The Battle of 'Red Cliff' -- John Woo Style!
Craig Hayes tells us what it was like working in China on Red Cliff, which benefitted greatly from contributions by Prime Focus and CafeFX.
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'V' for Awe-Inspiring VFX
Zoic's Andrew Orloff fills us in on the awe and wonder behind V.
'2012': The End of the World as We Know It
Uncharted Territory and other key VFX companies tell us how they created the cataclysmic destruction in Roland Emmerich's 2012.
VFX Holiday Preview: 5 Movies to Watch
We offer our holiday preview with five examples of VFX craftsmanship that runs the gamut from explosive to bloody to sublime to howling to out of sight!
boujou 5 Review: Matchmoving Enters its Maturity
David Sudd takes us through Vicon's latest version of boujou to see how it tracks.
No Exit from This 'Box'
Thomas Tannenberger reveals the vfx tricks inside Richard Kelly's The Box.
'A Christmas Carol': The Performance Capture Experience
For A Christmas Carol, Rick DeMott collects the thoughts of the performance capture challenges from director Robert Zemeckis, producer Steve Starkey and stars Jim Carrey, Robin Wright Penn, Bob Hoskins and Colin Firth.
Maya Entertainment Creation Suite 2010 Review: New Flexibility
Brad Clark test drives the new Maya Entertainment Creation Suite featuring Maya, MotionBuilder and Mudbox all in one package with refinements and additions.
'Amelia' Takes Flight with Mr. X
Wojciech Zielinski of Mr. X describes the challenges of pulling off Amelia in the air as well as on water.
'Cirque du' VFX and Vampires
Rhythm & Hues VFX Supervisor Todd Shifflett divulges the secrets behind Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant.
VES Production Summit to Address Paradigm Shift
VFXWorld gets a sneak peek at the first VES Production Summit, which takes place Saturday at the Ritz Carlton, Hotel, Marina del Rey.
Mike Fink Talks View-D
Prime Focus has a new tool for converting 2-D to 3-D more quickly and efficiently, and Mike Fink tells us all about it.
Getting 'Wild' About Facial Animation
Framestore delivers a new twist on an old technique for Where the Wild Things Are.
Spike Jonze Takes a Walk on the 'Wild' Side
The director of Where the Wild Things Are tells us the secret to his animated success.
Getting into a 'Zombieland' Mood
Mark Breakspear tells VFXWorld what it was like making a zombie flick.
A Previsualization Society is Born
Previs practitioners form their own society and VFXWorld has the exclusive.
'Surrogates': Definitely Not More Human Than Human
Mark Stetson unravels the vfx mysteries of Surrogates.
Getting Bewitched in 'Eastwick'
Entity FX discusses their work on ABC's new Eastwick supernatural series.
'Jennifer's Body': Jaw Dropping VFX
Erik Nordby of MPC Vancouver tells how they transformed Megan Fox into a demon.
Recreating Antarctica in 'Whiteout'
Find out how the terrifying storm becomes a scary creature in the new thriller, Whiteout.
Tech Talk with Sony's Rob Bredow
Sony's new CTO Rob Bredow discusses cutting edge technology on Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Alice in Wonderland and Arthur Christmas.
'Gamer': A New Kind of Mind-Control Mayhem
James McQuaide tells us what it was like working on Gamer with the directing team of Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, makers of Crank.
Bekmambetov Talks '9, Wanted 2' and 'Moby Dick'
The hot Russian director Timur Bekmambetov gives us his take on 9 and an exclusive sneak peek of his other projects, including the supernatural Moby Dick.
'The Beatles: Rock Band' -- A New Revolution in Gaming
Ryan Lesser of Harmonix takes us on a magical mystery tour through the making of The Beatles: Rock Band.
'Maya Plugin Power': Miscellaneous Tools Stitching with Seamour
In the latest excerpt from Maya Plugin Power, author Mark Jennings Smith shows readers how to create stitching effects using Seamour plugins from ticket01.
