A Little History on Previsualization
Visual effects veteran Michael Fink charts the history of previsualization. Includes QuickTime previs clips!
VFXWorld Magazine
'Robota': Building an Empire
Scott Jenkins speaks with artist Doug Chiang and Sparx*s Alan Portillo about the epic 3D universe, building momentum under the name Robota.
'Underworld': Romeo & Juliet — Vampire & Werewolf Style
Scott Jenkins descends on the new vampire and werewolf flick, Underworld, to uncover how this horror/action film mixes the old with the new.
High Concepts On Low Budgets: Visual Effects Trends On The Small Screen
Rick Baumgartner talks with the VFX artists behind TV series like Enterprise and CSI about how they come up with big screen wizardry on small screen budgets.
“Moving Storyboards” Take On New Dimensions: Previs for Animated Features
Ellen Wolff takes a look at the evolution of previsualization in animated features from 2D sketches to 3D moving storyboards at DreamWorks Feature Animation and Pacific Data Images.
The 'Bionicle' Universe Expands on Home Entertainment
George Maestri ventures into the story behind how LEGO brought its popular Bionicle franchise to cinematic life.
FrameForge 3D Review: A Storyboarding Breakthrough
Fred Patten interviews Cliff Galbraith, Fluorescent Hill, MK12, Moneyshots, Girdwood Partners and Zoic Studios to find out more about the role of animation in music videos.
Beyond Words: Previs as a Design and Approval Tool for Directors
Rick Baumgartner spoke with various effects artists about how previsualization is being used by directors as an important design and approval tool.
'Inspired 3D': Compositing Techniques and Methods — Part 2
From the Inspired 3D series, David Parrish continues his look at compositing techniques and methods.
'Inspired 3D': Compositing Techniques and Methods — Part 1
From the Inspired 3D series, David Parrish tackles compositing techniques and methods.
The Minds Behind SCI FI Channel’s New Look
Steven Mirkin delves into SCI FI Channels flashy new re-branding campaign to find out who comes up with those creative spots.
VFX Pioneer Moves Into Digital World: An Interview with Doug Trumbull
Always ahead of the curve, Trumbull assesses the benefits of shooting electronically as it relates to vfx.
'Freddy vs. Jason' — Blending Two Worlds
Scott Jenkins delves into the nightmarish world of Freddy vs. Jason to see how upping the ante in the slasher franchises also upped the ante on the visual effects.
Combustion 2.1: Desktop Compositing with All the Trimmings
This month the Career Coach, Pamela Kleibrink Thompson, talks about how to test-drive a job or get your foot in the door via an internship.
Carl Reiner Can’t Keep This Computer-Animated Alan Brady Under Wraps
With the debut of The Alan Brady Show, VFXWorlds Bill Desowitz took the opportunity to talk with Hollywood legend Carl Reiner about his upcoming ventures into animation and his otherwise animated life.
'Inspired 3D': Organic Texture Mapping Tutorial — Part 2
Tom Capizzi continues his tutorial on Organic Texture Mapping.
DPS and the Global Animation Studio
Joe Strike ventures into the Newark, New Jersey home of DPS to discover how their global animation studio philosophy has helped them become a major player in such a short period of time.
'Inspired 3D': Organic Texture Mapping Tutorial — Part 1
Rhythm & Hues Tom Capizzi presents an in-depth tutorial for organic texture mapping.
SIGGRAPH 2003: Less Wow, More Refinement
VFXWorlds Bill Desowitz found SIGGRAPH 2003 less wow inducing than other years, but he gained a wider appreciation for the future of 3D visualization than ever before.
Times Have Changed, Right?!
Special effects producer Rick Baumgartner traveled to San Diego to check out the new wonders on display at SIGGRAPHs Electronic Theater, and he reports back with what he discovered.
Stay Safe, But Don’t Stay Out of Trouble
Greg Singer takes a look at how director Robert Rodriguez pulls off the fancy fun of his latest family film, Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over.
Seeking Hyde
Danny Fingeroth Talks with LXG s Steve Johnson about Making Monsters.
'Inspired 3D Character Setup': Basic Building Blocks of Effective Character Creation
Michael Ford and Alan Lehman take us through the step-by-step process of planning the setup of a 3D character. While these steps may sound time consuming the authors assure us it will pay off in the end! The second of several excerpts from the book, Inspired 3D Character Setup.
A Traditional Animator’s First Foray into Computer Animation
Academy Award-winning claypainting animator Joan Gratz ventured into strange territory when she took a Combustion course at Oregon3D. Find out how she handled the change from clay to computers.
VES Festival: A Convergence of Technology and Creativity
VFXWorld editor Bill Desowitz and Animation World Network editor Sarah Baisley venture to this year's VES Festival and report back about the convergence of technology and creativity.
