Really nice VFX Breakdown by CGF about their work on BOLSHOY: © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2017The post BOLSHOY: VFX Breakdown by CGF appeared first on The Art of VFX.
- 2 hours ago26 Jun 17, 2:00pm -

Here is the teaser for the new movie by Albert Dupontel, AU REVOIR LA-HAUT: The VFX are made by: Mikros Image The Production VFX Supervisor is Cedric Fayolle. Director: Albert Dupontel Release Date: 25 October 2017 (France) © Vincent Frei – The Ar…
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Encore have released this VFX Breakdown about their work on the episode 207 of LEGENDS OF TOMORROW: © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2017The post LEGENDS OF TOMORROW (Episode 207): VFX Breakdown by Deluxe’s Encore appeared first on The Art o…
- 3 days ago23 Jun 17, 4:00pm -

Brand new TV Spot for VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS: The VFX are made by: Industrial Light & Magic (VFX Supervisor: Philippe Rebours) Weta Digital (VFX Supervisors: Joe Letteri & Martin Hill) Rodeo FX (VFX Supervisor: Francois Dumoulin)…
- 3 days ago23 Jun 17, 1:00pm -

Really cool featurette about the VFX work by Weta Digital on WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES: The VFX are made by: Weta Digital (VFX Supervisors: Joe Letteri and Dan Lemmon) Director: Matt Reeves Release Date: 14 July 2017 (USA) © Vincent Frei – Th…
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BlueBolt presents their work on the season 2 of THE LAST KINGDOM: WANT TO KNOW MORE? BlueBolt: Dedicated page about THE LAST KINGDOM on BlueBolt website. © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2017The post THE LAST KINGDOM – Season 2: VFX Breakdow…
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Brand new trailer for GAME OF THRONES: The VFX are made by: El Ranchito Iloura Image Engine Mackevision Pixomondo Rhythm & Hues Rodeo FX The Production VFX Supervisor is Joe Bauer and the VFX Producer is Steve Kullback. Release Date: July 16, 2017 (H…
- 5 days ago21 Jun 17, 7:00pm -

Great featurette about BLADE RUNNER 2049 with on-set footage and new VFX shots: The VFX are made by: Double Negative (VFX Supervisor: Paul Lambert) Framestore (VFX Supervisor: Richard Hoover) MPC (VFX Supervisor: Richard Clegg) Atomic Fiction (VFX Su…
- 5 days ago21 Jun 17, 2:00pm -

Cool news! Atomic Fiction just adds Marc Chu as Animation Department Supervisor! Here is the official press release: Atomic Fiction has welcomed animation guru Marc Chu to lead the studio’s animation efforts across its Oakland and Montreal location…
- 5 days ago21 Jun 17, 1:47pm -

Hong Kong based studio Free-D Workshop presents their VFX work on SHOCK WAVE: © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2017The post SHOCK WAVE: VFX Breakdown by Free-D Workshop appeared first on The Art of VFX.
- 6 days ago20 Jun 17, 7:00pm -

Chappie Meets the Jungle Book in Odesza’s New Music Video.
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The team discuss the VFX of Wonder Woman.
- 4 days ago23 Jun 17, 2:40am -

A making of look at Encore's Legends of Tomorrow crossover VFX episode.
- 5 days ago21 Jun 17, 10:52pm -

We look at Dneg's TV pipeline through the lens of The Young Pope.
- 6 days ago20 Jun 17, 7:12pm -

In this episode we discuss Alien Covenant. In Alien Covenant, the crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, as the follow on  from Prometheus. The crew lands on what they think is a good, friendly, h…
- 14 days ago12 Jun 17, 11:46pm -

Part 2 of our Guardians coverage: the fractal nature of Ego plus giving a Groot: the character animation.
- 20 days ago6 Jun 17, 11:37pm -

We look at the game trailer for Dreadnought on PC and PS4.
- 21 days ago5 Jun 17, 12:05pm -

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) seeks comments on digital trade issues and potential remedies for NAFTA negotiation.
- 23 days ago3 Jun 17, 4:16am -

We go behind the great new Lacoste Timeless spot with Mikros.
- 24 days ago2 Jun 17, 8:25am -

The fxguide family discuss Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
- 25 days ago1 Jun 17, 10:32pm -

Epic releases UE4 4.16 with some major VR advances.
- 33 days ago24 May 17, 5:03pm -

We talk to MPC and Framestore about their Alien Covenant and creature work.
- 33 days ago24 May 17, 4:10am -

One of the key visual effects components of Alex Kurtzman’s The Mummy was the Mummy herself – Princess Ahmanet – seen in 5 various stages as she re-generates from her entombed and emaciated state into a more human-esque appearance. Some shots o…
- 3 days ago24 Jun 17, 1:45am -

In one incredible action scene in Alex Kurtzman’s The Mummy, Tom Cruise and Annabelle Wallis’ characters take control of an ambulance while being pursued by several undead and Princess Ahmanet (Sofia Boutella). The high-octane chase sees Nick Mor…
- 4 days ago22 Jun 17, 7:31am -

Perhaps taking inspiration from The Tale of the Three Brothers animation in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, Wonder Woman has its own animated sequence. This is seen early in the film when the history of the Amazon women warriors, and…
- 6 days ago21 Jun 17, 12:59am -

Neill Blomkamp has started an experimental studio and their first released short film is Rakka. VFX supe Chris Harvey kindly sat down with me for an interview, at Cartoon Brew.
- 6 days ago20 Jun 17, 11:09pm -

Take it from me, if you want to get a handle on some of the best visual effects, animation, games and VR content being produced right now, come to Turin, Italy in October for the VIEW Conference. Some big, big projects will be the subject of discussi…
- 7 days ago19 Jun 17, 11:10pm -

For Cartoon Brew, I found out about how the war scenes were orchestrated by the vfx teams in Wonder Woman. Check out the article here.
- 7 days ago19 Jun 17, 11:03pm -

The film might have a notorious place in the history of comic book adaptations, but Joel Schumacher’s Batman & Robin, released in 1997, is notable for some innovative visual effects work. In particular, the ‘frozen in time’ moments arising fro…
- 8 days ago18 Jun 17, 11:15pm -

3D Artist magazine asked me to dive into the expert game cinematics approaches by Blur, Plastic Wax and Realtime UK – check out the newest issue with the resulting article here.
- 8 days ago18 Jun 17, 6:31am -

John McTiernan’s Predator is perhaps most fondly remembered for Arnold Schwarzenegger’s line, ‘Get to the chopper!’ But it also featured some incredibly memorable optical effects, crafted by R/Greenberg Associates and overseen by visual effec…
- 14 days ago12 Jun 17, 10:42pm -

It’s such a big year for anniversaries in vfx, so here’s another one: The Lawnmower Man recently turned 25. I talked to people from Xaos and Angel Studios about the groundbreaking CGI and VR work for VFX Voice.
- 14 days ago12 Jun 17, 10:40pm -

Ten Virtual Reality experiences and 22 features, short films, commercials and game trailers are selected for the 2017 SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival.
- 3 days ago24 Jun 17, 12:02am -

The former executive producer of TV & streaming at mOcean brings extensive experience in marketing, brand strategy, design and TV and film production to his new role spearheading business development at Laundry.
- 3 days ago23 Jun 17, 11:38pm -

Both the actor and the Academy Award-winning VFX supervisor for WETA Digital, respectively, will sit on the keynote panel and host an exclusive Q&A following an early screening of ‘War for the Planet of the Apes,’ their recent collaboration.
- 3 days ago23 Jun 17, 11:09pm -

Director of immersive platforms storytelling for ‘The New York Times’ Graham Roberts will present a 40-minute talk about the organization’s VR expertise and integration of the new medium into the media outlet’s news reporting through NYT VR,…
- 4 days ago22 Jun 17, 11:29pm -

The acquisition accelerates Adobe’s position in the cutting-edge 360-degree film and virtual reality media, allowing native integration of SkyBox plugin functionality in future releases of Premiere Pro and After Effects.
- 4 days ago22 Jun 17, 11:03pm -

Launched by creative studio VR Playhouse, the program consists of three essential, six week courses covering 3D production, interactive 360 video and storytelling in virtual reality starting July 10, with other intensives planned.
- 4 days ago22 Jun 17, 10:44pm -

Tiny Island Productions will adapt and expand their ‘Dream Defenders’ animated series for the China market with a TV series, feature film, comics and an augmented reality experience, all as part of WingsMedia’s hope to grow ‘Starship MZ’ pr…
- 4 days ago22 Jun 17, 9:22pm -

Vancouver and Los Angeles facilities deliver 550 VFX shots for the latest Marvel blockbuster, including key CG character sequences with Rocket and Baby Groot, large-scale destruction and spaceship crashes, environment design, and more.
- 4 days ago22 Jun 17, 7:45pm -

Live-action production company UNHEARD/OF joined forces with the director and post specialists World Famous to craft the video for ‘Line of Sight,’ the latest single from the renowned electronic duo.
- 5 days ago21 Jun 17, 10:07pm -

Director Michael Dougherty helms the next installment in the Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures monsterverse, starring Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Ken Watanabe and Zhang Ziyi, with a planned March 2019 release.
- 5 days ago21 Jun 17, 9:39pm -

The makers of the Limitless VR Creative Environment have released the interactive, animated VR experience, ‘Reaping Rewards,’ available for free on Steam and coming soon to the Oculus store.
- 5 days ago21 Jun 17, 5:24pm -

Based out of their Oakland office, Chu will oversee animation company-wide, bringing to bear 20 years of experience animating and supervising, after his most recent role as animation director at ILM.
- 5 days ago21 Jun 17, 4:22am -

These artworks from Jason Freeny, Joe Simpson and others show how artists can have both fun and create serious pieces from toys.
- 5 hours ago26 Jun 17, 10:31am -

ManvsMachine is the only UK design studio to win gold at the Cannes Lions International Festival for its stunning visuals for Air Max trainers.
- 3 days ago23 Jun 17, 1:24pm -

See stories of love from the LGBT+ community illustrated by Supermundane, Pete Fowler, Craig & Karl, Cachetejack and loads more.
- 3 days ago23 Jun 17, 11:27am -

Designers working in very tight spaces who need solid processing power have a new contender to check out: the new ThinkStation P320 Tiny.
- 4 days ago22 Jun 17, 10:45am -

Camille’s bold colours and patterns will occupy the main exhibition space of NOW Gallery, offering a playful immersive experience.
- 6 days ago20 Jun 17, 11:36am -

Plus see wonderful new illustration work from their roster including Alec Doherty and Owen Gildersleeve.
- 6 days ago20 Jun 17, 11:05am -

Adobe has digitally recreated seven of Edvard Munch’s paintbrushes, which are now available for existing Photoshop and Sketch users.
- 9 days ago17 Jun 17, 7:59am -

5 incredible illustrators we saw at Middlesex University's School of Art and Design grad show last night, with work including comics, risograph prints and a lot of cats.
- 10 days ago16 Jun 17, 10:39am -

11 talented illustrators and designers that stood out at London College of Communication’s (LCC) Design School degree show.
- 11 days ago15 Jun 17, 1:18pm -

Rich Roat from House Industries also attempts to answer that most asked question, “Where do you find inspiration?”
- 11 days ago15 Jun 17, 11:30am -

Adobe's online stock service has gained some new tools – and more images from the likes of Reuters, USA Today Sports and Stocksy.
- 12 days ago14 Jun 17, 3:19pm -

The exhibition, starting at Somerset House in London, will showcase 50 projects from the awards shortlist, including Lizzy Stewart and A Richard Allen’s Trump Wave.
- 12 days ago14 Jun 17, 1:45pm -

CNET'War for the Planet of the Apes' is ape-solutely astonishingCNETSteve Zahn as a child-like chimp in "War for the Planet of the Apes." Twentieth Century Fox. "War" is little short of a milestone in visual effects technology. You can see every hair…
- 3 hours ago26 Jun 17, 1:00pm -

India.comChandrakanta TV review: Yet another cringeworthy show with ...India.comHere is our review of Colors' new show Chandrakanta - Chandrakanta TV review: Yet another cringeworthy show with shoddy visual effects and way too much ...and more »
- 2 days ago24 Jun 17, 4:42pm -

ReutersVisual effects magic of latest "Pirates" movieReutersVisual effects magic of latest "Pirates" movie. Friday, June 23, 2017 - 01:34. Creative agency MPC reveals how its visual effects team helped bring the fifth ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' mov…
- 3 days ago23 Jun 17, 1:50pm -

The Globe and MailWelcome to Mount PixelThe Globe and MailVancouver, already a hub for Hollywood shoots, has quietly become a global powerhouse for the one thing every blockbuster now requires: visual effects. Ian Bailey reports on the VFX boom that…
- 4 days ago22 Jun 17, 7:29pm -

/FILM'War for the Planet of the Apes' Featurette Highlights Weta's Breathtaking Visual Effects/FILMA new War for the Planet of the Apes visual effects featurette shows off the absolutely breathtaking work done by the New Zealand company who gives Ind…
- 5 days ago21 Jun 17, 4:30pm -

FirstpostOkja review round-up: A deeply humane film with great visual effectsFirstpostWhen Netflix's Okja first premiered at Sundance Film Festival this year, the debate of whether Netflix and Amazon should be allowed to screen their content at ...a…
- 5 days ago21 Jun 17, 2:24pm -

Startups.co.ukVisual effects company behind Ex-Machina and Sherlock secures £2mStartups.co.ukMilk Visual Effects, an Academy Award-winning start-up which creates visual effects for feature films and high-end television, has joined the Business Growt…
- 6 days ago20 Jun 17, 2:06pm -

WalesOnlineNew growth plans for Oscar winning company that did visual effects ...WalesOnlineOscar winning Milk VFX is looking for new overseas growth opportunities.Sherlock special effects boostThe Times (subscription)all 3 news articles »
- 8 days ago18 Jun 17, 10:54am -

NME.comThis Game of Thrones special effects video is hinting at what's in store for season 7NME.comA new video has taken Game of Thrones fans behind the scenes of the HBO fantasy show to reveal how some of the standout visual effects are created. In…
- 13 days ago13 Jun 17, 11:57am -

VarietyVisual Effects Are on the Rise in TVVarietyYou could call it the “Game of Thrones” effect. In the years since the HBO show premiered feature-quality visual effects, pushing the standards and expectations for television, other shows have ai…
- 25 days ago1 Jun 17, 2:15pm -

Producers Spencer Proffer and Steve Binder are teaming with “Metallica: Some Kind of Monster” director Joe Berlinger to develop a feature film about Colonel Tom Parker, the manager of late legendary musician Elvis Presley. Parker arrived in Ameri…
- 19 mins ago26 Jun 17, 3:24pm -

STX Entertainment have premiered the first trailer and poster for “The Mask of Zorro” and “Casino Royale” director Martin Campbell’s new action thriller “The Foreigner” which opens October 13th. David Marconi adapted the screenplay from…
- 25 mins ago26 Jun 17, 3:18pm -

Sony Pictures has premiered a new featurette for the upcoming film adaptation of Stephen King’s “The Dark Tower” fantasy novel series. Incorporating interviews with stars Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey, along with King himself, the series e…
- 37 mins ago26 Jun 17, 3:06pm -

Netflix has announced the start of production on Miso Film’s “The Rain,” the streaming giant’s first Danish original series which is both penned and co-created by Jannik Tai Mosholt (“Borgen”). Set six years after a devastating biological…
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- 16 hours ago25 Jun 17, 11:20pm -

Last week directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller left the “Han Solo” film with just three weeks left of filming (along with a further five weeks or reshoots later this year). Within two days Ron Howard was quickly brought in as their replacement. D…
- 16 hours ago25 Jun 17, 11:18pm -

“Avengers: Infinity War” will soon be wrapping up with those involved jumping right into work on the fourth “Avengers” film immediately after. Talking “Spider-Man: Homecoming” with some press this week, Marvel Studios’ Kevin Feige has t…
- 16 hours ago25 Jun 17, 11:16pm -

Pixar’s Andrew Stanton has debunked a video that went viral recently which suggested a tragic backstory for 1995’s “Toy Story”. The SuperCarlinBrothers Youtube page posted a video in which a product designer reportedly suggested that late Pix…
- 16 hours ago25 Jun 17, 11:14pm -

Sorry To Bother You Armie Hammer has joined the cast of Boots Riley’s debut feature “Sorry to Bother You” which begins shooting this month in Oakland. Nina Yang Bongiovi and Forest Whitaker will produce. The story follows a black telemarketer w…
- 17 hours ago25 Jun 17, 10:19pm -

Michael Bay’s fifth and reportedly last film in the “Transformers” franchise, “Transformers: The Last Knight,” opened to a franchise low of $69.1 million domestically in its first five days. That’s significantly down on the $100 million t…
- 22 hours ago25 Jun 17, 6:00pm -

In a series of just over two dozen tweets, “Rick and Morty” creator Dan Harmon has spoken about the prolonged absence of a third season of the Adult Swim animated comedy and reassures fans behind-the-scenes issues are not to blame for the long de…
- 22 hours ago25 Jun 17, 5:49pm -

ABC has reportedly unveiled a new poster for “Inhumans,” its upcoming TV series based on the Marvel Comics property. According to the one-sheet, they’re seemingly sticking to the comics plan for Attilan, the floating city of the Inhumans and th…
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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…
- 24 days ago3 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…
- 23 Mar 15, 10:57pm -

VFX artist Francis L. Camacho recently passed away in Montreal. His family has created a memorial fund that you can donate to. http://www.youcaring.com/memorial-fundraiser/francis-l-camacho-memorial-fund-/304803#.VNo083–X00.facebook While I didn’…
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