Pixomondo presents their VFX and Previz work on IRON SKY 2 – THE COMING RACE: © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2019The post IRON SKY 2 – THE COMING RACE: VFX Breakdown & Previz Reel by Pixomondo appeared first on The Art of VFX.
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Here is the first trailer for DORA AND THE LOST CITY OF GOLD: The VFX are made by: Mill Film (VFX Supervisor: Lindy DeQuattro / Animation Supervisor: Matt Everitt) MPC Blink Industries Director: James Bobin Release Date: 2 August 2019 (USA) © Vincen…
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The team of FuseFX, composed of Tommy Tran & Kevin Lingenfelser (VFX Supervisors) and Matt Von Brock (CG Supervisor), talk about their work on the Space Battle sequence for this episode of THE ORVILLE:The post THE ORVILLE (S02E09): Tommy Tran & Kevi…
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Brand new TV Spot for POKEMON DETECTIVE PIKACHU! The VFX are made by: MPC (VFX Supervisor: Pete Dionne) Framestore (VFX Supervisor: Jonathan Fawkner) Image Engine Proof The Production VFX Supervisor is Erik Nordby. Director: Rob Letterman Release Dat…
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Here is the teaser trailer for DEADWOOD: The VFX are made by: FuseFX (VFX Supervisor: Jim Rygiel) Director: Daniel Minahan Release Date: 31 May 2019 (HBO) © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2019The post DEADWOOD appeared first on The Art of VFX.
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Here is a TV Spot for AVENGERS: ENDGAME! The VFX are made by: Industrial Light & Magic Weta Digital DNEG Framestore Cinesite Digital Domain RISE Lola VFX Cantina Creative Capital T Technicolor VFX Territory Studio The Production VFX Supervisors are:…
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In 2012, Raymond Chen explained the work of Rhythm & Hues on CHRONICLE. He then worked on WINTER'S TALE and then INTO THE STORM. In 2016, he joined DNEG and took care of the effects of films like STAR TREK BEYOND and THE MEG.The post ALITA – BATTL…
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Here is a new making of by Sony Pictures Imageworks about the animation of Miles for SPIDER-MAN – INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE: © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2019The post SPIDER-MAN – INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE: Animating Miles of by Sony Pictures…
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Come have a look at the seamless work of Mr. X on ROMA: WANT TO KNOW MORE? Mr. X: Dedicated page about ROMA on Mr. X website. © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2019The post ROMA: VFX Breakdown by Mr. X appeared first on The Art of VFX.
- 5 days ago21 Mar 19, 1:00pm -

Part 2 of our coverage of the VFX of Captain Marvel.
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Epic Games Launches Epic MegaGrants, New UE4 Tech and Epic Online Services at GDC 2019
- 6 days ago20 Mar 19, 6:51pm -

Love, Death & Robots is Netflix anthology that offers adult storytelling in a short form medium, from the brilliant minds of Tim Miller and David Fincher.
- 7 days ago20 Mar 19, 12:25am -

More news from GDC: Maya artist can now connect directly to the Rokoko MoCap Library
- 7 days ago19 Mar 19, 10:38pm -

The new NVIDIA GPU version of Arnold goes into beta and it is fast, really fast.
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The de-aging of Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury and Clark Gregg's Phil Coulson in Captain Marvel.
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A new high end HMC from DI4D, we speak to CEO Colin Urquhart.
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A deep dive into one of the world's most complex face pipelines
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The Orville's Space Battle of Identity
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Visual Disruptors podcast with Mohen Leo from ILMxLAB and Rick Grandy at NVIDIA.
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Disney Research Studio's Medusa System
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The winners of the 2019 Oscars
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I’ve just launched a brand new VFX publication called befores & afters. Check it out at https://beforesandafters.com.
- 7 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.
- 11 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.
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For VFX Voice, I covered the invisible vfx of Bird Box. Some stunning work!
- 26 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.
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Had a blast chatting to Dean about the latest film, and the tech over the entire series. Read my interview at Cartoon Brew.
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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.
- 46 days ago8 Feb 19, 7:11pm -

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.
- 56 days ago29 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.
- 57 days ago28 Jan 19, 8:01pm -

Animated documentary VR experience produced by Ado Ato Pictures and directed by Tamara Shogaolu to have its world premiere as one of five projects in Tribeca Immersive’s select Storyscapes competition.
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Case studies detailing the use of game engines in animation production as well as new ideas and strategies for the exploitation of animation projects to be presented at the 13th edition of Germany’s leading animation business platform.
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Sister company to Emmy-winning entertainment company Zoic Studios teams with boutique consulting firm for strategic business development.
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Leaders on the team behind famed effects like ‘Bullet Time’ will share insights on their seminal cinematic innovations; ‘Aquaman,’ ‘Lego Movie 2’ and ‘Alita’ sessions also added.
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Mill Mascot combines real-time game engine technology with motion sensors so characters can be puppeteered through hand and facial gestures to enable live, broadcast-quality CG character performances.
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Observations on China’s VR market.
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Award-winning VFX house expands Vancouver and Montréal facilities, hires veteran television and VFX producer Michelle Eisenreich to lead Vancouver operations.
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Announcements include $100,000,000 Epic MegaGrants, features in Unreal Engine 4.22 and beyond, SDK availability for free Epic Online Services, Epic Games store news and more.
- 6 days ago20 Mar 19, 11:50pm -

NVIDIA supercharges creative workflows with RTX GPUs and Creator Ready Drivers to improve performance and reliability in creative applications.
- 6 days ago20 Mar 19, 11:22pm -

Disney’s historic $71.3 billion acquisition of 21st Century Fox creates an unprecedented collection of content and talent for the Mouse House.
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Toby Emmerich, Peter Roth and Kim Williams appointed as the company’s interim leadership team.
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Foundry’s name and brands to remain unchanged under the continued leadership of CEO Craig Rodgerson in all-cash deal expected to close in April 2019.
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How do you overhaul a service's interface that hasn't changed much over the past 15 years?
- 1 day ago25 Mar 19, 12:19pm -

Public transportation gets a psychedelic makeover by a rising new talent, all in support of mental well-being.
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The company says the tech can turn anyone into an accomplished artist (though that’s not true, obviously).
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Its astounding resolution is well deserving of this exclamation mark!
- 6 days ago20 Mar 19, 10:01am -

Production designer Caylah Eddleblute tells us about the architecture, colour, texture and lighting of Alita's Iron City.
- 7 days ago19 Mar 19, 2:09pm -

Apple has launched new versions of its 27- and 21.5 inch iMacs with faster CPUs and graphics, which Apple claims makes it up to 2.4x faster than previous models.
- 7 days ago19 Mar 19, 2:05pm -

While Apple says that the iPad Air isn’t for pro artists and designers, there are a few features we prefer to the iPad Pro.
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The great artist illustrated for over 150 books in his lifetime, one of which is being re-released in an exact replica of its 1930s first edition.
- 8 days ago18 Mar 19, 12:39pm -

Butcher Billy's artwork for a Black Mirror classic can now be yours in vinyl form for Record Store Day 2019.
- 8 days ago18 Mar 19, 9:27am -

A bizarre – and legally shady – marketing scheme tries to make office workers into designers as part of the fight against AI – all through the use of prin
- 13 days ago13 Mar 19, 11:16am -

CorelDraw comes to the Mac for the first time ever - but creatives will be more excited by it's new web-based application.
- 14 days ago12 Mar 19, 1:01pm -

A series of prints honours influential bands in stamp form, defining their music with great and minimal designs.
- 14 days ago12 Mar 19, 12:56pm -

Are 'Deep Fakes' The New Frontier Of Digital Crime?  OxygenSo-called "deep fake" technology allows users to create videos of people performing acts that never occurred in reality. We talked with software engineer and ...
- 1 hour ago26 Mar 19, 4:15pm -

Osheaga just dropped its epic 2019 lineup  Daily HiveOsheaga has just announced the full lineup for this summer's giant, outdoor bash, along with launching ticket sales for the 14th edition of the bash.
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‘Dumbo Review: Tim Burton’s Live-Action Remake Is Cute But Light as a Feather  Collider.comTim Burton's live-action take on the Disney film 'Dumbo' boasts a genuinely adorable CGI title character, but the characters around him are paper thin.
- 1 hour ago26 Mar 19, 4:01pm -

Pop Circuit: Can Jordan Peele Repeat Awards Success With 'Us' at the 92nd Oscars?  AwardsCircuit.comCan Jordan Peele repeat Oscar success with his latest film, "Us?" We look at some potential cateogries where it may earn nominations.
- 1 hour ago26 Mar 19, 4:00pm -

Pokémon: Detective Pikachu cast and crew go behind the scenes of the upcoming film  Nintendo WireLast week, part of Pokémon: Detective Pikachu's cast and crew were interviewed by The Pokémon Company, and the piece ended up getting published on t…
- 1 hour ago26 Mar 19, 3:59pm -

Granger at the Movies: 'Us,' 'Birds of Passage,' 'Alita: Battle Angel'  Westport NowBy Susan Granger. Special to WestportNow. When you're hot, you're hot. Following his debut success with “Get Out” (2017), Jordan Peele's new horror thriller ...
- 2 hours ago26 Mar 19, 3:23pm -

Jussie Smollett's attorneys say all criminal charges dropped  WEARCHICAGO (AP) — Attorneys for "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett say charges alleging he lied to police about attack have been dropped. Smollett attorneys Tina ...
- 2 hours ago26 Mar 19, 3:16pm -

Christoph Schröer joins Artjail as VFX supervisor  SHOOT OnlineCreative visual effects boutique Artjail has added VFX supervisor Christoph Schröer to its Chinatown, NYC studio. Previously a VFX supervisor/sr.
- 3 hours ago26 Mar 19, 2:38pm -

Aquaman filled to brim with entertainment – Blu-ray review  Tribute.caAquaman, now available on Blu-ray and DVD, represents a tide of change for DC films, brimming with fun and adventure.
- 3 hours ago26 Mar 19, 2:04pm -

Press Releases- 505 GAMES AND REMEDY'S “ CONTROL” TO LAUNCH AUGUST 27  GamasutraPre-Orders Begin Today for Supernatural Action-Adventure Game on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC, with Exclusive *Content* for FansWatch the ...
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'What We Do in the Shadows' Showrunner Teases Supernatural Orgies, 'Blade' Vampires, and More [Interview]  /FILMIn our What We Do in the Shadows showrunner interview, the head of the new FX series teases what we can expect from the vampire comedy s…
- 3 hours ago26 Mar 19, 2:00pm -

Clio Awards announces 2019 jury that includes five judges from SA  Bizcommunity.comThe Clio Awards has announced its jury for the 2019 Awards, boasting a 50/50 gender-balanced ratio with a jury formed from creatives from 28 countries around ...
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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…
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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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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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