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ILM Delivers Hellfire and Damnation for Darren Aronofsky’s ‘mother!’

Industrial Light & Magic VFX supervisor Ben Snow details the range of destruction and fiery visual effects created for the Paramount feature starring Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem.

Education & Training VFXWorld

The Long Road to The Rookies

Set to introduce online courses and an official certification review process in 2018, The Rookies co-founders Andrew McDonald and Alwyn Hunt reflect on their journey to help students make the transition from school to real-world production environments.

VIEW Conference Blogs

WATCH: Pixar’s John Halstead Talks Hank and ‘Finding Dory’ Production at VIEW

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at 11:50am

The supervising technical director discusses production on Disney and Pixar’s long-awaited hit animated sequel, Finding Dory, including the design and animation of the film’s eight-legged heroic cephalopod. 

FMX Blogs

WATCH: Weta Digital’s Brendan Keys Talks Recruiting Challenges and More at FMX 2017

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, October 12, 2017 at 11:59pm

The studio’s human resources manager discusses recruiting challenges and goals as well as recommendations for young professionals looking for a job.

Feature Film VFX VFXWorld

Hail Caesar! Weta Delivers Digital Mastery for ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’

Models supervisor Florian Fernandez talks about his team’s use of proprietary Manuka ray tracer to create photorealistic apes and more for Matt Reeves’ futuristic action-adventure hit.

VIEW Conference ANIMATIONWorld

The Industry’s Best and Brightest All Set to Share Their VIEW

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at 11:32pm

The 18th VIEW Conference in Turin, Italy gets ready to present its biggest program ever of top animation, VFX, VR and game industry experts.

VIEW Conference Blogs

WATCH: ILM’s Russell Earl Talks the VFX of ‘Captain America: Civil War’ at VIEW

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at 9:55am

The veteran VFX supervisor discusses digital doubles, animating believable performances and handling on-set technical challenges while shooting Marvel’s smash super hero hit, ‘Captain America: Civil War.’

VIEW Conference Blogs

WATCH: Atomic Fiction’s Ryan Tudhope Talks Iconic ‘Deadpool’ Freeway Chase at VIEW

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, October 5, 2017 at 2:45pm

The studio’s co-founder and VFX supervisor details the fully CG fight chase sequence from Tim Miller’s smash Marvel super hero adventure hit.

VIEW Conference Blogs

WATCH: ILM’s Roger Guyett Talks the VFX of ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ at VIEW

By Dan Sarto | Monday, October 2, 2017 at 1:44pm

The veteran visual effects supervisor and 2nd unit director details Industrial Light & Magic’s work with J.J. Abram’s on his epic sci-fi adventure hit.

Feature Animation ANIMATIONWorld

Zooming in to the Scale of ‘LEGO Ninjago’

Animal Logic animation director Matt Everitt, FX supervisor Miles Green and CG/VFX supervisor Greg Jowle discuss the unique challenges of crafting ‘The LEGO Ninjago Movie.’

FMX Blogs

WATCH: Disney’s Berenice Robinson Talks Editing , Music and Sound at FMX 2017

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at 8:20am

The Disney VP discusses a range of post-production challenges on the studio's feature animation musicals.

VIEW Conference Blogs

WATCH: Marvel’s Victoria Alonso Talks Superheroes, Film Franchises, Film Production and More at VIEW 2016

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, September 21, 2017 at 11:42am

The veteran Marvel EVP of visual effects and post-production discusses the challenges of producing the studio’s incredibly successful set of superhero film franchises, including weaving together and managing huge teams of creative professionals across the globe.

FMX Blogs

WATCH: The Third Floor’s Michelle Blok Talks ‘Game of Throne’ Previs and More at FMX 2017

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, September 21, 2017 at 5:28am

The previs supervisor discusses a wide-range of visualization work on HBO’s award-winning TV series, as well as her studio’s efforts on Disney’s live-action hit, ‘Beauty and the Beast.’

69th Emmy Awards Headline News

‘Westworld,’ ‘Gotham’ Recognized for Outstanding VFX at 69th Creative Arts Emmy Awards

‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ wins award for Outstanding Production Design; Netflix series ‘Strangers Things’ awarded for Outstanding Main Title Design.

Method Studios Headline News

Method Studios Reshuffles Global Leadership

Eric Combrié promoted to COO and Tom Wild to VP global production operations to unify Method, Iloura, VR/AR operations across Los Angeles, New York, Vancouver, Sydney, Melbourne & Pune; Jeff Werner returns as director of digital studio, Method LA.

Visual Effects Society Headline News

Ava DuVernay to Deliver Keynote Address at 2017 VES Summit

Director of the upcoming Disney feature ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ joins speaker lineup at ninth annual VES Summit to be held Saturday, October 28.

Zoic Studios Headline News

Zoic Studios Unveils VFX Breakdown for ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 7

Emmy Award-winning VFX house gives a behind-the-scenes glimpse into how they brought Episode 1’s shocking removal of one of Arya’s ‘many faces’ to life.

Framestore Headline News

Framestore Ups Mathieu Bertrand to Head of CG

Montréal local served as CG supervisor on films including BAFTA-nominated ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,’ Denis Villeneuve’s BAFTA-nominated ‘Arrival,’ Ridley Scott’s ‘Alien: Covenant’ and the upcoming ‘Geostorm.’

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