fxinsider: bonus full-length LEGO Movie interview
In this special bonus for fxinsider members, we present a full-length interview with Animal Logic CG supervisor Aidan Sarsfield on The LEGO Movie.
Behind the scenes of Weta Digital’s Smaug
Exclusive Weta Digital breakdowns of Smaug, one of the animated characters featured in this year’s Visual Effects Awards nominations. Plus see our ‘Desolation of Smaug’ eBook.
3ds Max-imum impact, again: interview with Eddie Perlberg
New Autodesk 3ds Max product manager Eddie Perberg discusses the future of the software package. Plus a look at where 3ds Max is being used.
Cinesite opens in Montréal: interview
We talk to Cinesite MD Antony Hunt about the VFX studio’s expansion to Montréal.
VFX Oscar nominations are out
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the five VFX Oscar nominees.
VES Announces Nominees for 12th Annual VES Awards
The Visual Effects Society (VES) has announced the nominees for the 12th Annual VES Awards.
From effects sims to car flipping – Academy unveils Sci-Tech achievements
Sci-Tech awards include recognition of effects simulation software, VFX toolkits, color workflows, practical fx systems and more.
BAFTA Award Nominations
The EE British Academy Film Awards nominations were announced today with five films in competition for Special Visual Effects.
What’s the dish on Cinesite’s Beans?
The director and producer of Cinesite’s short ‘Beans’ talk to fxguide about making the surprise-ending film.
VES camera reports – one set of notes to rule them all
In a move to help actually see camera data make it to post, the VES Technology Committee has launched a new initiative and standard that is free and open to all.
What’s new in Maxwell?
Next Limit has released Maxwell Render V3 – check out the new features of this great renderer here.
NUKE 8 – the artists have spoken
A run-down of the newest features in The Foundry’s NUKE 8 release.
VFX Oscar shortlist!
The list of 10 films that will go into the VFX Oscar bake-off has been announced.
Clarisse iFX: new pricing and products
Isotropix targets Clarisse iFX to freelancers and to small studios with new low pricing options. We speak one on one with company CEO Sam Assadian.
Behind the scenes of JCVD’s epic Volvo split
How they pulled off the epic Jean-Claude Van Damme splits stunt in that Volvo Trucks commercial.
Liquifying a landscape
We go behind the scenes of the music video for Atoms for Peace’s song Before Your Very Eyes made with live action and augmented CG elements.
VFX artists dust off the green for Presidential visit
A announced visit by President Obama to DreamWorks Glendale animation studio has visual effects artists in Los Angeles donning green and taking to the streets.
What to see at SIGGRAPH Asia
Your preview guide to the key courses, tech papers, exhibits and speakers coming up at SIGGRAPH Asia 2013 in Hong Kong.
The future of 3D creation: on the web?
Web-based 3D creation software Clara.io, from the team at Exocortex, is now in open beta. Find out more about the tool and how people are using it.
VES Board Members elected
Visual Effects Society has announced the new members of the Board for the 2014/2015 term
Side Effects: Houdini 13 – we ask them about their FEA
Houdini 13 released with a finite element solver, plus a new particles and Alembic and OpenSubDiv support. We talk one on one about the exciting new FEA system.
CVMP 2013 – an insight into VFX, broadcast, post, graphics & imaging
Find out more about CVMP 2013 – a conference that brings together practitioners, experts and researchers from broadcast, film, games, imaging and graphics for two days of presentations.
When kittens and buffalos transform: a how-to
Egg to kitten to robot to buffalo to shark to race car to rocket – all in a day’s work for Time Based Arts and Important Looking Pirates for this Vodafone spot.
Fancy a 3D selfie?
Creating a 3D self-portrait without having to leave your living room is now a reality, thanks to research being presented this year at SIGGRAPH Asia in Hong Kong.
BFX: a new UK visual effects fest
Last month Bournemouth University hosted BFX. Matt Leonard reports on this specialist vfx conference for fxguide.
fxinsider bonus extended video: Neville Page
In this special video interview for fxinsider members, We talk to concept designer, producer & director Neville Page at his studio. (This is the uncut version of the interview that was in fxgtv #181).
Kickstarter Zombie fun …sending a Zombie into space (for real)
These days it is not enough to just post a video on Kickstarter if you are hoping to get funding… you need to really kick it up a notch. Nick Nicolaou has certainly done that, sending a Zombie into space!
Going through the Jedi drawers
An interview with J.W. Rinzler, the author of The Making of Return of the Jedi, what to expect from the enhanced ‘making of’ Star Wars e-books and an exclusive hi-res image of the Death Star miniature.
Sweeping modeling innovation at SIGGRAPH Asia
The CG modeling video that recently swept the web will be presented in depth at SIGGRAPH Asia 2013 in Hong Kong. Here’s our sneak peek at the tech.
International Conference on Image Processing
Find out about the International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP) taking place in Melbourne this week. Paul Debevec is one of the key speakers.