Here is the new trailer for THE NUTCRACKER AND THE FOUR REALMS: The VFX are made by: MPC (VFX Supervisors: Richard Clegg & Max Wood) Luma Pictures (VFX Supervisor: Brendan Seals) One of Us (VFX Supervisor: Tyson Donnelly) Rodeo FX Nvizage (Virtual Ca…
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DNEG presents their work on the Edinburgh and the final battle sequences of AVENGERS – INFINITY WAR: WANT TO KNOW MORE? DNEG: Dedicated page about AVENGERS – INFINITY WAR on DNEG website. Graham Page: My interview of Graham Page, VFX Supervisor a…
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Here is the first trailer for the new season of MARVEL’S IRON FIST: The VFX are made by: Shade VFX (VFX Supervisors: Bryan Godwin & Karl Coyner) FuseFX Release Date: September 7, 2018 (Netflix) Creator: Scott Buck © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX…
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Great VFX Breakdown by Cinesite featuring their work on Iron-Man, Spider-Man, The Guardians of the Galaxy for AVENGERS – INFINITY WAR: WANT TO KNOW MORE? Cinesite: Dedicated page about AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR on Cinesite website. Andrew Morley: My i…
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Don’t miss this really cool VFX Breakdown by Framestore about their work on the New York sequences for AVENGERS – INFINITY WAR: WANT TO KNOW MORE? Framestore: Dedicated page about AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR on Framestore website. Patric Roos & Liam R…
- 6 days ago14 Aug 18, 3:00pm -

Cool featurette about THE MEG with many on-set footage: The VFX are made by: DNEG (VFX Supervisor: Raymond Chen) Image Engine (VFX Supervisor: Martyn Culpitt) Scanline VFX (VFX Supervisors: Stephan Trojansky, Jan Krupp and Mohsen Mousavi) Sony Pictur…
- 8 days ago12 Aug 18, 4:30pm -

Come have a look at the seamless VFX work of BlueBolt on ENTEBBE: WANT TO KNOW MORE? BlueBolt: Dedicated page about ENTEBBE on BlueBolt website. © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2018The post ENTEBBE: VFX Breakdown by BlueBolt appeared first on…
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At the beginning of this year, Jason Billington had explained to us the work of Method Studios on BRIGHT. He talks to us today about his work on SKYSCRAPER.The post SKYSCRAPER: Jason Billington – VFX Supervisor – Method Studios appeared first on…
- 10 days ago10 Aug 18, 4:00pm -

Excellent trailer for the intriguing new serie of Cary Joji Fukunaga (TRUE DETECTIVE, BEASTS OF NO NATION), MANIAC: The VFX are made by: Raynault Mr X Axis Blind Pig MPC Alkemy X Powerhouse Netflix VFX Phosphene Zoic Studios Shewolf BOT Studio 8 The…
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In 2017, Jelmer Boskma explained the work of Scanline VFX on GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2. He talks to us today about his work on ANT-MAN AND THE WASP.The post ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: Jelmer Boskma – VFX Supervisor – Scanline VFX appeared first…
- 11 days ago9 Aug 18, 4:00pm -

First look at the new real time ray tracing from NVIDIA and Speed of Light from Epic Games
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We talk to Rob Bredow about the Open Source ASWF with The Linux Foundation
- 10 days ago10 Aug 18, 3:04pm -

We look at the Sylvester Stallone film, Escape Plan 2 and the VFX industry in Santiago, Chile.
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Part 2 of our SIGGRAPH AI for VFX with face generation and animation at Pinscreen (for Real TIme Live)
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Part 1 of our 2 part preview of Machine Learning at SIGGRAPH 2018
- 20 days ago31 Jul 18, 11:55pm -

Isotropix announced Clarisse BUiLDER. The new tool is designed for studios working on large scale VFX and animation
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With a heavy heart, we announce that our wonderful friend, caring husband, brother, uncle to many, and co-founder of fxguide has passed away after fighting cancer for the last several years.
- 27 days ago24 Jul 18, 8:23pm -

We do a deep dive into ARKIt 2.0 and UE 4.20 as they seek to define the state of the art in AR experiences.
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4.20 is out and you can download your own FREE MIKE Seymour!
- 33 days ago18 Jul 18, 8:54pm -

The panel is cloned for our look at the VFX in the latest Jurassic World film.
- 35 days ago17 Jul 18, 12:50am -

Ant-Man and the Wasp: We go behind the scenes with DNEG, LolaVFX, Luma and Method.
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One of the world's greatest lenses makers has new owners.
- 36 days ago15 Jul 18, 8:52pm -

For VFX Voice, I talked to head of ILM Rob Bredow after his SIGGRAPH 2018 keynote for more on the power of creativity, working on Solo, and his new book!
- 3 days ago17 Aug 18, 3:51pm -

Chris Landreth told me all about the making of Bingo, made with Maya 1.0 (and even earlier incarnations of the software), for Cartoon Brew.
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For 3D World magazine, I talked to Image Engine, Scanline and RISE about some digital worlds they’ve concocted in some recent films.
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Here’s how DNEG contributed to the mayhem, via my story at VFX Voice.
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Richard Edlund told me about Boss Film’s work on the final Hans Gruber fall in Die Hard. Read the story at Thrillist.
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Head over to Cartoon Brew for my interview with the directors of DreamWorks Animation’s new short, Bilby. Plus an exclusive clip.
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Here’s a key event you might not already have on your VFX calendar – but you should. It’s the VIEW Conference in Turin, Italy on 22-26th October. This year, perhaps more than ever, you’ll be able to get a window into the classic days of visua…
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This week is the 20th anniversary of Brian De Palma’s Snake Eyes, a film perhaps not thought of for any major VFX moments. But, in fact, the movie nearly did feature a key CG water sequence in what was still the early days of fluid sims. This was f…
- 13 days ago7 Aug 18, 9:38pm -

I go to a few different VFX and animation industry events each year, but here’s a little secret about Trojan Horse was a Unicorn that I found out on the first day of the first year I went there: It is one of the only events designed to help artists…
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Another new featurette preview from the Avengers: Infinity War DVD/blu-ray looks at the performance of Thanos by Josh Brolin. It includes some neat behind the scenes motion and facial capture footage. Check out the video below.
- 19 days ago1 Aug 18, 4:54am -

The world’s leading computer graphics and interactive techniques conference closes with more than 16,500 attendees from around the globe.
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Learn about NVIDIA’s Turing architecture-based GPUs, which allow artists to render photorealistic scenes in real time, add new AI-based capabilities to their workflows, and enjoy fluid interactivity with complex models and scenes.
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Privately-owned digital entertainment studio acquires 100 percent of leading European provider of VFX and animation for an undisclosed amount.
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Industry’s first end-to-end cloud-based platform for commercial studios and enterprise animation production available September 4.
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UTS Animal Logic Academy, 4th Creative Party, Zoho Studio and Territory Studio honored for outstanding achievement in pipeline tool development.
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Walker’s GAMA Entertainment to co-develop and co-produce intellectual content, with their first feature film project scheduled for production this month.
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VES Hall of Fame honorees include L.B. Abbott, Richard “Doc” Baily, Saul Bass, Ray Harryhausen, Derek Meddings, Eileen Moran and Gene Roddenberry.
- 5 days ago15 Aug 18, 8:35pm -

New release of Academy Award-winning rendering software includes new Cell Noise shader, multi-threaded Adaptive Subdivision, Texture Baking, and deeper integration with Cryptomatte.
- 5 days ago15 Aug 18, 7:43pm -

Disney Imagineering CTO remembered for his numerous technical achievements and contributions to popular theme park attractions during his nearly 30-year tenure at the company.
- 5 days ago15 Aug 18, 6:38pm -

New learning platform for Unreal Engine 4 users illustrates common workflows across Game Development, Architecture, Industrial Design and Media and Entertainment.
- 6 days ago14 Aug 18, 7:45pm -

Project Lavina Demonstrates photorealistic computer graphics rendering at up to 90 frames per second on new NVIDIA Turing-based Quadro RTX GPUs.
- 6 days ago14 Aug 18, 7:31pm -

New Turing-based design revolutionizes workflow of millions of designers and artists on the desktop and in the datacenter.
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Machine learning has allowed the likes of Nvidia to make tasks like object removal, noise reduction and up-rezing much, much easier.
- 3 days ago17 Aug 18, 12:44pm -

Lucid offers designers a chance to create design systems without the use of code.
- 3 days ago17 Aug 18, 7:45am -

A reimagining of an art theory essential aims to bring the history of art alive for a young audience.
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The new Turing architecture and Quadro RTX cards based on it that will revolutionise how 3D artists work, says Nvidia.
- 6 days ago14 Aug 18, 2:02am -

From super-powerful graphics cards and laptops for artists and designers to some more unusual launches.
- 6 days ago14 Aug 18, 2:01am -

Wimbledon, the World Cup and more are immortalised in an eye-catching series of illustrations.
- 7 days ago13 Aug 18, 1:50pm -

New third-party apps and creative methods allow you to create something far removed from the world of Animoji & Memoji.
- 13 days ago7 Aug 18, 1:21pm -

A new series of illustrations reminds us that summer is more than just stickiness and heatwaves.
- 13 days ago7 Aug 18, 9:39am -

The Playstation fave makes its remastered return this year, in a nice reminder of how far game graphics have progressed in the last two decades.
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50 years on from the release of the International Symbol of Access, a new set of icons are launched to help highlight invisible disabilities.
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The UK public's vision of future cities and transport comes to life in a colourful series of Yellow Submarine-esque imagery.
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Even in its 20th incarnation, Maxon's 3D suite gains big new tools.
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CNETKnow your visual effects lingoCNETModern computer-generated (CG) movie magic is produced by visual effects companies around the globe, employing armies of animators and artists using specialised software to conjure ever more realistic shots. Like…
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CNETVisual effects company MPC reveals modern movie magicCNETVisual effects, on the other hand, are effects applied to the movie after it's been filmed. In the past, we enjoyed Ray Harryhausen's stop-motion puppets; in the digital age, specialized an…
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CNETInside the visual effects factory where movie magic is madeCNETYou probably know most fantasy blockbusters are stuffed with computer-generated (CG) effects making spaceships fly and superheroes clash. But digital visual effects are everywhere in…
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Cinema BlendNew Infinity War Video Goes Into The Visual Effects Of That Post Credits SceneCinema BlendFans know to expect at least two things from any Marvel movie: a post-credits scene and lots of CGI. (Purple men can't conquer the universe with mag…
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GizmodoThis Visual Effects Artist's Masterful Age-Reversal Skills Are the Closest Thing We Have to Time TravelGizmodoBut the results are never quite perfect, or at least don't reach the impressive level of pixel perfection that compositor Rousselos A…
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DeadlineVisual Effects Society Names Its 2018 Hall Of Famers & Other Career HonoreesDeadlineGene Kozicki for his sustained contributions to the art, science or business of visual effects and meritorious service to the Society. Gene Kozicki has served…
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VCCircleNvidia targets visual effects market with Turing GPU architectureNew ElectronicsThese two engines are seen as ushering in a new generation of hybrid rendering to address the $250billion visual effects industry. Hybrid rendering enables cinema…
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Hollywood ReporterTop 10 Visual Effects Schools RevealedHollywood ReporterAs movies become more dependent on visual effects, the demand for pros educated in the art of VFX has dramatically increased. Many leading VFX houses now recruit directly out o…
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INSIDER17 photos that show how 'Avengers: Infinity War' looks without visual effectsINSIDERAbout 2,900 of those are visual effects shots. INSIDER went through behind-the-scenes videos released by Marvel along with photos taken of the set to compare w…
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IBC365The science behind the fiction - in conversation with Joe LetteriIBC365He doesn't draw or paint nor animates in the traditional sense but give Joe Letteri a computer and he can figure out how to create any image in the world – or a world yet…
- 20 days ago31 Jul 18, 12:32pm -

The upcoming third season of Netflix’s “Stranger Things” won’t just be the darkest season of the series yet, it also sounds like it could have some big moments of comedy. Appearing at the at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles on Friday…
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While Disney’s upcoming animated series “Star Wars: Resistance” will mostly focus on new faces to the franchise, at least three characters (and their respective actors) from the modern trilogy have been confirmed to be involved – Poe Dameron…
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It didn’t break any records or perform so well it’ll start a whole new trend, but the old-fashioned rom-com formula meets full Asian cast of “Crazy Rich Asians” worked very well at the U.S. box-office this weekend. Opening earlier than most o…
- 18 hours ago19 Aug 18, 6:51pm -

Its got hot young talent like “Baby Driver” star Ansel Elgort and “Kingsman” lead Taron Egerton along with solid supporting names like Emma Roberts, Jeremy Irvine, Billie Lourd, Cary Elwes and Judd Nelson. But ensemble crime-drama “Billiona…
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The new Fall TV season is set to kick off shortly with series both old and new set to be launched in the United States over the next few weeks. With so many show on it can prove a bit confusing as to when specifically each of these shows will premier…
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Graphics card manufacturer NVIDIA has been stealing the tech headlines this past week with the unveiling of its new series of Turing-based graphics cards which include what is dubbed the holy grail of graphics – real-time ray tracing. First teased…
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“Wanted” director Timur Bekmambetov has found himself the godfather of a whole new sub-genre of filmmaking dubbed ‘Screen Life,’ one in which the entire film’s narrative unfolds across a computer desktop. The trend began with horror thrille…
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“Criminal Minds” star Paget Brewster is set to become a fully fledged recurring star on the next season of Disney’s “DuckTales” reboot, reprising the role she briefly played in the first season finale. Brewster plays Della Duck, the long-mi…
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While a site like JustWatch.com does a good job at telling you which particular streaming service might have a title you’re looking for, It also highlights how many key films have yet make the jump. In fact it seems as home entertainment made the t…
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Netflix is reportedly testing a new feature advertising its own shows in between episodes of those who are binge-watching a series on their service. Netflix users who have been added to this trial have been appearing on Reddit and Twitter and they ar…
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This coming week sees GamesCom, the famed European gaming trade fair, taking place in Cologne in Germany with lots of advanced looks at the packed schedule of games coming to PC and consoles this Fall and next Spring. Ahead of the convention, several…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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