MARI, LAIKA and tools from ILM, R&H & Imageworks among Sci-Tech winners
Read the full list of Sci-Tech Award winners, which include on-set, photography, color science and VFX tools.
Read the ArticleBAFTA nominations announced
Nominees for the EE British Academy Film Awards…
Read the ArticleEx Machina: new VFX breakdowns
Watch brand new VFX breakdowns showing how Double Negative created Ava for Ex Machina.
Read the ArticleNikon, yes Nikon, surprises us with the KeyMission 360
RC Tech: Nikon has new cameras at CES – but of all of them the new KeyMission 360 is the most surprising. GoPro, the ball is now in your court!
Read the Article10 VFX films advance to Bake-off
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 films remain in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 88th Academy Awards®.
Read the ArticleThe early days at PDI
In this special fxinsider interview, we talk to PDI co-founder Glen Entis about the pioneering days at animation studio PDI.
Read the Article20 in the VFX Oscar race
Find out which films have made it into the top-20 for the VFX Oscar, and let us know what your final ten and final five would be.
Read the ArticleUnionizing efforts in the UK
In London recently BECTU (Broadcasting Entertainment Cinematograph and Theatre Union) formally requested recognition to represent the compositing department at MPC. fxguide spoke with Paul Evans from BECTU as well as Joe Pavlo, an artist who has been heavily involved in the effort.
Read the ArticleWhat happens to miniatures after they’ve been shot?
Famed ILM Model Shop modelmaker Lorne Peterson talks to fxguide about the fate of miniatures. Plus behind the scenes of some of his favorite projects.
Read the ArticleWalter Murch on the path to digital
Legendary editor Walter Murch shares his thoughts on the advent of digital editing systems in this special fxinsider interview.
Read the ArticleCrafting the hero moment
ILM animation supervisor Glenn McIntosh discusses Jurassic World’s final heroic scenes in this special fxinsider interview.
Read the ArticleGnome way out
How MPC took on Goosebumps’ VFX challenges, gnome matter what was thrown at them.
Read the ArticleHow Cinesite keeps on track
Cinesite reveals how ftrack helped plan and track the studio’s visual effects for The Last Witch Hunter.
Read the ArticleAlex Mahon joins The Foundry as CEO
EXCLUSIVE interview with new The Foundry CEO Alex Mahon and former CEO Bill Collis who will now be the company’s President.
Read the ArticleInside a scene in Inside Out
In this fxinsider story for our valued subscribers, we talk to Pixar’s director of photography (lighting) Kim White about a scene from Inside Out.
Read the ArticleWhy the Lytro Immerge is a big deal
Opinion piece: We discuss what makes the Lytro Immerge so cool technically and so important as a new camera.
Read the ArticleInside Disney Research Zurich’s capture tech
fxguide’s Mike Seymour has his eyes and head scanned at Disney Research Zurich.
Read the Articlefxinsider: One of Us helps the climb to Everest
In this special breakdown for our fxinsider members, we take a look at One of Us’ vfx for Everest – plus feature befores and afters of their work.
Read the ArticleAn animated day 3 at VIEW
The Book of Life, Hotel Transylvania 2 and Shaun the Sheep – all presented on day 3 at VIEW.
Read the ArticleDay 2 at VIEW: The Little Prince and ILM’s models and miniatures
We report on ILM Model Shop Supervisor Lorne Peterson’s talk at VIEW, and the keynote from The Little Prince director Mark Osborne.
Read the ArticleKara Zor-El : AKA Supergirl
Encore visual effects supervisor Armen Kevorkian discusses his latest work for Supergirl.
Read the ArticleInside the colorscript process: day 1 at VIEW
A behind the scenes look at crafting an animated feature colorscript with Michael Kurinsky at Sony – our first report from VIEW in Italy.
Read the ArticleHoudini 15 released
Side Effects releases Houdini 15 with new crowd, ragdoll, shader building and rendering features.
Read the ArticleBehind Marvel’s marvelous trailer titles
They may go by in just seconds, but here’s how one artist helped contribute to many of the titles you see in the biggest trailers from Marvel and other studios.
Read the ArticleAR: a researcher’s perspective
In this preview of SIGGRAPH Asia 2015 – which is right around the corner in Kobe, Japan – we talk to Columbia Uni Prof. Steven Feiner about his research into augmented and virtual reality.
Read the ArticleDestiny: The Taken King: a visual breakdown of the launch trailer
Behind the scenes of the shoot with Digital Domain and their newest Destiny: The Taken King trailer.
Read the ArticleThree things not to miss at VIEW
Three highlights from the upcoming VFX, CG and animation VIEW Conference in Italy.
Read the ArticleLimitless goes on a trip to the small screen
Limitless comes to TV, and with a host of unique visual effects work.
Read the ArticleDigital skin alteration – studying racial bias
Some new research into racial bias is taking advantage of VFX techniques to digitally alter skin.
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