Sinbad Sets Sail on a New Journey into Water Surfaces

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VFXWorld’s Bill Desowitz journeys into Sinbad, which represents a culmination of DreamWorks' fascination with water, building on techniques used in most of its previous animated features.

Sinbad Sets Sail on a New Journey into Water Surfaces

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VFXWorld’s Bill Desowitz journeys into Sinbad, which represents a culmination of DreamWorks' fascination with water, building on techniques used in most of its previous animated features.

Inspired 3D Character Animation: Arcs and In-Betweens

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Discover the foundation of arcs and in-betweens in 3D animation.

ILM and Disney Make Pirate Perfection

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Gerard Raiti sits down with Pirates of the Caribbean animation supervisor Hal Hickel to chat about how ILM helped bring the dead back to life and we’re not just talking about the pirate film genre here.

Terminator 3: Rise of the Explosions

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Here's how ILM used fluid dynamics to achieve three of the most exciting CG explosions in recent movie memory.

Inspired 3D: Lighting and Compositing: An Interview with Dennis Muren

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Oscar-winning VFX wiz Dennis Muren discusses lighting tricks, prioritizing elements in a shot and the importance of using real objects for reference.

ILM Taps Little Boy Lost in Animating CG Hulk

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VFXWorld's Bill Desowitz speaks with Hulk animation supervisor Colin Brady to find out how ILM tackled the giant task of bringing the big green superhero from the comic book page to the theater screens.

Houdini's Magical, Innovative Touch

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VFX supervisors from three top houses explain why they depend on Houdini for modeling, rendering and animation.

Finding the Right CG Water and Fish in Nemo

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For Pixar's fifth feature, they digitally conquered the complex look and feel of the underwater world, with its undulating water and beautiful fish and plant life.

Teaching an Old PC New Tricks

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Technology is moving at breakneck speeds and the computer you just bought is now a mere shadow of its former self. What do you do? Buy an entire new system every five-minutes? We don't think so. Dariush Derakhshani shares how you can help turn back the tide of time.