'The Fountain': VFX in a Petri Dish
Bill Desowitz gets closer to The Fountain with director Darren Aronofsky, vfx supervisor/designer Jeremy Dawson and Intelligent Creature's vfx supervisor Raymond Gieringer. Includes Quicktime clips!
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Mudbox Review: 'Freedom to Choose' for Digital Sculptors
Dale Hendrickson, who worked on the original She-Ra and He-Man series, chats with veteran producer Lou Scheimer about his work on the two series, as well as his overall career in animation.
Bitfilm: A Different Kind of Digital Festival
Brad Blackbourn of DreamWorks Animation and Frank Passingham of Aardman Features describe how they met the challenges of layout/cinematography in marrying their two worlds on Flushed Away.
'The Magic of Houdini': SOPs That Confound the Melon -- Part 2
In the latest excerpt from the book The Magic of Houdini, Will Cunningham explains Point and Primitive SOPs.
Developing Next-Generation Console Games for Cinematic Photorealism
Adrian Pennington explores the challenges and possibilities in developing more photoreal games in the U.K. with the new HD platforms.
The Digital Eye: The Business of Videogame Innovation
Tackling games in this month's "Digital Eye," game designer James Everett gives us his thoughts on the dangerous business of videogame innovation.
NextDimension Review: Flexing Mobile Muscles
With visual effects work needed on a global scale, J. Paul Peszko investigates the rise in VFX throughout the Middle East.
'The Magic of Houdini': SOPs That Confound the Melon -- Part 1
In the latest excerpt from the book The Magic of Houdini, Will Cunningham discusses a few more complicated SOPs.
'Flushed Away': A Virtual Cinematography Dream Team
Brad Blackbourn of DreamWorks Animation and Frank Passingham of Aardman Features describe how they met the challenges of layout/cinematography in marrying their two worlds on Flushed Away.
'The Santa Clause 3': No Escaping These Yuletide VFX
Alain Bielik uncovers some of Santas vfx secrets from Furious FX and Tippett Studio in his coverage of The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause.
VFX in India: Rapidly Maturing
Known mostly for its CG entertainment work, Indias emerging animation industry is increasingly adding vfx projects to its portfolio. Karen Raugust reports. Includes QuickTime clips of vfx showreels from Prasad EFX, Paprikaas Animation Studios and Rayudu Vision Media Ltd.!
The Rise of VFX in the Middle East
With visual effects work needed on a global scale, J. Paul Peszko investigates the rise in VFX throughout the Middle East.
'Flags of Our Fathers': Making War With VFX
Ellen Wolff reports on Digital Domain’s extensive photoreal CG efforts in recreating the horrific Battle of Iwo Jima in Clint Eastwood’s Flags of Our Fathers.
'Babel': Evoking the Ancient Myth with CG
Alain Bielik climbs the Tower of Babel in search of VFX treasure. Includes QuickTime clip showing Intelligent Creatures CG Tokyo!
3ds Max 9 Review: Focusing on Speed and Stability
Alain Bielik takes on the mission of uncovering the secrets behind the visual effects of Stormbreaker. Includes QuickTime clip of Baseblacks vfx work in the films climactic rooftop sequence!
The Digital Eye: Furious FX Proves Lightning Can Strike Twice
In this months Digital Eye, Scott Dougherty, the co-founder/head of production at Furious FX, discusses the rise and resilience of smaller facilities in the visual effects community.
VFX in Eastern Europe — Is It a Threat?
Peter Plantec conducts an extensive survey of the vfx work being down in Central and Eastern Europe, discovering that the digital world is truly global. Includes QuickTime clip of OREO and fx3xs vfx showreels!
HP xw9400 Workstation Review: Achieving Higher Benchmarks
In this months Career Coach, Pamela Kleibrink Thompson makes an impression on the reader about business cards.
'Star Trek': Re-Mastered for HD in 3D
Renee Dunlop boldly goes where no journalist has gone before in reporting on the re-mastering of the original Star Trek series with subtle 3D enhancements.
3D Character Animation Comes of Age in the U.K.
Adrian Pennington explores the current explosion of 3D character animation as a result of the Harry Potter franchise among the four top London-based vfx studios.
'Stormbreaker': Powering Pint-Sized MI6 Agent
Alain Bielik takes on the mission of uncovering the secrets behind the visual effects of Stormbreaker. Includes QuickTime clip of Baseblacks vfx work in the films climactic rooftop sequence!
Book Reviews: 'Exposé 4' and 'd'artiste: Concept Art'
Fred Galpern cracks open copies of Ballistic Publishing's latest releases, Expos4 and d'artiste: Concept Art, to find out if the artwork inside is worth the cover price or better left on the shelf.
'The Magic of Houdini': Ye Ole Copy SOP
In the latest excerpt from the book The Magic of Houdini, Will Cunningham welcomes all users to Copy SOP.
'Open Season' Diary: Water, Hair & Cloth VFX
In the eighth Open Season production diary, Sony Pictures Animation discusses the new tools they devised for water, hair and cloth.
ADAPT Proves Adept
Karen Raugust investigates how the vfx work featured in new and returning series this fall focuses on realism and subtlety.
