A Monster Calls : MPC’s Character work

A look at MPC developed complex facial and character tools to bring a monster to life for ‘A Monster Calls’

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The changing face of Cubic Motion

fxguide visits Cubic Motion In Manchester

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vfxshow 215: A Monster Calls the vfxshow (Bonus Sundance chat)

The guys discuss the moving film: A Monster Calls, and we hear about the latest from Sundance.

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Face me part 3: high end faces R&D from Disney Research

We look at some of the exceptional industry focused research being published by Disney Research Zurich.

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Oscars® Nominees announced

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the films nominated for an Oscar® for the 89th Academy Awards®.

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BAFTA Nominated Under the Shadow – OutpostVFX

We look at the vfx in the UK submission for the Best Foreign Language Film, with effects by Outpost VFX. We also examine the film from an Iranian perspective.

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The tech of PIXAR part 2: Finding Dory – making waves

In the run up to the Oscar Animated Feature Film nominations, we invited guest writer Leif Pedersen to deep dive into the tech of Pixar’s Finding Dory.

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The tech of PIXAR part 1: Piper – daring to be different

In the run up to the Oscar Short film nominations, we invited guest writer Leif Pedersen to deep dive into the tech of Pixar’s Piper.

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One of Us takes The Crown

The VFX behind the Golden Globe Winning The Crown.

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15th Annual VES Award Nominees

Here are the nominees for the 15th Annual VES Awards.

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Adobe’s Project Felix ships, complete with V-Ray

The simple new Adobe 3D Project Felix with V-Ray

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BAFTA nominations announced

Nominations for the 2017 EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) awards

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Passengers on MPC’s Avalon

Inside the Avalon for MPC’s VFX on Passengers.

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The 2017 Sci-tech Oscars

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced 18 scientific and technical achievements represented by 34 individual award recipients, as well as five organizations, will be honored with Scientific and Technical Awards.

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Part 2: Rogue One character animation

An in-depth look at K-2SO with ILM’s Hal Hickel. We explore how he avoided looking like Jar Jar, how he was filmed, and how the skill of the animators made him come to life.

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Part 1: Rogue One shows its Force

Rogue One we explore previz, on-set and post-viz with The Third Floor and ILM.

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vfxshow 214: Look who’s Tarkin’ now: Star Wars Rogue One

As requested: the Force is will us and we are with the Force.

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HDR Light Studio 5.4 launches

A new version of HDR Light Studio is out and we find out how the commercials team at Framestore NY puts the software to use.

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