Mockingjay Part 1 on Blu-ray: the VFX featurettes
A preview of the VFX materials on the Blu-Ray for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay: Part 1. Unlike many DVDs the ‘extras’ actually contain good content on this leading vfx franchise.
Read the ArticleNVIDIA unwraps Quadro M6000, VCA & unleashes iRay
No waiting for the Quadro: NVIDIA announced their new flagship M6000 as well as revealed the news that iRay 2015 is coming to more apps, including Maya.
Read the ArticleNVIDIA GPU Tech Conference 2015: Day 1 Report
Coverage from day one includes the keynote with CEO Jen-Hsun Huang, the Titan X, OTOY’s OctaneRender 3, V-Ray and the GPU, plus a look at the Redshift GPU renderer.
Read the ArticleVFX in TVCs: Just horsing around
We take a look at three fun commercials with VFX breakdowns from Time Based Arts, Gramercy Park Studios and MPC.
Read the ArticleShotgun – now with RV – becomes way more affordable
Shotgun has announced a huge price reduction as well as revealed that they will be bundling RV with no additional charge for all customers starting in April.
Read the ArticleGo go Power/Rangers: VFX breakdown
An EXCLUSIVE look behind the visual effects of Joseph Kahn’s powerhouse short film ‘Power/Rangers’, including a VFX breakdown video.
Read the ArticleSo what was Ian Hunter doing behind Paul Franklin at the Oscars?
When Paul started to speak at the Oscars…we could not help but notice Ian doing something behind him…but what was so important??
Read the ArticleARRI goes compact: the ALEXA Mini
Is this a RED-killer? The new ARRI ALEXA Mini, a camera our Jason Wingrove called “the most important camera for Arri since the original Alexa”.
Read the ArticlePredictinator wrong (!!!): Interstellar wins – Congrats!
Interstellar has won the visual effects Oscar.
Read the ArticleStrange worlds: Method’s Jupiter Ascending effects
Behind Method Studio’s worlds and characters for Jupiter Ascending, including a VFX breakdown video of their work.
Read the ArticleLucas Martell’s The Taking Tree
Watch the final version of director, Lucas Martell’s (Pigeon Impossible) new short film – from his fxphd courses.
Read the ArticleBreaking down Agent Carter’s VFX
Watch VFX breakdowns from Marvel’s Agent Carter in this WIRED making-of video.
Read the ArticleWeather wild things
See how MPC crafted a host of wondrous weird & wicked weather creatures in a spot for Nissan CUV.
Read the ArticleScience! Interstellar filmmakers publish paper on black holes
A new paper from the VFX team behind Interstellar sheds light on gravitational lensing and rendering of the film’s black hole.
Read the ArticleMikros and Matthijs are back…with unicorns
The team behind Canal+ spots The Bear and The Closet are back with a tale about the sad fate of the unicorn.
Read the ArticleAll the VES Award winners – right here
The full list of winners from the 13th annual VES Awards.
Read the ArticleAltering time with Project Almanac
Method Studios breaks down its time altering visual effects for the found-footage film, Project Almanac.
Read the ArticleHoudini 14 gives you more crowds, and sand
New sand and crowd tools inside Side Effects Software’s Houdini 14.
Read the Article87th Oscars – nominations
And then there were five… Oscar nominations have been announced.
Read the ArticleLatest Sci-Tech Oscar Winners Announced!
Find out the latest recipients winners of the Sci-tech awards, to be presented in February 2015.
Read the Article13th Annual VES Award Nominees
The Visual Effects Society (VES) announced the nominees for the 13th Annual VES Awards…
Read the ArticleBAFTA Nominations
Nominations have been announced for the EE British Academy Film Awards in 2015.
Read the ArticleExploring Black Sea
Breaking down the effects in the Kevin Macdonald submarine film Black Sea.
Read the ArticleCommercial break(down)
With special making of breakdown videos, we take a look at visual effects work in TVCs with alt.vfx, Method Studios and Mirada.
Read the ArticleMARI and MODO for everyone
The Foundry is releasing ‘indie’ versions of MARI and MODO today on Steam.
Read the ArticleShotgun at Autodesk: the state of play
It’s been almost six months since Autodesk acquired Shotgun – so how have things gone so far?
Read the Article87th Oscars – the ten VFX contenders
Find out which 10 films are in contention for the visual effects Oscar.
Read the ArticleDigital Vision purchased by management team
Color grading, restoration and film scanning product provider Digital Vision has been bought out by its management team.
Read the ArticleThe top 10 effects of 2014
Our latest Design FX video with our media partners WIRED – breaking down the top 10 vfx moments for 2014.
Read the ArticleSIGGRAPH Asia 2014: what to see in Shenzhen
SIGGRAPH Asia in Shenzhen starts next week and fxguide will be there – here’s a look at some of the key sessions.
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