Simone Kraus has more than 18 years of experience in animation and visual effects. She is the co-owner of Trixter and has worked on a large number of projects such as CLOUD ATLAS, THE AVENGERS, IRON MAN 3 and the CAPTAIN AMERICA trilogy. She is at th…
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Excellent final trailer for VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS! The VFX are made by: Industrial Light & Magic (VFX Supervisor: Philippe Rebours) Weta Digital (VFX Supervisors: Joe Letteri & Martin Hill) Rodeo FX (VFX Supervisor: Francois Dum…
- 3 hours ago24 May 17, 1:00pm -

Here is a new trailer for SPIDER-MAN – HOMECOMING: The VFX are made by: Cantina Creative Digital Domain (VFX Supervisor: Lou Pecora) Industrial Light & Magic Iloura, Sydney Sony Pictures Imageworks (VFX Supervisor: Theo Bialek) Luma Pictures Method…
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Brendan Seals is working at Luma Pictures since several years. He has worked on many films such as GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON, DEADPOOL and DOCTOR STRANGE.The post ALIEN – COVENANT: Brendan Seals – VFX Supervisor – Luma P…
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Here is the trailer for STAR TREK – DISCOVERY: Note: if the video is not working, click here to watch it. The VFX are made by: Pixomondo Spin VFX © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2017The post STAR TREK: DISCOVERY appeared first on The Art of…
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Outpost VFX presents their VFX work on LIFE: WANT TO KNOW MORE? Outpost VFX: Dedicated page about LIFE on Outpost VFX website. © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2017The post LIFE: VFX Breakdown by Outpost VFX appeared first on The Art of VFX.
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Christian Kaestner began his career in visual effects in 2006 at The Orphanage and then joined the Framestore teams in 2007. He has worked on numerous projects such as AVATAR, GRAVITY, EDGE OF TOMORROW and PADDINGTON.With more than 16 years experien…
- 2 days ago22 May 17, 2:30pm -

Argunov Studio presents their nice work made for THE SPACEWALKER (VREMYA PERVYH): © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2017The post THE SPACEWALKER (VREMYA PERVYH): VFX Breakdown by Argunov Studio appeared first on The Art of VFX.
- 2 days ago22 May 17, 1:00pm -

In 2015, Christopher Townsend told us about his work on AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON. Today, he explains about the challenges faced on GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL 2.The post GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2: Christopher Townsend – Production VFX Supervis…
- 5 days ago19 May 17, 3:00pm -

Canadian studio MELS have just released this making of about their work on the season 2 of COLONY: © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2017The post COLONY – Season 2: Making of by MELS appeared first on The Art of VFX.
- 5 days ago19 May 17, 1:00pm -

We talk to MPC and Framestore about their Alien Covenant and creature work.
- 12 hours ago24 May 17, 4:10am -

In the first part of our Guardians Coverage we look at Ego in Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol.2 .
- 3 days ago22 May 17, 3:07am -

The Rokoko Professional MoCap suit starts shipping for $2500.
- 6 days ago18 May 17, 7:26pm -

Congrats to Blender Institute for the newest Open Source short: A trailer for their (hopefully) feature length animated film.
- 9 days ago15 May 17, 11:31pm -

A look at some of the cool tech at FMX.
- 15 days ago10 May 17, 1:57am -

We exclusively speak to Chris Bond, Thinkbox Founder about being acquired by Amazon
- 30 days ago24 Apr 17, 10:33pm -

We speak extensively with Simon Robinson about what the heck NUKE is these days and how it is being used?
- 30 days ago24 Apr 17, 12:59pm -

We speak to FMX's Jean-Michel Blottiere about what was on the program this year!
- 30 days ago24 Apr 17, 7:16am -

Relearning the language of film for a 270 degree special venue custom built cinema experience.
- 33 days ago22 Apr 17, 1:52am -

Cooke S7, Light Field Labs and Material X...
- 36 days ago19 Apr 17, 1:44am -

Exclusive look behind MPC's remarkable work on Ghost in the Shell
- 36 days ago18 Apr 17, 10:32am -

"Peter set the tone for a generation and was one of the reasons that Flame users are so often referred to as artists"
- 37 days ago17 Apr 17, 3:52am -

For Alien: Covenant, Ridley Scott’s newest deep dive into his Alien universe, Luma Pictures was called upon to create visual effects for several sequences. The studio researched and realized the tiny spores that inhabit some of the characters, incl…
- 18 hours ago23 May 17, 10:04pm -

That’s what happens to Emily Browning’s character on American Gods, and i wrote about how they did it for Thrillist.
- 2 days ago22 May 17, 10:27pm -

How Steven Spielberg came to adopt CGI dinosaurs for 1993’s Jurassic Park is an often-told story, including in several interviews I’ve done recently. Ultimately, the move from stop-motion to digital dinos paved the way for an explosion in CG char…
- 3 days ago21 May 17, 10:50pm -

  A stand-out moment in James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 occurs when Yondu, Kraglin, Rocket and Baby Groot jump through several space portals causing their faces to warp and distend in almost grotesque ways. Trixter pulled off the scen…
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Limitless thinks we can, and they’re already doing it. I talked to Tom Sanocki at FMX about where their software is up to. Here’s the story at Cartoon Brew.
- 6 days ago18 May 17, 11:04pm -

Always a lot of fun writing for 3D Artist magazine – love their spreads. Latest issue covers the work by Framestore and Weta Digital for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2.
- 7 days ago18 May 17, 1:36am -

In the opening to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Groot steals the show, mostly because he doesn’t care that a giant alien creature is on the attack behind him while he’s dancing. Framestore pulled off this sequence and I wrote about it for Carto…
- 7 days ago17 May 17, 8:32pm -

It always amazes me what people do in Blender, and that the software is open source. Was great to find out about the Blender Institute’s newest project, Agent 327: Operation Barbershop – which has film-quality visuals and style. Check it out at C…
- 9 days ago16 May 17, 12:16am -

Oh, and the huge gay sex scene. Here’s how the VFX team managed to make those things possible. Their work on the show is incredible.
- 9 days ago15 May 17, 7:35am -

This incredible animation by Nikita Diakur called Ugly was done by deliberately making mistakes inside C4D. I talked to the animator about how he accomplished it, for Cartoon Brew.
- 11 days ago13 May 17, 10:01am -

The Microsoft Azure Batch Rendering Platform is built on the Azure Batch platform and allows users to submit render jobs through Maya, 3ds Max and Arnold, and the Azure SDK allows customization and open-source plugins to integrate directly with Maya…
- 1 day ago23 May 17, 9:07am -

The One Club for Creativity awards has honored Framestore with 49 trophies across five projects, including 18 gold awards for ‘Field Trip to Mars,’ all for the production company’s innovative work in virtual and augmented reality.
- 1 day ago23 May 17, 7:41am -

Studios from Sydney to London help create the visual effects for Ridley Scott’s new sci-fi/horror film.
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The Weta Digital VFX supervisor discusses his work on director James Gunn’s latest MCU superhero franchise hit. 
- 6 days ago18 May 17, 11:44pm -

Award-winning open-source studio Blender Institute releases ambitious three-minute teaser for full-length animated feature based on Dutch artist Martin Lodewijk’s classic comics.
- 6 days ago18 May 17, 10:50pm -

Framestore collaborates with VFX supervisor Christopher Townsend to deliver more than 620 shots ranging from creature work, spaceships, ‘the best opening sequence in the world’ and an exhilarating space chase across the Galaxies.
- 6 days ago18 May 17, 9:11pm -

SIGGRAPH 2017 Technical Papers to feature computer science discoveries in fluid simulation, fabrication, geometry processing, and more.
- 7 days ago17 May 17, 8:58pm -

VFX supervisor Jon Cowley assumes role as Head of Production and Senior VFX Supervisor at FuseFX Vancouver facility, bringing 18 years of visual effects experience to projects that include the television series ‘Zoo’ and ‘The Mist.’
- 8 days ago17 May 17, 2:39am -

The Weta Digital VFX supervisor discusses his work on Luc Besson’s upcoming epic sci-fi adventure.
- 8 days ago16 May 17, 10:15pm -

New release improves the drawing experience and expands creative possibilities with new tools and enhancements.
- 8 days ago16 May 17, 7:49pm -

Industrial Light & Magic’s chief creative officer discusses story development as well as VFX production, virtual tools and Death Star weapon sequences on Gareth Edwards’ ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.’
- 12 days ago12 May 17, 6:21pm -

Winners to be announced during this year’s SIGGRAPH Conference, taking place July 30 through August 3; deadline for nominations is June 19.
- 15 days ago9 May 17, 10:45pm -

The Italian animator and visual artist has created a music video to Populous' new track 'Azulejos' inspired by the mystery "seductive side" of the Portugal capital.
- 5 hours ago24 May 17, 10:20am -

The new Surface Pro boasts a faster, more sensitive and tilt-recognising pen.
- 24 hours ago23 May 17, 3:45pm -

A sketching system for 3D face and caricature modelling, integration of robust crowd simulation and Adobe Project VoCo (beta) to be presented at this year’s Siggraph Technical Papers program.
- 2 days ago22 May 17, 2:18pm -

Jon Burgerman, The Art of Ping Pong, Charlotte Day, Gordon Reid, Ben The Illustrator, Ana Jaks and more to help boost voting participation.
- 2 days ago22 May 17, 12:00pm -

The designers behind the ice-cream brand’s major refresh tell us how they commissioned 10 international artists to create patterns visualising each Häagen-Dazs flavour.
- 2 days ago22 May 17, 10:01am -

Dolby Laboratories commissioned a global range of 22 artists and design studios to create a new series of artwork based on its iconic double D logo.
- 5 days ago19 May 17, 1:37pm -

Check out a polar bear, whale, red squirrel and a bee sculpture illuminated by incredible projection mapping visuals from Sober Industries.
- 5 days ago19 May 17, 11:51am -

A hacker has obtained over 685,000 usernames and passwords for the popular free font site.
- 5 days ago19 May 17, 11:24am -

Microsoft has moved the navigation elements of OneNote to the left-hand rail on most versions, to benefit accessibility tools like screen readers.
- 6 days ago19 May 17, 3:15am -

Google has launched both a new category of cable-free Standalone VR devices, as well as a new Visual Positioning System for helping phones navigate via augmented reality.
- 6 days ago19 May 17, 1:09am -

Dell’s 27-inch screen you can draw on in like a cheaper, Windows-only version of the Wacom Cintiq 27QHD – but it now won't be out until August.
- 6 days ago18 May 17, 12:42pm -

The SketchBook Pro painting and drawing app upgrade for iPad, iPhone, Android and Amazon Fire is now available to download from iTunes, with a cleaner interface, a two-handed mode, predictive strokes and more.
- 7 days ago17 May 17, 11:00am -

Deadline'American Gods' VFX Gurus On Producing 3000 Shots In 18 MonthsDeadlineIf you ask visual effects designer Kevin Tod Haug and visual effects supervisor David Stump—who also works in a related craft, as a visual effects cinematographer—visua…
- 23 hours ago23 May 17, 5:10pm -

Animation World Network (press release) (registration) (blog)VFX Supervisor Charley Henley Unleashes a New Wave of Xenomorphs in 'Alien: Covenant'Animation World Network (press release) (registration) (blog)The film is positioned as a sequel to Scott…
- 2 days ago22 May 17, 5:39pm -

You Can Create Westworld-style Visual Effects at Home using Free Video SoftwareRealWire (press release)NORWICH, UK, May 18th, 2017 - FXHOME (hitfilm.com) and popular YouTube filmmakers Film Riot have joined forces to release HitFilm Express 2017 - th…
- 6 days ago18 May 17, 2:41pm -

The indy100This visual effects artist came up with the most amazing way to sell ...The indy100Badly spelt advert on Gumtree? Dubiously authentic photo on eBay? Post-it in a newsagent window...? There are a multitude of ways to shift your stuff ...Vi…
- 11 days ago13 May 17, 1:11pm -

YourStory.comThe importance of motion capture to the visual effects industry in IndiaYourStory.comEvolving technology has spawned several changes in the visual effects industry, and one trend that bears exceptional promise, especially in India, is th…
- 12 days ago12 May 17, 5:54pm -

Huffington post (press release) (blog)Visual Effects Artist Creates Breathtaking Trailer To Sell His Old CarHuffington post (press release) (blog)When it came to selling his beloved 1996 Suzuki Vitara, Eugene Romanovsky went full-on Hollywood. The Is…
- 14 days ago10 May 17, 12:49pm -

Business InsiderHere's how Groot and Rocket Raccoon look without visual effects in 'Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2'Business InsiderSpecial effects makeup designer David White also made two life-size versions of Rocket Raccoon along with a bust of Gro…
- 16 days ago8 May 17, 7:30pm -

Indiatimes.comVisual Effects Artist Creates Highly Fictitious Video To Sell His Old Car, Goes Viral With 2 Million ViewsIndiatimes.comWith websites like OLX in function, our creative buds have gone for a toss. I mean, how often to we plan to inculcat…
- 16 days ago8 May 17, 12:27pm -

PetaPixel (blog)A Visual Effects Artist Made This Epic Video to Sell His Old CarPetaPixel (blog)Israeli visual effects artist Eugene Romanovsky wanted to sell his old 1996 Suzuki Vitara SUV, so he created this out-of-this-world 2-minute video to adve…
- 20 days ago4 May 17, 5:35pm -

Esquire.comWatch the Saturday Night Live Visual Effects Team In Action - EsquireEsquire.comObviously, Saturday Night Live is jam-packed with awesome visual effects. But what you may not have realized is how little time the team has to get the job don…
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- 2 hours ago24 May 17, 1:36pm -

Vanity Fair’s extensive “Star Wars” The Last Jedi” cover story has gone online over on their official site, along with a gallery of fourteen photos consisting of shots on location and some beautiful portait photos of members of the cast such…
- 3 hours ago24 May 17, 1:09pm -

Patty Jenkins’ “Wonder Woman” film has topped a Fandango audience poll of the most anticipated films of this Summer. ‘Woman’ came in ahead of “Spider-Man: Homecoming” in second, “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” in…
- 3 hours ago24 May 17, 12:49pm -

One of the more unexpected announcements in the past week was that of Constantin Film rebooting the “Resident Evil” film franchise mere months after the sixth and apparent final entry was released in cinemas. Then came word the other day that Jam…
- 3 hours ago24 May 17, 12:46pm -

If James Gunn can get away with plenty of easter eggs to other Marvel cosmic properties in “Guardians of the Galaxy,” it makes sense that the upcoming “The Dark Tower” film will include references to other works by famed author Stephen King.…
- 3 hours ago24 May 17, 12:42pm -

Following yesterday’s announcement of its ‘Dark Universe’ initiative, Universal Pictures has released two new IMAX-exclusive posters for the upcoming remake of “The Mummy” starring Tom Cruise. At the same time, Sony Pictures has unveiled tw…
- 3 hours ago24 May 17, 12:40pm -

In the wake of yesterday’s sad news of the passing of 89-year-old Sir Roger Moore, three of the five other actors to have inhabited the iconic role of James Bond in the official series have paid tribute to the man. Moore played the character for th…
- 3 hours ago24 May 17, 12:35pm -

After a fourteen year break since the last one, the third film in the “Jeepers Creepers” saga is on the way and is targeting a release sometime later this year or early next year. The film has already wrapped production, and today comes word the…
- 3 hours ago24 May 17, 12:33pm -

DC Super Hero Girls Production has officially begun on the animated action-comedy series “DC Super Hero Girls” from Warner Bros. Animation, with plans for it to premiere on Cartoon Network in 2018. In the series, we follow the teen versions of Wo…
- 3 hours ago24 May 17, 12:32pm -

TNT has set a 9pm Sunday, August 20th premiere date and time for the fourth season of its epic naval drama series “The Last Ship”. The two-hour episode will debut across TNT platforms. Eric Dane, Bridget Regan and Adam Baldwin star in the series…
- 3 hours ago24 May 17, 12:30pm -

Sony Pictures has released the third and final set of trailers for Jon Watts’ upcoming “Spider-Man Homecoming” starring Tom Holland. Like the last few, there’s both a domestic and international version with both adopting very different footag…
- 8 hours ago24 May 17, 7:36am -

“Independence Day” and “2012” director Roland Emmerich is is officially set to helm “Midway,” the upcoming film about the famous battle in the Pacific theater during the Second World War. Emmerich first announced plans to develop the proj…
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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…
- 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…
- 23 Mar 15, 10:57pm -

VFX artist Francis L. Camacho recently passed away in Montreal. His family has created a memorial fund that you can donate to. http://www.youcaring.com/memorial-fundraiser/francis-l-camacho-memorial-fund-/304803#.VNo083–X00.facebook While I didn’…
- 10 Feb 15, 9:30pm -

TechCrunch posted an article by VFX artists Sonya Teich and Raqi Syed entitled Visual Effects: The Gender Bias Behind The Screen. The authors present a case that the reason for the low participation rate of women in the visual effects industry and…
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