HP Z8 Fury G5 Supercharges ZeroSpace Virtual Production Pipeline
Next-gen studio, ZeroSpace in Brooklyn, NY has leveraged NVIDIA multi-GPU workstations for high-fidelity real-time workflows.
Readfxpodcast #359: Territory Studio’s Marti Romances
Territory Studio’s co-founder Marti Romances discusses design and sitting between Art Department and VFX
ReadSIGGRAPH 23 AI Autodesk Panel
The audio recording of our SIGGRAPH’23 AI Panel with Wonder Dynamics, Rising Sun, Flawless and Autodesk
ReadThe Rolling Stones get Angry with Roto & AI on the Sunset Strip
Black Kite Studios, Francois Rousselet and the VFX team on the Rolling Stones new single, Angry.
ReadThe Art and Craft of Training Data. Yes, Training Data
VFX uses Machine Learning tools and it is also increasingly being used to produce training data for ML solutions with sleuthing and alchemy.
Readfxpodcast #358: Rob Legato and The Equalizer 3
We talk to the multi-Oscar winning Rob Legato about Second Unit Directing and his hit new flm: Equalizer3. (Spoiler free)
ReadThe Art of NeRFs, Part 1
NeRFs were one of THE hot topics at SIGGRAPH 2023 – and we deep dive into why… and exactly what a NeRF is.
Readfxpodcast #349 Move AI
Move.ai makes markerless motion capture with iPhones that match existing tech using incredible machine learning, (and may soon exceed it)
ReadWētā’s having a great year with the 95th Oscar Nominations
Wētā’s having a great year with 6 of the 20 nominees over 3 films. We speak to Wētā Visual Effects Supervisors from all 3 films.
ReadCongrats to the Nominees for 21st Annual VES Awards
Nominees in 25 categories for this year’s VES awards were selected by VES members at 27 in-person and virtual nomination events conducted worldwide last weekend (the event unfortunately overlapped with the Oscar Bake-off).
Read95th Oscar VFX Bake-off from LA
We report from LA on the 95th Academy Awards VIsual Effects Bake-off.
ReadI Wanna Dance With (the volumetric capture of) Somebody
In the new Whitney Houston Bio-pic, the film’s crowds were made with volumetric capture – a first for this approach at this scale. We talk with Zero VFX’s Brian Drewes.
Readfxpodcast #347 Emancipation, in depth with Rob Legato.
Three-time Oscar Winner Rob Legato joins us to do a deep dive into Emancipation, a true story of slavery and survival.
ReadAll Quiet on the Western Front VFX
All Quiet on the Western Front is one of the shortlisted films in this year’s VFX bakeoff.
Readfxpodcast #346 Smile
We talk to SMILE Director Parker Finn, and VFX supervisors Vico Sharabani and Yuval Levy of The Artery in NYC.
ReadExclusive: Joe Letteri Discusses Wētā FX’s new Facial Pipeline on Avatar 2
Senior VFX Supervisor Joe Letteri discusses in depth, Wētā FX’s new APFS pipeline – the new face system in Avatar: The Way of Water, along with Prof. Karan Singh.
ReadVFXShow 265: Andor
In this episode we explore the newest show in Star Wars’ galaxy, focusing on Cassian’s journey in Andor.
Readfxpodcast #345 ILM makes Wakanda Forever
ILM discusses their extensive VFX work on Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
ReadInvisible Effects of living in the WestWorld
WestWorld aimed to do as much work as they could in camera, but they still relied on a host of invisible effects work by FutureWorks.
Readfxpodcast #344 Black Adam with Digital Domain
We speak Black Adam, with Digital Domain’s VFX supervisor Nikos Kalaitzidis
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