And I never said a word…
We’ve been working on more (fun) ML demos. Respeecher and Pinscreen join us to demonstrate advanced AI Facial Re-enactment.
ReadAI Generative Fashion Videos
London College of Fashion and Framestore’s Johannes Saam discuss how to make generative fashion AI videos
ReadMeta Human Animator
MetaHuman Animator is announced along with UE for Fortnight and much more as part of the ’23 State of Unreal keynote at GDC
ReadGTC: Shutterstock Teams with NVIDIA to Build AI Models for Generative 3D
NVIDIA joins with Shutterstock for generative 3D
ReadElvis is in the (VFX) House
Fin Design+ Effects discusses their work on the multi-oscar nominated film Elvis.
Readfxpodcast #351 ILM’s Craig Hammock – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Oscar Nominated Craig Hammock discusses Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
Readfxpodcast #350 Sci Tech Winner Ryan Laney
Ryan Laney is to receive a commendation (special plaque) for his inventive use of AI facial technology to give a digital “veil” to protect identities while preserving facial emotion in documentary filmmaking.
ReadThe Third Floor Move Into Stylized Animation
The Third Floor branches into game-based high-quality animation. We speak to TTF’s Josh Wassung.
ReadUltra fast NeRF at GTC (3D from 2D REALLY quickly)
NVIDIA demos a 1000X speed up in using NeRFs to make 3D scenes from 2D.
ReadVFXShow 258: Dune Oscar Preview
The Oscars are next week and in this episode, we discuss our pick (guess) to win the Effects Oscar: Dune.
ReadVP Makes Holographic Screens Beyond Real
By using clever camera tracking – on set monitors and devices can see like actual holograms.
ReadNivellen May Be Cursed But He’s A Winner.
We talk to the extended ILM team about the VES award-winning Nivellen in The Witcher
ReadVP from HP part 3: UE plugins and new stages
DisruptAR and Orbital VP Studios in LA recorded at HPA.
ReadPixomondo VP stages
PXO continues to support a variety of projects on their VO stages in Toronto.
ReadVP at HPA: Episode 2 Screens and tracking
OptiTrack and Planar discuss ICVFX, LED VP Volumes, and tracking at HPA (recorded live in Palm Springs).
ReadVirtual Production at HPA: Episode 1
Live at HPA – A look at Metahumans in VP with the USC-ETA Fathead project
Readfxpodcast #338: Matrix Resurrections: Does it matter how you make a VFX?
Huw Evans, (VFX Sup DNEG) talks to us about The Matrix Resurrections and the importance of how shots were made.
ReadRespeecher AI experts – in Kyiv
Thinking of Respeecher – Best of class in ML Voice – based in Kyiv.
ReadGreen Screens, Green Pixels and Green Shooting
This week we will be running a series of stories on Virtual Production, starting with an environmental impact review of VP stages.
ReadSpinning Reacher
SpinVFX helped Jack Reacher, visit the Margrave, Georgia and get in classic Reacher trouble.
Readfxpodcast #337: Photorealism for VFX, Visualization and Games
We chat with an old friend of fxguide and fxphd: Eran Dinur, about photorealism and his new book.
ReadVFXShow 257: The Book of Boba Fett.
The team gathers at the Sanctuary in Mos Espa to discuss Boba Fett.
ReadAn Epic last 12 months
Epic has just released stats on the growth and use cases around the Unreal Engine.
ReadBuring the Engine Down – fast
Action VFX and Undertone FX are now offering fire real-time effects for game engine use.
ReadDune: The Answer is in the Plate Photography
What should the Oscars reward? What can we learn from Dune? Paul Lambert’s answers are in the plate.
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