the vfx show #34: Cloverfield
David Stripinis and Mark Christiansen discuss the visual effects in Cloverfield.
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Madame Tutli Putli – The Eyes Have It
Mike Seymour talks with artist Jason Walker, who created the effects in the animated film Madame Tutlie Putli.
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Gareth Edwards on the VFX of Attila the Hun
A conversation with Gareth Edwards, director of Attila the Hun, about how he completed over 250 visual effects shots for the film using a combination of After Effects, Premiere, MochaAE, 3dsMax, and more.
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the vfx show #33: The Golden Compass
Mike Seymour, David Stripinis and Mark Christiansen discuss the visual effects in The Golden Compass.
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fxguidetv #021
From Sundance, an interview with Spencer Susser the director of “I Love Sarah Jane”. This was one of two fxphd affiliated short films shown at the film festival.
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the vfx show #32: I am Legend
Mike Seymour, David Stripinis and Mark Christiansen discuss the visual effects in I am Legend.
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Weta Digital and The Water Horse
Richard Frances-Moore on Weta Digital’s work on creating and animating the hero CGI character of “The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep”.
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fxguidetv #020
An interview with members of the ILM vfx crew from “Transformers” and an After Effects tip of the week from fxphd prof Mark Christiansen.
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the vfx show #31: Review of the Year
Review of the year with Alex Lindsay, Mike Seymour and Ron Brinkman.
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Aliens vs. Predator Requiem
Greg and Colin Strause (The Brothers Strause) discuss their feature film directorial debut, Aliens vs. Predator Requiem. Also a preview of the new fxphd term.
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the vfx show #30: Hitman
Mike Seymour and Mark Christiansen discuss the visual effects in Hitman.
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the vfx show #29: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Alex Lindsay, Mike Seymour and David Stripinis discuss the visual effects in 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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fxguidetv #019
Theo Bialak, CG Supervisor for Sony Pictures Imageworks, talks about their work on Beowulf. Our fxphd.com tip of the week covers a very useful greenscreen keying tip.
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Strike a Deal
With the writer’s strike entering its fifth week, a grass roots rally took place on December 9th in Los Angeles to encourage both sides to come to a quick resolution. In our online story and fxpodcast we discuss the rally, the strike, and how it impacts not simply the writers but the entire production/post-production pipeline and the community and families at large.
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Tin Man (Our 100th Episode)
Tin Man, the modern twist on Wizard of Oz, required 1500 shots for 3 x 2hour miniseries. We talk to Anthem FX founder Lee Wilson the issues involved. It is also our 100th fxpodcast.
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