Here is the VFX Breakdown by Mr. X about their work on the episode 419 of VIKINGS: WANT TO KNOW MORE? Mr. X: Dedicated page about VIKINGS Season 4 on Mr. X website. © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2017The post VIKINGS – 419: VFX Breakdown b…
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Many new shots in this international trailer of THE COMMUTER: The VFX are made by: Cinesite (VFX Supervisor: Stephane Paris) The Production VFX Supervisor is Steve Begg. Director: Jaume Collet-Serra Release Date: 12 January 2018 (USA) © Vincent Frei…
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Glassworks presents their work on this BWIN commercial: BWIN – THE RACE WANT TO KNOW MORE? Glassworks: Dedicated page about BWIN “The Race” on Glassworks website. © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2017The post BWIN “The Race”: Making…
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Here is the first trailer for PETER RABBIT: The Animation and VFX are made by: Animal Logic Director: Will Gluck Release Date: 9 February 2018 (USA) © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2017The post PETER RABBIT appeared first on The Art of VFX.
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Lots of new shots in this featurette about BLADE RUNNER 2049: The VFX are made by: Double Negative (VFX Supervisor: Paul Lambert) Framestore (VFX Supervisor: Richard Hoover) MPC (VFX Supervisor: Richard Clegg) Atomic Fiction (VFX Supervisor: Ryan Tud…
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Nice making of by The Mill about their work on this “Third Wheel” commercial: WANT TO KNOW MORE? The Mill: Dedicated page about “Third Wheel” on The Mill website. © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2017The post “Third Wheel”: Making…
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Brand new trailer for MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS: The VFX are made by: MPC (VFX Supervisor: Patrick Ledda) Director: Kenneth Branagh Release Date: 10 November 2017 (USA) © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2017The post MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPR…
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Here is the first trailer for MARVEL’S THE PUNISHER: Release Date: 2017 © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2017The post MARVEL’S THE PUNISHER appeared first on The Art of VFX.
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Here is the first trailer for TOMB RAIDER: The VFX are made by: Scanline VFX Director: Roar Uthaug Release Date: 16 March 2018 (USA) © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2017The post TOMB RAIDER appeared first on The Art of VFX.
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The guys bandy together to discuss IT
- 2 days ago20 Sep 17, 10:32pm -

Render Token offers to render your files and allow you to earn cryptocurrencies with your spare GPU cycles. We take a detailed look.
- 4 days ago19 Sep 17, 12:01pm -

We talk to the team behind the miniatures and Previs of The Orville
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The team discuss the VFX of Game of Thrones.
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Congrats to the VFX Emmy winners.
- 12 days ago11 Sep 17, 11:37am -

Tom Wild aims to unite Deluxe VFX and VR production management globally.
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We deep dive on a remarkable scanning and VR project that took almost 20 years.
- 18 days ago4 Sep 17, 11:36pm -

Framestore LA and NY VFX on the Destiny 2 trailer
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One of the most impressive new tools in VR: Atom View and Nu Design
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Baselight plugs in for wider workflows.
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Chaos Group announced V-Ray for UE4.
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Animal Logic makes their USD Maya tools open source.
- 35 days ago19 Aug 17, 1:43pm -

For SYFY WIRE, I got to interview Star Trek visual effects supervisor Dan Curry about his work on the 80s/90s/00s TV series. Was fun to consider how much was done in miniatures and the move to digital.
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It’s Isle of Dogs from Wes Anderson. Wow.
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Trojan Horse was a Unicorn or THU is about to kick off in Portugal. If you’re a regular reader then you might know I’ve been the last two years to this design, animation, concept art and VFX event (although listing those things doesn’t really f…
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Between the 23rd and 27th of October, the city of Turin in Italy will be host to the VIEW Conference. Now in its 18th year, VIEW offers an intimate setting with a wide-ranging set of speakers from the visual effects, animation, games and interactive…
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A new CG animated TV series Zafari is coming from director David Dozoretz and Digital Dimension, and they’re using Unreal Engine to make it. Here’s my preview at Cartoon Brew.
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Apple’s animated emojis – Animojis – for the iPhone X just announced today are getting lots of attention, partly because the tech behind them likely extends from the company’s acquisition of Faceshift in 2015. While that’s certainly not bee…
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Most of the incredible visual effects and animation talks at the upcoming VIEW Conference in Turin, Italy start on Tuesday 24th October. But if you’re in town on Monday 23rd October, I would definitely suggest heading to the masterclasses and works…
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In a new official video from Fox, The Orville creator Seth MacFarlane and visual effects supervisor Robert Legato discuss shooting the model of the titular spacecraft in the film. The ship is also brought to life by CGI but it’s so great to see tha…
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I’m going to be honest, I get really motion sick in VR. But it’s not what happened when I watched Jorge Gutierrez’s Son of Jaguar at SIGGRAPH at the VR Theater – this short made by Reel FX knows how to respect audience space and audience view…
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The veteran Marvel EVP of visual effects and post-production discusses the challenges of producing the studio’s incredibly successful set of superhero film franchises, including weaving together and managing huge teams of creative professionals acr…
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The previs supervisor discusses a wide-range of visualization work on HBO’s award-winning TV series, as well as her studio’s efforts on Disney’s live-action hit, ‘Beauty and the Beast.’
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Futuristic sci-fi worlds, environmental disasters, competing teams of super heroes, and a new Stars Wars movie all march into theaters this fall.
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Digital doubles, smoke and fire simulation among the key elements VFX studio used to create the epic battle scenes.
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Industry veteran Galen Walker to helm unit offering full range of content creation, production and distribution across all genres.
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Viewers see the song differently each time they experience it through the VR app, which debuted earlier this year at Sony Music’s Lost in Music event. 
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New technology breaks hardware barrier, ensuring fast, consistent rendering; support for Maya 2018.
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Additions celebrate group’s 20th anniversary, adding both contemporary and classic titles.
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‘The Force Awakens’ helmer returns to wrap up the franchise he launched after Colin Trevorrow’s exit from the project.
- 10 days ago12 Sep 17, 6:55pm -

New 3D architectural kits for CG Environments, concept art and matte paintings available now online; Learn Squared presents ‘The KitBash3d Festival,’ and free Livestream tutorials featuring artists Ash Thorp, Darek Zabrocki, Jan Urschel, Nick Hia…
- 11 days ago12 Sep 17, 4:00pm -

Projects from France dominated the winners at the 21st edition of the animago AWARD & CONFERENCE, announced Sept. 8 in Munich, Germany.
- 11 days ago11 Sep 17, 8:57pm -

‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ wins award for Outstanding Production Design; Netflix series ‘Strangers Things’ awarded for Outstanding Main Title Design.
- 12 days ago11 Sep 17, 3:32am -

These badly-drawn centaurs, Z-list celebrities and bizarre scenes have been taken from Corel’s 10,000-strong CD-ROM of vector artwork.
- 1 day ago21 Sep 17, 7:41pm -

The leading digital painting app for the iPad, Procreate, is now available. It's been released to coincide with Apple's iOS 11 – which lets it run faster and be more responsive when painting.
- 2 days ago21 Sep 17, 1:49pm -

Ahead of London Fashion Week, Pantone has released its colour trend report, this time with bold bright colours alongside classic staples.
- 9 days ago14 Sep 17, 3:00pm -

The Swedish animator and designer’s work may be light and witty, but she’s not afraid to talk about deeper industry issues.
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Ahead of the IBC trade show in Amsterdam, Adobe has detailed the new features coming to Premiere Pro and After Effects 2018.
- 10 days ago13 Sep 17, 4:00pm -

This website aims to make it easier for freelancers to get hired by big brands – without needing an agent or to enter exploitative 'competitions'.
- 10 days ago13 Sep 17, 7:00am -

A new animated TV show called Moominvalley will help bring the adventures of Moomin to a new generation, with a voice cast including Rosamund Pike, Kate Winslet and Richard Ayoade.
- 11 days ago12 Sep 17, 6:45am -

We went along to Kingston School of Art’s MA Illustration grad show and encountered talented new grads across a whole range of styles, mediums and concepts.
- 13 days ago10 Sep 17, 3:33pm -

Stride is aimed at a wider group of users than its developer-focussed tools like JIRA and Confluence – and has features that are unique in the market.
- 15 days ago8 Sep 17, 9:26am -

Adobe has released a sneak peek video of a new tool that will added to the next version of Photoshop.
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PC-based virtual reality is about to get a lot more options.
- 16 days ago7 Sep 17, 3:51pm -

From persuasive public health campaigns to bright designs that help patients get better more quickly, we explore the powerful posters and projects in the Wellcome Collection’s new exhibition.
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Secrets add value to a film, says Hollywood VFX manTimes of IndiaTrichy: It is the secrets which make the screenplay of a film more interesting, adding up to its popularity, said Michael Karp - the visual effects man from Hollywood. Karp is the man b…
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SYFY WIRE (blog)Before CGI, Star Trek used shampoo bottles and ping pong balls for special effectsSYFY WIRE (blog)It's customary now for most television shows to feature cinema-quality visual effects. But the effects work you see in TV shows like Gam…
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Marvel (press release) (registration) (blog)VFX Supervisor Jake Morrison Tells the Special Effects Secrets Behind 'Thor: Ragnarok'Marvel (press release) (registration) (blog)Director Taika Waititi has a vision for “Thor: Ragnarok” and the visual…
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The News Lens International (press release)Creating Visual Effects for China's Billion-dollar TV IndustryThe News Lens International (press release)Visual effects teams often find themselves caught in an awkward position between money-grubbing produc…
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/FILMHere Are The Most Influential VFX Movies of All Time, As Ranked By the Visual Effects Society/FILMIn honor of its 20th anniversary, the Visual Effects Society – a professional organization of artists, producers, technologists, and more who wor…
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ABC OnlineGame of Thrones: The Aussie visual effects company behind THAT ...ABC OnlineHundreds of staff at Australian visual effects firm Iloura worked for seven months to bring a key battle scene in Game of Thrones to life. One of the toughest thing…
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Huffington Post AustraliaVisual Effects Society Named 70 Most Influential VFX Films Of All TimeHuffington Post AustraliaIt wasn't always like this, effects have come a long way from the humble days of camera tricks and stop-motion puppetry. Celebrati…
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DeadlineThe 70 Most Influential Visual Effects Movies: Sci-Fi Rules ...DeadlineThe Visual Effects Society is marking its 2oth anniversary with an expanded list of the 70 most influential VFX movies of all time.James Cameron Dominates the Top 70 VFX F…
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Mental FlossSee What Game of Thrones Looks Like Without Its Visual Effects ...Mental FlossWhether they want to admit it or not, Game of Thrones fans live in a rarified universe where fire-breathing dragons and face-swapping tweens are not only ...an…
- 21 days ago1 Sep 17, 10:56pm -

Animation World Network (press release) (registration) (blog)Visual Effects Society Honors VFX Producer Toni Pace Carstensen ...Hollywood ReporterVisual effects producer and founding Visual Effects Society member Toni Pace Carstensen will receive the…
- 22 days ago31 Aug 17, 8:15pm -

In a superb bit of casting, openly gay British actor Russell Tovey (“Looking,” “Being Human,” “Quantico”) is set to play gay superhero The Ray for The CW’s DC series. Tovey will appear in the four-episode crossover event of “Arrow,”…
- 6 hours ago22 Sep 17, 11:52pm -

Following rave reviews on the Fall film festival circuit, Neon has announced plans to open Craig Gillespie’s Tonya Harding biopic “I, Tonya” in New York and Los Angeles on December 8th. Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan and Allison Janney star in t…
- 7 hours ago22 Sep 17, 10:19pm -

After multiple bad sequels, the “Terminator” franchise is headed back towards greener pastures. James Cameron is returning to the franchise as producer, “Deadpool” director Tim Miller is taking the helm, and both Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lin…
- 8 hours ago22 Sep 17, 9:44pm -

There’s plenty about Andrew Dominik’s “The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford” that’s faultless – the cinematography is jaw-dropping, the score is wondrous, the performances are strong, and the direction is deft. There…
- 8 hours ago22 Sep 17, 8:55pm -

Those involved in the upcoming reboot of the “Tomb Raider” film franchise have made it fairly clear that the Alicia Vikander-led new film takes its inspiration from the 2013 game reboot. That title saw a young Lara Croft on her very first expedit…
- 9 hours ago22 Sep 17, 8:37pm -

The film adaptation of half of Stephen King’s iconic novel “IT” has pushed past “The Exorcist” to become the highest-grossing R-rated horror film domestically after just two weeks in release. “IT” has earned $236.3 million stateside, pa…
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“Sicario,” “Arrival” and “Blade Runner 2049” director Denis Villeneuve is reportedly actor Daniel Craig’s choice to take the helm of the next James Bond film which will serve as his final outing in the 007 role. Baz Bamigboye broke the…
- 9 hours ago22 Sep 17, 8:10pm -

Oscar-winning legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese is set to launch an online course in filmmaking – his first visit into the world of e-learning. In the course, Scorsese will deconstruct his films and provide insights into how he approaches filmmak…
- 9 hours ago22 Sep 17, 8:06pm -

The CW and Warner Bros. Pictures have commissioned legendary “Wonder Woman” comic artist Phil Jimenez to create a custom comic book cover poster for the upcoming annual crossover of the four The CW DC series – “The Flash,” “Arrow,” “S…
- 10 hours ago22 Sep 17, 7:21pm -

Yesterday news came to light that “Riverdale” leading man K.J. Apa was involved in a car accident – the 20-year-old actor falling asleep at the wheel after working a sixteen-hour day filming the show’s second season in Vancouver. The actor es…
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Just under three months out from its release, Disney’s “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” is officially complete. The film’s writer-director Rian Johnson took to Instagram today to confirm that the eighth chapter in the Star Wars Saga has officially…
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Though there are numerous films out, only two are really in the big conversation at the moment – “IT” with its box-office success and Darren Aronofsky’s “mother!” due to its divisive reaction. The latter film has both its defenders and de…
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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…
- 87 days ago28 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…
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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…
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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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