Foundry Releases Nuke 11.2
Latest version, now available for download, includes UI updates, deep compositing toolset improvements, pipeline benefits and faster script building capabilities.
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Alessandro Pacciani and Platige Image Team on ‘Jaguar’ Crash Course
Live-action stunts are combined with CG elements in manic VFX-driven urban car chase spot.
Image Gallery: Visit the Brand New 1939 Retro Look of ‘Archer: Danger Island’
Chad Hurd and Justin Wagner share artwork and creative insights from the Season 9 pre-WWII South Pacific island redesign.
Visit the Brand New 1939 Retro Look of ‘Archer: Danger Island’
Chad Hurd and Justin Wagner share artwork and creative insights from the Season 9 pre-WWII South Pacific island redesign.
All in the Details: Bringing the Story World Sequences of ‘The Breadwinner’ to Life
Cartoon Saloon’s Jeremy Purcell and Guru Studio’s Sanatan Suryavanshi & Sheldon Lisoy detail the complex compositing process behind the meticulously designed story-within-a-story sequences of the Oscar-nominated animated feature.
In 2D, Awards, CG, Films, People, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld | Special Events: Academy Awards | Geographic Region: Europe, North America
Poland's CeTA Played Key Role in 'Loving Vincent'
Center assisted painters by providing detailed reference, visual effects, compositing and editing for Oscars-nominated feature.
In 2D, Art, Awards, Films, Production, Technology, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: Academy Awards | Geographic Region: All, Europe
Foundry launches Nuke 11.1 with roster of new and enhanced features
Nuke Studio, NukeX, Hiero and HieroPlayer benefit from updated workflows in the latest instalment of Nuke 11.
In CG, Films, Technology, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All, Europe
Crossing the Uncanny Valley: MPC Crafts CG Rachael for ‘Blade Runner 2049’
VFX supervisor Richard Clegg raises the bar on photorealistic digital doubles in Denis Villeneuve's hit follow-up to the 1982 sci-fi classic directed by Ridley Scott.
Highly Suitable Work: Luma Pictures Tackles ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’
VFX supervisor Kevin Souls leads Los Angeles and Melbourne teams handling almost 500 key shots on the first ‘Spider-Man’ film within the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Epic Games Releases Real-Time Compositing Tool Composure
New compositing tool inside Unreal Engine 4.17 enables users to composite real world images or video footage with CG imagery in real time.
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The Iconic Character Transformations of ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Framestore VFX supervisor Kyle McCulloch shares how Mrs. Potts, Lumiere, Cogsworth, Cadenza and Garderobe were brought to life in Disney’s hit live-action remake of the classic 1991 animated feature.
ILM Unwraps its Work on ‘The Mummy’
Industrial Light & Magic lead animator Alex Poei’s Vancouver-based team takes on key Princess Ahmanet regeneration and rat-infested alley sequences in Universal’s newest Dark Universe horror reboot.
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MPC Takes the Lead on ‘The Mummy’ Reboot
London, Montreal, Vancouver and Bangalore facilities deliver more than 1,000 VFX shots for the first installment of Universal’s ‘Dark Universe’ monster movie franchise.
Chaos Group Releases V-Ray 3.6 for 3ds Max
The renderer update introduces CPU-GPU hybrid rendering and improves compositing output and compatibility with Autodesk 3ds Max 2018.
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Method Studios Returns to the Marvel Universe for ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’
Vancouver and Los Angeles facilities deliver 550 VFX shots for the latest Marvel blockbuster, including key CG character sequences with Rocket and Baby Groot, large-scale destruction and spaceship crashes, environment design, and more.
Crafting the Dark Film Noir of 1947 Los Angeles in ‘Archer: Dreamland’
Executive producer Matt Thompson and art director Chad Hurd share artwork and behind the scenes production insights into the highly-stylized Season 8 visual redesign.
In 2D, Cartoons, CG, People, Production, Technology, Writing | ANIMATIONWorld | Geographic Region: All
ILM Brings International Space Station Reality to ‘Life’
VFX supervisor Mark Bakowski discusses his team’s 10,000 frame, seven-minute ISS interior sequence for Daniel Espinosa’s and Sony’s sci-fi thriller.
Ray-Traced Volume Simulations Now Possible with V-Ray 3.5 for NUKE
Render OpenVDB simulations directly in Foundry’s industry-leading compositor; deep volumes now supported.
Claude Barras Delivers Heartwarming Oscar-Nominated ‘My Life as a Zucchini’
Director’s touching stop-motion feature tells moving story of a young orphan learning to trust and love again.
In 2D, CG, Films, People, Stop-Motion, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld | Special Events: Academy Awards | Geographic Region: All
The Past and Future Torment the Present in Theodore Ushev’s ‘Blind Vaysha’
The acclaimed director’s Oscar-nominated short warns that humanity's constant fear of the future and obsession with the past imperils our ability to live in the present.
In 2D, Awards, People, Reviews, Short Films, Stereoscopic 3-D, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld | Special Events: Academy Awards | Geographic Region: All
Visualizing the Fantastic Worlds of ‘Doctor Strange’
The Third Floor’s previs and postvis supervisor Faraz Hameed describes the challenges of more than two years of work on Marvel’s hit supernatural superhero adventure.
In 2D, 3D, CG, Films, People, Post-production, Previs/Postvis/Visualization, Technology, Visual Effects | VFXWorld | Special Events: Academy Awards | Geographic Region: All
Adobe Charts Future of Creativity and Design at Adobe MAX 2016
Adobe showcases innovation coming to Creative Cloud in experience design, photography, virtual reality, character animation and 3D compositing.
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2D Animating the VFX Way on ‘Son of Zorn’
Lead Titmouse creatives explain the fast-paced production pipeline behind the scenes of FOX’s groundbreaking live-action/animation hybrid TV comedy from executive producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller.
In 2D, 3D, Cartoons, CG, People, Production, Television, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Blackmagic Announces Acquisition of Ultimatte
Award winning real-time blue and green screen compositing solution has been recognized with an Emmy, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Academy, and an Oscar for scientific and technical achievement
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Autodesk Announces Major Updates to Flame Family at IBC 2016
New ‘Maya inspired’ 3D scene navigation features, workflow enhancements for third-party 3D animation tools, improved EXR handling, render quality improvements, better color management, and batch compositing enhancements included in Flame 2017 family extension 1 release available October 13.
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