Labor Series Part Two: The Animation Guild

August 27, 2008

In this fxpodcast we speak with Steve Hulett, Business Representative for the The Animation Guild Local 839 IATSE. This is part of an ongoing series discussing the issues involved in labor laws, treatment of workers and general respect for visual effects in the industry.

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red centre #013

August 25, 2008

Tonnes of RED News, from iPhone apps to iPins. Shooting documentaries around the world with our Canadian REDroom victim.

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the vfx show #50: Wall-E

August 22, 2008

Mike Seymour and Matt Graham discuss the animated feature Wall-E.

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fxguidetv #032

August 22, 2008

SIGGRAPH coverage continues with a focus on motion capture. We visit House of Moves in Los Angeles and the Organic Motion booth on the show floor.

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fxguidetv #031

August 16, 2008

Coverage from SIGGRAPH 2008 continues with a look at announcements from Autodesk and eyeon, as well as having fun killing time in the new technologies exhibit.

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fxguidetv #030

August 16, 2008

From Siggraph 2008, a look at some cool facial scanning and reconstruction from Image Metrics.

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Siggraph 2008 Barcamp

August 14, 2008

Recorded on a rooftop in downtown Los Angeles at our traditional tradeshow Barcamp. We are joined by fxphd members to discuss what they have seen so far at Siggraph.

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red centre #012

August 12, 2008

We talk to filmmaker Michael Scott and cover the latest news in the RED world.

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the vfx show #49: Hellboy II and Hancock

August 8, 2008

Mark Christiansen and John Flowers discuss the visual effects in Hellboy II and Hancock.

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Journey to the Center of Stereo Grading

August 8, 2008

We speak with stereo colorist Jeff Olm about grading and post considerations for Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D.

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fxguidetv #029

August 5, 2008

A conversation with Paul Debevec about his recent research, as well as highlights of the upcoming SIGGRAPH 2009.

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the vfx show #48: The Dark Knight

August 1, 2008

Mike Seymour and Kanen Flowers discuss the visual effects in The Dark Knight.

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Labor Series Part One: Unpaid Artists

July 30, 2008

In part one of a new series on Labor issues we talk with Dave Rand who has taken on the role as spokeperson for about 100 artists who worked on a film in Canada at Meteor Studios who were not paid for the last few months of work as the company filed bankruptcy. This is an important story and a great conversation about the state of visual effects as a business.

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red centre #011r

July 30, 2008

We discuss Jason’s recent shoot, deep dive into Avid workflows, then off to Europe for Swiss Stabilisers and an Austrian REDRoom

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fxguidetv #028

July 26, 2008

Mike Seymour visits with Richard Chataway of animation company Anifex to discuss stop motion. Flame batch tip of the week.

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