Autodesk going subscription-only. Here’s how they can help the industry
We delve into Autodesk’s recent licensing announcement.
Readfxpodcast #289: SciTechs – finite element, DMM & Kali
We talk to the three recipients of a SciTech award for finite element analysis, DMM and Kali innovations in computer graphics and visual effects.
ReadAll the VES Award winners – right here
The full list of winners from the 13th annual VES Awards.
Readthe rc #147: Wired (and unwired!) for sound
All the latest gear and releases, plus interviews with RØDE, and on pitching and treatments for commercials.
ReadFacing Second Son
Nominated for a VES award mainly for its amazing particle animations, we look at the brilliant face work and animation in the blockbuster PS4 gaming hit: inFAMOUS: Second Son
ReadHow they did it: behind two of the biggest Super Bowl spots
Catch the Snickers Brady Bunch spot in the Super Bowl? Or the tortoise and hare race for Mercedes? Here’s how they were made.
ReadBarbershop at Weta: Sci-tech winner explained
Creating a desired hairstyle can often be a long, tedious, and non-intuitive process – not with Weta’s Barbershop (Sci-Tech Award winner). We explain just how clever and yet simple Barbershop is.
ReadAltering time with Project Almanac
Method Studios breaks down its time altering visual effects for the found-footage film, Project Almanac.
ReadCrafting the story: the vfx of Unbroken
Behind the story-driven visual effects of Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken with vfx sup. Bill George from ILM.
Readthe vfx show #194: Predicting the VFX Oscar winner
Mike Seymour, Matt Wallin and Todd Vaziri (Oscar Predictinator) discuss the nominees for the 87th Academy Award for achievement in visual effects.
Readfxpodcast #288: Cinefex’s Don Shay says goodbye after 35 years
We talk to long-time Cinefex publisher Don Shay, who has announced he has retired from the renowned VFX industry magazine.
Readthe vfx show #193: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Mike Seymour, Jason Diamond and Ian Failes discuss the visual effects in Peter Jackson’s final film from middle-earth, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.
ReadHoudini 14 gives you more crowds, and sand
New sand and crowd tools inside Side Effects Software’s Houdini 14.
ReadBringing The Battle of the Five Armies to the screen
New rendering software, an army tool and incredible sims – find out Weta Digital’s newest techniques that made The Battle of the Five Armies possible.
Read87th Oscars – nominations
And then there were five… Oscar nominations have been announced.
ReadLatest Sci-Tech Oscar Winners Announced!
Find out the latest recipients winners of the Sci-tech awards, to be presented in February 2015.
Read13th Annual VES Award Nominees
The Visual Effects Society (VES) announced the nominees for the 13th Annual VES Awards…
ReadInside Erik Wernquist’s Wanderers
Behind the scenes of the beautiful short film Wanderers – with original inspirational imagery and behind the scenes pics.
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