Crossing the Great Uncanny Valley
Peter Plantec analyzes the cognitive dissonance that's at the heart of the Uncanny Valley problem in creating virtual humans.
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'The Kite Runner': Sky's the Limit
VFX Supervisor David Ebner pulls some digital strings on The Kite Runner and Bruce Shutan discovers how.
2007 Year in Review: Digital Acting and 3D Environments
Beowulf marks the first vfx-intensive performance capture hybrid, so Jerome Chen offers his perspective on entering it in the Oscar race.
'Alvin and the Chipmunks': A Critter Christmas
Rhythm & Hues was a natural for 3D-animating Alvin and the Chipmunks, and Ellen Wolff discovers how it met the "cute critter quotient" for this iconic project.
'I Am Legend': Apocalypse Now in Manhattan
For I Am Legend, the vfx team at Sony Pictures Imageworks had to bring the apocalypse to Manhattan and Alain Bielik uncovers how it was done.
'Youth Without Youth': A Pinnacle for UPP Prague
David Vana of UPP Prague discusses collaborating with Francis Ford Coppola in this VFXWorld exclusive.
Navigating 'The Golden Compass' -- Part 2
In part two of his Golden Compass coverage, Alain Bielik explores the vital contributions of Cinesite, Framestore CFC, Digital Domain and Rainmaker.
Navigating 'The Golden Compass' -- Part 1
The Golden Compass marks the holiday season's biggest VFX movie, and Alain Bielik takes a look at Rhythm & Hues' integral work on the daemons in part one of VFXWorld's in-depth coverage.
Flame 2008 Review: A Proper Timeline At Last
Ellen Wolff discovers the charmed life of Enchanted from Tippett VFX Supervisor Thomas Schelesny.
Jerome Chen Talks 'Beowulf' VFX Oscar Potential
Beowulf marks the first vfx-intensive performance capture hybrid, so Jerome Chen offers his perspective on entering it in the Oscar race.
'Poser 7 Revealed': Create Morph Targets
In the latest excerpt of Poser 7 Revealed, Kelly L. Murdock describes how to use the Morphing Tool to create morph targets.
'Assassin's Creed': Redefining the Action Game
J. Paul Peszko goes undercover with Ubisoft to report on the making of its first next-gen game, Assassin's Creed, which fuses technology, game design, theme and emotion.
'The Mist': Guerilla Warfare, VFX-Style
Thomas J. McLean enters The Mist and discovers guerilla warfare from CafeFX.
Videogame Cinematics: Getting More Cinematic
Thomas J. McLean takes a peek under the hood of the hot new cinematics for Halo 3, Mass Effect, Hellgate: London and Tabula Rasa.
Raising the VFX Bar In-House on 'Battlestar Galactica: Razor'
Tara DiLullo Bennett cuts to the chase about Battlestar Galactica: Razor with VFX Supervisor Gary Hutzel.
'Beowulf': A New Hybrid for an Old Tale
Bill Desowitz uncovers what new wrinkles Sony Pictures Imageworks came up with in conquering Beowulf, the new performance capture hybrid from Robert Zemeckis.
'Enchanted': Conjuring Fairytale VFX
Ellen Wolff discovers the charmed life of Enchanted from Tippett VFX Supervisor Thomas Schelesny.
Extending Franchises: Exploring New Worlds
Janet Hetherington examines how videogames are becoming entrenched as new vehicles for extending franchises and creating a different kind of blockbuster.
'Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium': More Magic Than Magic
VFX Designer Kevin Tod Haug chats with Tara DiLullo Bennett about the escalating challenges of creating imaginative effects on Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium while juggling the work of 10 vendors.
Can Videogames Be Made Truly Cinematic?
Peter Plantec digs deep into EA's plan to push the boundaries of games and make them more immersive and emotionally engaging like movies.
'Poser 7 Revealed': Create A Walk Path
In the latest excerpt of Poser 7 Revealed, Kelly L. Murdock describes how to animate a walk cycle using the Walk Designer.
'Fred Claus': Putting Christmas in Jeopardy With VFX
Alain Bielik goes behind-the-scenes of Fred Claus to uncover the fantastical secrets behind this latest Christmas movie.
The Digital Eye: Refining the Pipeline for Next-Gen Game Development
In this months edition of The Digital Eye, A2M CTO Martin Walker describes how this Montreal-based videogame developer has upped its 3D artistry with a new workflow and pipeline.
'Poser 7 Revealed': Use The Animation Palette
In the latest excerpt of Poser 7 Revealed, Kelly L. Murdock describes how to use the Animation Palette interface to see all the keys at once for an entire scene.
Refining VFX on Returning TV Series
Thomas J. McLean reports on vfx upgrades and improvements to Heroes, Smallville, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Stargate Atlantis.
