Eric Hayden has worked in visual effects for almost 10 years. He worked on films such as HELL ON WHEELS, AMERICAN HORROR STORY and AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. As VFX Supervisor at FuseFX, he took care of the effects of projects like QUICK DRAW and DESIGNA…
- 2 days ago14 Jun 19, 4:00pm -

Be sure to watch this beautiful end title sequence made by the teams of Elastic for CAPTAIN MARVEL: © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2019The post CAPTAIN MARVEL: End title sequence by Elastic appeared first on The Art of VFX.
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Here is the teaser trailer for THE SHINING sequel, DOCTOR SLEEP! The VFX are made by: Method Studios Peerless (VFX Supervisor: Marc Hutchings) RISE (VFX Supervisor: Benjamin Burr) Secret Lab (VFX Supervisor: Olcun Tan) Shade VFX The Production VFX Su…
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In 2011, Brendan Taylor explained to us the work of Mr. X on HANNA. He then works on TRANSPORTER: THE SERIES and POMPEII. In 2013, he founded Mavericks VFX and took care of the effects of projects like MAN SEEKING WOMAN, THE MAGICIANS and AMERICAN GO…
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Trixter have released the VFX Breakdown about their work on CAPTAIN MARVEL: WANT TO KNOW MORE? Trixter: Dedicated page about CAPTAIN MARVEL on Trixter website. Dominik Zimmerle: My interview of Dominik Zimmerle, VFX Supervisor at Trixter. © Vincent…
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Come have a look at the work of Oblique FX on CRAZY ALIEN: WANT TO KNOW MORE? Oblique FX: Dedicated page about CRAZY ALIEN on Oblique FX website. © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2019The post CRAZY ALIEN: VFX Breakdown by Oblique FX appeared f…
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In 2013, Martin Hill explained to us the work of Weta Digital on THE WOLVERINE. He then worked on FURIOUS SEVEN, THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY - PART 2, CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE, VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS and ANIMAL WORLD.The post GAME…
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Here is the first trailer for FROZEN 2! The VFX and animation are made by: Walt Disney Animation Studios Directors: Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee. Release Date: 22 November 2019 (USA) © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2019The post FROZEN 2 appear…
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Come have a look at how RISE created the massive alien city for CAPTAIN MARVEL: WANT TO KNOW MORE? RISE: Dedicated page about CAPTAIN MARVEL on RISE website. Oliver Hohn: My interview of Oliver Schulz, VFX Supervisor at RISE. © Vincent Frei – The…
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VIEW Conference have announced their first speakers and really impressive! Let’s start with Directors Brad Bird (TOMORROWLAND, INCREDIBLES 2) and Dean DeBlois (HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON trilogy) and on the VFX side, the speakers will be VFX Supervis…
- 4 days ago12 Jun 19, 7:00am -

We have a look behind the scenes of DI4D's latest demo of founder Colin Urquhart.
- 2 days ago14 Jun 19, 9:19am -

CineSite helped transform Taron Egerton's world to Elton John's RocketMan journey.
- 2 days ago14 Jun 19, 7:47am -

How The-Artery brought together artists from around the world to create a mesmerizing visual homage to Eurovision.
- 2 days ago14 Jun 19, 12:50am -

We talk to Kim Libreri, Epic Games’ CTO, about the future of filmmaking and the work of the Unreal Engine team in virtual production.
- 10 days ago6 Jun 19, 1:00am -

The T-Stop Inn podcast with Ben Allan and Mike Seymour from WWDC
- 10 days ago6 Jun 19, 12:01am -

In this special report from WWDC, we look at the new Apple Pro from the perspective of our industry.
- 11 days ago4 Jun 19, 10:40pm -

Weta's impressive array of simulations in Game of Thrones final season.
- 18 days ago28 May 19, 8:01pm -

An Exclusive look at the new ML-Server frame work for Deep Learning in Nuke.
- 25 days ago22 May 19, 9:29am -

A Deep Dive into the new ILM face pipeline.
- 26 days ago21 May 19, 12:11pm -

VFX Legion has just completed the 5th and penultimate season for Madam Secretary.
- 26 days ago20 May 19, 11:58pm -

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

We're back from the Snap ! Join Matt Wallin, Jason Diamond and Mike Seymour discussing Avengers: Endgame
- 33 days ago14 May 19, 12:10am -

I’ve just launched a brand new VFX publication called befores & afters. Check it out at https://beforesandafters.com.
- 89 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.
- 92 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.
- 95 days ago13 Mar 19, 3:19am -

For VFX Voice, I covered the invisible vfx of Bird Box. Some stunning work!
- 28 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.
- 26 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.
- 19 Feb 19, 12:46am -

For 3D Artist magazine, I talked to Weta Digital about their work on Alita: Battle Angel.
- 13 Feb 19, 6:00pm -

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.
- 8 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.
- 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 -

The noted researcher and consultant discusses various aspects of artificial intelligence, how the technology is being used in visual effects and the dangers of unchecked deployment. 
- 5 days ago11 Jun 19, 2:00pm -

Pixar’s ‘Purl’ wins best in show; Supinfocom’s ‘The Stained Club’ wins jury award and Supinfocom’s ‘Stuffed’ takes best student film award.
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Studio provides elaborate VFX, including full CG derailment, previs, matte paintings and digital background replacements, for 90-second Western-themed “Train” commercial. 
- 10 days ago5 Jun 19, 10:46pm -

Sci-fi thriller, set to hit theatres September 20, features Pitt taking to the stars to find his missing father, whose efforts threaten Earth’s very existence.
- 11 days ago5 Jun 19, 6:26pm -

VFX supervisor discusses animation styles, production challenges and his efforts leading the visual effect team on Lord & Miller and Sony Pictures Animation’s Oscar-winning animated comic adventure.
- 12 days ago4 Jun 19, 3:48pm -

Leading visualization studio shares just released images showcasing some of their extensive work on Joe and Anthony Russo’s box office smash, the final film in Marvel’s 22-MCU-movie ‘Infinity’ saga.
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The studio revisits and revamps Hulk, Marvel’s smash-‘em-up, fan-favorite digital character they first brought to the screen back in 2003.
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Studio’s Santa Monica headquarters has a number of job openings and is currently looking for talent to join their industry leading visualization services team.
- 16 days ago30 May 19, 7:48pm -

Support for native Unreal materials and Viewport rendering bring powerful new capabilities to full user base. 
- 17 days ago30 May 19, 3:41pm -

New facility will operate solely using PC over IP without onsite hardware; ex-Framestore head of animation Kevin Spruce appointed new animation director.
- 17 days ago30 May 19, 2:33pm -

VFX supervisor on Disney and Marvel’s action-adventure hit discusses the complex digital character work used to create a young version of Agent Nick Fury.
- 19 days ago28 May 19, 5:38pm -

17 new RTX Studio laptops pair RTX GPUs with NVIDIA Studio Stack of SDKs and drivers to significantly improve performance and reliability for content creators.
- 19 days ago27 May 19, 8:06pm -

Ignore Intel's 10th-gen chips announcements - these are the new laptops you should be checking out.
- 5 days ago11 Jun 19, 1:58pm -

Affinity Designer is here with a big 2019 update that comes optimised for the iPad, Mac and Windows.
- 11 days ago5 Jun 19, 2:02pm -

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.
- 16 days ago31 May 19, 3:19pm -

This year find inspiration, fun, skills and the chance to meet some like-minded people at these festivals across subjects from concept art and illustration to branding, and from graphic and UX design to animation and VFX.
- 19 days ago28 May 19, 8:00am -

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

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

Most 'tattoo' fonts are crap. Check out these 10 that you might actually use.
- 26 days ago21 May 19, 9:13am -

Design studio Split explore what it means to be from the North with massively ambitious project These Northern Types.
- 27 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...
- 30 days ago17 May 19, 12:35pm -

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

Revealed: how Spider-Verse's funniest scene was made in one night, plus details on Jeron Braxton's forthcoming dating show parody.
- 35 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.
- 38 days ago9 May 19, 3:58pm -

#Showbiz: Downer of an ending  New Straits TimesIT'S 2019 and there have been so many comic book superhero movies that have graced the cinemas with many more to come. Of the past, some have been ...
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NLE Choppa Flips NBA YoungBoy On "Free Youngboy"  HotNewHipHopNLE Choppa drops off new cut. Last week, NLE Choppa shared his new 'Free Youngboy' track, serving as his first release since the notoriously independent ...
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Avengers: Endgame Fan Recreates Epic Portals Scene with LEGO Minifigs  Comicbook.comA three-hour film chock full of jaw-dropping moments, arguably no moment stood out as much as the now-iconic portals scene in the third act. Now, it's been ...
- 8 hours ago15 Jun 19, 10:45pm -

How Miguel Sapochnik Became One of Game of Thrones' Most Important Directors  GizmodoAs the director of some of the most dramatic, intense episodes of Game of Thrones, including season six's “Battle of the Bastards” and season eight's “The Lo…
- 12 hours ago15 Jun 19, 6:45pm -

Woods Hole Film Festival Lineup Features Many First-Time Directors  CapeNews.netThe Woods Hole Film Festival recently announced its 2019 lineup. A total of 53 feature length and 110 short films will screen during the festival from July 27 ...
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Companies are using virtual reality methods to train their employees, and two Lafayette companies are out front of that trend  The AdvocateVirtual reality workforce training is the latest trend for numerous industries, and Lafayette is the home of…
- 14 hours ago15 Jun 19, 5:00pm -

The Phantom Menace's podrace was a triumph over a real natural disaster  SYFY WIRETo celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first episode of the Skywalker saga, Star Wars: Episode I —The Phantom Menace, SYFY WIRE has put together a series ...
- 15 hours ago15 Jun 19, 3:40pm -

Microgaming Launches Smashing Biscuit  Latest Casino BonusesMicrogaming has unleashed the Smashing Biscuit slot experience. From now on, the supplier has become richer for an additional game powered by PearFiction ...
- 16 hours ago15 Jun 19, 2:49pm -

The Unconventional Heroism of "The Matrix"  The Spool(Every month, we at The Spool select a Filmmaker of the Month, honoring the life and works of influential auteurs with a singular voice, for good or ill. Since June ...
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EARTH'S MIGHTIEST SHOW Gets Some of CAPTAIN MARVEL's Effects Broken Down  GeekTyrantChristopher Townsend breaks down some of the visual effects on Captain Marvel.
- 17 hours ago15 Jun 19, 1:30pm -

Rust and Garry's Mod devs release Chippy, a bullet hell shooter  PC GamerChippy is a new twin-stick bullet hell shooter from Facepunch Studios, the developers behind Rust and Garry's Mod, in which you fight and destroy 14 giant ...
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Martin Heigan  Planeta.comTwitter Avatar. Elsewhere on the Web. Martin Heigan: “I am a 3D VFX Supervisor/Motion Capture TD, and specialise in Visual Effects and Mocap for TV and Film.
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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…
- 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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