Fast & Furious 6: just plane crazy!
How the fx teams on Fast & Furious 6 brought down a plane, battled a tank, demolished a parking lot and crafted the signature driving scenes. Plus bonus chat with DOP Steve Windon.
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the vfx show #169: Star Trek Into Darkness
Mike Seymour, Mark Christiansen and Jason Diamond discuss the visual effects of J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek Into Darkness.
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RealFlow 2013 released
Find out more about RealFlow 2013, Next Limit’s newly released fluid simulation software.
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Australian Cinematographers Society 2013 award winners
The rc podcast’s Jason Wingrove, and a project made with the help of fxphd, were among the winners of the ACS 2013 National Awards.
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VFX Hot Spot Round-up: Destiny, PETA and Dodge
We look at three new spots with VFX from Digital Domain, The Mill and Method Studios.
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John Knoll appointed CCO of ILM
In a move that will be supported by employees, artists and fans, John Knoll has been promoted to the role of Chief Creative Officer at ILM, Lucasfilm Ltd. announced today.
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The making of Halo 4: Spartan Ops
In light of the recent XBOX HALO series announcements, fxguide explores the making of the recent Halo 4: Spartan Ops with Axis, BlackGinger and Realise Studio.
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the rc #130: production special
Mike and Jason discuss new gear, but with a focus on production issues – including BulletProof, Premiere CC, FCP X and Cinestyles. Plus in the Red Room is indie lens maker/modifiers Dog Schidt Optiks, with Richard Gale.
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Preview the SIGGRAPH 2013 technical papers
Watch the Technical Papers preview video for SIGGRAPH 2013.
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Doctor Who: Stargate’s adventures in time
We go behind the scenes of Stargate Studio’s visual effects for the series 7 finale of Doctor Who.
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Xbox One: developers ready
Microsoft’s Xbox One announcements sees new Kinect features, and lets developers continue advancements in lighting and texturing.
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fxpodcast #250: Star Trek: Into Darkness – ILM’s comp pipeline
In this week’s show Mike talks to ILM’s Jay Cooper, compositing supervisor, about the comp pipeline on Star Trek: Into Darkness.
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Star Trek: Into Darkness: VFX makes it so
Behind the visual effects of J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek: Into Darkness with ILM, Pixomondo and Atomic Fiction.
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the vfx show #168: Iron Man 3
Mike Seymour, Ian Failes and Matt Wallin discuss the visual effects in the latest Marvel blockbuster superhero film: Iron Man 3.
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More than 5m views, with no spaceships in sight
The buzz surrounding Star Trek: Into Darkness is clearly apparent with the huge response to this Audi Spock vs Spock viral.
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fxinsider special – color for CG artists
In this special video for fxguide fxinsider members, we talk to senior lighting artist Tarek Elaydi, who discusses issues of color science, management and use in CG lighting and visual effects.
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The RC #129: Canon 5DMkIII RAW, new gear, & life after life
New gear, questions about upgrade delays and Canon’s Hacked Raw recording – plus in the Red Room is Jesse Dana, DOP of Life After Life – a 6 year documentary film nearing completion.
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The tech behind the AdobeMAX sneak peeks
AdobeMAX is wrapped, but one of the killer sessions was Sneak Peeks where users get a glimpse of the future. We recap the presentations and speculate as to some image processing tech behind them.
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