Going Global: To Outsource or Not to Outsource
Karen Raugust looks into how offshore outsourcing is gaining traction, but still presents challenges.
Karen Raugust looks into how offshore outsourcing is gaining traction, but still presents challenges.
As with the earlier BAMBI, CINDERELLA (1950) gets the complete digital treatment for its DVD debut on Oct. 4, 2005 as part of the select Disney Special Platinum Edition (Buena Vista Home Ent., $29.99), including 4K scanning of the original negative. The results are razor-sharp image and 5.1 audio. Voice work included Ilene Woods as Cinderella, Lucille Bliss as Anastasia and June Foray as Lucifer. Directed by Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson and Hamilton Luske, with standout color and styling contributions from famed illustrator Mary Blair.
Peter Plantec explores with a host of artists why ZBrush 2 is changing the modeling landscape in the VFX world.
Continuing the collection of stories from AWN s readers on their education and careers, Rick DeMott lays out the second half of the highlights.
In many respects, Quiet Man functions much as it sounds. The New York visual effects company is decidedly low-key and casual, reflecting the comfortable confidence with which they ply their craft. However, Since opening their doors a decade ago, the creative studio has enjoyed a, for the most part uninterrupted, growth in status and reputation in the advertising industry, in which they are renowned for the high level of aesthetic and technical finesse they bring to their visual effects work.
What do Wilma Flintstone, Spider-Man and the Pink Panther have in common? These classic characters have all been recruited to promote popular products. Janet Hetherington looks into why animated celebs have become spokespersons of choice.
Alain Bielik enters director Terry Gilliams fairy tale, The Brothers Grimm, to uncover the vfx wizards who brought the world to life.
Mary Ann Skweres talks with the people behind putting together SIGGRAPH's Art Gallery and what we can expect in the future in the world of digital art.
Bill Desowitz reveals how production designer Alex McDowell and previs supervisor Nic Hatch set up a centralized previs unit unique to the U.K. to meet the 3D design challenges of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Animators around the world are invited to get started on their entries for IMAFs competition to identify the best in Manga and Anime talent. You have until September 30, 2005 to submit your work for a chance to win a share of the $75,000 prize fund which will be split amongst new, original and talented animators, both professional and amateur.
Prizes will be awarded in the following categories:Best Character DesignBest StoryboardBest Short Animation
Animation World Network and VFXWorlds staff report back about the various secrets revealed at the Visual Effects Societys Festival of Visual Effects 2005.
Henry Turner talks to famed visual designer Syd Mead about his influential work on Blade Runner, old school vs. digital tools and the luxurious SUD.
Joe Strike continues his talk with historian and filmmaker John Canemaker, who speaks about his many influences.
Bill Desowitz gets ILMs Dennis Muren, Pablo Helman and Randy Dutra to divulge some of their vfx secrets for Steven Spielbergs War of the Worlds.
Taylor Jessen reviews five short films Flatlife by Jonas Geirnart, Snip by Steven Woloshen, Pita by Mike Hollands, Bear Hunt by Vance Reeser and Everybody Else Has Had More Sex Than Me by Bernard Derriman. Includes QuickTime movie clips!
Janet Hetherington checks in with independent animators across Canada to find out whats hot and whats not on the Canadian animation scene.
Joe Strike surveys the animation landscape of New York City to see how independent artists are building business in the Big Apple.
VFXWorld polled its readers to see how they are training for their careers and getting jobs. Rick DeMott reports back with the findings and highlights.
Fire/Inferno artist O.T. Hight and colorist Randy Beveridge, both from episodic TV, have joined Level 3 Post. Hight and Beveridge will handle post work for the ABC series GREYS ANATOMY as well as other episodics and long-form TV projects. Both will also be involved in remastering work.
O.T. and Randy are very capable artists who have broad experience at the highest level of the television industry, said Level 3 Post managing director Darrell Anderson. We plan to take full advantage of their talents.
Dariush Derakhshani talks with recruiters and other industry insiders about hiring trends to help you ride a new career wave.
The SIGGRAPH 2005 Art Gallery: Threading Time will showcase digital artwork that maps or traces threads through time and space. Six world-renowned artists were invited to exhibit their works in the SIGGRAPH 2005 Art Gallery in addition to the featured juried works. A record number of 1,100 pieces were submitted from which 53 artists were chosen. Works include 11 Art animations, six Art Papers, three Art Symposia discussions, six Art Installations (to be shown in the adjoining Emerging Technologies area) and three distributed performances on Access Grid.
Avid Technology Inc. announced the 25,000th download of the trial version of SOFTIMAGE|XSI Foundation, the $495 version of the companys high-end XSI modeling and animation package. At SIGGRAPH 2004, XSI Foundation was a key element of the company's 3-Democracy strategy, making the industrys advanced 3D content creation software accessible to all levels of CG professionals.
Sean Wagstaff tests the latest version of Gelato, which boasts a host of new advanced software rendering effects.
Eric Oldrin looks at how spec work is always the last thing someone may want to do, but its sometimes the first thing someone has to do to kick off their career.