the vfx show #132: Poltergeist
“They’re here…”, Mike Seymour, Mark Christiansen and Jason Diamond discuss the visual effects of the 1982 classic Steven Spielberg film, Poltergeist.
fxguidetv #120: Eyeon, Adobe/IRIDAS, and SGO Mistika
Our second IBC 2011 episode covers Eyeon’s announcement, the Adobe acquisition of IRIDAS, and an intro to SGO Mistika.
fxguidetv #119: The Foundry’s new HIERO
IBC 2011 Episode #1 – An exclusive look at The Foundry’s new vfx workflow and conform tool, HIERO.
fxpodcast: Computational photography
Mike Seymour talks to Dr Kari Pulli at NVIDIA about the area of computational photography, what we have learnt from mobile device cameras and what we might expect if DSLRs embrace this new area of cutting edge research.
the rc #96: On location – Red Ships X
The guys are on location discussing mainly Red news: Epic X shipping, new deals and discovering gems in Red Cine X Pro
the vfx show #131: Captain America: The First Avenger
Mike Seymour, Matt Wallin and Jason Diamond discuss the visual effects of the new Marvel Studios and Joe Johnston film release, Captain America: The First Avenger
fxguidetv #118: Rise of the Apes & Nuke plugins
We speak to Weta about the use of deep color on Rise of Planet of the Apes and Peregrine Labs about their cool Nuke production plugins.
the rc #95: UnderBelly, Jobs, ET, & learning to blow stuff up
The guys discuss the weeks news and look at NZ UnderBelly series in the Red Room
fxpodcast: Final Destination 5
We discuss the bridge collapse sequence in Final Destination 5, with vfx by Prime Focus. Recorded in Vancouver, we talk first with VFX supervisor Chad Wiebe and then CG supervisor Todd Perry.
the vfx show #130: Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Mike Seymour, Mark Christiansen and Matt Wallin discuss what they liked and disliked about the visual effects and story around the latest Planet of the Apes Film, Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
fxguidetv #117: Cinesync, Shotgun, & Thinkbox
We round out our Siggraph coverage with interviews talking to Cinesync, Shotgun, and Thinkbox.
fxpodcast: Rise of the Planet of the Apes – The eyes have It
Dan Lemmon, vfx supervisor (WETA Digital) discusses their brilliant animation work on Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
fxguidetv #116: Adobe, Alembic and OpenColorIO
From Siggraph 2011 in Vancouver we get a technology preview from Adobe and cover two major open source initiatives, Alembic and OpenColorIO
fxpodcast: SIGGRAPH 2011 roundtable
Ian Failes, John Montgomery, and Mike Seymour cover SIGGRAPH 2011. Plus, interviews covering Cinema 4D, 3DS Max, and the upcoming release of Houdini 12.
the vfx show #129: Cowboys and Aliens
Mike Seymour, Matt Wallin and Ian Failes meet face-to-face at the SIGGRAPH 2011 conference in Vancouver. The guys recorded a LIVE episode of the vfx show to discuss the visual effects of Jon Favreau’s latest film, Cowboys and Aliens and what they loved at SIGGRAPH this year.