the vfx show #185: Edge of Tomorrow
Mike Seymour, Matt Wallin and Jason Diamond discuss the visual effects in the latest Tom Cruise film, Edge of Tomorrow.
DreamWorks’ new tools for Dragon 2
DreamWorks Animation vfx sup. Dave Walvoord talks about the studio’s new animation & lighting toolset, and about working with DOP Roger Deakins.
The technology of Michael Jackson reborn
We look at the new face of Michael Jackson with exclusive high res images from the Billboard Awards Hologram and interview with VFX Sup Stephen Rosenbaum.
Take a trip: the VFX of 22 Jump Street
Behind the scenes of 22 Jump Street’s 600+ visual effects, from truck chases to helicopter crashes, drug trips to crowd shots.
How The Mill made its marionettes
Real marionettes, actor stand-ins and CG models helped make up DirecTV’s new ‘marionette’ TVCs, with vfx from The Mill.
MPC: Behind the Scenes – Design FX
See how MPC made the Sentinels in this exclusive look from our WIRED series
Live. Die. Repeat the effects
How new tools made for tentacled mimics, exploding drop ships and an intense beach war…over and over again: the VFX of ‘Edge of Tomorrow’.
Ocula 4: Exclusive info about the new release
The Foundry announced today the launch of OCULA 4, the latest version of its software plug-in toolset for NUKE, designed to address the problems with stereoscopic imagery. Get the details about what is new in this exclusive.
the vfx show #184: X-Men: Days of Future Past
Mike Seymour, Matt Leonard and Zap Andersson discuss the visual effects in X-Men: Days of Future Past.
The many faces of Maleficent
We explore digital faces, characters and environments in the new Angelina Jolie film, Maleficent.
Early Weta Workshop designs for Godzilla
Weta Workshop and the early character design work they did on the iconic Godzilla.
Meet Zebedee: handheld LIDAR scanning
We explore the Zebedee 3D mapping system which uses a handheld LIDAR scanner to map indoor and outdoor areas.
RenderMan/RIS and the start of next 25 years
Pixar restructures R&D, launches a new RenderMan & dramatically drops the price. We speak 1 on 1 with Pixar’s top management about the changes + what they mean for you (Exclusive coverage)
From the set of I, Frankenstein
A look inside the filming behind ‘I, Frankenstein’, from the set to the final visual effects shots.
Future threat – X-Men: Days of Future Past
Quicksilver, Sentinels, Beast, Mystique and more – past and present vfx in Days of Future Past.
the vfx show #183: Godzilla
Mike Seymour, Matt Wallin and Jason Diamond discuss the visual effects in Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla.
A twist to the Willis O’Brien tale
Cinefex has uncovered a new side to the revered stop motion and effects ‘pioneer’ Willis O’Brien.
Learning from Godzilla
What director Gareth Edwards learned while making the newest re-imagining of Godzilla.
