VFXWorld Magazine :: Complete Article List

Keeping Superman Flying on Smallville

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Entity FX makes the most of superhero action in the show's eighth season.

24: Beyond Redemption

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With 24 relocating to D.C. for its seventh season, Tara Bennett goes undercover to find out how they are adding more vfx to their arsenal.

Possessing The Unborn

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Asylum's Mitchell Drain tells Silas Lesnick about achieving the vfx scares of The Unborn.

Fincher Talks Benjamin Button and VFX

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Oscar nominee David Fincher gets in the right headspace to talk about head replacement on Benjamin Button and the state of VFX.

2009 VFX Sneaks: 10 Movies to Watch

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Stereoscopic sci-fi, the most influential graphic novel of all time, the return of a beloved franchise and a wizard named Harry are part of our 2009 cinematic sneak peek.

Bringing Benjamin Button to Life

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Bill Desowitz uncovers the curious vfx case of Benjamin Button in this in-depth report with Digital Domain, Asylum, Hydraulx, Lola VFX and Matte World Digital.

Valkyrie: Achieving Digital Minimalism

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Rich Hoover of Sony Pictures Imageworks tells Ellen Wolff about the crucial vfx issues for Valkyrie, including dealing with the two missing fingers on the hand of the German protagonist played by Tom Cruise.

Bedtime Stories: Sandler-Style Spectacle

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Adam Sandler's tall tales come true in Bedtime Stories, and John Andrew Berton Jr. and Matt Johnson talk about the diverse vfx.

Getting into a New Spirit

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Stu Maschwitz of The Orphanage tells Tara Bennett what it was like collaborating with Frank Miller on Will Eisner's The Spirit, including the creation of a new digital hub called The Bunker.

2008 VFX Year in Review

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VFXWorld picks its top 10 favorite vfx movies in this year-end overview.

VFX That Don't Stand Still

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Janet Hetherington chats with Aaron Sims about his latest work on The Day the Earth Stood Still, Clash of the Titans and Green Lantern.

A More Scientific Day the Earth Stood Still

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Jeff Okun tells VFXWorld how a modern technological approach informed the retelling of The Day the Earth Stood Still.

Primeval: Monster Dinos for TV

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Framestore adds a touch of film-level flair to its CG dinosaurs, as Tara Bennett discovers in her coverage of the popular Primeval TV series.

Prince of Persia:The Tale of a Thousand Textures

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Andrew Farago reviews four short films: Drux Flux by Theodore Ushev, The Old, Old, Very Old Man by Elizabeth Hobbs, Sandbox by Avi Ofer and The Waif of Persephone by Nick Cross.

MotionBuilder 2009 Review: Greater Realtime Capabilities

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Autodesk's latest version of MotionBuilder provides a realtime simulation toolset and enhanced interactivity, among other things encountered by George Maestri.

Punisher: War Zone: A VFX Gore Fest

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VFX Supervisor Robert Short tells VFXWorld about raising the bar more graphically for Punisher: War Zone.

The Digital Eye: How Bolt Got Painterly

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In this month's issue of "The Digital Eye," Hank Driskill, technical supervisor at Walt Disney Animation Studios, tells VFXWorld how Bolt impressively achieved the look of a 2D-painted background in CG.

A Quantum of VFX for James Bond

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VFXWorld goes undercover with Marc Forster and Kevin Tod Haug to explore the "editorially-driven visual effects" on Quantum of Solace.

The Official Luxology modo 301 Guide: Masking Effects

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In this fourth excerpt from The Official Luxology modo 301 Guide, author Daniel Ablan puts a twist on Shader Tree applications.

Australia: Sweeping VFX for a Luhrmann Epic

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For Baz Luhrmann's dreamy Australia, Rising Sun Pictures, Animal Logic and Framstore combine for some crafty vfx, as Thomas J. McLean discovers.