12th Annual VES Awards – the winners
LIVE COVERAGE: fxguide is at the VES Awards in Los Angeles tonight, and we’ll be updating this post with all the winners plus photos from the evening.
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fxinsider: bonus full-length LEGO Movie interview
In this special bonus for fxinsider members, we present a full-length interview with Animal Logic CG supervisor Aidan Sarsfield on The LEGO Movie.
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How to make a loveable ogre in 7 (easy) steps
Meet Simon the Ogre, and find out how Realise Studio used practical & digital fx to bring him to life.
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Brick-by-brick: how Animal Logic crafted The LEGO Movie
The story behind Animal Logic’s incredible realization of the brick world in The LEGO Movie.
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the rc #139: rc returns for 2014
Film and camera tech news, the closure of film labs, pricing for ARRI’s new Alexa, Light Craft Workshop’s Rapid Variable ND and Adobe Premiere Pro product manager Al Mooney.
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Behind the scenes of Weta Digital’s Smaug
Exclusive Weta Digital breakdowns of Smaug, one of the animated characters featured in this year’s Visual Effects Awards nominations. Plus see our ‘Desolation of Smaug’ eBook.
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3 of the best: the Super Bowl ads. Go on…take the red keys!
Find out about the stunning work by Digital Domain, MPC and The Mill in three big Super Bowl spots.
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Russian roulette: Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
Inside the invisible effects for Kenneth Branagh’s Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit.
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the vfx show #178: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Mike Seymour, TyRuben Ellingson and Jason Diamond discuss the story and visual effects of Ben Stiller’s, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.
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Having a ball: STOPP’s World Cup Adidas spot
GoPros on Spidercams? Step-by-step on STOPP/FAMILY’s interactive 360 degree experience for the Adidas World Cup Brazuca match ball.
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3ds Max-imum impact, again: interview with Eddie Perlberg
New Autodesk 3ds Max product manager Eddie Perberg discusses the future of the software package. Plus a look at where 3ds Max is being used.
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fxpodcast #269: SciTech winner Jeremy Selan on OpenColorIO
This week we talk to SciTech winner Jeremy Selan, developer of the OpenColorIO color management framework.
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Cinesite opens in Montréal: interview
We talk to Cinesite MD Antony Hunt about the VFX studio’s expansion to Montréal.
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VFX Oscar nominations are out
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the five VFX Oscar nominees.
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VES Announces Nominees for 12th Annual VES Awards
The Visual Effects Society (VES) has announced the nominees for the 12th Annual VES Awards.
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Dragons, beasts and bamfing: 47 Ronin
See what’s behind the visual effects in four of the biggest sequences from Carl Rinsch’s 47 Ronin.
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Heads above: the VFX of Sleepy Hollow
See VFX breakdown clips from a recent episode of the Fox TV series Sleepy Hollow in this behind the scenes look with visual effects supe Jason Zimmerman.
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Breaking down the bake-off films
Our special bonus fxinsider look at the 10 films still in the VFX Oscar race, with breakdowns and clips.
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