MPC and Arnold Go Back in Time for ‘Terminator: Genisys’
MPC VFX Supervisor Sheldon Stopsack examines the ins and outs of digitally recreating an iconic action hero for Paramount’s ‘Terminator’ franchise reboot.
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WATCH: Filmakademie Diploma Film ‘366 Days’ Tells a Touching Tale
Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg graduate Johannes Schiehsl uses Autodesk Maya, Chaos Group’s V-Ray, and Adobe After Effects and Premiere to create his award-winning diploma film, ‘366 Days.’
Encore VFX Envisions the Paranormal for ABC’s ‘The Whispers’
Led by Encore VFX supervisor and creative director Stephan Fleet, Encore artists in Vancouver and Los Angeles completed anywhere from 30 to 60 VFX shots per episode.
‘Roommate Wanted’ Short Brings Claymation Aesthetic to CG
Bjørn Blaabjerg Sørensen, graduate of The Animation Workshop in Denmark, explains how his team brought a unique claymation aesthetic to their CG animation.
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Lola VFX Brings New Vision to ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’
Lola VFX supervisor Trent Claus talks about capturing Paul Bettany’s performance as Vision in Marvel’s latest blockbuster movie.
Autodesk Teams with Microsoft on Spark3D Platform
Autodesk’s Spark 3D printing platform to be embedded in Windows 10 with the intent to make digital 3D models interoperable with Microsoft HoloLens.
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Timing is Everything: The Straight-Faced Humor of ‘Ascension’
Five Supinfocom students teach us a lesson about animated gags using stylized photo-real characters who don’t speak or change expressions.
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PlayblastVR Renderer for Maya Released
Renderer for Maya creates hardware rendered panoramic images using OpenGL or DirectX formats, allowing users to create immersive previz renderings of Maya scenes in fulldome, latlong, and cubic panorama formats.
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Autodesk Announces Support for Academy’s ACES at NAB 2015
Advances color management workflows across Flame Premium, Maya, Shotgun and RV; simplifies interoperability with industry-standard tools.
Autodesk Announces 2016 M&E Software Updates
Maya, 3ds Max and Flame Premium deliver unparalleled quality, collaboration and efficiency.
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The Mill+ Brings LEGOLAND to Life for ‘Awesome Awaits’
The Mill+ creates a host of colorful characters, including dancing camels, pirates, pharaohs and parrots, all led by a LEGO dragon which sweeps through the city, mimicking the iconic LEGOLAND rollercoaster ride.
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‘Star Wars’-Inspired Short ‘Artoo in Love’ is Filled with CG Awesomeness
Autodesk engineer and designer Evan Atherton creates ‘Star Wars’-inspired short using RED Epic and Scarlet cameras, as well as a DGI drone and Movi free fly gimbal for aerial shots.
Digital-Tutors Announces Free Training for TurboSquid CheckMate Certification
Digital-Tutors releases three new tutorials for Maya, 3ds Max and CINEMA 4D taught by a former Sony Imageworks artist to help 3D artists get CheckMate certified for TurboSquid's online store.
‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ Tops 13th Annual VES Awards
‘Big Hero 6’ garners five awards; ‘Games of Thrones’ and SSE “Maya” lead in broadcast and commercial wins.
In Awards, CG, Commercials, Event, Films, Games, People, Places, Short Films, Television | Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: VES Awards | Geographic Region: North America
Polynoid Directs Reveal Video for Lexus GS F
Reveal video presented at the Detroit Motor Show in January was directed by Polynoid and produced by Blacklist, with the animation executed at Polynoid production spinoff Woodblock.
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Hungary’s Puppetworks Creates Cinematic Cut Scenes for ‘The Crew’
Ubisoft taps Puppetworks Studios to create 13 minutes of full CG cutscenes for their new game ‘The Crew.’
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Autodesk Tools Help Smithsonian Create 3D Printed Bust of President Obama
Digital artists use Autodesk Maya and Mudbox to help bring 3D model of President Obama to life.
New Ringling Short, ‘Broken,’ Now Online
Thesis film from computer animation students Gang Maria Yi, Garrett O'Neal and Bryan Locantore is a visual representation of the classic children’s game.
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Chaos Spotlights Students, Independent Films at FMX 2014
Chaos Group will present a series of presentations at FMX 2014 to highlight improvements to V-Ray 3.0 for 3ds Max and Maya and show how V-Ray supports VFX students and independent filmmakers.
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LightWave Offers Free 30-Day Trial of ChronoSculpt
LightWave 3D Group is offering a free 30-day trial of their software ChronoSculpt with allows 3D artists to create time-based content sculpting and the ability to correct cache animation and dynamic simulations from 3ds Max, Maya, LightWave 3D, Softimage, Modo, and Cinema 4D software.
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Autodesk Announces 2015 3D Animation Software
New software empowers artists’ creativity with innovative new tools like Bifrost and Shaderfx.
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