Great video (with the participation of George Lucas, Dennis Muren, Lorne Peterson, Jon Berg and Scott Farrar) about the amazing STAR WARS (and many more) concept artist Ralph McQuarrie: © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2014
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Rodeo FX have published a really cool VFX Breakdown about their work on JERUSALEM: WANT TO KNOW MORE? Rodeo FX: Dedicated page about JERUSALEM on Rodeo FX website. © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2014
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Mill+ have published a really cool montage of the graphics work for the Oscars 2014: WANT TO KNOW MORE: Mill+: Dedicated page about the Oscars 2014 on The Mill website. © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2014
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Here is the first official trailer for SIN CITY – A DAME TO KILL FOR: The VFX are made by: Prime Focus World (VFX Supervisors : Jon Cowley, Tim McGovern and Joshua Saeta) The Show VFX Supervisor is Stefen Fangmeier © Vincent Frei – The Art of VF…
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Last year, Craig Calvert had told us about the previs work of Mr. X on PACIFIC RIM. He then worked on the TV series THE STRAIN. And now he explains his work on the remake of ROBOCOP.
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Really sad news! Modus FX have closed its doors after many years of activities! Yanick Wilisky, Executive Vice President and Co-founder of Modus FX, talks with La Presse about this sad event. You can read the article here. Here is another article (in…
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Here is the first official teaser trailer for PADDINGTON : The VFX are made by: Framestore (VFX Supervisor : Tim Webber / CG Supervisor : Andy Kind) The Third Floor © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2014
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Randy Goux is in visual effects for over 16 years. He has worked in many studios around the world and has worked on various projects such as X-MEN, CONSTANTINE, PATHFINDER or RED.
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Warner Bros have just released a beautiful trailer created by Blur Studio for BATMAN ARKHAM KNIGHT: © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2014
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Here is the official teaser trailer for TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION : The VFX are made by: Industrial Light & Magic The Production VFX Supervisor is Jeff White. © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2014
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Blur reveals how they made their latest Elder Scrolls Online cinematic, including a look at early concept art and models crafted by the studio.
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Ex-ILMer Steve 'Spaz' Williams shares a story about working with Softimage during the making of Jurassic Park. Autodesk has just announced the software is EOL.
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Find out how Mr. X destroyed Pompeii, got their teaser trailer imagery into the final film and delivered one particularly crucial shot.
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Gravity has won the VFX Oscar at this year's Academy Awards.
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In this special fxpodcast, we report directly from the VFX Oscars March which took place today in Hollywood.
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Final tally was 541 artists at the protest in Hollywood on Oscar day. fxguide was there providing constant updates, interviews and exclusive photos.
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What is Deep Comp, and how did Deep Data develop simultaneously around the world?
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ADAPT (Asso­ci­a­tion of Dig­i­tal Artists, Pro­fes­sion­als & Tech­ni­cians) has released a video titled "Corporate Welfare For Hollywood?"
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Mike Seymour, Jason Diamond and Mark Christiansen discuss the 2014 VFX Oscar nominated films in this years Oscar Preview show.
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The MPAA wants trade courts to consider the use of electronic means to distribute intellectual property to be treated the same as physical goods, LA City Council hears testimony, Life After Pi has been released and ADAPT is announced.
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London VFX house Nvizible, part of the Ngroup, announced that they have considerably increased capacity with the company having taken on a whole new floor at their Soho base.
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Shotgun replaces Blur’s proprietary production management software; frees internal development resources to focus on creative tools.
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Leading CG software developer Autodesk confirms that it is ceasing development of its Softimage CG software.
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Katy Perry's latest music video for the hip hop-infused #1 hit single "Dark Horse" is a bold, Egyptian-themed cinematic epic created by storytelling studio Mirada. 
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The first teaser trailer and a new poster are unveiled for TWC-Dimension’s CGI/live-action hybrid film Paddington.
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Program highlights are announced for FMX 2014, including a series of talks dedicated to ‘Disruptive Education,” feature presentations on Oscar winner Frozen and international film project The Physician, as well as renowned personalities such as S…
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Sydney-based digital production company announces the launch of a feature film development arm focused on developing a slate of animation, hybrid and VFX driven films for the company.
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Gravity, Frozen, and Mr. Hublot were the big winners for VFX and animation at Sunday night's 86th Academy Awards. Here's a snapshot of the backstage comments.
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An estimated 540 people from the visual effects community participate in a rally on Hollywood Blvd. on Oscar Sunday.
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Alfonso Cuarón’s 3D space epic Gravity leads the 86th annual Academy Awards with seven wins, including the prize for best visual effects.
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Polish creative studio Platige Image forges an inspirational teaser for the History Channel’s powerful original series that transports viewers to the brutal and mysterious world of the Vikings.
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Led by VFX Supervisor Arundi Asregadoo and VFX Producer Stefan Drury, MPC delivers 80 photoreal shots across nine scenes for The Monuments Men.
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Design Council and Creative & Cultural Skills launch new project that aims to improve design apprenticeships in the UK.    
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The exhibition, set to open on 13 March, features work from Hysteria, a collective of three female artists.    
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New rules mean photos found on Getty Images can be embedded on any website, blog or social network at no cost.    
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What do Apple design developments from 2013 tell us about what to expect for iOS and the Mac this year?    
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Your nearest dine-in Pizza Hut - if there is one - probably looks like it's trapped in the 80s, but it might someday leap into the future with tabletop touch screens for ordering and entertainment.    
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Autodesk has announced that 3D modelling and animation software Softimage will be completely unsupported as of 2016.    
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There's one implication of CarPlay that actually gives me some hope about the disappointing state of car electronics: Apple's track record as a software developer.    
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The month-long series of events aims to encourage women to take a more active role in shaping the future of the industry.    
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London-based furniture store Heals has released its first fabric collection since the 1970s, and some our favourite illustrators and designers from illustration-as-art label Outline Artists have created patterns for it.    
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California VFX workers want the US government to use tariffs to make firms like the Oscar-winner for Gravity, Framestore, less competitive.    
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Motion graphics agency FullScream has created new idents for Sky's dedicated Oscar channel.    
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CarPlay will let drivers use their iPhones to make calls, access music and get directions – and it works with non-Apple apps.    
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Technabob (blog)OpenPool Augmented Reality Kit Adds Visual Effects to Billiard Tables: Trick ShotsTechnabob (blog)OpenPool is an open source program that uses a Kinect sensor to track the balls on the table, then feeds the visual effects to a project…
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Scientific AmericanGravity's Oscar-winning Visual Effects Mastermind Talks about 'Weightlessness'Scientific AmericanTim Webber is a visual effects supervisor who has worked on an array of critically acclaimed blockbusters. He joined British visual ef…
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After Visual Effects Rally, VFX Company Says It Will CloseHollywood ReporterA week ago was the release of documentary Rhythm & Hues: Life After Pi, which examined the troubled visual effects business and reported that 21 VFX houses have folded or fil…
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The technology behind Gravity's Oscar-winning visual effectsDigital Spy UKThis was in part thanks to the efforts of London-based visual effects studio Framestore. Still glowing from the movie's awards successes, Digital Spy was lucky enough to catch…
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The British technology behind Gravity's Oscar-winning visual effectsTelegraph.co.ukAlfonso Cuarón's Gravity has been widely recognised for its stunning visual effects and game-changing use of 3D. It was one of the big winners at last night's Oscars,…
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Oscars: What Do 'Gravity' Wins in Cinematography and Visual Effects Signal?Hollywood ReporterAccepting the VFX Oscar, Webber also thanked the teams, including his colleagues at London-headquartered VFX house Framstore and Lubezki. He thanked Cuaron f…
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PerezHilton.comGravity Wins The Award For Best Visual Effects At The 2014 Oscars!PerezHilton.comHouston, we definitely don't have a problem here! Gravity got off to a strong start in the technical categories as it won the award for Best Visual Effect…
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The VergeOscar Protest: Visual Effects Protestors Take to StreetsVarietyMidday drizzle provided some relief from California's parching drought but it was the Golden State's withering visual effects industry in focus as visual effects artists took to…
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The GuardianOscars 2014: Visual effects workers protest for second year runningThe GuardianThis year, as the Oscars look set to fete Gravity, a film for which visual effects are central - and which was produced largely from Framestore's London base -…
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International Business TimesVFX Oscars March: Visual Effects Workers Plan Academy Awards Protest Of ...International Business TimesCoinciding with the 86th annual Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday, hundreds of visual effects professionals plan to hit…
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Appearing at the SXSW film festival in Austin this weekend, writer/filmmaker Evan Goldberg spoke about his involvement in the proposed AMC TV series adaptation of the famed comic series "Preacher". He tells Collider that the plan is to deliver as…
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Demand was so high for HBO's just aired "True Detective" finale that it led to a failure of the network's online streaming service HBO Go.It has been reported that those who tried to watch the episode through the service were stuck with a spinning…
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In the first weekend of its global launch, Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures' "300: Rises of an Empire" nabbed nearly $133 million from 59 markets according to estimates. In the U.S., the film beat predictions and garnered a very healthy $45.1 mi…
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Along with a new "Game of Thrones" spot, HBO also used tonight's "True Detective" finale to launch a bunch of trailers for its upcoming fare - chief among them the first teaser for Ryan Murphy's early 1980s AIDS drama "The Normal Heart".There's a…
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As HBO's "True Detective" wraps tonight, the network is using the finale to premiere a third trailer for the upcoming fourth season of "Game of Thrones". Though not as good as the 'Feral Love'-scored first, it's an improvement over the awkward 'Citi…
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Several months out from release, AMC Theaters held a live chat with director James Gunn, actor Chris Pratt and Marvel's Kevin Feige for the upcoming film adaptation of the Marvel comic "Guardians of the Galaxy". The full 30-minute chat can be viewed…
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MaleficentThe first official photo of the three meddling pixies, Knotgrass, Flittle and Thistletwit in Disney's live-action adaptation of "Sleeping Beauty" have arrived. Imelda Staunton, Lesley Manville and Juno Temple star in the roles. [Source: E…
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The excitement over the May 27th release date announcement of Ubisoft's long-awaited video game release "Watch Dogs" has been tempered over the past few days in the wake of the recent trailer.The company has come under fire on various game forums l…
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Following his delivery of the South by Southwest keynote on Saturday at the Austin Convention Center, filmmaker Marc Webb has spoken about "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" and addresses one major fan complaint - too many villains.It was that problem whic…
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Lionsgate has acquired the film rights to the Bigfoot found footage thriller "Exists" which had a highly successful midnight premiere at the SXSW Film Festival.Eduardo Sanchez ("The Blair Witch Project") helms this new take on the sasquatch myth in…
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Production on FX's "Anger Management" series has been pushed due to the absence of star Charlie Sheen who has missed several days of work in recent weeks. Lionsgate has been using stand-ins for the actor in certain scenes.The situation has gotten…
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Following his debut film "Whiplash" sweeping the top prizes at this year's Sundance Film Festival, filmmaker Damian Chazelle has begun setting up his next project - the youth-oriented musical "La La Land".The Los Angeles Times reports that the Cali…
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Aksel Hennie, Wes Bentley & Stephen Lang dive deepThose Scandinavians continue to trot out more thrillers than anyone else, and the next to hit our screens will be Erik Skjoldbjærg's Pioneer, set around the oil industry in the early 1980s and featur…
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Tom Rob Smith's Child 44 follow-up gets optionedOld MacDonald had a farm and so does Tom Rob Smith, the bestselling novelist whose Soviet-era thriller Child 44 is currently blazing to the screen like a Tom Hardy-shaped bullet. His Child 44 follow-up,…
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Back in black (and white)The pictures? They were just the initial lure, the eye candy to distract your peepers and get the interest bubbling in your gut like so much cheap soup. Now comes the first real punch: the trailer, full of noir and narration…
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Sequel to Zack Snyder's epic rises to number oneIt was a tale of two time-travel movies at the US box office this weekend. Admittedly, no one in the battle-crazed 300: Rise Of An Empire hops into a modified DeLorean at any point, but it does take us…
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A potential new novel adaptationGiven her recent past playing a selfish author, an evil queen and a cold executive, it’s been a while since we’ve seen the softer side of Charlize Theron. Universal is looking to bring her back to the side of the a…
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Mia Wasikowska and Adam Driver head to the desertIf you’re the sort of person who considers walking to the shops for  milk a bit of a trek, you might want to watch the trailer for Tracks, the true story of a woman who walked a little bit further j…
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Donna Tart's novel optioned by The Hunger Games producersWhen a book becomes as popular as Donna Tartt’s latest, The Goldfinch, you just know filmmakers are going to come a-calling, hoping to adapt it. Hunger Games producer Nina Jacobson and her Co…
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Eric Bana finds something demonicWith its title change now formally taking effect here as well as across the pond, horror thriller Deliver Us From Evil (formerly Beware The Night) has put its first trailer online. Can Eric Bana save his family and th…
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Adapting Max Brooks' graphic novelThe last time Hollywood came calling at Max Brooks’ door, they took the title and basic concept of his work (World War Z) but stripped out most of the story and all the characters. So you might wonder whether he’…
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Jack must prevent a potential world war...London clearly hasn’t been through enough in the last few years, despite being blown up, carved up, beaten up and driven through with wild abandon. Now we have to endure the arrival of Kiefer Sutherland's J…
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'We mustn't disappoint father...'HBO are continuing to theme the trailers for Game Of Thrones' impending fourth season. Following the "Vengeance" clip, here's the latest, revolving around "Secrets".Whose secrets? Well we start with the Stark sisters,…
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300 sequel rises to number oneIt was a tale of two time travel movies at the US box office this weekend. Admittedly, no one in the battle-crazed 300: Rise Of An Empire hops into a modified DeLorean at any point. But it does take us back in time, via…
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During the VFX Progress Group meeting yesterday some of the attendees wanted to find out how they could help with our legal effort to apply anti-subsidy duties to subsidized visual effects work. While we setup fundraising channels, we want to cast a…
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Big thanks to one of our supporters who directed me to this. Conan O’Brien talks about the VFX March protest that drew almost 600 supporters. Some good chuckles. Enjoy: http://teamcoco.com/video/conan-monologue-02-27-14 I’ve been a big fan of Con…
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Mark Devlin of Surviving The Freelance Jungle conduct this impromptu interview with me during the March in March rally. Soldier On.
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Help us, Picard, Kentz & Rowe. You're our only hope. #VFX #VFXSoldier @VFXSoldier #Subsidies #LAFilm #SaveVFX http://t.co/wEiiyo1KR4— Coley (@OnlyColey) July 11, 2013 Last year many of you helped crowd fund a legal study done by a Washington DC-bas…
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Video by John Wallace Variety Hollywood Reporter The Wrap Deadline: Coming soon. BBC The Guardian The Wire BuzzFeed Animation Guild FXGuide – Plenty of photos, video, and an interview with me. Wow. Thank you to everyone who attended and those all o…
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This Sunday hundreds of us will be gathering for the Oscar March in March. The event’s goal is to help spread word about our legal effort to end subsidies. We’ve made some incredible strides as the media is interested in listening to what we have…
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From NPR, A Picket Line At The Oscars: Visual-Effects Artists To Protest. Selected excepts: “Why Warner Brothers needs the support of the taxpayers of New Zealand in order to make The Hobbit is beyond me,” Cohen says. … Meanwhile, the Motion…
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From the Dominion Post: Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce was repeatedly advised by officials not to budge on the subsidies for big-budget television and film productions, despite intense lobbying from the industry. Officials said the bigger…
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Go to the 6:40 mark Our effort has generated a lot of media interest and I’ve been invited to interviews and there have been some big mentions. KCRW: http://www.kcrw.com/news/programs/ww/ww140227la_visual_fx_industr CBC: http://www.cbc.ca/news/ar…
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Tonight I attended the Milken Institute Panel on increasing film subsidies in California. This was an awesome discussion and you have to watch it. The panel had pro and anti subsidy people along with film executives, union leaders, and politicians. T…
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