Stephane Thibert began his career in the visual effects in 1996 at Fantome Animation. He then worked in many studios like Sparx and Mathematic Studios before joining Mikros Image in 2007. He has worked on many projects such as RUST AND BONE, VALERIAN…
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Beautiful and touching Christmas commercial for John Lewis featuring Elton John with the VFX made by MPC: WANT TO KNOW MORE? MPC: Dedicated page about THE AND THE PIANO on MPC website. CREDITS CLIENT ADVERTISER: John Lewis & Partners SOCIAL MEDIA MAN…
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I love when the #TBT brings you great materials such as this really cool VFX Breakdown by Digital Domain about their work on OBLIVION: WANT TO KNOW MORE? Digital Domain: Dedicated page about OBLIVION on Digital Domain website. Steve Preeg: My intervi…
- 8 hours ago15 Nov 18, 11:00am -

Super cute trailer for DUMBO by Tim Burton: The VFX are made by: MPC (VFX Supervisor: Patrick Ledda) Framestore (VFX Supervisor: Richard Hoover) RISE (VFX Supervisor: Jonathan Weber) Rising Sun Pictures Rodeo FX The Production VFX Supervisor is Richa…
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Great news for the VFX industry in Montreal, Pixomondo is coming in town! Here is the official press release: VFX HOUSE PIXOMONDO ANNOUNCES OPENING OF MONTRÉAL OFFICE The global VFX studio is the latest company to put down roots in the tech-savvy Fr…
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Don’t miss VFX Supervisor Luke Millar and Animation Supervisor Dennis Yoo talking about the Weta Digital work on the moving cities of MORTAL ENGINES! The VFX are made by: Weta Digital (VFX Supervisors: Ken McGaugh, Kevin Smith and Luke Millar) Dire…
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New trailer for ROMA, the new movie by Alfonso Cuarón: The VFX are made by: MPC (VFX Supervisor: Sheldon Stopsack) Mr. X Director: Alfonso Cuarón Release Date: 14 December 2018 (Netflix) © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2018The post ROMA app…
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Bait Studio presents their seamless work on APOSTLE (click on the picture below to watch it): WANT TO KNOW MORE? Bait Studio: Dedicated page about APOSTLE on Bait Studio website. © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2018The post APOSTLE: VFX Break…
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New featurette for AQUAMAN with tons of on-set footage! The VFX are made by: Industrial Light & Magic (VFX Supervisor: Philippe Rebours) MPC (VFX Supervisor: Darren Poe) Method Studios (VFX Supervisor: David Nelson) Scanline VFX (VFX Supervisors: Bry…
- 2 days ago13 Nov 18, 7:00pm -

Really cool new trailer for ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL produced by James Cameron! The VFX are made by: Weta Digital (VFX Supervisors: Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon and Nick Epstein) DNEG (VFX Supervisor: Raymond Chen) Framestore (VFX Supervisor: Nigel Denton-Ho…
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Mike hosts the 2nd podcast with Epic Games on Virtual Production looking at Digital DOUG at Digital Domain.
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fxguide is the exclusive media partner of CGA BELGRADE 2018.
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ILM establishes a new TV division.
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Our exclusive Video look at the innovative and updated old school effects in the FIRST MAN .
- 7 days ago8 Nov 18, 7:20pm -

We look at NIM Labs and their insights on achieving long term VFX Studio success.
- 14 days ago1 Nov 18, 9:24am -

Mike Seymour hosts a new podcast with Epic Games on Virtual Production and the use of Realtime in M&E.
- 21 days ago26 Oct 18, 1:32am -

This week our mutant panel discuss Venom from Director Ruben Fleischer and VFX by DNEG
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A detail look at the VFX with Danielle Costa, vice president of visual effects for Marvel Studios
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A deeply disturbing comic short film from ILM's Anthony Zwartouw.
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The 70th Engineering Emmy Awards for developments in broadcast technology
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We talk to David Basta, Senior Colourist, Lumeni Productions.
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We talk to Kevin Margo about his 3D short, Construct which is now being made into a feature film.
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These days, Henry LaBounta is Studio Art Director at EA Ghost Games. But before his career in games, LaBounta was at the forefront of effects simulation at Industrial Light & Magic, where he helped generate the tornadoes in Twister. Later he worked o…
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Here at vfxblog we’ve already previewed some of the VFX-related talks and dived into the Technical Papers process for SIGGRAPH Asia Tokyo this year. Now we look at the other conference highlight: the Computer Animation Festival. The ‘CAF’ takes…
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A new story at VFX Voice goes in-depth on First Man, including the significant visual effects by DNEG, as well as the practical side of the shots.
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Marc Forster’s Christopher Robin is easily one of the most delightful films of 2018, and also contains some of the finest fully-CG animated characters you’ll see this year. That work was led by Framestore, which had, of course, sharpened its expe…
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A look behind the scenes at the Gorillaz G-Shock watch episodes, at Cartoon Brew.
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The Technical Papers section of SIGGRAPH Asia 2018 in Tokyo is shaping up, as always, to be a key part of the conference. But how do authors get their tech papers into a SIGGRAPH or SIGGRAPH Asia conference? And what happens once they do? To find out…
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In 1998, Gary Ross’ Pleasantville became the first major Hollywood feature to go through what’s now known as the digital intermediate, or DI, process. The film needed that process because its characters, stuck in a 1950s black and white existence…
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For Thrillist, I asked Ian Hunter about the models and miniatures work in First Man. Look out for more of my coverage soon on the film at VFX Voice.
- 28 days ago19 Oct 18, 1:50am -

For VFX Voice, members of ILM’s art department ran down how it all works there. They create stunning stuff!
- 30 days ago16 Oct 18, 8:21pm -

For Cartoon Brew, I asked a bunch of animation pros what they would recommend to readers. The result is some pretty cool material to check out.
- 35 days ago11 Oct 18, 9:48pm -

20th Century Fox will release James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez’s highly-anticipated, action-packed sci-fi thriller this coming February 14. 
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A creative dynamo moves on to the next big thing.
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Prolific writer, editor and publisher co-created many of the industry’s most iconic characters, including Spider-Man, Iron-Man, the Hulk and Black Panther. 
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SPI to serve as lead animation vendor for Netflix’s animated musical feature film directed by legendary animator and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Glen Keane.
- 3 days ago12 Nov 18, 7:49pm -

With VFX provided by MPC and Framestore, first-ever live-action movie based on the iconic face of the global Pokémon brand arrives in theaters on May 10, 2019.
- 3 days ago12 Nov 18, 6:07pm -

Software brings V-Ray scenes directly into the Unreal Editor, letting artists tap into the game engine’s power to create immersive experiences.
- 7 days ago8 Nov 18, 9:47pm -

Seeking class-action status, new lawsuit claims the ‘League of Legends’ developer operates under a ‘men-first’ ‘bro culture’ in which harassment and inappropriate behavior go unchecked.
- 8 days ago7 Nov 18, 11:55pm -

Studio launches division to provide visual effects and animation services for TV and streaming content producers.
- 8 days ago7 Nov 18, 11:44pm -

Oscar-winning VFX supervisor Chris Lawrence and animation director Michael Eames oversee 727 VFX shots -- including 677 featuring creature animation -- for director Marc Forster’s heartwarming return to the Hundred Acre Wood.
- 8 days ago7 Nov 18, 10:34pm -

VFX supervisor Glenn Melenhorst guides studio’s Melbourne team in crafting gentle bear’s performance in Disney’s live-action fantasy adventure.
- 8 days ago7 Nov 18, 10:21pm -

New release adds increased mobile optimizations to Android and iOS, up to 60 percent speed increases when cooking content, and more power and flexibility in the industry-leading Niagara effects toolset for real-time VFX.
- 8 days ago7 Nov 18, 9:49pm -

Animation and VFX conference, set for next April 30-May 3, will highlight worldviews and workflows that inspire artistic exchange. 
- 8 days ago7 Nov 18, 9:15pm -

Check out some of the best talks from the yearly Interact conference, from digital design for the NHS to how AI can preserve the most unique of human stories.
- 1 day ago14 Nov 18, 9:55am -

Finally you can see the Dragon Queen point at profit margins as Emilia Clarke recreates classic stock photos for this hilarious spoof video.
- 2 days ago13 Nov 18, 11:31am -

We round up the best early Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2018 deals for graphics tablets.
- 2 days ago13 Nov 18, 11:19am -

Sam Gilbey, Rob McCallum and more pay tribute to the comic book legend.
- 2 days ago13 Nov 18, 10:22am -

Art collective FriendsWithYou give a cute, modern twist on the Peanuts gang, reimagining the classic work of Charles M. Schulz.
- 3 days ago12 Nov 18, 12:31pm -

More illustrators have come forward with their versions of the Apple logo that the Mac-maker commissioned for last week's launch of the iPad Pro, including Karan Singh and Hello Von
- 7 days ago8 Nov 18, 12:45pm -

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are coming for 2018 - here's everything you need to know as a creator, including how to find the best deals on creative tech, design software and more.
- 7 days ago8 Nov 18, 9:48am -

Procreate's latest update is fine-tuned for the Apple Pencil, and new features can turn your sketched shapes into symmetrical forms.
- 8 days ago7 Nov 18, 9:39am -

For National Stress Awareness Day, MERó co-founder Andy Culbert talks about de-stressing the UX experience through design.
- 9 days ago7 Nov 18, 12:01am -

Holidays are coming, and Coke is here with a new ad campaign and Christmassy branding.
- 9 days ago6 Nov 18, 1:42pm -

Artists recently went wild for a month in the name of Inktober, and here are the best sketches inspired by classic moments and characters from the world of cult cinema.
- 9 days ago6 Nov 18, 10:08am -

Studio AKA animate Edgar Allen Poe's The Raven for a new series of 'Insta Novels' from The New York Public Library.
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ShacknewsSony Pictures' Karl Herbst talks animation and evolving visual effects technologyShacknewsThe visual effects industry is going through a period of growth right now, and video game technology has a lot to do with it. Advanced computer renderi…
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County TelegramVisual Effects Services Market 2018 Global Share,Trend,Segmentation and Forecast to 2022Digital JournalThe Visual Effects Services industry has also suffered a certain impact, but still maintained a relatively optimistic growth, the pa…
- 3 hours ago15 Nov 18, 3:40pm -

FuturismGlimpse: How Visual Effects Artists Bring the Future to the Big ScreenFuturismThese people are the visual effects (VFX) artists who live mostly in the world of post-production. They can place actors anywhere imaginable, give them entirely new…
- 22 hours ago14 Nov 18, 9:08pm -

ShacknewsGhost Games Art Director talks about the role of visual effects in gamesShacknewsIf you were to go take a close look at the computer generated visual effects quality of notable film releases in the 90s, you might be surprised at how primitiv…
- 22 hours ago14 Nov 18, 8:50pm -

Hollywood Reporter'Game of Thrones' VFX House Pixomondo to Open Montreal StudioHollywood ReporterThe Los Angeles-based visual effects group that also won an Oscar for its work on Martin Scorsese's 'Hugo' is planning to launch its third facility in Ca…
- 23 hours ago14 Nov 18, 7:39pm -

HONOLULU Magazine (blog)Quote Unquote: Bomb Disposal Technician by Day and Visual Effects Artist by NightHONOLULU Magazine (blog)As one of Hawai'i's few bomb disposal technicians, Kamakani De Dely puts his life on the line defusing unexploded militar…
- 3 days ago13 Nov 18, 4:43am -

ShacknewsJay Worth interview: The tech behind Westworld's visual effectsShacknewsJay Worth took the time to speak with GamerHubTV about his experience working in tech and doing the visual effects for Westworld. Being a sci-fi show, Westworld requires…
- 3 days ago13 Nov 18, 12:53am -

ShacknewsStar Wars' Dennis Muren interview: Motion capture and visual effects' futureShacknewsThe gap between video game technology and film-based visual effects is closing more day by day. This is largely due to the impressive work by special effect…
- 6 days ago10 Nov 18, 12:56am -

Popular MechanicsHow They Made All the Blood and Guts of 'Outlaw King'Popular MechanicsTo realistically depict the disemboweling of a Scottish noble, here's what you do: Make a latex torso for the actor to wear, then you fill it with blood and sausag…
- 6 days ago9 Nov 18, 6:59pm -

Cinema BlendWhy Overlord's Director 'Selfishly' Used Practical Effects Over Visual EffectsCinema BlendThanks to the progression of computer-aided digital effects, there's essentially nothing that you can't create in the movies today. However, while o…
- 6 days ago9 Nov 18, 5:28pm -

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…
- 67 days ago10 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…
- 67 days ago10 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…
- 67 days ago10 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…
- 67 days ago10 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…
- 67 days ago9 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…
- 67 days ago9 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…
- 67 days ago9 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…
- 67 days ago9 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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- 68 days ago8 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…
- 68 days ago8 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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