VFX in TVCs: ads that fly
Fin Design and Method Studios delve into two remarkable TVCs for NZ Transport Agency and for GE.
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Life After Pi and Oscar march plans
A documentary following the bankruptcy of Rhythm & Hues as it won the Oscar for Life of Pi and plans for a second protest march at the Oscars.
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ILM’s scientific solutions
The science behind the visual effects: a look at ILM’s SciTech award-winning Plume and Zeno tools.
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fxpodcast #270: Solid Angle’s Marcos Fajardo on Arnold
This week we talk to Marcos Fajardo, the founder of Solid Angle which makes the renderer Arnold.
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Gravity wins VFX BAFTA
Gravity took out the visual effects gong at the 2014 BAFTA Awards.
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fxguide at the SciTechs
In this special gallery we feature images taken by fxguide at the Scientific and Technical Awards.
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SciTech Awards: from FiLMBOX to MotionBuilder
We talk to one of the original developers of FiLMBOX, which became MotionBuilder, and is soon to be recognized with a SciTech Award.
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RoboCop redux: inside the film’s biggest scenes
fxguide explores the reboot of RoboCop with befores and afters, behind the scenes clips and insight from the film’s VFX vendors.
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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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