This month for "The Digital Eye," Autodesk's Chris Ruffo describes how 3D tools are being used by architects and engineers for digital visualization, enabling clients to "experience before they build."
Fred Galpern opens up a copy of Painter X and tells us if its matured into production environment worthiness or its just like working with chalk and safety scissors.
Learn all about navigating through the other Library categories besides figures in the latest excerpt of Poser 7 Revealed: The e frontier Official Guide by Kelly L. Murdock.
Tara DiLullo Bennett goes behind the scenes of the CG-intensive 300 with director Zack Snyder, vfx supervisor Chris Watts and others to find out how they pulled off the painterly Frank Miller look. Includes QuickTime clip!
Ellen Wolff uncovers the beautiful yet chilling 3D effects created by Intelligent Creatures for The Number 23.
Learn how to configure the interface and change preference settings in this first excerpt from Poser 7 Revealed: The e frontier Official Guide by Kelly L. Murdock.
Alain Bielik uncovers the role of CG in meticulously recreating the infamous serial murders and period look of San Francisco in David Finchers Zodiac. Includes QuickTime movie clips!
J Paul Peszko looks at four leaders in sports motion graphics to find out how they're staying on top of their game.
Steven J. Gottlieb provides an exclusive look at Motion Theory's vfx work for Modest Mouse's brand-new music video, Dashboard.
Ellen Wolff uncovers the beautiful yet chilling 3D effects created by Intelligent Creatures for The Number 23.
Thomas J. McLean discovers that theres more vfx to The Astronaut Farmer than meets the eye, including CG work involving the rocket ship and its orbit around the Earth.
Thomas J. McLean chats with vfx supervisors John Knoll, Boyd Shermis and Mark Stetson about their Oscar-nominated work and the selection process. Includes QuickTime clips!
Tara DiLullo Bennett once again tackles a few of the recent Super Bowl ads to find out what's eye-popping in terms of vfx.
In VFXWorld's last excerpt from The Magic of Houdini, Will Cunningham finishes his analysis of the various kinds of motion blur.
Tara DiLullo Bennett takes the imaginative Bridge to Terabithia to discover the enchanted 3D creatures and environment made possible by Weta Digital for Gabor Csupos live-action directorial debut. Includes a QuickTime clip!
Alain Bielik discovers how Sony Pictures Imageworks mastered the ultimate in totally realistic and controllable CG fire as the centerpiece of Ghost Rider. Includes Quicktime clips!
In this months Digital Eye, Geoff McAuliffe and Dave Waller of Brickyard VFX get down to the nitty gritty of vfx supervision in commercials.
Rick DeMott and Darlene Chan have curated a showcase of 20 of the best animated productions to premiere on the Web in the last year.
In VFXWorld's latest excerpt from The Magic of Houdini, Will Cunningham tackles the topic of motion blur.
On the eve of Dennis Muren receiving the Visual Effects Society's Life Achievement Award at the 5th Annual VES Awards on Feb. 11, Bill Desowitz chatted with the ILM legend about his career and the state of the industry.
VFXWorld polled professionals to see how they are coping with some of the latest technical challenges. Bill Desowitz reports back with a few highlights.
Marco Consoli reports back from the Future Film Festival, where he experienced some tasty digital delights, both large and small, from around the world.
Alain Bielik discovers some of the CG secrets in making ghosts appear and disappear in the latest shocker from the Pang brothers, The Messengers. Includes QuickTime clips!
In this month's "Digital Eye," Look Effects president Mark Driscoll discusses issues about globalization raised at a recent roundtable event in pondering the future of the VFX industry.
Bill Desowitz catches up with acclaimed character concept designer Aaron Sims about making the transition to directing with his new short and feature production plans. Includes QuickTime clip!
