fxguidetv #150: The Amazing Spider-Man
This week on our 150th ep we’re at SPI to discuss their incredible visual effects for The Amazing Spider-Man, and we preview the July 2012 vfx training courses available at fxphd.
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the vfx show #150: Snow White and the Huntsman
Mike Seymour, Matt Wallin and Jason Diamond talk about the visual effects in the film Snow White and the Huntsman.
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the rc #114: Catch up
This week, Jason Wingrove is back (just…before heading off to film a documentary) and he and Mike Seymour chat about Canon, Apple/Dells, Smoke, Red, China’s new RAW camera, and Tom Lowe’s great Timescapes film and much, much more…
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fxpodcast: Brave Simulations
This week on the fxpodcast we speak to Pixar’s Claudia Chung, simulation supervisor on Brave. In this in-depth and engaging discussion we look at the complex ground breaking simulation work in Pixar’s newest animated feature. Warning: this podcast contains plot spoilers.
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fxguidetv #149: Prometheus visual breakdown
The last of our Prometheus coverage – and some may say the best! We visually breakdown the film with VFX sup. Richard Stammers, and VFX supes from MPC, Fuel & Weta Digital. This ep also includes exclusive VFX breakdowns of the spacecrafts, holograms, star map room and the Engineers.
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the vfx show #149: Prometheus
Mike Seymour, Matt Wallin and TyRuben Ellingson discuss the new Ridley Scott film Prometheus.
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fxpodcast: Prometheus
This week we speak to Martin Hill, Weta’s VFX Supervisor about the advances in Weta’s Sub-Surface Scattering algorithms, the development of the Engineers, the map room, and THAT med-bed scene.
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the rc #113: Cine Gear 2012
This week, Mike Seymour chats to fxguide’s John Montgomery and Jeff Heusser about the tech they saw recently at Cine Gear 2012. And we feature interviews with Robin Christian about Zacuto’s plasma lights, Dan Kanes on the Paralinx Arrow Wireless HD transmitter and Les Zellan from Cooke Optics.
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fxpodcast: colorist Aidan Farrell
Aidan Farrell, co-founder of The Farm in London, recently won a BAFTA Special Award for his long career as a colorist. This is the third in our series highlighting the World’s Greatest Colorists. Mike Seymour talks to him about 90’s music videos, cutting edge documentaries and period dramas.
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the vfx show #148: Men In Black 3
Mike Seymour, Matt Leonard and Jason Diamond review the visual effects in Men In Black 3.
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fxguidetv #148: Men In Black 3
This week we sit down with Sony Pictures Imageworks to discuss their impressive visual effects in the hit: Men In Black 3.
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fxpodcast: Battleship
This week we talk to ILM visual effects supervisor Grady Cofer about the water sims required for the alien invasion feature Battleship.
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fxguidetv #147: FMX – Virtual production
In our second fxguidetv report from FMX 2012, we talk to Autodesk’s David Morin about the new wave in virtual production and to Digital Domain’s Erik Nash on how it was used so successfully on Real Steel. And we speak with Glassworks Amsterdam’s Rüdiger Kaltenhäuser about a CG origami commercial.
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fxpodcast: Dark Shadows
We talk with in depth Angus Bickerton about the new Tim Burton / Johnny Depp film Dark Shadows, and Angus’s views on the industry.
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the vfx show #147: The Avengers
Matt Wallin and Matt Leonard join Mike Seymour to review the visual effects of the year’s biggest film to date: The Avengers.
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