fxpodcast #242: VFX legend Bill Taylor
This week, we talk to visual effects supervisor, director of photography and Illusion Arts founder Bill Taylor, who has been voted the John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation by the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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Prime Focus London commercials div to go into administration
Prime Focus London’s Commercials division is to be placed into administration, according to a ‘Company Update’ regulatory story posted on the London Stock Exchange’s website, and on Prime Focus London PLC’s corporate site.
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New Silhouette v5 Released
We don’t normally publish press releases at fxguide, but the new version of Silhouette V5 deserves a callout. New features like Imagineer-licensed planar tracking, IK rotoscoping, and new shape-baed morphing make this a major release. Click through for full details…
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The inside story behind Disney’s Paperman
How 2D and 3D animation styles were merged in the wonderful Oscar-nominated short film Paperman.
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A new wave of brilliant invisible effects
A breakdown of face replacements in Chasing Mavericks, house extensions in Hyde Park on Hudson, CG traffic in Banshee and conjoined twins from Maattrraan.
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the vfx show #162: 2013 Oscar Preview Show
Mike Seymour, Todd Vaziri and Matt Wallin discuss the five 2013 Academy Award nominated films in the VFX category and Todd Vaziri’s VFX Predictinator!
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fxpodcast #241: Sci-tech winner: Mocha
We speak to Imagineer Systems CEO John-Paul Smith about the development of the amazing tracking / roto software mocha. John-Paul and his colleagues will be awarded a Scientific & Engineering Award at the upcoming Sci-Tech Oscars.
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VES Announces the 2013 Board of Directors
The Visual Effects Society announced the 2013 Board of Directors, including the continuation of Jeffrey A. Okun as Chair…
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Models and miniatures: a celebration. Special VES coverage
Behind the scenes of the ‘Outstanding Models’ VES Award nominees, plus an fxinsider bonus interview with New Deal Studios on their miniature effects for The Dark Knight Rises.
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Octane Render: realtime ray tracing
OTOY has released their Octane high end GPU ray tracing renderer – with farm offline and LIVE rendering about to go into beta. If you want a glimpse into one future for very high end gaming, look at what Octane is doing today.
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Working in zero light for Zero Dark Thirty: VFX making of
EXCLUSIVE: How Image Engine dealt with explosions, stealth helicopters and almost ‘zero light’ for the Oscar-nominated ‘Zero Dark Thirty’. Updated with VFX breakapart videos.
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Bonus interview – Double Negative’s Paul Franklin
In this bonus interview for fxinsider members, Mike Seymour talks to Double Negative vfx supervisor Paul Franklin. Paul discusses technology at DNeg and how it was used on films such as the BAFTA nominated: The Dark Knight Rises.
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the rc #123: ‘The year of 4K’ & Cooke’s SciTech win
This week, Jason & Mike discuss the RED Dragon sensor, The Hobbit & 48fps, new cameras, fan plates and more. And in the RED Room we have Cooke Optics Chairman Les Zellan to discuss Cooke’s SciTech award.
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How to make a cinema ad 15 million will watch – every month
Behind the scenes of this fully-CG ‘evolution of flight’ Cineplex spot by Dashing Collective. Includes video breakdowns.
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fxpodcast #240: VES Award nominee Eran Dinur
Visual effects supervisor Eran Dinur, from Brainstorm Digital, is part of the team nominated for a VES Award for Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program for Men Who Built America.
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Making a musical: Les Miserables
How director Tom Hooper overcame the challenges of bringing Les Miserables and its magical reality to the big screen.
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fxpodcast #239: KATANA SciTech Oscar, Steve LaVietes
A conversation about the development of KATANA with Steve LaVietes, back end pipeline architect from Sony Pictures Imageworks. The developers of KATANA will receive a Scientific and Technical Technical Achievement Award from the Academy this year.
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the vfx show #161: Life of Pi
Mike Seymour, TyRuben Ellingson and Matt Wallin discuss the story and visual effects in the Academy Award nominated masterpiece film by Ang Lee, Life of Pi.
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