Suicide Squad, vortical flows and fractal machines
Exclusive video and more from Suicide Squad, whose Enchantress is a sorceress only because her technology is so advanced, as we explore the fractal nature of that magic.
Bigger than Ben Hur
We examine the CG horse pipeline at Mr X for the new Ben Hur Chariot race. (Exclusive BTS video)
12 Scientific & Technical Areas Under Investigation for Oscars®
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that 12 distinct scientific and technical investigations have been launched for the 2016 Oscars®.
VFX Union UK: Sausage Party & Nitrogen – an open letter
VFX Union UK has released an open letter concerning the labor issues on the film Sausage Party.
The Union of VFX and directors
Florence Foster Jenkins is the latest in a line of multi-year, multi-film projects that Union VFX have done. We explore how they have built such a loyal fan base amongst some of the UK’s most prestigious directors.
Stiller Luxo Jr. birthday message
The story of two robots reenacting the world’s most famous computer graphics short film.
fxpodcast #310: Proof’s Ron Frankel + Beyond Trek’s Previs
We talk Previs with Ron Frankel : what are the challenges, where is it going and just what is the best ‘quality’ to show a director.
Who you gonna call? Call Illoura, MPC, SPI, & Zero VFX
Ghostbusters 2016. Forty years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes, dead rising from the grave, human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together! Mass hysteria and more…
vfxshow 209: Star Trek Beyond
The guys discuss the visual effects of Star Trek Beyond (and some of what happened at Siggraph 2016)
VIEW Conference 2016 initial lineup announced
More details have been announced regarding the 2016 installment of the outstanding VIEW conference, being held October 24th in Turin, Italy.
fxpodcast #309: Game of Thrones: those crazy bastards…
We turn our attention to the Emmys and the Game of Thrones nominated work done by Iloura in the “Battle of the Bastards” episode.
SIGGRAPH: LAIKA, Marvel, shapes and more
Sessions included LAIKA’s Kubo and the Two Strings, Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War, a clever solution for shoulder animation in crowd simulations, and using words to match body shapes.
SIGGRAPH VR: BMWs, a supermodel and a shaved Corvette
BMW’s 360 YouTube adrenalin-fueled motorsport interpretation of the famous ‘shell game’ + DD goes all in on VR content.
Star Trek Beyond : inside the VFX of the Enterprise
Star Trek Beyond – our latest Design FX video with our media partners: WIRED.
SIGGRAPH monday: NASA and beyond
NASA, Arnold for Maya, Massive and a look at the state of cloud rendering.
SIGGRAPH Sunday: Tech Papers Fast Forward and more
Siggraph Sunday : The start of a week of hard core tech graphics geek out !
SIGGRAPH Saturday: DigiPro 2016
Our extensive coverage of DigiPro : Production technical papers from major studios around the world.
