SIGGRAPH Art, 2008 Style
This year, in keeping with the Evolve theme, SIGGRAPH has split its digital art gallery into two exhibits, and Eric Post explores how and why.
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'The X-Files: I Want to Believe' in Frosty
Thomas J. McLean talks to X-Files VFX Supervisor Mat Beck about the challenges of snowfall with the new Frosty program.
E3 2008: Bringin' It All Back Home
This year's conference featured announcements from all the names in gaming; withanticipated titles from Capcom and Namco Bandai. Resident game enthusiast Peter Rizkallagives his round up of the recent L.A.-based event.
Transitioning from VFX to Directing
Tom McLean talks to noted vfx supervisors Eric Brevig, Dean Wright, Stefen Fangmeier, Colin Strause and Rpin Suwannath to find out how they made the leap to directing features.
'The Dark Knight': Grounding Batman -- Part 2
Alain Bielik concludes his two-part report on The Dark Knight with Double Negative, Framestore and Buf.
'The Dark Knight': Grounding Batman -- Part 1
Alain Bielik speaks with Double Negative about raising the vfx bar for The Dark Knight in the first of two parts.
The Digital Eye: Tweak Launches RV Playback
In this month's edition of "The Digital Eye," Seth Rosenthal of Tweak Software discusses the significance of its first commercially available package, RV Playback.
The HP xw8600 Workstation Review: Worth a Second Look
Bryan Hoff tests the new and improved HP xw8600 workstation, now boasting Xeon 3.16 processors.
Animator Davis Wrangles Golden Bots in 'Hellboy II'
Double Negative animator Jay Davis tells Ellen Wolff about the inner workings -- glowing cogs and all -- of Hellboy II's Golden Army.
'Generation Kill': Recreating Iraq in Photoreal CG
Tara Bennett talks to Cinesite about vfx authenticity in HBO's latest miniseries, Generation Kill.
'Journey to the Center of the Earth': 3-D Coming at Ya!
J. Paul Peszko tells why it was an extremely challenging Journey to the Center of the Earth for the vfx studios.
A Golden Opportunity for 'Hellboy II'
Alain Bielik gets a full report from Double Negative about Hellboy II: The Golden Army, its largest character animation project to date.
Mark Stetson Steps Up To 'Meet Dave'
Ellen Wolff gets deeper into Meet Dave with VFX Supervisor Mark Stetson.
'Hancock': Off-the-Cuff VFX
Tara Bennett talks to Ken Hahn and Carey Villegas of Sony Imageworks about the unconventional yet satisfying demands of Hancock.
'Wanted': Bending VFX for a Killing Machine
Alain Bielik gets the lowdown on Wanted from Stefen Fangmeier and Craig Lyn.
'Maya 2008 Character Modeling and Animation': NURBS Surface Creation Tools
In this fifth of six excerpts from Maya 2008 Character Modeling and Animation, author Tereza Flaxman explains how to create NURBS surfaces from construction curves, using Maya's Birail and Boundary tools.
Summer 2008: VFX Gets More Animated
Vfx in animated features takes center stage this month on VFXWorld. So, let's open with a little quiz.
Summer 2008: Tools That Push Visual Limits
Eric Post takes us on a ride through some of the summer tools that are setting new standards for vfx excellence.
Music Video VFX Riffing
A trio of hot music videos and the diverse vfx techniques is explored by Thomas J. McLean.
'Get Smart': Lots of VFX and 'Loving It'
Tara Bennett asks VFX Supervisor Joe Bauer about reinventing Get Smart for the big screen and the 21st century.
Michael Holzl Tackles 'The Incredible Hulk'
Ellen Wolff catches up with Michael Holzl, a Rhythm & Hues lead animator on The Incredible Hulk.
'The Incredible Hulk': Back to Basics
Alain Bielik gets the jump on The Incredible Hulk by speaking with Rhythm & Hues.
The Digital Eye: Color Me Happy with HP's DreamColor Display
In this month's edition of "The Digital Eye," Larry Mahoney describes a breakthrough in color-critical display technology, resulting from HP's collaboration with DreamWorks Animation.
Shyamalan Goes for More Gore in 'The Happening'
Thomas J. McLean finds out what happened when ILM and CafeFX were enlisted to bring some gory effects to M. Night Shyamalan's first R-rated film, The Happening.
Meet the SIGGRAPH 2008 Chair: Jacquelyn Martino
Bill Desowitz speaks with Jacquelyn Martino, the new SIGGRAPH 2008 chair, about the revamped 35th annual conference called "Evolve."
