Tippett Studio VFX – on your phone?
How Tippett Studio is branching out into movie-like visual effects on mobile devices with Efexio.
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Use Houdini assets…outside of Houdini
Side Effects Software has announced the Houdini Engine, a new product using elements of the company’s popular effects tool to act as a procedural engine and allow Houdini assets to be used in other 3D apps.
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Out of this world: the VFX of After Earth
Find out how visual effects artists from around the globe contributed to After Earth, in this fxinsider behind the scenes article.
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fxpodcast #252: DigiPro preview – Dneg’s fluid sims research
We chat with Double Negative’s Harry Biddle about the render-time manipulation and generation of levelsets, which allow for the art-direction of fluid sims. Biddle will be presenting at DigiPro on the 20th of July.
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In a flash: previewing the SIGGRAPH 2013 Dailies
With SIGGRAPH 2013 just around the corner, we preview the fast-paced Dailies program where presenters have one minute – just one – to break down a shot or their research.
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the rc #132: What camera to shoot with overseas, new Canon cameras and more
This week the guys discuss Jason’s travels shooting around the world, talk new Canon cameras, and more of the latest tech.
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Rendering on-demand: a ZYNC Update
On-demand render solution ZYNC has finally launched – here’s a look at how it’s being used by companies such as Atomic Fiction and Bad Robot.
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24 VFX professionals invited into the Academy
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences extends invitations to artists for Academy Membership each year. Here are the 2013 invitees for Visual Effects.
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Action beats: 6 scenes from White House Down
A breakdown of the 6 biggest scenes from Roland Emmerich’s White House Down and the visual effects behind them.
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Exclusive: FLIX – the newest tool in The Foundry’s arsenal
We check out the new FLIX product from The Foundry, a visual story development tool, ex-Sony Animation. Includes an exclusive video overview.
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The making of Europa Report
How the spooky space and planet scenes in indie flick Europa Report were created by Phosphene VFX.
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Zombie warfare: World War Z
fxguide talks to Cinesite, MPC, 2h3D, 4DMax and Prime Focus about scaring up the zombie effects for World War Z, scanning sets and actors and the film’s stereo conversion.
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the vfx show #170: Man of Steel
Mike Seymour, Matt Wallin and Jason Diamond discuss the visual effects of Zack Synder’s Man of Steel.
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Emmys 2013: the VFX contenders
We take a look at some of the possible contenders for this year’s Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in the visual effects categories, with some exclusive VFX breakdown reels.
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Monsters University: rendering physically based monsters
How new developments in RenderMan helped Pixar deliver Monsters University.
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fxpodcast #251: Man of Steel and the tech of Krypton
This week as part of our extensive MOS coverage, we talk to Weta vfx supervisor Dan Lemmon about Man of Steel.
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Man of Steel vfx milestones
Breaking down the biggest scenes in Man of Steel – Krypton’s comms, the Smallville confrontation and the destruction of Metropolis.
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Cannes Lions scooped by Dumb Ways to Die
fxguide talks to the animator behind the Cannes Lions super-winner Dumb Ways to Die, and checks out the VFX winners from the awards.
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