'Jumper:' Using VFX to Disrupt Space and Time
Thomas J. McLean jumps to the heart of previs supervisor Laurent Lavigne and Wetas work on Jumper.
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Super Bowl Ads 2008: More Creature Comforts
Tara DiLullo Bennett tackles the Super Bowl spots once again, this time speaking with Filmworkers Club, Framestore NY, the Mill, ka-chew! and Method.
'The Spiderwick Chronicles': A VFX Field Guide
J. Paul Peszko uncovers the secrets of The Spiderwick Chronicles, thanks to Industrial Light & Magic and Tippett Studio.
'Spiderwick' as Brothers Grimm: Chronicling Alzmann's Concept Art
J. Paul Peszko talks to ILM's Christian Alzmann about the design of The Spiderwick Chronicle's Brothers Grimm fantasy world and the characters that populate it.
'Poser 7 Revealed': Access Pre-Built Scripts
In this final excerpt of Poser 7 Revealed, Kelly L. Murdock describes how to access various pre-built Python scripts.
'Asterix at the Olympic Games': A New French VFX Record
Asterix marks the biggest vfx achievement in France, and Alain Bielik has the scoop from Duboi, BUF Compagnie and Mikros Image.
Imagina 2008: What Will the Next VFX Thrill Be?
Visual effects are no longer the sole game in town at Imagina. Is this typical of the new direction Imagina has taken, or is it heralding a more fundamental change in the future of vfx work?
'Poser 7 Revealed': Use Poser with 3D Packages
In the latest excerpt of Poser 7 Revealed, Kelly L. Murdock shows how to use Poser with other valuable 3D packages.
'The Eye': A Fresh VFX Transplant
Thomas J. McLean goes to The Eye doctor, Asylum, to find out all about the creepy vfx for this latest Americanization of an Asian horror hit.
Autodesk Offers 2008 Roadmap Sneak Peek
Bill Desowitz gets the scoop on new innovations at Autodesk this year from Marc Petit, SVP of the Media & Ent. division.
Virtual Mechanix: All Tricked Out in 3D
Janet Hetherington talks to Chris Wise about his virtual vehicle designs and why he enjoys seeing the classy cars he creates get wrecked in videogames.
Brad Herman: The Craft of Creating Crowd Effects
Digital Domain vfx artist Brad Herman describes what it was like working on two Oscar-nominated movies, Transformers and Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End, with Massive as his specialty.
The Digital Eye: Dissecting A Previs Roundtable -- Part 1
In this month's edition of "The Digital Eye," Bill Desowitz reports on a recent Previs Roundtable discussion he moderated at The Art Directors Guild.
'Cloverfield': Reinventing the Monster Movie
Tara DiLullo Bennett tracks down Visual Effects Supervisor Kevin Blank and Lead Creature Designer Neville Page to get the scoop on the monster hit, Cloverfield.
VFX Oscar Bakeoff 2008: What's Striking About These Contenders?
The Academy held its annual VFX Bakeoff on Wednesday, and once again Jill Smolin provides a full report with exclusive breakdown clips!
The HP xw8600 Workstation Review: Can You Say Fast?
Bryan Hoff compares HP's new xw8600 workstation with the xw8400. Is it worth the upgrade? Read on.
'The Sarah Connor Chronicles': A New TV Spin on 'Terminator'
VFX Supervisor Jim Lima tells Tara DiLullo Bennett about the rigors of doing right by Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles on the small screen with feature quality effects.
2008 VFX Sneaks: The Top 20 Movies
Bill Desowitz previews some of the top movies that VFXWorld will be covering this year.
'Poser 7 Revealed': Use Rendering Effects
In the latest excerpt of Poser 7 Revealed, Kelly L. Murdock shows how to enable several render effects.
'One Missed Call': Horror Gets a Facelift
J. Paul Peszko called up vfx supervisors Randy Goux and Patty Gannon to talk about the visual effects on the new horror film, One Missed Call.
'Sweeney Todd': There Will Be VFX
Tara DiLullo Bennett goes behind the vfx scenes of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street to catch the Tim Burton vibe.
'Poser 7 Revealed': Render Images
In the latest excerpt of Poser 7 Revealed, Kelly L. Murdock shows how to render images in the Render panel.
Putting the Spotlight on Animated VFX
With animated VFX receiving new recognition from VES and first-time Oscar consideration, J. Paul Peszko takes a deeper look at three contenders: Beowulf, Ratatouille and Surf's Up.
'Poser 7 Revealed': Use the Talk Designer Interface
In the latest excerpt of Poser 7 Revealed, Kelly L. Murdock describes how to use the Talk Designer Interface so you can load sound files and set any head motions and emotional tweaks.
'The Water Horse': Weta Dives into the Family Film
Weta Digital changes direction with The Water Horse, so Tara DiLullo Bennett finds out how from Joe Letteri.
