Fresh from the Festivals: November 2008's Reviews
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.
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.
In this third excerpt from The Official Luxology modo 301 Guide, author Daniel Ablan puts a twist on Shader Tree applications.
For the recent Low vs. Diamonds music video, Heart Attack, HAL helps achieve gradual yet detailed aging during a timeless yet intimate lovers' kiss.
The producers and creators of the new French animated feature talk about the transformation of six graphic visions into one artistic frightfest.
Andrew Farago makes the case why you should make room on your bookshelf for Don Hahn's modern take on The Alchemy of Animation.
Jeremy Luyties, the lead design director of the new Quantum of Solace videogame, takes Peter "The Rizk" Rizkalla through the James Bond paces along with the virtual Daniel Craig.
When it comes to the Madagascar sequel, Directors Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath and Effects Supervisor Scott Peterson "move it, move it."
With the holidays tsunami approaching, Peter "The Rizk" Rizkalla unwraps Fable II, Dead Space, Wario Land: Shake It! and TNA iMPACT!
The producers and creators of the new French animated feature talk about the transformation of six graphic visions into one artistic frightfest.
The Rushes' Jonathan Privett describes the "shoot fast and get out clean" approach to Guy Ritchie's RockNRolla.
Producer James Tucker talks about the new animated series Batman: The Brave and the Bold, which features a Caped Crusader from the Silver Age of comics.
In this edition of her bimonthly column, Nancy Cartwright interviews top-ranked voice-over actor Jess Harnell.
Zoic Studios talks about the VFX challenges of pulling off an otherworldly vampire vibe in Alan Ball's True Blood series on HBO.
Michael Owens and Geoffrey Hancock explain how L.A. was brought to vintage life with VFX in Clint Eastwood's Changeling.
Variety being the spice of life, Peter "The Rizk" Rizkalla exposes himself to Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Mercenaries 2: World in Flames, Galaga Legions and N+.
George Maestri tests out the latest edition of Maya from Autodesk to figure out the significance of the new particle systems, layered animation, modeling and stereoscopic image rendering.
Everett Burrell discusses the making of the nightmarish Valkyries and the strange drug-induced hallucinations in Max Payne.
Ubisoft's Yannis Mallat and Hybride's Pierre Raymond go deeper into their strategic roadmap for convergence.
The creators of the latest SpongeBob special "WhoBob WhatPants?" talk about the many sides of everyone's favorite animated invertebrate.
For Body of Lies, the latest spy thriller by Ridley Scott, Sony Pictures Imageworks goes into stealth mode, but Jack Egan uncovers the vfx secrets.
There's no stopping this Terminator, as Tara Bennett reports on the new animation and lighting tricks for the second season of TSCC.
Gil Kenan talks about transitioning from Monster House to City of Ember and all the technological and aesthetic challenges it posed.
Janet Hetherington chats with producer Max Howard about Igor, the new animated feature whose protagonist is as independent as the company that made him.
Variety being the spice of life, Peter "The Rizk" Rizkalla exposes himself to Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Mercenaries 2: World in Flames, Galaga Legions and N+.