Autodesk going subscription-only. Here’s how they can help the industry

We delve into Autodesk’s recent licensing announcement.

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fxpodcast #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.

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All the VES Award winners – right here

The full list of winners from the 13th annual VES Awards.

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the rc #147: Wired (and unwired!) for sound

All the latest gear and releases, plus interviews with RØDE, and on pitching and treatments for commercials.

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Facing 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

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How 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.

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Barbershop 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.

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Altering time with Project Almanac

Method Studios breaks down its time altering visual effects for the found-footage film, Project Almanac.

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Crafting the story: the vfx of Unbroken

Behind the story-driven visual effects of Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken with vfx sup. Bill George from ILM.

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the 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.

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fxpodcast #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.

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the 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.

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Houdini 14 gives you more crowds, and sand

New sand and crowd tools inside Side Effects Software’s Houdini 14.

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Bringing 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.

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87th Oscars – nominations

And then there were five… Oscar nominations have been announced.

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Latest Sci-Tech Oscar Winners Announced!

Find out the latest recipients winners of the Sci-tech awards, to be presented in February 2015.

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13th Annual VES Award Nominees

The Visual Effects Society (VES) announced the nominees for the 13th Annual VES Awards…

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Inside 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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