VFX on TV: how to build planets, androids and Dalek saucers
fxguide goes behind the scenes of the VFX in three recent television shows – The Day of the Doctor, Almost Human and Richard Hammond Builds A Planet.
ReadThe tech of Disney’s Frozen and Get a Horse!
The research and technology behind snow simulation in Walt Disney Animation Studio’s Frozen and the making of its accompanying short Get a Horse!.
Readfxpodcast #267: I AM VFX Soldier
An exclusive, in-depth interview with Daniel Lay, the formerly anonymous blogger known as VFX Soldier. What motivated him to come forward now? You may have a perception of Soldier now, we’re willing to bet you will have a different one by the end of the interview.
ReadBehind the scenes of JCVD’s epic Volvo split
How they pulled off the epic Jean-Claude Van Damme splits stunt in that Volvo Trucks commercial.
ReadLiquifying a landscape
We go behind the scenes of the music video for Atoms for Peace’s song Before Your Very Eyes made with live action and augmented CG elements.
ReadThe art of digital faces at ICT – digital Emily to digital Ira
As part of fxguide’s famous ‘Art of’ series – we turn our focus to realistic digital faces and especially the work of USC’s ICT – in this exclusive in-depth article.
ReadVFX artists dust off the green for Presidential visit
A announced visit by President Obama to DreamWorks Glendale animation studio has visual effects artists in Los Angeles donning green and taking to the streets.
Readfxpodcast #266: Catching Fire vfx supe Janek Sirrs
In our latest fxpodcast, Mike Seymour talks to renowned visual effects supervisor Janek Sirrs about crafting the effects in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Warning: plot spoilers.
ReadCatching Fire: meet the real Gamemaker
Catching Fire’s visual effect supervisor Janek Sirrs – perhaps the true Gamemaker of the film – breaks down all the key scenes from this second instalment of the Hunger Games.
Readthe vfx show #175: Thor: The Dark World
Mike Seymour, Matt Wallin and Ian Failes discuss the visual effects of Thor: The Dark World.
ReadThe dark side: behind the VFX of Thor: The Dark World
Inside the visual effects of Thor: The Dark World – the latest film in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe.
ReadSeamless shots: invisible effects in film, TV and music vids
Breaking down the seamless visual effects work in Captain Phillips, Kick-Ass 2, Katy Perry’s Roar music video and the TV show Orphan Black.
Readthe rc #137: the latest camera tech & BBC wildlife cinematography
All the latest camera and tech news from Mike and Jason, plus an interview with BBC wildlife cinematographer John Aitchison.
ReadWhat to see at SIGGRAPH Asia
Your preview guide to the key courses, tech papers, exhibits and speakers coming up at SIGGRAPH Asia 2013 in Hong Kong.
ReadWhat 10 things can we do for you?
We wanted to highlight all the things we have built for you guys here at fxguide and fxphd – here is 10 things, including a chat with the Concept Art Department at ILM !
Readfxpodcast #265: Paul Miller on creating VFX software
This week we talk to software developer Paul Miller who has contributed to VFX packages such as Elastic Reality, Toxik, Tiffen Dfx and Silhouette.
ReadEnder’s Game: how DD made zero-g
Behind the zero gravity Battle Room sequences in Ender’s Game and how Digital Domain relied on real and CG performances to craft them.
ReadThe future of 3D creation: on the web?
Web-based 3D creation software Clara.io, from the team at Exocortex, is now in open beta. Find out more about the tool and how people are using it.
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