Disney redefines animation layout, staging and visual development with their paradigm-changing virtual camera system.

Peter Jackson and Joe Letteri describe the brave new virtual world they've created at Weta.

Key rendering, modeling and camera enhancements along with new sculpting tools make this a robust and worthy upgrade.

FuseFX Co-Founder Jason Fotter explains why visual effects work can be Hell on Wheels.

VES Chairman Jeff Okun and executive director Eric Roth issue an open letter in response to an L.A. Times Life of Pi review.

Cinesite's Jon Neill discusses creating the first CG character for the Bond franchise along with other VFX mayhem.

Bill Westenhofer of Rhythm & Hues discusses the VFX secret to Ang Lee's Life of Pi.

WB’s Kurt Galvao on the creation of The Director’s Cut decades in the making.

James Cameron and Andrew Adamson weave acts from seven live Cirque shows into their new 3-D film, Cirque du Soleil Worlds Away 3D.

Robert Zemeckis and Kevin Baillie talk about the VFX challenges of the director's return to live action.

Disney’s new BRDF lighting system stands front and center in the array of new tech tools anchoring the studio’s animation production pipeline.

Dan Glass talks Cloud Atlas VFX and working with the Wachowskis again.

HALON taps Fabric Engine’s Creation Platform to develop a virtual production environment capable of re-targeting motion capture data in real time.

Last week's VES Summit offered a snapshot of new opportunities and challenges facing VFX.

James Gartler walks us through the big films still waiting to hit theatres in 2012.

Creative particle work and cloud-rendered cityscapes help give Looper its distinctive vibe.

Mr. X cranks up its creature work for the fifth installment of the zombie franchise.

LOOK Effects’ VFX supervisor talks about the fast-paced world of visual effects on Fox's hit procedural crime drama.

The five-time Oscar winning visual effects supervisor reflects on his career at Sony Pictures Imageworks.

Aaron Benitez tests mocha Pro v3 to see how Imagineer Systems allows you to “Track Like a Boss.”