Method Studios have published a dedicated page about their work on PROJECT ALMANAC (click on the picture below to watch it): © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2015
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TED is back in TED 2 and his challenge: a baby! The VFX are made by: Tippett Studio Iloura (VFX Supervisor : Glen Melenhorst) The Production VFX Supervisor is Blair Clark. Director: Seth MacFarlane Release Date: 26 June 2015 (USA) © Vincent Frei –…
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Cool TV spot of AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON with more VFX shots of Hulkbuster against Hulk: The VFX are made by: Industrial Light & Magic (VFX Supervisor : Ben Snow) Trixter (VFX Supervisor : Alessandro Cioffi) Double Negative (VFX Supervisor : Ken McGau…
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Philippe Theroux started his career in the visual effects at Hybride in 1997. He has worked on all major projects of the studio such as SIN CITY, 300, THE HUNGER GAMES or AVATAR.
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Impressive CG cinematic made by Digic Pictures for ASSASSIN’S CREED UNITY – DEAD KINGS: © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2015
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Did you like Dragons? Then be sure to watch this excellent making of by Pixomondo about their work on the fourth season of GAME OF THRONES: © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2015
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Lots of new VFX shots in this Big Game TV sport for TERMINATOR: GENISYS: The VFX are made by: Double Negative (VFX Supervisor : Pete Bebb) MPC (VFX Supervisors : Sheldon Stopsack & Gary Brozenich) The Production VFX Supervisor is Viet Luu . Director:…
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Excellent new trailer full of action for RUROUNI KENSHIN 2 – KYOTO INFERNO (Rurôni Kenshin: Kyôto Taika-hen): The VFX are made by: Omnibus Japan (VFX Supervisor : Kazuyori Kosaka) Director: Keishi Ohtomo Release Date: 28 November 2014 (UK) Thanks…
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Spin VFX have released a dedicated page about their work on the Netflix TV serie MARCO POLO with before & after pictures and video: © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2015
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The MINIONS are ready for the Superbowl in this funny TV spot: Animation by: Illumination Directors: Kyle Balda & Pierre Coffin Release Date: 10 July 2015 (USA) © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2015
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Creating a desired hairstyle can often be a long, tedious, and non-intuitive process - not with Weta's Barbershop (Sci-Tech Award winner). We explain just how clever and yet simple Barbershop is.
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Method Studios breaks down its time altering visual effects for the found-footage film, Project Almanac.
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Behind the story-driven visual effects of Angelina Jolie's Unbroken with vfx sup. Bill George from ILM.
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Mike Seymour, Matt Wallin and Todd Vaziri (Oscar Predictinator) discuss the nominees for the 87th Academy Award for achievement in visual effects.
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We talk to long-time Cinefex publisher Don Shay, who has announced he has retired from the renowned VFX industry magazine.
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Mike Seymour, Jason Diamond and Ian Failes discuss the visual effects in Peter Jackson's final film from middle-earth, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.
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New sand and crowd tools inside Side Effects Software's Houdini 14.
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New rendering software, an army tool and incredible sims - find out Weta Digital's newest techniques that made The Battle of the Five Armies possible.
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And then there were five... Oscar nominations have been announced.
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Our 200th episode of fxguidetv celebrates animation with interviews from Animal Logic and Weta Digital. Plus the new January 2015 term at fxphd.com.
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Find out the latest recipients winners of the Sci-tech awards, to be presented in February 2015.
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The Visual Effects Society (VES) announced the nominees for the 13th Annual VES Awards...
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The Hollywood Post Alliance invites engineering, technology and strategic business leaders join top creative talent to explore and debate the most compelling topics facing the media and entertainment industry today.
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Industry veteran joins boutique VFX and design house specializing in “invisible” visual effects.
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Real-time ray tracing and global illumination program now an integral part of the ZBrush workflow.
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Independent VFX and design house promotes visual effects producer/compositing supervisor to newly-created post of Head of Operations and Strategy. 
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VFX veteran brings more than 25 years production experience to the role spanning feature film animation, visual effects and games.
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New role will see Walker lead the design of characters and environments across the London Integrated Advertising team’s CG work.
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Oscar-nominated VFX supervisor discusses the challenges of creating two believable CG action heroes.
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Actors Robbie and Teller to host the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation on Saturday, February 7.
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Activist and entrepreneur explores how radical new approaches to science and technology can transform society in substantial and positive ways.
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Visual effects festival, conference and job fair to include presentations on the invisible effects of ‘Birdman,’ ILM’s work on ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier,’ the making of ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,’ the miniature effects…
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Award-winning executive producer has worked with prominent directors including Traktor, Nicolai Fuglsig, Jake Scott, Stacy Wall, Dante Ariola and Harold Einstein on campaigns for leading brands such as Nike, Budweiser, Adidas, Target and Coca-Cola.
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Oscar winner Daniel Junge and Johnny Knoxville’s feature, ‘Being Evel,’ was shot using Blackmagic Design cameras, while more than 20 films at this year’s festival were color graded using DaVinci Resolve.
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20th century graphic design legends to be shown alongside the stars of today in Kemistry Gallery’s pop-up return to form
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Current education secretary Nicky Morgan's focus on the technical STEM subjects looks to be just as perilous for design education in school as Michael Gove’s EBacc. We speak to Include Design founder Joe Macleod about what's at stake and what we ca…
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Dell has revealed an upgraded Precision M3800 mobile workstation at the Sundance Film Festival.
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Dell has revealed an upgraded Precision M3800 mobile workstation at the Sundance Film Festival.
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Shutterstock's Gerd Mittmann discusses the findings of its Creative Trends 2015 report, which analysed searches on the stock media company's site.
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A massive web-based drawing experiment which created a snapshot of the internet is now being released in full colour
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A massive web-based drawing experiment which created a snapshot of the internet is now being released in full colour
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Apple says its hasn't announced which countries will get the Apple Watch in April.
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Apple says its hasn't confirmed which countries will get the Apple Watch in April.
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You (or your kids) can sketch out levels in specially marked, printable grids, and then scan it into the game using your device's camera.
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Float 'em or fling 'em - take a look at two new ruggedised hard drives from G-Tech
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Nobrow Comics App for iPad includes Luke Pearson's Hildafolk, Ben Newman's Ouroboros, Jon McNaught's Obsolete and the Artist Mini Bundle for free.
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TVGrapevine.comFILM NEWS: OSCAR BALLOT GUIDE FOR VISUAL EFFECTSTVGrapevine.comVisual effects are often called a “tech” category, but after you look at the Oscar-nominated vfx films and hear from vfx supervisors Joe Letteri (“Dawn of the Planet…
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Oscar's visual-effects nominees make their own realityUSA TODAYThere are no 12-year experiments like Boyhood in this year's Oscar category for best visual effects, yet innovation drives the five nominees. USA TODAY's Brian Truitt surveys the field co…
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GamasutraMPC, the visual effects division of Technicolor, has kicked off the year in ...Canada NewsWire (press release)MONTREAL, Jan. 28, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - MPC Montreal has particular reason to celebrate this award season as they were the lead stud…
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New York Times (blog)Below the Line: Visual Effects of 'Guardians of the Galaxy'New York Times (blog)“The main focus was to get Rocket and Groot to be as real as possible,” said Stephane Ceretti, one of the Oscar-nominated visual effects supervis…
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Animation World NetworkMike Chambers Named Chair of Visual Effects Society BoardHollywood ReporterMike Chambers was elected chair of the Visual Effects Society board of directors, succeeding VFX supervisor Jeff Okun. Recommended. 'Dawn of the Planet…
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VarietyVisual Effects Artists Drop Effort to Challenge Film SubsidiesVarietyA group of visual effects artists has dropped their effort to challenge film subsidies in countries like Canada and Great Britain, citing a lack of money to pursue a legal st…
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Comicbook.comHong Kong visual effects firm behind X-Men nominated for an OscarSouth China Morning Post (subscription)Digital Domain, a digital production firm, was nominated in Los Angeles on Thursday for “Best Visual Effects” at the 87th Academy…
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And the Oscar for best visual effects goes to…Autodesk's MayaVentureBeatIndeed, the visual effects and animation teams on all 10 films considered for this year's Oscar nomination, and all five that received nominations this morning, used Maya, a po…
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Co.CreateFrom Groot To Godzilla, Visual Effects Oscar Hopefuls Reveal Their CG SecretsCo.CreateThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Visual Effects Branch puts on the three-hour event at the Academy's Beverly Hills headquarters for its 340…
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TheWrap'Planet of the Apes' Leads Visual Effects Society NominationsTheWrap“Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” received five nominations from the Visual Effects Society to lead all films in nominations for the 13th annual VES Awards, the visual-effe…
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To join the release of the first official trailer for the fifth season of "Game of Thrones", HBO has also released nineteen high quality stills of the various key characters - both old and new - that play a big part in upcoming events. Check out the…
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With the release of the first trailer for the fifth season of "Game of Thrones" on IMAX screens this week, it comes as no real shock that numerous bootleg camcorded versions made their way online shortly after the first screenings.HBO has done the…
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The 9th Life of Louis DraxThe first photo is out of Jamie Dornan in the thriller "The 9th Life Of Louis Drax". The story follows a boy in a coma (Aiden Longworth) and Dornan plays a neurologist who fights to awaken him from his comatose state. The…
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Up until now, the only two release dates confirmed for new "Star Wars" films have been J.J. Abrams' "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" on December 18th this year along with Gareth Edwards' spin-off film on December 16th next year.Talking with Disney sh…
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Can Ted prove he's a person?The teaser poster effectively foretold this event and the day has arrived at last: the first trailer for Seth MacFarlane’s Ted 2 is upon us. Prepare to look upon jokes about semen, legal briefs, Samuel L. Jackson and mor…
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Tris is The OneIf you saw the latest poster for The Divergent Series: Insurgent that arrived online yesterday (if not, it’s sitting lower down the page), you might have been forgiven for thinking that director Robert Schwentke and his team were goi…
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He'll direct the action comedyIn recent years, Meet The Parents director Jay Roach has turned his attention more towards political subjects as with HBO TV movies Recount and Game Change and the Will Ferrell/Zach Galifianakis comedy The Campaign. Whi…
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She'll play Trish WalkerThe rate of casting announcements for the second of the Marvel/Netflix series, A.K.A. Jessica Jones, is increasing. With David Tennant now set as the villainous Purple Man, the forces of good got a boost with word that Rachae…
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Watch out for back-flipping buses...This weekend sees the biggest event in the American Football sporting calendar: the Super Bowl. And with it comes a raft of expensive adverts for all sorts of things, including some of the big movies hitting cinema…
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Indominus Rex, what big teeth you have...Kept almost totally off screen in the trailers so far, Jurassic World’s big addition – and we do mean big –  to the dino family has now been revealed. Well, sort of. Some new imagery on the official…
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He's replacing Michael C. HallIt would appear that Michael C. Hall is allergic to dragons. Actually, there isn’t a given reason why he’s decided to leave the new Pete’s Dragon film, but it means good news for Karl Urban fans as the Star Trek ac…
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Who you gonna Spall?Amityville, the Black Hills of Maryland, Eden Lake… Enfield? Okay, the sleepy north London suburb isn’t as synonymous with horror as those other locales, but residents might beg to differ. The Enfield Haunting, a Sky Living dr…
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'You've meddled with something you don't understand...'It might not be receiving the Super Bowl TV spot treatment, but Marvel has made sure we’re all still anticipating Avengers: Age Of Ultron with a new ad. Cue the heroes squabbling and the roboti…
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David Leitch and Chad Stahelski may corral Chris PrattThey’ve made a huge impact Stateside with their directorial debut, Keanu Reeves vengeance thriller John Wick, and now studios are courting David Leitch and Chad Stahelski. Universal has them in…
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It's a kind of magic... It's a directorial double-header this week, with Ex Machina's Alex Garland and Inherent Vice's Paul Thomas Anderson on the show to talk about their respective movies and a hell of a lot more (think, um, baths). Also, a franchi…
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In the same week that ADAPT announced an end to its legal effort, DreamWorks Animation announced the closure of PDI and the shedding of 500 jobs. Sad news and you could cut the irony with a knife. ADAPT’s legal effort to mitigate the use of subsidi…
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For the past year, Scott Ross and I (Daniel Lay), as well as others that cannot be named, have been lobbying the Visual Effects industry along with others to support the formation of ADAPT, a trade organization as well as a legal case that would pena…
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I was contacted by some in the media. The reporter admitted they lack the technical abilities which many of you VFX pros have to actually find out what’s out there in the Sony hack. This made me realize something: VFX pros are the only ones in the…
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Yesterday 25GB of data in the sony hack was made available for download. The data unfortunately contains extremely sensitive and personal information. If you worked at Sony it’s pretty safe to say your private information including your ssn have b…
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Just arrived back to the US after a trip to Australia and as many of you know, there was quite a big story concerning a data security breach at Sony Pictures. A text file was released containing a huge list of names of file the hackers claimed to…
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Technicolor, owner of London VFX house MPC, is celebrating it’s 100th anniversary. Variety has come out with a series of puff pieces to showcase the company and one piece was on how MPC values it’s artists: Moving Picture Co. Finds Valuing Artist…
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Marvel’s Vice President of Post Production Victoria Alonso was a speaker at this week’s VES Summit where she asked “where are the girls?” and called for more women to work in VFX. In Variety’s report, she spoke about how lowering the gende…
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VFX Artist Michael Scott has been very vocal about VFX issues on twitter. Michael was seriously injured after he was hit by a car: During a break from work, Michael Scott was walking to get dinner when a car jumped the curb and pinned him to a concre…
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If you work at Stereo D, Method Studios, Encore Hollywood, or Iloura (list updated per comments below) you may have been aware about some recent news concerning parent company Deluxe Entertainment’s credit rating being downgraded by Standard & Poor…
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This sunday I’ll be at the VFX BBQ by the VFX Progress Group. Later in the week on Tuesday I’ll be at OTIS college to attend a LA Siggraph panel on the state of the VFX Industry: When: Tuesday September 9th 2014 7:30-10pm Location: Otis College…
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