercury, The Brothers Strause directed another Mercury Sable spot : Synapse. The spot is featured in this week’s fxguidetv. The amazing campaign combines Swing and Tilt lens with complex keying, complex roto and some cool cutting edge 3D.
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fxphd: Orientation Week Special Just Released
We’ve just released our Background Fundamentals Orientation Week special episode over at fxphd. It provides an overview of what’s going on during the term over at our sister vfx training site….I think you’ll see why were excited about the October07 Term. We’ve got a ton of great courses and professors lined up, including RED camera […]
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Eyeon Announces Software World Tour 2007
Eyeon has announced their Software World Tour 2007, visiting the following cities in the months of October and November: San Francisco, Atlanta, Washington, Dallas, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Montreal, Sydney, Melbourne, Wagga Wagga, Paris, London, Madrid, Hamburg, Dusseldorf, Munich, London , Manchester. Click through for more details….
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Kerner Optical: The ex-ILM Model Shop
This week, we speak with longtime Kerner Optical DOP Marty Rosenberg about the company’s past history and plans for the future.
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Kerner Optical : The ex-ILM Model Shop
This week we take an in-depth look at miniatures and the ways digital works alongside large scale miniatures at one of the worlds leading shops, Kerner Optical. After decades of award winning work, the company’s results are the gold standard by which all others are judged. The company certainly has a respected history, but you might be surprised at just how forward-looking the company is.
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Emmy-Winning Small Effects
In Part 2 of our Emmy coverage we talk to award winners Stargate Digital about their winning Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King/ Battleground. Stargate, nominated a stunning three times this year, won for Oustanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special.
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Atmosphere Visual Effects: Emmy Winner
This week we honor winners of 2007 Emmy Awards, starting with Atmosphere Visual Effects for their amazing work on Battlestar Galactica. The work is all the more exceptional considering it is episodic television – done week in, week out. Coming up later in the week, we’ll speak to other category winners from this year’s outstanding collection of Visual Effects submissions.
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the vfx show #25: The Bourne Ultimatum and Live Free or Die Hard
Alex Lindsay, Mike Seymour and David Stripinis discuss the visual effects in The Bourne Ultimatum and Live Free or Die Hard.
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fxguidetv: flame2008, Nuke Tech Preview – Shot on RED
A new episode of fxguidetv is up which has interviews with Philippe Soeiro from Autodesk who talks about the new 2008 smoke and flame releases. We also speak with Matt Plec from the Foundry about what they were showing at IBC, which is a technology preview of the upcoming Nuke — complete with a brand […]
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