the vfx show #27: Blade Runner
Mike Seymour and David Stripinis discuss the visual effects in Blade Runner.
The WGA Strike: Post Perspective
Post production clearly follows production, so what happens when production has no scripts to shoot?
In this week’s podcast we talk with David S. Cohen of Variety to get a post production perspective on the effect of the Writers Guild strike.
the vfx show #26: The Kingdom
Alex Lindsay and Mike Seymour discuss the visual effects in The Kingdom.
The Art of Wire Removal
In our continuing and popular “Art of…” series, we tackle wire and rig removal. Far from being the most glamourous of visual effects, in reality wire removal is extremely challenging. We audit the current approaches and techniques of the craft. In this week’s podcast, we speak with Aaron Rhode from The Orphanage about the complex 2D and 3D solutions for scenes with wires.
fxguidetv #017
Method Studio’s Alex Frisch covers their work on Miller Lite’s ‘Break from the Crowd’. A look at the new term at fxphd.com.
fxguidetv #016
Interview with Grzegorz Jonkajtys, director of the animated short film “The Ark”, which was SIGGRAPH 2007 Computer Animation Festival Best of Show.
Kerner Optical: The ex-ILM Model Shop
This week, we speak with longtime Kerner Optical DOP Marty Rosenberg about the company’s past history and plans for the future.
fxguidetv #015
An interview with the Emmy Award winning crew from Stargate Digital. The fxphd quick tip is a handy cheat for sky replacements.
the vfx show #25: The Bourne Ultimatum and Live Free or Die Hard
Alex Lindsay, Mike Seymour and David Stripinis discuss the visual effects in The Bourne Ultimatum and Live Free or Die Hard.
fxguidetv #014
IBC Coverage. Autodesk’s Philippe Soeiro about the new flame/smoke 2008 and Matt Plec from The Foundry about the tech preview of the new version of Nuke.
RED Shoot One
The first fxguide test shoot with the newly released RED Camera is the topic of this podcast with Jeff Heusser and Mike Seymour.
fxguidetv #013
RED’s Ted Schilowitz, The Foundry’s Bill Collis, and an interview with vfx art director Doug Chiang.
fxguidetv #005-0012
Check out our SIGGRAPH2007 coverage at http://www.awntv.com/channel/fxguide
the vfx show #24: SIGGRAPH
Alex Lindsay and Mike Seymour discuss the Comouter Graphics Confenrence, SIGGRAPH.
the vfx show #23: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Alex Lindsay and Mike Seymour discuss the visual effects in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.