What Recruiters Are Looking For
J. Paul Peszko talks with the recruiters at top animation and visual effects studios regarding the intangibles that will help land you your dream job.
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3D Education: Meeting the Needs of a Changing Industry
Karen Raugust explores what the industry is looking for from vfx and 3D animation schools.
'Click' Diary: VFX in Freeze, Fast Forward & Rewind
Click visual effects supervisor Pete Travers discusses bringing the time shifting Adam Sandler comedy to life in this exclusive production diary.
The Digital Eye: Why Storyboards Still Work
In response to a previous Digital Eye column on why storyboards dont work, veteran previs artist Peter Rubin offers a counter argument about why they are not obsolete.
'The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift': Hemi-Power VFX
Alain Bielik rides along with the visual effects artists on The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift for a trip to a virtual Japan.
The Cat’s Meow: 'Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties'
Renee Dunlop describes the vfx tale that brought Garfield back to the big screen in Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties.
'Learning Maya 7': Rendering Features — Part 3
In the latest excerpt from Learning Maya 7 | Foundation, Marc-AndrGuindon and Cathy McGinnis conclude a three-part series on rendering.
modo 201 Review: New Texture Painting and Rendering
Alain Bielik discovers how Mainframe altered its design process to achieve more realistic MoCap for Tony Hawk in Boom Boom Sabotage.
'Learning Maya 7': Rendering Features — Part 2
In the latest excerpt from Learning Maya 7 | Foundation, Marc-AndrGuindon and Cathy McGinnis continue a three-part series on rendering.
'The Omen' Returns: Heed the Devilish VFX
Alain Bielik recounts how Cinesite (Europe) recreated the legendary death scenes in the remake of The Omen using state-of-the-art digital technology.
'X-Men': The Last VFX Stand
The VFX stakes were definitely raised for X-Men: The Last Stand. Tara DiLullo discusses the challenges with Cinesite, MPC and Weta Digital.
Water, Water, Everywhere...
J. Paul Peszko dives into the extraordinary advances in CG water on display this summer in Poseidon and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest.
The Value of Shorts
Karen Raugust looks at how Disney and other studios are re-energizing their staffs and positioning themselves for the on-demand future with a steady stream of animated shorts.
'The Little Matchgirl': A Matchless Watercolor Experiment
For its newest short, The Little Matchgirl, Disney turns again to the fabled Hans Christian Andersen. Bill Desowitz reports on the innovative and uncompromising results.
'Boom Boom Sabotage': Extreme CG Skateboarding
Philippe Moins turns the pages on Astix film production history to offer perspective for the latest animated feature, Astix et les Vikings, moving across European theaters.
The Digital Eye: Why Storyboarding Doesn’t Work
In the latest Digital Eye, Per Holmes explains why storyboarding is an outmoded shot-planning tool for the 3D environment. Includes QuickTime clips!
Cracking 'Da Vinci Code’s' Crafty VFX
Tara DiLullo goes behind the scenes at Rainmaker UK and MPC to decipher the subtle CG work in The Da Vinci Code.
'First Flight': DreamWorks Stretches Its Wings
Renee Dunlop finds out how directors Kyle Jefferson and Cameron Hood stretched their wings on First Flight, the new 3D-animated short from DreamWorks Animation.
E3 2006: Can Wii See The Future of Games?
For the third year in a row, Rick DeMott travels across town to E3 to uncover the secrets to the future of gaming.
fmx/06: Cross-Pollination and a Growing U.S. Presence
Rick DeMott reviews the second version of the previsualization software FrameForge 3D, and reports that Innoventive Software is giving users what they want.
'Poseidon': Making a Big CG Splash
Alain Bielik dives into latest state-of-the-art fluid simulation advances and other CG modeling breakthroughs for Poseidon.
The Digital Eye: Just in Time Features
In the latest Digital Eye, Craig Zerouni of Side Effects Software explores how quickly experimental CG techniques become mainstream features.
'Learning Maya 7': Rendering Features — Part 1
In the latest excerpt from Learning Maya 7 | Foundation, Marc-AndrGuindon and Cathy McGinnis start a three-part series on rendering.
'M:i:III': VFX Go Undercover
Alain Bielik gets the lowdown from ILMs Roger Guyett on M:i:IIIs stealthy but significant CG work.
The Enabling Tools of NAB2006
Bill Desowitz surveys some of the highlights of NAB2006 and isnt keeping what happened in Vegas a secret.
