Hollywood redux: the VFX of Hail, Caesar!
An in-depth look at the 50s-style effects used to bring the Coen brother’s Hail, Caesar! to the screen.
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Lumberyard: free is the new black
Lumberyard represents a significant shift in the way artists will be able to access game engines – and possibly for more than just game development.
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Anomalisa: hand-crafted visual effects
The stop-motion film Anomalisa is a masterpiece of hand-crafted animation, but you might be surprised how much visual effects work is involved to help tell the film’s tale.
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fxpodcast #299: Sci-Tech Awards – MARI
We talk to The Foundry’s Jack Greasley about the Sci-Tech Award for MARI to be awarded this year.
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Behind the best of the Super Bowl ads
Vikings in coffee, dogs as hot dogs, Hulk vs. Ant-Man and puppymonkeybaby…it’s Super Bowl 50!
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14th annual VES Awards – all the winners
The 14th annual VES Awards are just getting underway, starting with a hilarious opening from Patton Oswalt…we’ll update the winners as they come through.
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Making The Finest Hours
MPC reveals how the studio made the CG waves, water and storm effects in The Finest Hours.
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So, just how was that Chemical Brothers video made?
Behind the scenes of the 6,798 frames of the latest Chemical Bros promo Wide Open (feat. Beck).
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Invisible fx: Crafting Creed, Point Break and Southpaw
See how BigHugFX, Image Engine and Zero VFX worked to produce stunning seamless VFX in Creed, Point Break and Southpaw.
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fxinsider: ILM’s deep compositing on The Force Awakens
For a special fxinsider subscribers, a bonus video interview with ILM comp supervisor Jay Cooper on the studio’s deep pipeline for The Force Awakens.
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The Force returns
ILM discusses three VFX breakthroughs in Star Wars, The Force Awakens: BB-8, the Falcon chase and the battle on Takodana.
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Paranormal activity: creating Crimson Peak’s ghosts
When make-up and digital combine – before and after breakdowns from Mr. X’s ghostly visual effects for Guillermo del Toro’s Crimson Peak.
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fxinsider: Everest VFX supe Dadi Einarsson
Icelandic visual effects supervisor Dadi Einarsson, who recently supervised Everest, gives fxguide a run down of the VFX scene in his country.
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Katana 2.0
We catch up with The Foundry to discuss the latest iteration of lighting tool Katana.
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14th Annual VES Award Nominees
Nominees have been announced for the 14th annual Visual Effects Society Awards…
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MARI, LAIKA and tools from ILM, R&H & Imageworks among Sci-Tech winners
Read the full list of Sci-Tech Award winners, which include on-set, photography, color science and VFX tools.
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