VFXWorld Magazine
'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.
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.
VFX Fall Preview: 10 Movies to Watch
Wild things, natural disasters, robots, freaks, werewolves are just some of the highlights in our fall sneak peek.
Dykstra Talks 'Inglourious Basterds'
VFX guru John Dykstra discusses what it was like working with Quentin Tarantino on his wild World War II opus, which stars Brad Pitt and his merry band of Nazi hunters.
'G.I. Joe': Rising to a New Level of Techno VFX
Boyd Shermis explains the bar-raising exploits of G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra in collaboration with Digital Domain, Prime Focus, CIS Hollywood and MPC.
'District 9': Bringing Back '80s Sci-Fi
VFXWorld gets the lowdown on the summer sleeper hit, District 9, from Image Engine, The Embassy and Weta Digital.
'The Time Traveler's Wife': Moving in Style
An artsy Ghost? David Jones tells how The Time Traveler's Wife adds a new visual twist to the genre.