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.
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.
Houdini 14 gives you more crowds, and sand
New sand and crowd tools inside Side Effects Software’s Houdini 14.
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.
87th Oscars – nominations
And then there were five… Oscar nominations have been announced.
Latest Sci-Tech Oscar Winners Announced!
Find out the latest recipients winners of the Sci-tech awards, to be presented in February 2015.
13th Annual VES Award Nominees
The Visual Effects Society (VES) announced the nominees for the 13th Annual VES Awards…
Inside Erik Wernquist’s Wanderers
Behind the scenes of the beautiful short film Wanderers – with original inspirational imagery and behind the scenes pics.
VFX on TV: Rock monsters, pirate ships and a cyclops
Showcasing VFX from the TV shows Constantine, Atlantis and Crossbones.
BAFTA Nominations
Nominations have been announced for the EE British Academy Film Awards in 2015.
fxpodcast #287: Agent Carter vfx supe Sheena Duggal
We speak to Agent Carter visual effects supervisor Sheena Duggal about realizing the Marvel show’s VFX.
Into the Woods: full of effects surprises
Visual effects supervisor Matt Johnson discusses Into the Woods’ effects from beanstalks, to miniature forests, giants, transforming dresses and drone shoots.
the rc #146 Happy Holidays !
This month, Mike and Jason look at how the year ended and what gear they personally like, and look ahead to what might happen in 2015.
Alive again: Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Behind the scenes with vfx breakdowns from the latest Night at the Museum film.
Five big scenes from Exodus
Breakdowns from five shots and sequences in Ridley Scott’s biblical epic Exodus: Gods and Kings.
Exploring Black Sea
Breaking down the effects in the Kevin Macdonald submarine film Black Sea.
Commercial break(down)
With special making of breakdown videos, we take a look at visual effects work in TVCs with alt.vfx, Method Studios and Mirada.
Paddington: an animation Q&A
Framestore animation supervisor Pablo Grillo delves into the art of animation behind Paddington.