FMX 2012 – day three
Day three at FMX saw a huge turnout for the ILM and Weta Digital Avengers presentation, plus more great virtual production talks.
Read the ArticleCinesite announces sale to UK private investment firm Endless LLP
Endless LLP has acquired Cinesite from Kodak for an undisclosed amount. The deal involves Cinesite’s existing management team, supported by its new investment backer.
Read the ArticleFMX 2012 – day two
Day two of FMX 2012 in Stuttgart brought a number of exclusive first-looks at movies such as Men In Black 3 and Total Recall, breakdowns of the VFX for Game of Thrones, plus some incredible virtual production sessions.
Read the ArticleFMX 2012 – day one
fxguide is in Stuttgart, Germany for FMX 2012, our second year at the festival. It looks to be an incredible week of visual effects, animation, virtual production and filmmaking presentations. Here’s our rundown of day one.
Read the Articlefxguidetv live @NAB2012 BTS video
As a thanks to our readers who supported our fx2012 drive, we have the promised behind-the-scenes (BTS) video. Geek out a bit with the tech behind our fxguidtv live netcast from Las Vegas.
Read the ArticleTotal Recall: the version you never got to see
A new models and miniature doco, Sense of Scale, is screening this weekend in London. We have a deleted scene about the models for the never-made 1987 version of Total Recall.
Read the ArticleNAB 2012: What we are talking about
fxguide will be LIVE all day April 17th from The Foundry booth (#SL9724), streaming from 1700GMT – 2300GMT. Here are some of the announcements that have been made already, embargoed until this morning, or cool stuff we expect to be talking about tomorrow.
Read the Articlefxguide nab twitter feed
Our NAB coverage this year includes a combined twitter feed from the fxguide crew. You can see our tweets from events and the show floor by visiting our NAB live page.
Read the ArticleFlame/Smoke 2013 New Feature Videos
Autodesk’sFlame/Smoke product designer Philippe Soeiro shows off the new features of the 2013 releases in a series of overview videos.
Read the Articlefxguidetv live from NAB: April 17th
On Tuesday, April 17th, fxguide will be streaming live at The Foundry booth (#SL9724) from 1700GMT – 2300GMT (1800 London). This was made possible thanks to the generous support of fxinsider members as well as leading sponsorship from The Foundry.
Read the ArticleF65: Road test
With the help of Tony Gardiner, co-founder of 3rd Gear, we have one of the first serious test drives of the Sony F65 camera.
Read the ArticleFMX 2012 program announced
Find out more about the exciting FMX 2012 program with presentations from all the major VFX and animation houses, and how you can support fxguide as the official FMX podcast.
Read the ArticleColor correction on the iPad
We take a test drive of Gamma & Density’s 3cP / Image Control Pro app for the iPad and iPhone.
Read the ArticleCVMP: Additional Sessions
As a bonus for fxinsider members, we have two full presentations from the CVMP conference. First, research by Paul Debevec’s ICT team into simplifying image-based lighting. The other is The Mill’s Jordi Bares covering new lighting techniques and pipelines.
Read the ArticleHIERO Ships
The Foundry announced that they have begun shipping HIERO, their shot management, conform and review tool for VFX. Click through for the press release and links to other coverage here at fxguide.
Read the Article5D | FLUX discussion series in LA
Immersive design consortium 5D | Institute is holding series of integrated workshop discussions and panel presentations, spanning three evenings in Los Angeles starting March 13, 2012. “5D | FLUX’ will consist of 120-minute interactive sessions aimed at encouraging in-depth conversations about world-building across disciplines.
Read the ArticleJean-Luc Bouchard R.I.P.
We remember Jean-Luc Bouchard who sadly passed away recently after a long battle with cancer. Jean-Luc worked at Discreet Logic, Nothing Real and Apple.
Read the ArticleA look at Blur’s game cinematics
fxguide’s Mike Seymour recently got the chance to sit down with Blur Studio creative director and co-founder Tim Miller to discuss game cinematics, in cooperation with our media partners at The Daily.
Read the ArticleB&H start your cash registers…5D Mark III
The 5D Mark III is launched – here’s what we know.
Read the ArticleOut of the box: Houdini 12 released
New release of Houdini from Side Effects includes enhanced Pyro FX and FLIP fluids, Bullet integration, production-ready Cloth, and Alembic export.
Read the ArticleChallenges continue for VFX industry
Imageworks says it is leaving Albuquerque, Blizzard to lay off 600 workers, while Pixomondo will open new facility in Baton Rouge.
Read the ArticleLuxology releases new modo 601
We take a quick look at Luxology’s latest release of its modo software for modeling, sculpting, 3D painting, animation and rendering.
Read the ArticleKim Masters on The Business
Kim Masters writes for industry standard The Hollywood Reporter and is also host of the highly respected podcast and radio show The Business on KCRW. We explore big budget effects films, trends at the Studios and what it takes to produce a top rated radio show on Business in Hollywood.
Read the ArticleCongratulations to Hugo, Rango & Morris Lessmore
In this special video we highlight the VFX and animation winners at the 84th Academy Awards.
Read the ArticleRhythm & Hues takes flight for Chronicle
We recently visited Rhythm & Hues in LA to talk to visual effects supervisor Raymond Chen about the flying scenes in Chronicle.
Read the ArticleHIERO launch events in LA, Toronto & NYC
The Foundry is holding launch events for HIERO, their vfx shot management and conform tool, in LA (Feb 23rd), Toronto (Feb 28th), and NYC (Mar 1st). Click through for signup info and a link to our fxguidetv ep covering the software.
Read the ArticleBAFTA Film Awards winners
The BAFTA Film Awards winners have been announced, with Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows – Part 2 winning Best Special Visual Effects.
Read the ArticleStan Lee vs. fxguide
fxguide’s own Mike Seymour recently sat down at the VES Awards with Stan Lee of Marvel.
Read the ArticleVisual Effects Society Winners of 10th Annual VES Awards
The Visual Effects Society (VES) announced the winners of its 10th Annual VES Awards tonight at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Complete list and photos follow.
Read the ArticleAward submissions made easy
With only one day to go until on-line voting closes for the 10th Annual VES Awards, we thought we’d take a look at one of the companies who helped make the awards possible on a global scale – Sohonet.
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