Osher and Minghella Talk New Sony Digital Roadmap
VFXWorld talks exclusively with Bob Osher and Hannah Minghella, the new heads of Sony Pictures Digital Prods., about their artist-centric approach to vfx and animation.
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HAL Depicts Timeless Kiss in 'Heart Attack'
For the recent Low vs. Diamonds music video, Heart Attack, HAL helps achieve gradual yet detailed aging during a timeless yet intimate lovers' kiss.
The Digital Eye: Master Key Turbo Boosts its VFX Workflow
The producers and creators of the new French animated feature talk about the transformation of six graphic visions into one artistic frightfest.
'Sanctuary': The Experiment Continues
Now that Sanctuary has been picked up by SCI FI Channel, the virtual environments hand creature work have been cranked up by Anthem Visual Effects. Tara Bennett finds out how.
'Quantum of Solace': Activision Bonds with 007
Jeremy Luyties, the lead design director of the new Quantum of Solace videogame, takes Peter "The Rizk" Rizkalla through the James Bond paces along with the virtual Daniel Craig.
'The Official Luxology modo 301 Guide': Shader Tree Fundamentals
In this third excerpt from The Official Luxology modo 301 Guide, author Daniel Ablan puts a twist on Shader Tree applications.
2008 Holiday VFX Sneaks: The Top 10 Movies
Bill Desowitz previews some of the top movies that VFXWorld will be covering this holiday season.
'RockNRolla': Slyly VFX'ing the Streets of London
The Rushes' Jonathan Privett describes the "shoot fast and get out clean" approach to Guy Ritchie's RockNRolla.
Mudbox 2009 Review: More Robust and a Steadier Stroke
In this edition of her bimonthly column, Nancy Cartwright interviews top-ranked voice-over actor Jess Harnell.
'True Blood': Having a Ball with Vampires
Zoic Studios talks about the VFX challenges of pulling off an otherworldly vampire vibe in Alan Ball's True Blood series on HBO.
'Changeling': VFX as 'Peripheral Imagery'
Michael Owens and Geoffrey Hancock explain how L.A. was brought to vintage life with VFX in Clint Eastwood's Changeling.
Autodesk & Softimage Talk Quantum of Convergence
VFXWorld goes deeper into Autodesk's surprising acquisition of 3D rival Softimage with Autodesk Media & Ent. SVP Marc Petit and Softimage General Manager Marc Stevens.
The Digital Eye: MPC's R&D Confronts a Changing Industry
In this month's issue of "The Digital Eye," Rob Pieké explores the inner workings of R&D at London-based MPC, where ALICE, Furtility, PAPI and Tickle reign.
Maya 2009 Review: Going Above and Beyond for the 10th Anniversary
George Maestri tests out the latest edition of Maya from Autodesk to figure out the significance of the new particle systems, layered animation, modeling and stereoscopic image rendering.
'The Official Luxology modo 301 Guide': Using Background Layers as Reference
In this second excerpt from The Official Luxology modo 301 Guide, author Daniel Ablan talks about the key operation of building in layers.
'Max Payne': Ride of the Valkyries
Everett Burrell discusses the making of the nightmarish Valkyries and the strange drug-induced hallucinations in Max Payne.
Converging on Ubisoft's Acquisition of Hybride
Ubisoft's Yannis Mallat and Hybride's Pierre Raymond go deeper into their strategic roadmap for convergence.
'Body of Lies': Atmospheric VFX for a Spy Film
For Body of Lies, the latest spy thriller by Ridley Scott, Sony Pictures Imageworks goes into stealth mode, but Jack Egan uncovers the vfx secrets.
'Sarah Connor Chronicles': New Determination for Season Two
There's no stopping this Terminator, as Tara Bennett reports on the new animation and lighting tricks for the second season of TSCC.
Director Kenan Shines a Light on 'City of Ember'
Gil Kenan talks about transitioning from Monster House to City of Ember and all the technological and aesthetic challenges it posed.
Getting Immersed in 5D
Bill Desowitz reports on the launch of last weekend's 5D conference in Long Beach, which offered "an overload of stimulus."
Insights From ADAPT 2008
Janet Hetherington and Bill Desowitz report on the digital action at Montreal's conference for digital arts, ADAPT 2008.
eDIT 11. Filmmaker's Festival: Where Everything Comes Together
The eDIT Filmmaker's Festival is reported by Johannes Wolters, where cinematography, editing and vfx flow together in greater context.
'Beverly Hills Chihuahua': Tippett's Chattering Class of Pooches
Ellen Wolff discovers how Tippett refines its Furrocious tool and throws in a few other advancements for Beverly Hills Chihuahua.
Maya@10: Tureski Marks the Milestones
Marking Maya's 10th anniversary with the release of Maya 2009, Ellen Wolff chats with Autodesk's Kevin Tureski about the key highlights of the ubiquitous 3D animation software.
