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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From effects sims to car flipping – Academy unveils Sci-Tech achievements
Sci-Tech awards include recognition of effects simulation software, VFX toolkits, color workflows, practical fx systems and more.
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BAFTA Award Nominations
The EE British Academy Film Awards nominations were announced today with five films in competition for Special Visual Effects.
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Dino-bytes: the tech of Walking With Dinosaurs
For fxinsider members, take a look at the new Walking With Dinosaurs movie and the muscle and skin tech with Animal Logic.
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Beautified reality: making Walter Mitty’s world
Behind the scenes of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty with visual effects supervisor Guillaume Rocheron.
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What’s the dish on Cinesite’s Beans?
The director and producer of Cinesite’s short ‘Beans’ talk to fxguide about making the surprise-ending film.
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the vfx show #177: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Mike Seymour, Matt Wallin and Jason Diamond review and discuss the visual effects in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
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Meet Smaug
How Weta Digital created the titular dragon in ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.’
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fxpodcast #268: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Key members of Weta Digital’s visual effects team discuss the creation of Smaug, spiders, the barrel sequence and environments in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.
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In the cutting room with Catching Fire editor Alan Bell
For fxguide insider members – a special christmas gift. A detailed technical look at editing two scenes of the Hunger Games: Catching Fire with Editor Alan Bell. We look in depth at the speech scene in District 11 vs an effects heavy scene such as the hologram training center scene.
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Boom times: The Wolf of Wall Street
Visual effects supervisor Rob Legato breaks down his work for Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street.
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