Meet the SIGGRAPH 2008 Chair: Jacquelyn Martino
Bill Desowitz speaks with Jacquelyn Martino, the new SIGGRAPH 2008 chair, about the revamped 35th annual conference called "Evolve."
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There's More CG Than Meets the Eye in Latest 'Indiana Jones'
Bill Desowitz chats with ILM's Pablo Helman and Steve Rawlins about the challenges of pulling off Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
'The Andromeda Strain': The Virus Spreads in VFX
Tara Bennett speaks with David Vána of UPP Prague about revisiting The Andromeda Strain as a recent A& E miniseries with lots of vfx demands.
'Maya 2008 Character Modeling and Animation': NURBS Curve Editing
In this fourth of six excerpts from Maya 2008 Character Modeling and Animation, author Tereza Flaxman explains how to edit and rebuild NURBS curves.
Summer Previs to the Rescue
Bill Desowitz gets the exclusive, in-depth lowdown on the indispensible previs for Iron Man, Speed Racer and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
Now Playing: Summer Movie Videogames
Janet Hetherington grabs for some popcorn -- and a joystick -- to discover how videogames are enhancing the summer movie experience.
'Prince Caspian': A Darker and Grander 'Narnia'
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian offers more action and greater CG interaction with actors, so Alain Bielik speaks to Dean Wright and Wendy Rogers about the latest set of challenges.
The Digital Eye: Paul Debevec -- Captain of the Light
In this month's edition of "The Digital Eye," Peter Plantec chats with Paul Debevec about his latest research projects involving realtime 3-D display and capturing and rendering human faces, including a new skin rendering technique.
The VFX Doctor in the 'House'
With tonight's final episode of the fourth season, House VFX Supervisor Elan Soltes gives Tara Bennett their prescription for success.
Adamson Gets Animated About 'Narnia' and VFX
With today's release of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, director Andrew Adamson reflects on his cinematic journey through C.S. Lewis' mythical realm.
'Speed Racer' and the Art of 'Photo Anime'
Bill Desowitz goes deeper into Speed Racer's 'Photo Anime' look with Digital Domain's Compositing Supervisor Darren Poe and Digital Effects Supervisor Jake Morrison.
fmx/08: Expanding the Global Animation & VFX Connection
Johannes Wolters dives into fmx/08, which this year offered an even greater number of stimulating discussions on the state of artistic and technological visual content.
'Speed Racer': Go Go Go Anime
Bill Desowitz revs up Speed Racer with VFX Supervisors John Gaeta and Dan Glass along with Digital Domain, BUF, CafeFX, Evil Eye, Sony Pictures Imageworks and ILM.
'Maya 2008 Character Modeling and Animation': NURBS Curves
In this third of six excerpts from Maya 2008 Character Modeling and Animation, author Tereza Flaxman provides an introduction to the two basic methods for creating and controlling NURBS curves in Maya.
Autodesk Discusses Realviz and Kynogon Acquisitions
Autodesk's SVP Marc Petit talks to Bill Desowitz exclusively about the strategy behind his company's recent acquisitions.
'Iron Man': Armed and Animated
To make Iron Man fight and fly in a convincing suit of armor required a lot of creative and complicated CG work. Thomas J. McLean gets the scoop from ILM and The Orphanage on the first summer blockbuster.
The 'Virtual' Rebirth of Cinema
Virtual filmmaking is energizing the industry and leading to a more creative climate for directors and other filmmakers, according to Robert C. Powers (Avatar, Tintin).
Short Films with Big VFX
Janet Hetherington chats up three short films that make noteworthy use of VFX, including animated papers, a dancing column and a water man.
3ds Max 2009 Review: More Lighting, Rendering, Navigation
Ryan Lesser tests the new 3ds Max 2009 and is pleasantly surprised at how useful the new tools are, even for a humble game developer.
NAB2008: The Return of Stereoscopic 3-D
Bill Desowitz returns to Las Vegas to report on some of the highlights of the recent NAB2008, which elicited a lot of interest in 3-D technology and aesthetics.
The Digital Eye: CIS' New Global Footprint
In this month's edition of "The Digital Eye," Roma O'Connor, exec producer of CIS London, reports on the advantages and challenges of CIS' presence in three far-flung countries.
Frantic Films Integrates with the Prime Focus Family
Karen Raugust reports on how the famed AI-based 3D animation system is being adopted by key VFX/animation schools.
'The Forbidden Kingdom': VFX and the Chi Energy Effect
Director Rob Minkoff and Senior VFX Supervisor Ron Simonson tell Thomas J. McLean what's behind The Forbidden Kingdom.
Why You Should Experience fmx/08 This Year
Peter Plantec previews the speakers, presentations and parties that will make fmx/08 the most fun media conference of the year.
'Eli Stone': Pushing the Craft of Immersive Greenscreen
Tara Bennett talks Eli Stone with Stargate Digital's Sam Nicholson. That means fire-breathing dragons, collapsing The Golden Gate Bridge, going to the Himalayas and shooting George Michael on greenscreen.
