Coming Soon: Kibwe Tavares “Robot & Scarecrow”
If you caught Kibwe Tavares’ short film "Jonah," you know his talent for story craft enhanced with magic realism VFX work is second to none
Tagged With: VFX
VIEW Conference 2017
Begins: October 23, 2017
VIEW 2017 will take place October 23 to 27 in Turino, Italy.
In 2D, 3D, CG, Digital Media, Event, Places, Technology, AR/VR/XR | Event Types: Animation, Conferences, Exhibits, Screenings, Visual Effects
Behind the Scenes with MPC on Heineken "The Trailblazers"
Possibly the most ambitious 90 seconds of VFX-driven advertising you'll see this year
WATCH: Dr. Jon Peddie and Kathleen Maher Talk CG and VR Industry Trends at FMX 2016
The Jon Peddie Research duo talk in-depth about computer graphics industry growth trends, including hardware, software and immersive content creation.
In Business, CG, Event, People, Technology, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | Blog Post, VFXWorld | Blogs: FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX | Geographic Region: Europe
Outpost VFX Hires Sarah Mooney
Veteran VFX Producer joins Outpost’s Bournemouth team.
In Business, CG, People, Places, Post-production, Television, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: Europe
WATCH: Epic Games’ Haarm-Pieter Duiker Talks Real-Time Game Engines and VFX at FMX 2016
The VFX supervisor about convergence in VFX and game development tools, real-time game engines and digital content production methodologies.
In CG, Event, Films, People, Technology, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | Blog Post, VFXWorld | Blogs: FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX | Geographic Region: Europe
‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,’ ‘Ghost in the Shell’ & ‘Pearl’ Set for FMX 2017
Newly-announced production sessions to explore the VFX of Marvel’s ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,’ virtual production for ‘Ghost in the Shell’ and the newly-released ‘Ghost in the Shell’ VR experience, and an inside look at Google Spotlight Stories’ ‘Pearl,’ the first VR film to ever receive an Oscar nomination.
In 3D, CG, Event, Films, Games, Mobile and Wireless, People, Places, Production, Short Films, Stop-Motion, Technology, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Blogs: Animated Travels, FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX | Geographic Region: All, Europe
WATCH: Epic Games’ Brian Karis Talks Real-time Game Engine Performance at FMX 2016
The senior graphics programmer discusses the challenges of optimizing real-time game engine performance and how the technology produces increasingly photorealistic virtual characters and creatures.
In CG, Event, Games, People, Technology, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Blog Post | Blogs: FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX | Geographic Region: Europe
WATCH: The Third Floor’s Duncan Burbidge Talks ‘The Martian’ Visualization at FMX 2016
The executive producer discusses previs, techvis and postvis on Ridley Scott’s sci-fi adventure hit.
In CG, Event, Films, People, Previs/Postvis/Visualization, Technology, Visual Effects | Blog Post, VFXWorld | Blogs: FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX | Geographic Region: Europe
ILM Brings International Space Station Reality to ‘Life’
VFX supervisor Mark Bakowski discusses his team’s 10,000 frame, seven-minute ISS interior sequence for Daniel Espinosa’s and Sony’s sci-fi thriller.
Autodesk Showcases Latest Flame Family and 3D Animation Software at NAB 2017
New features, performance enhancements and cloud capabilities empower artists.
In 3D, CG, Event, Technology, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: NAB | Geographic Region: All, North America
WATCH: Epic Games’ Kim Libreri Talks ‘Paragon’ Cinematic Trailer and More at FMX 2016
The studio’s CTO discusses producing the stunning, real-time rendered visuals of their brand new MOBA game experience.
In CG, Event, Games, Home Entertainment, People, Technology, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | Blog Post, VFXWorld | Blogs: FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX | Geographic Region: Europe
Foundry Launches Modo 11 Series, Introduces Subscription Licensing
First installment in new Modo 11 Series offers enhanced workflows and accelerated performance; new subscription-based model offers low monthly or annual payments with perpetual licenses still available for new and existing customers.
In 3D, Business, CG, Technology, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All, Europe
Shotgun Taps Amazon Web Services to Accelerate Multi-Region Performance
Updates improve the Shotgun experience for customers around the world.
SIGGRAPH Dedicates 2017 Art Gallery to Latin American Artists
Computer graphics conference and exhibition to feature a special art gallery dedicated to the works of contemporary Latin American artists, including Marcela Armas and Arcángelo Constantini, Rodolfo Peraza of Fanguito Studio and Gilberto Esparza.
In 3D, Art, CG, Event, Films, People, Places, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: SIGGRAPH | Geographic Region: All, North America
Luc Besson’s ‘Valerian’ in the Spotlight at FMX 2017
Production sessions at Germany’s international conference on animation, visual effects, VR, games and transmedia also to include ‘Star Wars: Rogue One’ and Kraftwerk 3D.
In 3D, CG, Event, Films, Games, People, Places, Production, Technology, Transmedia, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Blogs: Animated Travels, FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX, ITFS | Geographic Region: All, Europe
WATCH: Weta Digital’s Michael Pangrazio Talks Feature Film Look Dev and Art Direction at FMX 2016
The veteran art director and concept artist discusses his work across a number of Weta feature film projects.
In Art, CG, Event, Films, People, Technology, Visual Effects | Blog Post, VFXWorld | Blogs: FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX | Geographic Region: Europe
WATCH: Proof’s Ron Frankel Talks ‘Star Trek Beyond’ Previs and More at FMX 2016
Proof Inc’s founder and creative director discusses recent previs, postvis, virtual production and virtual reality projects including his team’s work with director Justin Lin.
In CG, Event, Films, People, Post-production, Previs/Postvis/Visualization, Technology, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | Blog Post, VFXWorld | Blogs: FMX Conference Spotlight, FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX | Geographic Region: Europe
Solid Angle Releases Arnold 5.0
Major new update includes improved performance and new shaders; Autodesk bundles Arnold 5 with 3ds Max 2018, replacing Mental Ray.
In 3D, CG, Technology, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All, Europe
Zoic Studios Promotes Jeffrey Baksinski to Creative Director
Emmy-nominated VFX Supervisor with more than 30 years’ experience in post-production working in film and video editing, set supervision and visual effects earned a 2016 Emmy nomination for the pilot of Amazon series ‘The Man in the High Castle.’
In 3D, Business, CG, Films, People, Places, Television, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
WATCH: AMD’s Raja Koduri Discusses GPU Technology, VR and More at FMX 2016
The senior VP and Radeon Tech Group chief architect talks about growth and opportunities for GPU technology across media & entertainment, VR/AR and education industries.
In CG, Event, Films, Games, People, Technology, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | Blog Post, VFXWorld | Blogs: FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX | Geographic Region: Europe
WATCH: ILM’s Kevin Jenkins Talks ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Art Direction at FMX 2016
ILM's supervising art director discusses the concept and production art pipeline on Walt Disney Pictures and J.J. Abrams' epic space adventure.
In Art, CG, Event, Films, People, Previs/Postvis/Visualization, Visual Effects | Blog Post, VFXWorld | Blogs: FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX | Geographic Region: Europe
Outpost VFX Delivers Over 100 VFX Shots for ‘Life’
Studio creates CG yoyo in zero gravity.
Motion Picture Sound Editors to Host ‘Rogue One’ Super Session at NAB
Sound and visual effects artists to reveal the secret magic of the box office smash.
In 3D, CG, Education and Training, Event, Films, Music and Sound, People, Places, Technology, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Special Events: NAB | Geographic Region: All, North America
WATCH: Weta’s Keith Miller Talks ‘Jungle Book’ and ‘Batman v Superman’ at FMX 2016
Weta Digital’s VFX supervisor discusses the studio’s visual effects work on two of last year’s biggest box office champs.
In CG, Films, People, Technology, Visual Effects | Blog Post, VFXWorld | Blogs: FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX | Geographic Region: Europe
