Disney’s new production renderer ‘Hyperion’ – yes, Disney!
With Disney as the owner of Pixar & thus RenderMan, it may surprise some to know that Disney Animation has developed a completely new production renderer: Hyperion – with some very cool tech & clocking a million render hours a day on Big Hero 6.
Inside The Knick: Phosphene’s facial feature fx
Behind Phosphene’s nasal cavity visual effects for an episode of Steven Soderbergh’s The Knick.
Going full vamp: Dracula Untold
Behind the scenes of Framestore’s bat transformation, crowd battles and vampire visual effects in Dracula Untold.
the vfx show #190: Bungie’s Destiny
Mike Seymour, Matt Wallin and new vfx show host Andrew User discuss the new Bungie game Destiny, and look at the state of the industry in console titles.
the rc #145: So many new cameras
This month, Mike and Jason discuss the latest camera and camera tech releases, and they talk with Jim Geduldick about the GoPro4.
Maintaining the mystery: editor Kirk Baxter on Gone Girl
Oscar winning editor Kirk Baxter discusses his work on David Fincher’s Gone Girl.
Cinesite enters animated features arena
Cinesite has announced a new division and a new partnership to make and produce animated feature films.
How previs helped make The Maze Runner
Breaking down the previs and postvis work on The Maze Runner.
Putting the maze in Maze Runner: an fxguide/WIRED exclusive
See how Method Studios created the vast maze and relentless mechanical creatures called Grievers for the upcoming feature film Maze Runner.
the vfx show #189: Retro show – Xmen
Mike Seymour, Zap Andersson and Ian Failes look back at the first X-Men film, in this another of our popular Retro shows.
Digital Domain’s live action date with Destiny
How Digital Domain helped realize a visually beautiful live action trailer for Activision and Bungie’s incredible new Destiny.
eyeon Software acquired by Blackmagic Design
In somewhat of a shake-up to the compositing world, Blackmagic Design has announced that it is acquiring eyeon Software.
RC IBC news: Sony new 4K FS7
As rumoured on the last RC podcast, here is the new Sony FS7 camera just announced at IBC, more than just an XDCAM this camera here is a first look…
fxpodcast #282: Flame 2015 Ext2 Release with Philippe Soeiro
We catch up with Philippe Soeiro, lead product designer of Flame, about the next version that will be released this fall. It includes new Shotgun support with python hooks as well as various workflow improvements.
Luc Besson’s Lucy – exclusive ILM interviews
We talk to ILM about the breakout indie Luc Besson hit Lucy, in these special fxinsider interviews, exclusively for Insider members.
the rc #144: Sliders, Flares and leaked 4k all under fire
In this month’s show Mike and Jason discuss shooting in the Ukraine, plus the leaked Sony 4K camera, the SteadXP mystery box and much more.
COLORWAY now available for C4D
The Foundry has launched a COLORWAY kit for MAXON Cinema 4D.
Journey to The Hundred-Foot Journey
How invisible effects were used in the making of The Hundred-Foot Journey. Includes before and after pics and clips that may surprise you.
