VFX in Eastern Europe — Is It a Threat?
Peter Plantec conducts an extensive survey of the vfx work being down in Central and Eastern Europe, discovering that the digital world is truly global. Includes QuickTime clip of OREO and fx3xs vfx showreels!
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HP xw9400 Workstation Review: Achieving Higher Benchmarks
In this months Career Coach, Pamela Kleibrink Thompson makes an impression on the reader about business cards.
'Star Trek': Re-Mastered for HD in 3D
Renee Dunlop boldly goes where no journalist has gone before in reporting on the re-mastering of the original Star Trek series with subtle 3D enhancements.
3D Character Animation Comes of Age in the U.K.
Adrian Pennington explores the current explosion of 3D character animation as a result of the Harry Potter franchise among the four top London-based vfx studios.
'Stormbreaker': Powering Pint-Sized MI6 Agent
Alain Bielik takes on the mission of uncovering the secrets behind the visual effects of Stormbreaker. Includes QuickTime clip of Baseblacks vfx work in the films climactic rooftop sequence!
Book Reviews: 'Exposé 4' and 'd'artiste: Concept Art'
Fred Galpern cracks open copies of Ballistic Publishing's latest releases, Expos4 and d'artiste: Concept Art, to find out if the artwork inside is worth the cover price or better left on the shelf.
'The Magic of Houdini': Ye Ole Copy SOP
In the latest excerpt from the book The Magic of Houdini, Will Cunningham welcomes all users to Copy SOP.
'Open Season' Diary: Water, Hair & Cloth VFX
In the eighth Open Season production diary, Sony Pictures Animation discusses the new tools they devised for water, hair and cloth.
ADAPT Proves Adept
Karen Raugust investigates how the vfx work featured in new and returning series this fall focuses on realism and subtlety.
eDIT 9. Festival: Honoring Harryhausen, Gilliam & Serkis
Carolyn Giardina reports on the growing popularity and importance of the eDIT 9. Filmmaker’s Festival in Frankfurt, Germany.
The Magic of Houdini: Learning the Brush Operations
Brush operations is the subject of VFXWorlds latest excerpt from The Magic of Houdini by Will Cunningham.
IBC 2006: Managing the Digital Realm with Color, DI and 3-D
Carolyn Giardina reports back from IBC in Amsterdam, where Aardman was honored for excellence, and color management, DI and 3-D continued to be the hot topics.
'Open Season' Diary: Building the CG Pipeline
In the second Open Season production diary, Sony Pictures Animation describes the establishment of a production pipeline in collaboration with Sony Pictures Imageworks for its first 3D-animated feature.
The Fall 2006 TV Season: Still Photoreal and Subtle
Karen Raugust investigates how the vfx work featured in new and returning series this fall focuses on realism and subtlety.
TV VFX: Asserting Early Creative Control
Janet Hetherington talks to professionals about how, from courtroom dramas to science-fiction thrillers, vfx are playing bigger roles in current TV shows right from the beginning.
Virtual Backgrounds Are a TV Reality
J. Paul Peszko discovers how the use of virtual backgrounds is becoming more of an integral part of the vfx arsenal on TV. Includes QuickTime movie clip!
'Flyboys': Motion Capturing CG Planes in Flight
Flying high with Alain Bielik and the Double Negative crew on Flyboys. View a five-minute dogfight sequence in our New VFXWorld Media Player.
'The Science of Sleep': Another ‘UFO’ From Michel Gondry
Alain Bielik explains the imaginative vfx and animation in Michel Gondrys The Science of Sleep.
'Smallville': Greater Superpowers From Entity FX
Ellen Wolff speaks with Mat Beck of Entity FX about raising the VFX quotient in the sixth season of Smallville.
ADAPT 2006 Conference: Advancing Digital Art Production
Fred Galpern gives a preview of what digital artists can expect to experience later this month at the first ADAPT 2006 Conference in Montreal.
'The Magic of Houdini': The Various Contexts
In VFXWorlds latest excerpt from The Magic of Houdini, Will Cunninghham delves into SOPs, POPs and other silly sounding names.
The Digital Eye: Zoic BC and the Visual Evolution
Loni Peristere, creative director/co-founder Zoic Studios, presents a dialog on the continued progress of the changing world of entertainment manufacturing, in this months Digital Eye.
modo 202 Review: A Worthy Upgrade?
Steve Sullivan, director of R&D at Industrial Light & Magic, tells Barbara Robertson about the new interactive previs system ILM is developing.
Chris Landreth on SIGGRAPH 2006 Electronic Theater
Chris Landreth finds inspiration in all images computer-generated at SIGGRAPHs 2006 edition of the Electronic Theater.
'The Magic of Houdini': The Three Most Common Panes
In VFXWorlds latest excerpt from The Magic of Houdini, Will Cunningham discusses the three most common panes.
