VFXWorld presents a new excerpt from Building Interactive Worlds in 3D by Jean-Marc Gauthier. This month, from the Basic 3D Kit, we present a tutorial on how to bring your creation to life.
Mary Ann Skweres speaks with A Sound of Thunder visual effects supervisor Tim McGovern about the challenges of bringing Ray Bradburys prehistoric and futuristic sci-fi classic to the big screen.
In this months Digital Eye, Peter Plantec delves into the new Genesis digital imaging camera and how it will help vfx artists around the world.
Barbara Robertson speaks with Lucasfilm cto Cliff Plumer to find out more about the technology of the future from someone at the forefront of innovation.
Barbara Robertson speaks with Lucasfilm cto Cliff Plumer to find out more about the technology of the future from someone at the forefront of innovation.
Alain Bielik does some spurlunking with the visual effects artists behind The Cave and unearthes some CG creatures.
Alain Bielik enters director Terry Gilliams fairy tale, The Brothers Grimm, to uncover the vfx wizards who brought the world to life.
Vfx/animation companies and suppliers are constantly raising the bar when it comes to rendering. Janet Hetherington takes a look at advancements in rendering, concerns about scalability and how full spectral rendering could affect the shape of things to come.
Peter Plantec interviews Stanford professor Ron Fedkiw and Scanline Production GmbH head Stephan Trojansky about their advances in fluid dynamics.
Fred Galpern explores the latest in digital art wonders from Ballistic Publishing with his overview.
The Career Coach gives strategies and tips on how to work the job fair, especially at SIGGRAPH 2005.
Rick DeMott opens up the new coffee table book, The Cinema of George Lucas, to discover more about the art of the man behind Star Wars.
VFXWorld presents a new excerpt from Building Interactive Worlds in 3D by Jean-Marc Gauthier. This month we present a tutorial in materials and textures from the Basic 3D Kit.
The graphic novel craze is taking over the world. Christopher Panzner investigates the European scene to see what the hottest properties are.
Marisa Materna looks into the design work of Imaginary Forces, which has been a go to place lately when turning comicbook properties into feature films.
VFXWorld presents the first installment of a new series of excerpts from Building Interactive Worlds in 3D by Jean-Marc Gauthier. This month we present a tutorial in modeling from the Basic 3D Kit.
Nancy Cartwright discusses and gives advice about an important, but little talked about area of the voice acting business promotions and marketing.
Alain Bielik speaks with Digital Domain and visual effects supervisor Joel Hynek about bringing the fast-paced action of Stealth to the big screen.
Mary Ann Skweres unmasks the secrets identities of the visual effects heroes behind Sky High.
Mary Ann Skweres talks with the people behind putting together SIGGRAPH's Art Gallery and what we can expect in the future in the world of digital art.
With Illuminate Labs set to launch Turtle 2.0 at SIGGRAPH 2005, Xen Wildman provides a sneak peek of its new and improved features.
Jenny Fulle, evp of production and executive producer for Sony Pictures Imageworks, takes on the Digital Eye column this month, focusing her look at picking the right technique.
Bill Desowitz reveals how production designer Alex McDowell and previs supervisor Nic Hatch set up a centralized previs unit unique to the U.K. to meet the 3D design challenges of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
ILMs Eric Brevig discusses with Ellen Wolff the challenges of matching virtual CG work with live-action cinematography on The Island.
Michael Burns surveys the U.K. digital design scene for exciting talent, styles and trends.
