In 2016, Matt Aitken explained the work of Weta Digital on INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE. He then worked on AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR. He speaks to us today about his work on AVENGERS: ENDGAME with Sidney Kombo-Kintombo (Animation Supervisor) and Gerardo…
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Oh yeah! Really cool first teaser trailer for TERMINATOR – DARK FATE! The VFX and Previs are made by: Blur Studio Industrial Light & Magic (VFX Supervisors: Alex Wang & David Seager) Scanline VFX (VFX Supervisor: Arek Komorowski) Digital Domain Met…
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Italian studio EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani presents the creation of their cute orso for this EDISON commercial: © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2019The post EDISON « Orso »: Making of by EDI Effetti Digitali Italiani appeared first on T…
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French studio Mac Guff presents their work on KNOCK: WANT TO KNOW MORE? Mac Guff: Dedicated page about KNOCK on Mac Guff website. © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2019The post KNOCK: VFX Breakdown by Mac Guff appeared first on The Art of VFX.
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Excellent trailer for the new movie by Quentin Tarantino, ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD: The VFX are made by: Luma Pictures Director: Quentin Tarantino Release Date: 26 July 2019 (USA) © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2019The post ONCE UPON A…
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Chris Keller started his career in visual effects in 2010 at DNEG. He has worked on films such as TOTAL RECALL, MAN OF STEEL, AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON and PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING. As a VFX Supervisor, he took care of the effects of films like ANT-MAN AN…
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Nu Boyana FX presents their work on HELLBOY in this VFX Breakdown: © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2019The post HELLBOY: VFX Breakdown by Nu Boyana FX appeared first on The Art of VFX.
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Be sure to watch the excellent opening and ending title sequences made by Filmograph for JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 – PARABELLUM: WANT TO KNOW MORE? Filmograph: Dedicated page about JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 – PARABELLUM on Filmograph website. CREDITS Clien…
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Here is the trailer for the new adaptation of Sir Philip Pullman novels, HIS DARK MATERIALS: The VFX are made by: Framestore (VFX Supervisor: Robert Harrington) Release Date: 2019 © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2019The post HIS DARK MATERIAL…
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The team of Pixomondo (composed of Nhat Phong Tran (VFX Supervisor), Daniel Carbo (VFX Producer) and Matt McClurg (Previz Supervisor)) take us into deep space about their work on the second season of THE ORVILLE:The post The Orville – Season 2: Nh…
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An Exclusive look at the new ML-Server frame work for Deep Learning in Nuke.
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A Deep Dive into the new ILM face pipeline.
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VFX Legion has just completed the 5th and penultimate season for Madam Secretary.
- 3 days ago20 May 19, 11:58pm -

How machine learning was used to emulate hand drawn animation lines.
- 3 days ago20 May 19, 11:17pm -

We're back from the Snap ! Join Matt Wallin, Jason Diamond and Mike Seymour discussing Avengers: Endgame
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Weta Digital and DD talk about their advanced faces pipelines for Thanos in Avengers: Endgame.
- 10 days ago13 May 19, 1:05pm -

We road test the Cubic Motion Performa complete face capture solution.
- 11 days ago13 May 19, 4:49am -

RenderMan 22.5 is released and it looks exceptionally good with examples from Toy Story 4
- 15 days ago8 May 19, 10:42pm -

Visual Disruptors podcast with CEO of Stiller Studios, Patrik Forsberg
- 15 days ago8 May 19, 8:10pm -

The Foundry Sale closes: we visit their head office to discuss the implications.
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Pixomondo's VFX work for Season 2 of The Orville
- 21 days ago3 May 19, 6:22am -

Jerome Chen's brilliant Lucky 13 (Love, Death + Robots). We talk to the team (Exclusive BTS video + interview)
- 24 days ago30 Apr 19, 4:30am -

I’ve just launched a brand new VFX publication called befores & afters. Check it out at https://beforesandafters.com.
- 65 days ago19 Mar 19, 6:01pm -

At Cartoon Brew, I wrote about Ollie VR, a new animation in VR tool that’s designed for beginners.
- 69 days ago16 Mar 19, 2:57am -

I wrote the cover feature for the latest 3D Artist magazine, on Animal Logic’s work for The LEGO Movie 2. Lots of fun doing this one.
- 72 days ago13 Mar 19, 3:19am -

For VFX Voice, I covered the invisible vfx of Bird Box. Some stunning work!
- 84 days ago28 Feb 19, 8:37pm -

Check out the new 3D World magazine with features I’ve contributed on Alita: Battle Angel, DNEG’s environments and Stephan Fleet’s VFX tips.
- 86 days ago26 Feb 19, 8:38pm -

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

For 3D Artist magazine, I talked to Weta Digital about their work on Alita: Battle Angel.
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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.
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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.
- 29 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.
- 28 Jan 19, 8:01pm -

‘How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World’ director and PUBG CEO are the first announced presenters at upcoming October 21-25 digital media conference in Turin, Italy.
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Custom cloud-based platform allows content producers to manage most projects on their mobile device.
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Legendary artist shares concept design insights, George Lucas’ impact on his evolution as a designer, working through production design challenges and how he handles different opinions from strong creative voices on a film. 
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Veteran compositing supervisor brings with her more than 40 movie and TV credits including ‘Ghostbusters,’ ‘The Jungle Book,’ ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ and ‘Avatar.’
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ILM’s SVP and Executive Director discusses studio production and management challenges as well as technology investment strategies and plans. 
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Showcase of 12 diverse works from five countries will run July 28-August 1 at the Los Angeles Convention Center
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With a 'snap,' Weta Digital helps brings closure to both Josh Brolin’s seemingly unstoppable villain and the foundational storyline from the MCU’s first 10 years. 
- 3 days ago20 May 19, 10:04pm -

Image Engine lead animator details her work creating Drogon the dragon in the hit HBO series’ Season 7 Episode 4 battle where the Lannister army is incinerated as it tries to flee. 
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Candidate submissions for 10-week, hands-on summer training program that feeds studio’s artist pool must be received by this coming Sunday!
- 7 days ago16 May 19, 8:18pm -

Studio delivers 300 VFX shots, including never-before-seen Bruce Banner / Hulk hybrid, for Anthony and Joe Russo’s box office smash ‘Infinity War’ follow-up.
- 7 days ago16 May 19, 5:00pm -

Boutique visual effects studio produces photoreal dystopian world where the U.S. is split between Japanese and Nazi control in Amazon Studio’s original series based on Philip K. Dick’s 1962 novel.
- 8 days ago15 May 19, 11:54pm -

Supervising sound editor discusses ADR work, Rami Malek voice integration and how she handles challenges specific to recording audio for fully digital characters.
- 10 days ago13 May 19, 9:56pm -

Celebrate the best design and advertising projects of the last year as chosen by the D&AD.
- 2 hours ago23 May 19, 11:02pm -

Apple has launched a new MacBook Pro, offering 8-core chips for the first time.
- 2 days ago21 May 19, 11:33pm -

Design studio Split explore what it means to be from the North with massively ambitious project These Northern Types.
- 4 days ago20 May 19, 12:34am -

BT's new EE-esque logo is getting a bashing - even though it's just a trademark. Either way, the new look is a unique case of like son, like father instead of like father, like son...
- 7 days ago17 May 19, 12:35pm -

IKEA adapts their classic look for the digital age - and name it something that's Peak IKEA.
- 9 days ago14 May 19, 2:01pm -

Revealed: how Spider-Verse's funniest scene was made in one night, details on Jeron Braxton's forthcoming dating show parody and a movie based on the world's greatest cat artist.
- 11 days ago12 May 19, 5:30pm -

Artist Ben Tallon and photographer Andrew Cotterill have collaborated on a five-year project featuring Ian Brown, Damon Albarn, FKA Twigs, Skepta, Kanye and more.
- 14 days ago9 May 19, 3:58pm -

Wacom has reintroduced a smaller version of its Intuos Pro graphics tablet for designers and artists on smaller budgets - or who want something more portable.
- 15 days ago9 May 19, 10:18am -

These chips should be found in the next MacBook Pro, Dell XPS and other powerful laptops for design and art.
- 30 days ago24 Apr 19, 12:08pm -

Microsoft's plans to remove Paint are apparently on hold.
- 30 days ago24 Apr 19, 10:53am -

Moleskine just released four limited edition Lord of the Rings inspired notebooks, along with a Collector's Edition version that comes in its own box.
- 32 days ago22 Apr 19, 12:01am -

We've found the best deals currently out there for drawing tablets from Wacom – and discovered which deals are just old models being flogged cheap on Amazon.
- 34 days ago20 Apr 19, 10:19am -

Slow-burning period chiller The Isle fizzles despite promising premise  The Irish NewsTHE ISLE: (15, 96mins) Starring: Alex Hassell, Fisayo Akinade, Graham Butler, Dickon Tyrrell, Tori Butler-Hart, Conleth Hill, Alix Wilton Regan, Joe Bannister.
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Heckler brings Vivid to the famous Hollywood Hotel with global icons  mUmBRELLA*As part of Sydney's Vivid festival, design, animation and visual effects house, Heckler has launched a three week exhibition celebrating iconic Australian.
- 2 hours ago23 May 19, 11:15pm -

What is Carnival Row Even About?  WAmazon Prime's Carnival Row stars Orlando Bloom, Cara Delevingne, and Indira Varma, and could be your next *Game of Thrones*.
- 3 hours ago23 May 19, 10:16pm -

Avengers: Endgame VFX Supervisors Russell Earl and Bruce Holcomb on Smart Hulk, Thick Thor, and More  Comicbook.comSmart Hulk, New Asgard, and the destruction of a massive warship are just a few of the big moments the team at Industrial Light and M…
- 3 hours ago23 May 19, 9:35pm -

Sigourney Weaver marks 'Alien' anniversary: 'I thought it was a small movie'  Reuters UKSigourney Weaver was an unknown 28-year-old stage actress when she landed the role of Ripley in director Ridley Scott's now classic sci-fi horror movie "Alien.
- 4 hours ago23 May 19, 9:15pm -

Sheridan College Recently Ranked Number One on an Exciting List  insauga.comSheridan College has been in the news quite a lot recently. Earlier this year, Sheridan was ranked as one of the top five research colleges in Canada for 2018, ...
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Korg, Miek, Beer, and Pizza - the Avengers: Endgame VFX Team Breaks Down New Asgard  Comicbook.comAs many theorized ahead of release, the half of Asgard that escaped Thano's wrath in Avengers: Infinity War eventually settled on Earth in a remote fi…
- 5 hours ago23 May 19, 8:24pm -

Tenet cast, release date and more for Christopher Nolan film  Den of Geek UKA new Christopher Nolan movie awaits us next year. Here's everything we know about Tenet...
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How the Avengers: Endgame Team Changed the Quantum Realm  Comicbook.comAs the culmination of over 20 films throughout the last decade, Marvel Studios brought all of their franchises together in Avengers: Endgame for an epic battle ...
- 5 hours ago23 May 19, 7:44pm -

UNCSA School of Filmmaking is among the world's top 50  GlobeNewswireVariety joins TheWrap, The Hollywood Reporter and MovieMaker in recognizing the 25-year-old film school.
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Jurassic World The Ride: Cast Reprising Roles for Universal Studios  ComingSoon.netJurassic World The Ride will find Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, and BD Wong reprising their roles as Owen Grady, Claire Dearing, and Dr. Henry Wu.
- 7 hours ago23 May 19, 6:23pm -

Queen Latifah Attached To Star & Executive Produce ‘The Tiger Rising’ Film Adaptation  DeadlineEXCLUSIVE: Oscar nominee Queen Latifah is in place to star in and serve as an executive producer on a film adaptation to Kate DiCamillo's 2001 New Yo…
- 7 hours ago23 May 19, 6:05pm -

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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