Yifu Zhou joined Digital Domain in 2013. He has worked on many commercials and also on MALEFICENT. He serves as Visual Effects Supervisor & VP and Head of Studio for Digital Domain Beijing.The post HIDDEN MAN: Yifu Zhou – VFX Supervisor, VP and He…
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Really cool first trailer for CAPTAIN MARVEL! The VFX are made by: Industrial Light & Magic (VFX Supervisor: Craig Hammack) Animal Logic Digital Domain (VFX Supervisor: Dave Hodgins) Framestore (VFX Supervisor: Christian Kaestner) Luma Pictures (VFX…
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Important Looking Pirates have released a brand new VFX Breakdown, this time it’s about their work on the first season of TOM CLANCY’S JACK RYAN: © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2018The post TOM CLANCY’S JACK RYAN – Season 1: VFX Brea…
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Intense trailer for APOSTLE, the new movie by Gareth Evans (THE RAID franchise): The VFX are made by: Bait Studio (VFX Supervisor: Christian Lett) Director: Gareth Evans Release Date: October 12, 2018 (Netflix) © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX –…
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Brand new trailer for MARY POPPINS RETURNS: The VFX are made by: Cinesite (VFX Supervisor: Christian Irles) Framestore (VFX Supervisor: Christian Kaestner) Luma Pictures (VFX Supervisor: Brendan Seals) The Production VFX Supervisor is Matt Johnson. D…
- 2 days ago17 Sep 18, 3:00pm -

Did you like hockey? Then be sure to watch this VFX Breakdown by Folks VFX about their work on GOON – LAST OF THE ENFORCERS (click on the picture below to watch it): © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2018The post GOON – LAST OF THE ENFORCER…
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Excellent casting and trailer for the new movie by Joel & Ethan Coen, THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS! The VFX are made by: East Side Effects The Artery VFX BigHugFX Crafty Apes Method Studios (VFX Supervisor: Josh Simmonds) The Mill Phosphene Zoic Stud…
- 7 days ago12 Sep 18, 3:00pm -

Here is the international trailer for FIRST MAN: The VFX are made by: DNEG (VFX Supervisor: Paul Lambert) Director: Damien Chazelle Release Date: 12 October 2018 (USA) © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2018The post FIRST MAN appeared first on T…
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Here is the VFX Breakdown by Milk Visual Effects featuring their work on ALTERED CARBON: WANT TO KNOW MORE? Milk Visual Effects: Dedicated page about ALTERED CARBON on Milk Visual Effects website. © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2018The post…
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The 2018 VIEW Conference takes place in Turin, Italy on October 22nd. Here some info about the conference as well as some presentations we won't want to miss.
- 2 days ago17 Sep 18, 3:47pm -

We look at the Style transfer inside the new Adobe Character Animator.
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The new IBC release of Adobe Creative Cloud tools.
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More on the Winners from this weekend's Creative Arts Emmys.
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Vfxshow hosts and great friends of fxg: the Diamond Bros, just won at the Creative Emmys- Congrats guys !
- 10 days ago9 Sep 18, 6:57am -

John Gaeta will be speaking at the VIEW Conference, which takes place in Turin, Italy from October 22nd through the 26th.
- 16 days ago2 Sep 18, 4:29pm -

In this week's podcast the guys discuss MI: Fallout (plus Siggraph 2018 and the state of vfx).
- 21 days ago29 Aug 18, 2:57am -

We talk with Sony Imageworks VFX Sup. Sue Rowe, about the MEG.
- 28 days ago22 Aug 18, 11:10am -

First look at the new real time ray tracing from NVIDIA and Speed of Light from Epic Games
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We talk to Rob Bredow about the Open Source ASWF with The Linux Foundation
- 40 days ago10 Aug 18, 3:04pm -

We look at the Sylvester Stallone film, Escape Plan 2 and the VFX industry in Santiago, Chile.
- 40 days ago10 Aug 18, 10:56am -

Part 2 of our SIGGRAPH AI for VFX with face generation and animation at Pinscreen (for Real TIme Live)
- 44 days ago6 Aug 18, 11:06am -

A new clip promoting Solo’s Blu-ray release is out, and it showcases the old-school techniques used to realise the hyperspace sequences on the Millennium Falcon. It includes a description of the technique by ILM’s Rob Bredow. Check out the clip b…
- 6 days ago12 Sep 18, 10:36pm -

My chat with Imageworks vfx supe Sue Rowe on The Meg, at VFX Voice.
- 7 days ago11 Sep 18, 10:37pm -

Go behind the scenes of MPC’s Creature Lab in this new – and very practical piece – in 3D World magazine.
- 12 days ago6 Sep 18, 9:54pm -

For VFX Voice, I asked Stargate Studios VFX supe Sam Nicholson about the crazy work involved in making The Happytime Murders possible.
- 14 days ago4 Sep 18, 8:37pm -

I talked to director Henry Selick about his film, The Nightmare Before Christmas, which is celebrating its 25th (!) anniversary this year. Check it out at Cartoon Brew.
- 14 days ago4 Sep 18, 8:31pm -

For Cartoon Brew, I wrote about the 3D and 2D cross-over in some of the top animation tools. It’s amazing what can be done nowadays.
- 19 days ago30 Aug 18, 8:52pm -

One of the great things about the VIEW Conference – taking place 22-26 October in Turin, Italy – is that you can basically sit down in the morning and stay all day to watch wall-to-wall incredible VFX and animation talks. And you can do that all…
- 20 days ago29 Aug 18, 10:56pm -

For the latest 3D Artist magazine, I talked to Aardman’s David Sproxton and also dived into digital make-up with MPC, Mr. X, Outpost VFX, MASTERS FX and vfx artist Johnny Banta.
- 21 days ago28 Aug 18, 9:42pm -

My newest piece for VFX Voice on Mission: Impossible – Fallout. I also love the headline.
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Milk VFX recently delivered visual effects for the film Adrift, including several shots of a yacht at sea as it is caught in a devastating storm. The studio’s breakdown video reveals the extent to which they took plate photography and realised the…
- 27 days ago22 Aug 18, 7:21pm -

DreamWorks Animation, Google VR, NVIDIA, The Mill, and the USC Institute for Creative Technologies among 15 award recipients to be honored at 9th Technology Lumiere Awards.
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Share your UltraWide time.
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Interactive ‘live rendering’ highlights latest update, which is free for all education, research, personal projects and evaluations.
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On the heels of the its first anniversary, Pune, India facility to expand to nearly 50,000-square feet to accommodate growing artist teams.
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From dragon flights to flying pyrotechnics, teams develop creative approaches to epic visuals using previs and technical planning.
- 8 days ago10 Sep 18, 7:54pm -

TNT’s ‘The Alienist’ awarded for outstanding special visual effects in a supporting role for “The Boy on The Bridge.”
- 8 days ago10 Sep 18, 7:32pm -

HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ wins outstanding special visual effects for ‘Beyond the Wall’ episode; TNT’s ‘The Alienist’ awarded for outstanding special visual effects in a supporting role for “The Boy On The Bridge.”
- 8 days ago10 Sep 18, 6:51pm -

Cites need for additional member discussion as reason not to add award for most popular film at upcoming Oscars.
- 12 days ago7 Sep 18, 1:58am -

New version of immersive design software provides a host of tools aimed at higher quality real-time 3D creativity.
- 12 days ago7 Sep 18, 12:28am -

Industry analyst Jon Peddie weighs in on the significance of NVIDIA’s recently announced Turing GPU architecture and AI-enhanced photorealistic rendering.
- 12 days ago6 Sep 18, 7:41pm -

Former senior EP and VP takes new role as managing director, overseeing operations for integrated advertising and immersive experiences at the Los Angeles facility.
- 13 days ago5 Sep 18, 8:07pm -

Award-winning Psyop alum to be based out of Framestore’s Los Angeles office.
- 14 days ago5 Sep 18, 12:07am -

The quirky 3D artist is bringing out an AI powered game like no other.
- 13 hours ago18 Sep 18, 3:27pm -

The VFX house created the USS Callister, the Arachnajax beast and space environments for the Emmy-winning episode.
- 18 hours ago18 Sep 18, 10:13am -

Digital hiring platform Easle takes the fight on late pay for your work to a higher level.
- 5 days ago14 Sep 18, 11:43am -

We speak to the artists behind QOTSA's latest eye-catching gig posters.
- 6 days ago13 Sep 18, 10:43am -

Design studio Split explore what it means to be from the North with massively ambitious project These Northern Types.
- 6 days ago13 Sep 18, 9:34am -

Adobe has taken the wrapping off new versions of AE, Premiere and other tools – though they're not shipping yet.
- 7 days ago12 Sep 18, 2:00pm -

The nominees for the Design Museum's Designs of the Year 2018 include many projects that combine the cutting edge with the outmoded.
- 8 days ago11 Sep 18, 11:39am -

An upgraded version of the tool for removing objects from scenes gives you more control over how it works on tricky images.
- 8 days ago10 Sep 18, 8:53pm -

3D artist AJ Jeffries brings inventiveness and joy back to mainstream editorial with these horny robot pieces.
- 9 days ago10 Sep 18, 11:23am -

These celebrity mashups are perfect for your daily weird internet fix.
- 9 days ago10 Sep 18, 8:23am -

Cities from the UK and US are given a minimal, intriguing look in these works aimed for the travel crowd.
- 13 days ago6 Sep 18, 2:11pm -

The famed illustrating duo talk mixing Futurism with bygone Hollywood cinema for a new Folio Society edition of Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged.
- 13 days ago6 Sep 18, 9:27am -

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CNBC'Game of Thrones' took home the Emmy for best drama—here's how much each episode costs to produceCNBCThe series also earned eight more awards, out of a total of 22 nominations, including Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and Outsta…
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Great Yarmouth MercuryBlockbuster film studios to present career opportunities in East AngliaGreat Yarmouth MercuryHitFilm effects and editing software workshops run by the post production software specialist FXhome will show students how to create t…
- 16 hours ago18 Sep 18, 11:44am -

EW.com (blog)Emmy Awards 2018: The full list of winnersEW.com (blog)Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Comedy Series: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing and Outstanding Cinematography For A Comedy Series:…
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HuffPost7 Disturbing, Fiery & Icy 'Game Of Thrones' Secrets You Didn't SnowHuffPostThe show has a ridiculous 22 nominations heading into the 2018 Emmys for its work in season seven, so to find out how that happened, we turned to visual effects superv…
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GMA NewsMarvel-themed wedding video wows with outstanding visual effects, storyGMA NewsA wedding video for two Pinoy Marvel fans has wowed netizens with its outstanding visual effects and heartfelt story. On Facebook, the short wedding film went vira…
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Live DesignNew Product Specialists to Drive Visual Effects Advancements at NotchLive DesignNotch, the visual content creation tool that works entirely in real time, today announces the appointments of Adrien Ravelli and Will Smith as Product Speciali…
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VRFocusDolphin Image and ARwall Partner To Augment Visual EffectsVRFocusThe techniques and technology used to create virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are starting to appear in Hollywood, either as part of efforts to create 360-degree f…
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Bournemouth EchoSolo and Wreck It Ralph sequel feature in visual effects conferenceBournemouth EchoSolo and Wreck It Ralph sequel feature in visual effects conference. By Darren Slade echodaz. Show caption. See all 2 photos images. From Solo to Wreck…
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Express.co.ukDoctor Who season 11 spoilers: Director teases SPECTACULAR Hollywood-style visual effectsExpress.co.ukDoctor Who in recent years has tried to keep itself as cutting edge as possible as far as visual effects are concerned. The show's come…
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Goldderby2019 Oscars: Will a superhero movie finally break the Best Visual Effects curse?GoldderbySuperhero movies are renowned for their visual effects and often contend at the Oscars in that category. But the last comic book come to life to win thi…
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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…
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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…
- 9 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…
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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 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…
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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…
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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 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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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…
- 10 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…
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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…
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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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