More destructions and monsters in this TV Spot for GODZILLA – KING OF MONSTERS! The VFX are made by: MPC (VFX Supervisor: Robert Winter) DNEG (VFX Supervisor: Brian Connor) Method Studios (VFX Supervisor: Daryl Sawchuk) Raynault VFX (VFX Supervisor…
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MPC have released a making of about their VFX work on this BMW commercial: BMW – Legend WANT TO KNOW MORE? MPC: Dedicated page about BWM – Legnd on MPC website. CREDITS BMW Vice President of Marketing BMW of North America: Trudy Hardy Head of Bra…
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Here is a featurette about the Elton John biopic, ROCKETMAN! The VFX are made by: Cinesite (VFX Supervisors: Stephane Paris & Holger Voss) Nvizage Director: Dexter Fletcher Release Date: 31 May 2019 (USA) © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2019T…
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Come discover the work of Industrial Light & Magic on SOLO – A STAR WARS STORY explain by VFX Supervisor Julian Foddy in this really cool video by BBC Click: WANT TO KNOW MORE? Industrial Light & Magic: Dedicated page about SOLO – A STAR WARS STO…
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In 2015, Angela Barson told us about BlueBlot's work on THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.. She then worked on films such as SPECTRE, NOW YOU SEE ME 2, WAR MACHINE and ENTEBBE.The post JOHNNY ENGLISH STRIKES AGAIN: Angela Barson – VFX Supervisor – BlueBolt…
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Here is a new TV Spot for POKEMON DETECTIVE PIKACHU! The VFX are made by: MPC (VFX Supervisor: Pete Dionne) Framestore (VFX Supervisor: Jonathan Fawkner) Image Engine Proof The Production VFX Supervisor is Erik Nordby. Director: Rob Letterman Release…
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French studio Unit Image presents their work on this GOD OF WAR commercial: GOD OF WAR – COMMERCIAL WANT TO KNOW MORE? Unit Image: Dedicated page about GOD OF WAR on Unit Image website. © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2019The post GOD OF WA…
- 3 days ago18 Feb 19, 12:00pm -

Really cool new trailer for TRIPLE FRONTIER! The VFX are made by: DNEG (VFX Supervisor: Chris Keller) Method Studios (VFX Supervisor: Gong Myung Lee) East Side Effects Shade VFX The Production VFX Supervisor is Mark Russell. Director: J.C. Chandor Re…
- 5 days ago16 Feb 19, 5:00pm -

Can’t wait to play to ANTHEM? Be sure to watch this really cool short film directed by Neill Blomkamp. The Overall VFX Supervisor is Chris Harvey and the VFX work is done by UPP (supervised by Viktor Muller): © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX –…
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Oh yeah! Tim Miller and David Fincher are teaming up for this adult animation serie, LOVE, DEATH & ROBOTS: Release Date: 15 March 2019 (Netflix) © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2019The post LOVE, DEATH & ROBOTS appeared first on The Art of VF…
- 7 days ago14 Feb 19, 8:00pm -

How Barnstorm VFX made the robot Fiona in HBO's Silicon Valley
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We look in depth at the techniques and new innovations that helped Weta win the Model VES award.
- 2 days ago19 Feb 19, 5:22am -

In this episode of the Visual Disruptors we talk to 3Lateral’s Vladimir Mastilovic
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We talk to Paul Debevec and celebrate the team's Award winning work with exclusive behind the scenes pics from the last decade
- 10 days ago11 Feb 19, 8:35am -

The guys discuss the VES award winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Plus they look to the Oscars.
- 15 days ago6 Feb 19, 7:25pm -

Our vote for best ad in Super Bowl 2019
- 17 days ago4 Feb 19, 11:55am -

Our visual disruptors discussion with director Robert Zemeckis and VFX sup. Kevin Baillie.
- 22 days ago30 Jan 19, 11:28am -

Keanu Reeves embraced real-time mocap and previz for Replicas, his new film.
- 22 days ago29 Jan 19, 11:18pm -

ILM on the artistry of doing things that look right, but are not physically correct in Aquaman
- 27 days ago25 Jan 19, 1:45am -

Adobe has just added Substance to the CC family.
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We talk to 3Lateral CEO, Vladimir Mastilovic about selling to Epic Games
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The Nominees for Best Visual Effects
- 30 days ago22 Jan 19, 1:41pm -

Had a blast chatting to Dean about the latest film, and the tech over the entire series. Read my interview at Cartoon Brew.
- 2 days ago19 Feb 19, 12:46am -

For 3D Artist magazine, I talked to Weta Digital about their work on Alita: Battle Angel.
- 8 days ago13 Feb 19, 6:00pm -

For Cartoon Brew, I jumped into the recent slurry of cg humans / digital actors in all sorts of places – in film, tv, commercials, real-time and even live venues.
- 13 days ago8 Feb 19, 7:11pm -

For VFX Voice, I asked Mary Poppins Returns vfx supervisor Matt Johnson about practical fx, combining 2D animated characters with live-action, and other work in the film.
- 22 days ago29 Jan 19, 11:24pm -

For Cartoon Brew, I covered this Gremlin short, which used a new VirtuCamera iPhone to Maya app to help block scenes.
- 24 days ago28 Jan 19, 8:01pm -

Did you see Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and want to know how it was made? Did you see Mary Poppins Returns and wonder how they combined 2D animation and live action? Did you see Roma and not realise there were any visual effects in it at all? A…
- 27 days ago25 Jan 19, 3:14am -

For VFX Voice, a chat with the team behind the visual effects of Outlaw King.
- 28 days ago24 Jan 19, 3:52am -

A look at Framestore’s work for The Crimes of Grindelwald, at VFX Voice.  
- 35 days ago17 Jan 19, 1:05am -

For Cartoon Brew, I broke down how Atomic Fiction (now Method Studios) made the digital doll scenes for Welcome to Marwen by still relying on some great live action and virtual production techniques.
- 39 days ago13 Jan 19, 10:18pm -

Every single frame of Isle of Dogs was touched by VFX, making for a great combination between hand-animated stop-motion, sets, and digital artistry. Read more in my VFX Voice story.
- 43 days ago9 Jan 19, 7:09pm -

Livestreamed opening talk with CEO Tim Sweeney and CTO Kim Libreri, plus tech briefings and two exhibition floor booths for demos and networking part of company’s extensive show plans. 
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To produce believable looking and sounding fireworks for director Jon Chu’s final shot, VFX supervisor Nhat Phong Tran broke new ground with his ‘Crazy Niche Equations.’   
- 3 days ago18 Feb 19, 8:59pm -

Blizzard’s ‘Overwatch’ tops short form category for ‘Reunion’; Google Spotlight Stories VR short ‘Age of Sail’ awarded for special venue project.
- 3 days ago18 Feb 19, 8:23pm -

Following backlash from the American Society of Cinematographers and the American Cinema Editors, the Motion Picture Academy announces a return to its traditional format for the 91st Academy Awards telecast.
- 5 days ago16 Feb 19, 1:31am -

Ben Whishaw returns as beloved voice of Paddington in new CG-animated preschool series set to air in 2020.
- 6 days ago15 Feb 19, 7:03pm -

Sold-out inaugural 2019 BRIC Talent and Innovation Summit gathers a diverse array of creative professionals and leaders in entertainment and technology to reinvent how the industry recruits, supports and nurtures talent.
- 6 days ago15 Feb 19, 12:00am -

The Motion Picture Academy garners backlash for relegating four craft awards to commercial breaks during the live telecast for the upcoming 91st Oscars.
- 8 days ago12 Feb 19, 11:47pm -

Former lead executive on the VFX Oscar-winning ‘Life of Pi’ returns to Method to oversee the studio’s global feature film and episodics production operation.
- 9 days ago12 Feb 19, 8:34pm -

Industry’s first such master’s degree course, developed with mentors Blue Zoo and The Third Floor, is set to launch this coming November.
- 9 days ago12 Feb 19, 8:23pm -

‘Roughhouse’ by Jonathan Hodgson wins BAFTA for British Short Animation.
- 10 days ago11 Feb 19, 7:18pm -

Winners will be announced during Canadian Screen Week running March 25-31 in Toronto.
- 12 days ago9 Feb 19, 2:30am -

Take a closer look at the winners of the 17th annual VES Awards, both onstage and off, at this year’s Visual Effects Society gala.
- 13 days ago8 Feb 19, 9:55pm -

Samsung's new One UI interface may be the clean break from Android the giant has always wanted - and arrives just in time for the Galaxy S10.
- 22 hours ago20 Feb 19, 12:15pm -

Wacom is releasing a thinner version of its Pro Pen stylus, which may feel familiar to iPad Pro owners – but it's not available everywhere.
- 2 days ago19 Feb 19, 10:30am -

This year find inspiration, fun, skills and the chance to meet some like-minded people at these festivals across subjects from concept art and illustration to branding, and from graphic and UX design to animation and VFX.
- 2 days ago19 Feb 19, 8:00am -

Brilliant picture books with art by famous illustrators that your children will love for half term – and which you'll appreciate too.
- 3 days ago18 Feb 19, 3:11pm -

DeeKay Kwon's GIF work on designers versus clients took Instagram by storm recently - but how much hassle has the motion designer had from clientele over the years?
- 6 days ago15 Feb 19, 9:49am -

Valentine's Day is here and it's time to remember the story of two designers in love and the beautiful self-made postcards they made and sent when worlds apart.
- 7 days ago14 Feb 19, 10:59am -

We checked out gruesome fan art and real-life zombies at The Walking Dead: Art Apocalypse - and spoke with the artist whose winning entry graced a recent Times Out cover.
- 8 days ago13 Feb 19, 9:22am -

Classic 20th century artists such as Escher, Mondrian and de Chirico have influenced a surreal new platformer from studio Altered Matter.
- 9 days ago12 Feb 19, 4:06pm -

A well-designed animated infographic can explain the most complex of topics - even Brexit.
- 14 days ago7 Feb 19, 2:45pm -

Announced in October, you can finally buy the Surface Studio 2 – though its components are a generation behind.
- 14 days ago7 Feb 19, 9:31am -

The Emoji 12.0 list for 2019 has been finalised - but don't hold your breath for a frowning poo emoji.
- 14 days ago7 Feb 19, 9:21am -

Brosmind, Radim Malinic, Signalnoise and more have illustrated a new deck of Playing Arts Creative Cards that have been successfully Kickstarted in 60 minutes.
- 15 days ago6 Feb 19, 4:45pm -

Famous Thai artist displays portraits of Asian people  The Phnom Penh PostSPECIAL portraits lurking in romantic and poetic symbols and patterns by Thai artist Vichit Nongnual are on display at an exhibition which kicked off on Tuesday ...
- 3 hours ago21 Feb 19, 7:13am -

Jason Reitman clarifies Ghostbusters comment that provoked online uproar  Entertainment Weekly NewsTo quote Egon: “Don't cross the streams — it would be bad.” Also bad… saying the wrong thing. Jason Reitman, who is directing a new Ghostbust…
- 6 hours ago21 Feb 19, 5:01am -

How your youngsters can learn from Hollywood greats in Bolton this summer  The Bolton NewsTHE University of Bolton is to host a Summer School for teenagers run by a world-renowned special makeup effects company.
- 6 hours ago21 Feb 19, 5:00am -

Someone Has Already Edited That Rat Out of The Departed  GizmodoJust a day after its launch, a Kickstarter to painstakingly edit the infamous rat out of a 35mm cut of Martin Scorsese's 2006 Oscar-winning crime drama The ...
- 6 hours ago21 Feb 19, 4:55am -

Visual Effects Services Market New Innovation, Technology and Research 2019 to 2025  Market ReportsVisual Effects Services Market report Insights, the exploration report introduces a total evaluation of Visual Effects Services industry's new redesi…
- 6 hours ago21 Feb 19, 4:20am -

Young Native artists break through in the yəhaw̓ Indigenous Teen Art Show  Seattle GlobalistNamaka Auwae-Dekker delivers a spoken word performance at the opening reception of the yəhaw̓ Indigenous Teen Art Show. (Photo by Nicole Pasia).
- 7 hours ago21 Feb 19, 3:42am -

These are the UK universities where you can get a degree in AR/VR  Study International NewsImmersive technology is blowing up everywhere, and that includes higher education. As Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Technology (VR) transform the way ..…
- 8 hours ago21 Feb 19, 3:09am -

'League of Legends' Patch Updates 12 Champions' Animations and Effects  Comicbook.comSeveral League of Legends champions will be strutting their stuff around Summoner's Rift with some new effects and animations included in the release of Patch ...
- 9 hours ago21 Feb 19, 1:56am -

Oscars 2019: Who will win and who should in a wide-open race  CNN(CNN) An unprecedented lack of consensus among the guilds representing actors, directors, writers and producers has flummoxed Oscar prognosticators, with ...
- 10 hours ago21 Feb 19, 1:02am -

This mage-based battle royale game is so cool it makes me wish it wasn't battle royale  PC GamerHow do you like the idea of battle royale with no guns? No weapons at all, even? Spellbreak is currently in closed alpha and it's a battle royale RPG fe…
- 10 hours ago21 Feb 19, 12:28am -

Maidens On The Mall: Hulu Series Brings Red Cloaks To Steps Of Lincoln Memorial  KDLGMARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: If you were here visiting Washington, D.C., last week, you might have caught a startling sight - groups of young women dressed in ...
- 13 hours ago20 Feb 19, 10:12pm -

How to watch the Oscar-nominated films from home  Toronto SunIt's that time of year again where Hollywood decides on the best films of the previous year. But while you might plan to hunker down to watch the Academy ...
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Despite having his role cut and replaced by Paul Bettany, actor Michael K. Williams says he holds no grudges against the “Star Wars” franchise and hopes to one day return. Williams took on the role of the villain Dryden Vos in “Solo: A Star War…
- 10 Sep 18, 5:44am -

CBS Corp. is reportedly preparing to announce the departure of chief executive officer Les Moonves as the media mogul faces a fresh round of allegations of sexual harassment. Six additional women have come forward to accuse Moonves of harassment or a…
- 10 Sep 18, 12:53am -

Appearing at the Toronto Film Festival to promote “Hotel Mumbai,” actor Armie Hammer was asked about how the teased “Call Me By Your Name” sequel is coming along, and from the sounds of if things are progressing. Late last year, during promot…
- 10 Sep 18, 12:29am -

Toronto-based indie filmmakers Jonathan and Justin Gajewski are reportedly developing “Ring King,” a biopic about Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s father and Canadian wrestling superstar Rocky Johnson. Born and raised in Nova Scotia as Wade Doug…
- 10 Sep 18, 12:27am -

Reviews were terrible, but that didn’t stop people turning out for “The Conjuring” spin-off “The Nun” which easily took the top spot at the weekend box-office with a franchise-best $53.5 million opening over the three day weekend. The story…
- 9 Sep 18, 6:54pm -

“Titans” is the first of the three commissioned live-action series for the DC Universe streaming service and has been in production for many months ahead of its debut on October 12th. “Doom Patrol” recently kicked off filming and is looking l…
- 9 Sep 18, 6:42pm -

Reshoots have just kicked off on the untitled fourth “Avengers” movie and Jeremy Renner, the most notable absentee in “Avengers: Infinity War,” has taken to Instagram to tease his return to the role Clint Barton, a.k.a. Hawkeye (or Ronin?). W…
- 9 Sep 18, 6:33pm -

While reviews for “The Predator” were mixed out of Toronto, reviews for the new “Halloween” whichi screened last night were much more positive with plenty of them calling it a return to form for the series. Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Pr…
- 9 Sep 18, 6:23pm -

North American Theater Owners president and CEO John Fithian, representing exhibitors at the Toronto Film Festival this week, has urged Netflix to follow the lead of rival Amazon and show their movies at the local multiplex. Talking with THR, Fithian…
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- 8 Sep 18, 10:07pm -

At the start of the year, 20th Century Fox did something unexpected with its “X-Men” spin-off film “The New Mutants” film. Having already begun marketing the film with a trailer and key art, they ended up delaying it from its planned April re…
- 8 Sep 18, 9:31pm -

Filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron’s acclaimed and deeply personal black-and-white drama “Roma” has taken home the Gold Lion at the 2018 Venice Film Festival. The story follows two domestic workers caring for a small family in 1970s Mexico City and is cu…
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Update: You can donate to Eric here: https://www.gofundme.com/s5hw7-send-eric-to-dc Huge thanks to all of you who helped contribute to comments on NAFTA renegotiations. VFX professional Eric Rosenthal left a comment in the previous post that he might…
- 28 Jun 17, 8:15am -

Statement from Daniel Lay, Co-Founder of the Association of Digital Artists, Professionals, and Technicians In 2013 Daniel Lay, the writer behind the industry blog VFX Soldier started ADAPT to help fund and direct a trade effort to curtail the use of…
- 3 Jun 17, 2:34am -

Hollywood Reporter: Ron Thornton, an Emmy-winning visual effects designer, supervisor and producer who worked on such shows as Babylon 5 and Star Trek: Voyager, has died. He was 59. Variety: Thornton is best known for bringing computer-generated imag…
- 23 Nov 16, 7:29pm -

Today is my last day in the visual effects industry. It’s an industry that I’ve spent nine years of my life completely dedicated to, so it’s a bitter sweet kind of day. My love for animation and film began at 4 years old, when I saw the Lion Ki…
- 12 Oct 16, 6:08pm -

I came across a post on Facebook by one of Ron Thornton’s friends that the veteran VFX supervisor has been hospitalized. While I don’t have all the information a gofundme page has been set up to help pay for medical expenses. If you can please he…
- 16 Sep 16, 4:42am -

Tonight a majority UK voters chose to leave the European Union which as of this writing is leading to a meltdown in financial markets and wild drops in foreign currencies agains the US dollar. There’s been a bit of chatter amongst many in VFX as to…
- 24 Jun 16, 6:43am -

Are people still reading this thing? Well, It’s been a year since I’ve posted on this blog and after the end of the ADAPT effort I took a long hiatus. As disappointed as I was, the post-VFX life has been great. New opportunities, I got a home, a…
- 2 May 16, 5:43am -

From the press release: https://wikileaks.org/sony/press/ Today, 16 April 2015, WikiLeaks publishes an analysis and search system for The Sony Archives: 30,287 documents from Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) and 173,132 emails, to and from more than…
- 16 Apr 15, 6:16pm -

The other day I got an email from the VES asking members to suggest nominees for title of VES Fellow: The Visual Effects Society is asking for your suggestions for nominees for title of VES Fellow, which is a member who has maintained an outstanding…
- 14 Apr 15, 8:41pm -

I haven’t posted much on this blog but some recent news caught my eye: Last week’s Godbout Commission report sent shivers up the spines of Quebec’s film and television production industry. The Quebec Taxation Review Committee, chaired by econom…
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