International Conference on Image Processing
Find out about the International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP) taking place in Melbourne this week. Paul Debevec is one of the key speakers.
Creative Arts Emmy Awards announced
Game of Thrones and Banshee take out the visual effects gongs at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
NUKE 8 is coming: here’s what you need to know
Find out all about the changes in NUKE 8, plus an exclusive interview with The Foundry’s NUKE Product Manager Jon Wadelton.
Cooke, Codex, Pixel Farm – new tracking lens tech
Making camera tracking easier – Cooke, Codex and The Pixel Farm partner to launch new /i Squared Technology system to record key lens data, including inertial tracking data.
the rc #135: latest camera tech; Russell Carpenter, ASC on Jobs
All the latest camera tech and news, including releases from Canon, Sony and Black Betty. Plus cinematographer Russell Carpenter, ASC about his latest film, Jobs.
Bifröst: the return of the Naiad team with a bridge to ICE
Project Bifröst was shown in Anaheim during SIGGRAPH for the first time as part of a technology demo. Bifröst is the code name for an new fluid sim development project of enormous scope.
Autodesk adds rental plans for the Creation Suite, plus Maya & Max
In a move that will provide a lot more flexibility for facilities, Autodesk announced that they have introduced monthly, quarterly, and annual rental licenses for several of their products.
IBC preview: updates to Adobe’s video tools
Find out what updates Adobe is making to its video tools including Premiere Pro CC, After Effects CC and Anywhere.
Exclusive VFX breakdown: Game of Thrones’ teenage dragons
An exclusive behind the scenes breakdown of Pixomondo’s CG dragons for season 3 of Game of Thrones, thanks to our media partners WIRED.
Three of the best: a TVC round-up
fxguide goes behind the scenes of some recent spots and idents for Assassins Creed IV: Black Flag, Infiniti’s Q90 and the CCTV Documentary Channel.
Real blue gloop: The World’s End
How Double Negative pitched a 2D approach for the visual effects in The World’s End.
Film forgery & vfx tricks: Now You See Me
Behind the scenes of summer hit Now You See Me with visual effects supervisor Nick Brooks.
The making of Honda ‘Hands’
Six million views: how Nexus and Analog shape-shifted 25 Honda products into one hand-sized TVC. Plus a behind the scenes making of video.
fxpodcast #260: Mark Spatny on TV VFX
Stargate Studios visual effects supervisor Mark Spatny on television VFX awards, the industry, artistic excellence and how effects is covered in the mainstream press.
the vfx show #172: Elysium
Mike Seymour, Matt Wallin and Ian Failes discuss the have, and have-nots of the visual effects in the new Neill Blomkamp film Elysium.
the rc #134: John Seale on Fury Road; the future of DSLRs
Mad Max: Fury Road DOP John Seale, the future of DLSRs, what’s happening at RED and more – this week on the rc podcast.
Company profile: restoring some Spanish spirit into VFX
We talk to WEWORK in Madrid, & how they’re dealing with the tough times in VFX. Spain is suffering but at the same time it’s produced tools like Arnold, Maxwell, RealFlow & Mistika. WEWORK now also looks internationally.
