VFX for TV: A Curse or a Blessing?
J. Paul Peszko looks into the growing challenges facing visual effects houses when creating vfx for television.
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Pushing VFX in the New Fall TV Season
Tara DiLullo Bennett surveys the diverse array of vfx in such new shows as Journeyman, Chuck, Pushing Daisies and The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
'Battlestar Galactica' Season Four: A VFX Sneak Peek
Tara DiLullo Bennett chats with VFX Supervisor Gary Hutzel about the fourth and final season of Battlestar Galactica and the challenges and opportunities of doing the vfx in-house.
The Digital Eye: xRez Studio Explores Gigapixel Imagery
In this month's edition of "The Digital Eye," digital artist Eric Hanson explains how his new xRez Studio is raising the industry bar for panoramic gigapixel photography.
'Elizabeth: The Golden Age': VFX Trickery at Sea
MPC had numerous challenges to contend with on the more action-oriented Elizabeth: The Golden Age, and Alain Bielik reports on the results.
3ds Max 2008 Review: Boosting Performance
Ryan Lesser tests 3ds Max 2008 and finds great productivity improvements, particularly for those specializing in architectural design, previs and lighting/composition.
Maya 2008 Review: Workflow is Key
Fred Galpern tests Maya 2008 and discovers a significant change to Autodesk's approach to Maya development well worth the investment.
The HP xw4600 Review: Speed on a Budget
Bruce Shutan reports on how Beatles musical, Across the Universe, proved a psychedelic challenge for vfx artist Peter Crosman.
eDIT 10: The Filmmaker's Festival: It's Still About Story
Dan Sarto reports back from eDIT 10: The Filmmaker's Festival in Frankfurt, where, despite the digital evolution, it still begins with story and character.
'Poser 7 Revealed': Use Inverse Kinematics
In the latest excerpt of Poser 7 Revealed, Kelly L. Murdock explores how to create a new IK chain.
//ADAPT 2007: Working Smarter
Janet Hetherington reports on Montreals conference on digital arts, including a chat with keynote speaker Phil Tippett, and discovers that smart trumps trendy in the world of vfx.
VFX Venturing into 'The Seeker: Dark is Rising'
Alain Bielik explores the vfx wizardry that went into the latest children's magical adventure, The Seeker: Dark is Rising.
'Poser 7 Revealed': Simulate Cloth Dynamics
In the latest excerpt of Poser 7 Revealed, Kelly L. Murdock explores how to set and calculate cloth simulations.
Cross-Pollinating 'Bee Movie' With d-vis
Bill Desowitz gets an early peek at the new previsualization techniques developed by production designer Alex McDowell for DreamWorks' upcoming Bee Movie.
Tired Eyes of the 'Universe'
Bruce Shutan reports on how Beatles musical, Across the Universe, proved a psychedelic challenge for vfx artist Peter Crosman.
Problem Solving With Previs
Previs continues to evolve as a 3D problem-solving tool, and Thomas J. McLean discovers some of the latest examples.
MoCap Makes Realtime Previs A Reality
In the latest excerpt of Poser 7 Revealed, Kelly L. Murdock shows how to load and save expressions in the Library.
The Digital Eye: Prevising 'Prince Caspian'
In this month's edition of "The Digital Eye," Previs Supervisor Rpin Suwannath provides an exclusive sneak peek of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.
modo 301 Review: Upping the Animation Ante
Taylor Jessen reviews five short films -- Carnival of Animals by Michaela Pavlatova, Battle of the Album Covers by Rohitash Rao, guy101 by Ian W. Gouldstone, Look for Me by Laura Heit and My Love by Alexander Petrov.
'Poser 7 Revealed:' Grow Hair
In the latest excerpt of Poser 7 Revealed, Kelly L. Murdock teaches you how to grow and set hair.
From Drawing Board to Screen: 'Shoot 'Em Up' Previs
Craig J. Clark talks with Michael Davis on how he turned his Shoot 'Em Up script into a directing gig with animatics.
'Poser 7 Revealed': Work with Expressions
In the latest excerpt of Poser 7 Revealed, Kelly L. Murdock shows how to load and save expressions in the Library.
Glasses Required: The 3-D Effects on CG Pipelines
Greg Singer muses on the contribution of the animation community in promoting themes of peace and cooperation, as exemplified in films such as Azur and Asmar, The Iron Giant and the Hiroshima International Animation Festival.
Hybrid Workflows: The Key to Creative Control
J. Paul Peszko looks into how hybrid workflows are opening up new doors to filmmakers and expanding their creative control.
'The Invasion': Body Snatching With VFX
Jennifer Champagne snatches a peek behind-the-scenes of The Invasion, chatting with the vfx wizards that re-imagined this classic tale with modern visual effects.
