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Alt.vfx Animate a Magpie with a Mission for ‘Penguin Bloom’
Alt.vfx worked on the film retelling of ‘Penguin Bloom’, Cameron Bloom's true story and book about his wife Sam, the tragic accident that changed their lives and a magpie named Penguin. The Bloom family’s story began when Sam suffered a near fatal fall that…
April 05, 2021
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Mr. X Stages a Battle of Witches for Marvel’s ‘WandaVision’
Mr. X was responsible for a special set of looks and effects for two episodes of the Marvel Disney+ series 'WandaVision', when the main antagonist of the show is revealed as her true self – a powerful, ruthless witch named Agatha Harkness. She lives in…
March 30, 2021
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Vine FX Creates Future Motion Graphics FX for AMC’s ‘Soulmates’
Set in 2035, AMC’s six-part series ‘Soulmates’ revolves around a new test that becomes available in the near future. The story is based on the notion that, by taking this test, a person can be positively matched with his or her ‘soulmate’. The result is a…
March 18, 2021
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FuseFX Freezes Up the Harsh World of ‘Snowpiercer’
The episodic TV series ‘Snowpiercer’ is based on both the 2013 film with the same name, and the French graphic novel 'Le Transperceneige'. Before viewers join the story, an Ice Age has occurred, a six-year blizzard causing total destruction over the surface…
March 01, 2021
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Vine FX Shifts Time and Place with Authentic VFX for ‘The Serpent’
Vine FX delivered 500 shots for 'The Serpent', an eight-part mini series shown on BBC One and streamed on the iPlayer. Filmed in Thailand and the UK, the series story draws from real-life events surrounding infamous French thief, conman and serial killer…
February 22, 2021
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DP Mark Toia Takes Filmmaking to the Edge for ‘Monsters of Man’
Mark Toia has been working as a DP and filmmaker for over 25 years, shooting high-profile advertising campaigns for clients all over the world. In that time he has taken advantage of the rigorous nature of his projects to widen the scope of his expertise from…
February 15, 2021
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One of Us and Framestore Create Interplanetary VFX for The Midnight Sky
VFX supervisors from One of Us and Framestore talk about their work on Netflix science fiction feature ‘The Midnight Sky’, creating Jupiter’s moons, spaceships, a dying Earth and holograms.
January 13, 2021
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Ambience Entertainment Plays for Real on ‘The Gamers 2037’
3D Artist Alexei Hatherley talks about the automated animation techniques and streamlined character design his team used to keep to schedule at high quality for a new kids TV series.
January 01, 2021
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FuseFX Flies with ‘The Flight Attendant’
HBO Max series ‘The Flight Attendant’ is a thriller with a darkly humorous edge about Cassie Bowden, a flight attendant who wakes up in an unfamiliar hotel in bed with a dead man named Alex whom she scarcely knows, and no recollection of what has happened.…
December 21, 2020
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IMG VFX Weaves a Tale of Mystery and Danger for The Third Day
'The Third Day' is a six-part drama combined with a theatrical event created for Sky / HBO, set on Osea, a real island in the estuary of the River Blackwater recreated as a world that captivates visitors with its own interpretations of reality. The television…
November 29, 2020
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MR. X Unravels the World of ‘Raised by Wolves’
MR. X delivered 476 VFX shots for the recent science fiction series ‘Raised By Wolves’, directed by Ridley Scott and streamed on HBO Max. Working with overall VFX Supervisor Ray McIntyre Jr. and VFX Producer Ruth Hauer during post-production from June 2019…
November 22, 2020
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MPC and DICK’S Sporting Goods Get Animated for Christmas
MPC worked with Pacific Rim Films director Shawn Levy again this year to bring back the animated characters from their DICK’S Sporting Goods campaign made for Christmas 2019. This time, not only do the products come to life as characters after the shop closes…
November 13, 2020
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Johnny Derango Faces the Cold with ARRI LF and DNA Primes
Cinematographer Johnny Derango talks about his first experience with ARRI’s large format cameras, shooting an action comedy under freezing conditions in the Canadian countryside.
October 07, 2020
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Union VFX Launches the Sea Dragon ‘For All Mankind’
Union VFX were approached to create the season finale for the Apple TV+ dystopian drama ‘For All Mankind’. The series dramatises an alternate history for the 1960s in which the Russians achieved the first successful manned landing on the moon, ahead of the…
September 28, 2020
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Mavericks VFX Tells ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ with Fire and Destruction
Mavericks VFX created vivid scenes of destruction in Washington DC and a burning house for ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’, earning the team a second Emmy nomination in 2020.
July 05, 2020
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DNEG Builds Robots, Vehicles, Explosions in the World of Westworld 3
Riot Control bot DNEG worked on all eight episodes of ‘Westworld’ season 3, building and animating a range of photoreal robots and futuristic vehicles, and creating set extensions and other invisible effects work. DNEG teams at facilities in both Los Angeles…
June 18, 2020
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Framestore Climbs into the Driver’s Seat for a New LEGO Race
Framestore Climbs into the Driver’s Seat for a New LEGO Race The team at Framestore delivered environments, racing cars and effects for a new spot for LEGO titled ‘Drive What You Love’ that follows a LEGO builder’s imagination, taking off on a high speed race…
April 30, 2020
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Bending the Rules for ‘Tales from the Loop’
Bending the Rules for ‘Tales from the Loop’ The story of ‘Tales from the Loop’, an eight-episode series made for Amazon Prime, concerns people living in Mercer, Ohio where an underground research centre, the Mercer Center for Experimental Physics, known as…
March 13, 2020
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BLOCK & TACKLE Pulls Fans and Classic Comics into SYFY WIRE Rebrand
BLOCK & TACKLE Pulls Fans and Classic Comics into SYFY WIRE Rebrand New York studio BLOCK & TACKLE had the exciting job of handling the rebrand for SYFY WIRE, the official news website for SYFY channel that reaches fans of sci-fi, fantasy and horror. The team…
February 27, 2020
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DNEG Creates a Dog’s Life for ‘Togo’
DNEG Creates a Dog’s Life for ‘Togo’ ‘Togo’, an historical drama made for Disney+, is the story of Leonhard Seppala and his team of sled dogs, who completed the longest section of the Great Race of Mercy, the famous sled dog relay that brought diphtheria…
February 21, 2020
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Cinesite Battles Monsters and Magic with ‘The Witcher’
Cinesite Battles Monsters and Magic with ‘The Witcher’ Netflix series ‘The Witcher’ about a monster slayer not only needed vicious, photoreal 3D monsters, it also needed precise choreography between them and their live-action hunter Geralt of Rivia and the…
February 05, 2020
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Method Studios Takes to the Sky for ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’
Method Studios Takes to the Sky for ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’ The crew from Jumanji are back in the game, but in ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’, nothing is quite the same as before. As they return to rescue one of their players, they discover that their avatars…
February 01, 2020
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Union VFX Fills St Peter’s and Paints The Sistine Chapel in ‘The Two Popes’
Union VFX Fills St Peter’s and Paints The Sistine Chapel in ‘The Two Popes’ In 2012 Cardinal Bergoglio, the future Pope Francis, grew disillusioned with the Catholic Church and requested permission from Pope Benedict to retire. Instead, facing scandal and…
January 27, 2020
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Framestore Builds The Witcher’s World of Magic and Danger
Framestore Builds The Witcher’s World of Magic and Danger Netflix series 'The Witcher' is based on ‘The Witcher Saga’ series of books by Andrzej Sapkowski about witcher Geralt of Rivia and takes place in a fantasy world inhabited by sorcerers and a diverse…
December 10, 2019
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MPC Casts a New Spell on ‘Maleficent: Mistress of Evil’
MPC Casts a New Spell on ‘Maleficent: Mistress of Evil’ MPC designed and created all of the effects for ‘Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil’, continuing the magical story started in the preceding film ‘Maleficent’. Starting work in mid-2018, at about the same time…
November 29, 2019
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Cinesite Vancouver Animates a New World For ‘The Addams Family’
Cinesite Vancouver Animates a New World For ‘The Addams Family’ ‘The Addams Family’ is Cinesite Vancouver’s first full-length animated feature. The team of 240 artists served as sole vendor on the production, working over a two-year period to create the…
October 09, 2019
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Union VFX Rolls Back the Years for ‘Stan & Ollie’
Union VFX Rolls Back the Years for ‘Stan & Ollie’ In this shot, Union VFX needed to change the lighting, sky, signage and many period details. Laurel and Hardy was one of the world’s greatest comedy teams, but at the start of the 1950s with their Hollywood…
August 10, 2019
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DNEG Builds a Better Alien for ‘Men in Black: International’
DNEG Builds a Better Alien for ‘Men in Black: International’ DNEG was the lead VFX vendor on ‘Men in Black: International’ and worked on major sequences, looks and character development, including the MIB London HQ. This was a worldwide project for DNEG,…
July 08, 2019
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Sydney Opera House Blooms with Animation at VIVID Sydney
Sydney Opera House Blooms with Animation at VIVID Sydney BEMO animation and VFX studio in Los Angeles created the animation for the annual ‘Lighting of the Sails’, a projection mapping production displayed on Sydney Opera House, situated at the centre of the…
July 06, 2019
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DNEG Flies the Final Mission for ‘Catch 22’
DNEG Flies the Final Mission for ‘Catch 22’ Images Courtesy of DNEG © 2019 Paramount TV DNEG in Vancouver and Montreal took the role of sole VFX vendor on OTT television series ‘Catch-22’, led by VFX supervisors Brian Connor and Dan Charbit, working with Matt…
June 21, 2019
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3D Studio Coffee & TV Gives Jack’s Beanstalk a New Twist
3D Studio Coffee & TV Gives Jack’s Beanstalk a New Twist Visual content studio Coffee & TV worked with agency McCann Velocity to produce a 3D animated short for the latest Vauxhall campaign. As the dedicated, specialist agency created for Vauxhall Motors by…
April 03, 2019
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DNEG Builds a Better Cyborg for ‘Alita’
DNEG Builds a Better Cyborg for ‘Alita’ Factory Gang DNEG created over 250 VFX shots in eight sequences for ‘Alita: Battle Angel’, focussing mainly on the art of cyborg building and animation, and on detailed environment work that helps define Alita’s world,…
March 05, 2019
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Nordin Rahhali and Method Studios Tame the Fantastic Beasts
Nordin Rahhali and Method Studios Tame the Fantastic Beasts VFX Supervisor Nordin Rahhali shared notes with Digital Media World about designing, building and animating 12 creatures for ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ with the team at Method…
February 18, 2019
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‘Mary Poppins Returns’ Sings, Dances and Swims with VFX Magic
‘Mary Poppins Returns’ Sings, Dances and Swims with VFX Magic Production VFX Supervisor Matt Johnson spent almost two years working on ‘Mary Poppins Returns’. Work started in early 2017 with tests and animation concepts and previs. “Pre-production was a…
February 08, 2019
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Atomic Fiction Takes a Trip to Marwen
Atomic Fiction Takes a Trip to Marwen Kevin Baillie, production VFX Supervisor, talks here about the effects and animation created for ‘Welcome to Marwen’, in which artists at Atomic Fiction (now Method Studios) realised the director’s vision of transporting…
January 31, 2019
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Marcus Taormina Opens Up on Visual Effects in ‘Bird Box’
Marcus Taormina Opens Up on Visual Effects in ‘Bird Box’ ‘Bird Box’ is a science fiction drama about an invasion of creatures that begin to destroy humanity by appearing suddenly to individuals and invoking their worst fears and greatest sadness, triggering a…
January 18, 2019
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Grumpy Sailor and Panasonic Stage a Mad Hatter's Tea Party at ACMI
Grumpy Sailor and Panasonic Stage a Mad Hatter's Tea Party at ACMI Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) in Melbourne turned Lewis Carroll’s book 'Alice in Wonderland' into an experiential exhibition titled 'Wonderland' that ran from April to October…
January 15, 2019
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Axis Studios Traverse the VR Universe to Create 'The bOnd'
Axis Studios Traverse the VR Universe to Create 'The bOnd' Axis Studios designed and built their first venture into virtual reality, titled 'The bOnd', as a dynamic fantasy experience in which viewers travel through and care for an alien planet, exploring it…
December 24, 2018
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Method Studios Stages an Uprising for 'Outlaw King'
Method Studios Stages an Uprising for 'Outlaw King' Dramatic film 'Outlaw King' is the story of 14th century Scottish king, warrior and hero Robert the Bruce, who leads his people in a passionate battle for independence against the much larger, more…
December 11, 2018
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Ncam's On-set Pre-vis Cracks into 'The Nutcracker and the Four Realms'
Ncam's On-set Pre-vis Cracks into 'The Nutcracker and the Four Realms' In 'The Nutcracker and the Four Realms', young Clara discovers an unexpected world of heroic mice, living toys and immense, snowy fantasy landscapes, hidden somewhere within her godfather…
October 05, 2018
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DNEG Makes a Bigger Splash for 'The Meg'
DNEG Makes a Bigger Splash for 'The Meg' One of the biggest monster movie splashes in cinemas this year was 'The Meg', a blend of sci-fi, adventure and action about the most massive shark that ever lived. You might argue that such a story could never happen…
August 06, 2018
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BangBang and RSP Bring VFX Magic to Chinese Adventure 'Animal World'
BangBang and RSP Bring VFX Magic to Chinese Adventure 'Animal World' 'Animal World' is a Chinese blockbuster movie that features roughly 1,000 complex VFX shots, ranging from creature effects and animation to fantasy environments. A fantasy adventure film…
July 01, 2018
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Framestore and Method Go to the Dark Side - and Back - for 'Deadpool 2'
Framestore and Method Go to the Dark Side - and Back - for 'Deadpool 2' When Marvel's mercenary superhero Deadpool must protect a young boy with supernatural powers from the dangerous, time-travelling cyborg Cable, he assembles a team of mutants to help. The…
June 26, 2018
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MPC LA Captures a World in a Raindrop for FIJI Water
MPC LA Captures a World in a Raindrop for FIJI Water To launch the new FIJI Water Sports Cap bottle, the Wonderful Agency developed the creative concept of closely following a drop of rain that descends from the clouds high above Fiji. As it makes its way…
June 24, 2018
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Producing VR-Native Stories to Drive Today's Immersive Media
Producing VR-Native Stories to Drive Today's Immersive Media Jessie Kim and Tim Lambert are co-founders of the virtual reality production company Prosper XR, and the creators of XR Alliance, a VR content competition intended to help overcome one of the main…
June 04, 2018
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MPC LA Turns Palms Casino from Dust into Gold
MPC LA Turns Palms Casino from Dust into Gold Palms Casino in Las Vegas has been undergoing a major renovation and upgrade. To share the news with the world, director Paul Hunter created a dramatic spot that helps the owners show off the transformation. The…
May 24, 2018
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Twin Pines Returns to 16th Century Seville for ‘The Plague’
Twin Pines Returns to 16th Century Seville for ‘The Plague’ Twin Pines VFX studio in Madrid created the visual effects for the historical drama series 'La Peste' (The Plague), a Spanish production from Telefonica's Movistar+ subscription platform for digital…
May 12, 2018
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Phosphene Traces History for 'The Looming Tower'
Phosphene Traces History for 'The Looming Tower' 'The Looming Tower' is a dramatic miniseries made for web television based on the book of the same name by Lawrence Wright. It was released on Hulu from February through April 2018. Digital Media World spoke to…
March 22, 2018
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Iloura Illuminates a Dark Urban Fantasy for Netflix’s 'Bright'
Iloura Illuminates a Dark Urban Fantasy for Netflix’s 'Bright' In the Netflix film 'Bright', directed by David Ayer, human beings live and work side-by-side with fantastical creatures – in close proximity perhaps, but not in harmony. The magical version of…
March 09, 2018
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axisVFX Delivers Animation and Compositing for SyFy's Series 'Happy!'
axisVFX Delivers Animation and Compositing for SyFy's Series 'Happy!' axisVFX, the visual effects branch of Axis Studios in the UK, has been working on 'Happy!', a television series showing on SyFy based on the graphic novels by Scottish writer Grant Morrison…
February 28, 2018
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Nik Hill Paints and Animates 'Pictures in my Head'
Nik Hill Paints and Animates 'Pictures in my Head' Director and motion designer Nik Hill visualised and created a 3D animated music video for the most recent single from DJ and producer MJ Cole, titled 'Pictures In My Head'. This video is a treasure trove of…
February 19, 2018
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Cinesite Rides a Mystery Train for 'The Commuter'
Cinesite Rides a Mystery Train for 'The Commuter' Cinesite was lead vendor and worked on over 800 shots for the recent high-action thriller 'The Commuter', directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. The film follows Michael, an insurance salesman on his regular train…
February 02, 2018
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Mr X Sets Love in Motion for 'The Shape of Water'
Mr X Sets Love in Motion for 'The Shape of Water' Anyone watching 'The Shape of Water' knows that somehow, it feels like a romantic musical, even though the two lead characters are both unable to speak, let alone sing, about their unlikely romance. The answer…
January 19, 2018
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MPC's Little Hero is Born Confident for Volkswagen
MPC's Little Hero is Born Confident for Volkswagen Volkswagen’s ‘Born Confident’ campaign, a 60-second spot directed by Nick Gordon at Somesuch, with VFX by MPC, opens with the birth of a young ram, delivered by a shepherd and his son on a dark, rainy night.…
January 15, 2018
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Territory Studio Creates at the Crossroads – Story and Design in Motion
Territory Studio Creates at the Crossroads – Story and Design in Motion Screen graphics for 'Blade Runner 2049' trailer Territory Studio creates motion design, visual effects and digital experiences. They are based in London with a further studio in San…
December 12, 2017
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Union Brings Drama and Intrigue to ‘My Cousin Rachel’
Union Brings Drama and Intrigue to ‘My Cousin Rachel’ Director Roger Michell has directed the first adaptation of the famous novel ‘My Cousin Rachel’ by Daphne Du Maurier, since the early 1950s. He wanted the audience to continually question their judgement…
November 30, 2017
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VFX Artists Touch Heaven and Earth for 'Thor: Ragnarok'
VFX Artists Touch Heaven and Earth for 'Thor: Ragnarok' Teams at Rising Sun Pictures and Fin Design + Effects created exciting sequences, VFX and animation for Marvel's 'Thor: Ragnarok', spanning heaven and earth, distant planets and dream worlds. Rising Sun…
November 23, 2017
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Hangman's James Tonkin Captures Robbie Williams' Tour with URSA Mini Pro
Hangman's James Tonkin Captures Robbie Williams' Tour with URSA Mini Pro James Tonkin at Hangman in London captured and edited the backstage footage and live performance highlights on Robbie Williams’ 2017 European tour, recording the entire development of…
November 17, 2017
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Building the World of 'Blade Runner 2049'
Building the World of 'Blade Runner 2049' 'Blade Runner 2049' continues the story of the original 'Blade Runner' film from 1982. As it reveals the relationship between human beings and Replicants, it tells the story of one human and the Replicant he loves,…
September 20, 2017
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Double Negative Puts Pedal to the Metal for 'Baby Driver'
Double Negative Puts Pedal to the Metal for 'Baby Driver' 'Baby Driver' is the story of a talented young getaway driver with an unusual hearing impairment. However, his love of music turns this weakness into his greatest strength – when he has the right song…
August 24, 2017
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Cinesite Touches Heaven and Earth for 'American Gods'
Cinesite Touches Heaven and Earth for 'American Gods' Cinesite Montreal received an Emmy nomination in the category of Outstanding Special Visual Effects for its fantasy environmental work on the Starz television adaption of 'American Gods'. In five of the…
July 19, 2017
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Colourist Olivier Fontenay Tames Colour and Looks for ‘Lion’
Colourist Olivier Fontenay Tames Colour and Looks for ‘Lion’ DI Colourist Olivier Fontenay’s most recent feature film project is ‘Lion’, a romance in which the story unfolds in many different settings, environments and cultures. It begins with a five-year-old…
July 02, 2017
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Josh Van Zuylen Masters a Cyberpunk Universe from the Inside Out
Josh Van Zuylen Masters a Cyberpunk Universe from the Inside Out Josh Van Zuylen is a digital artist and designer specializing in environmental work. He currently works at Zero Latency, a developer of multiplayer virtual reality experiences in Melbourne,…
June 26, 2017
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Axis and Jumbla Drive Motion Design for Forza Motorsport
Axis and Jumbla Drive Motion Design for Forza Motorsport Axis Animation in Scotland, known for their striking and original work for video games, feature films, television and theme parks, has partnered with design and film production company Jumbla in…
June 12, 2017
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Gentleman Scholar Animates Canada’s Cheese with Creative Soul
Gentleman Scholar Animates Canada’s Cheese with Creative Soul Production company Gentleman Scholar produced a 3.5-minute animated short film on which DDB Canada and Dairy Farmers of Canada have based an integrated campaign to help raise the profile and public…
May 15, 2017
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Luma Pictures Sets the Pace on Final Fantasy XV Cinematic
Luma Pictures Sets the Pace on Final Fantasy XV Cinematic Luma Pictures is an Academy Award-nominated creative studio run by a group of artists with wide interests and talents, ranging from visual effects for movies, commercials and new media, to animated…
April 19, 2017
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MPC Looks Inside the ‘Ghost in the Shell’
VFX supervisors Arundi Asregadoo and Axel Bonami at MPC talk about new FX their global team developed while completing over 1,000 shots for action adventure movie ‘Ghost in the Shell’.
April 06, 2017
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Union VFX Catches the Last Train for ‘T2 Trainspotting’
Union VFX Catches the Last Train for ‘T2 Trainspotting’ For ‘T2 Trainspotting’, based on Irvine Welsh’s novels ‘Porno’ and ‘Trainspotting’, Union VFX in London worked on major sequences to visually depict the writer’s style of fantasy on screen in a way that…
March 19, 2017
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Deluxe Toronto Takes on 4K Post for Resident Evil’s Last Stand
Deluxe Toronto Takes on 4K Post for Resident Evil’s Last Stand Deluxe Toronto took on most of the post-production services for the sixth and last movie in the sci-fi horror franchise, ‘Resident Evil: The Final Chapter’. The project pulled together many…
March 16, 2017
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Mettle Takes 360/VR from Experiential to Cinematic
Chris Bobotis from Mettle talks about helping to shape and advance the 360/VR medium by developing digital tools that address real challenges in the VR post production workflow.
February 14, 2017
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Cinema 4D Tames the Dragon at Adobe CC Launch in China
Cinema 4D Tames the Dragon at Adobe CC Launch in China Adobe Creative Cloud was launched in China for the first time in late 2016. Motion artists at two studios in Sydney, Never Sit Still and Luxx, collaborated on a special project for the event, and were…
February 13, 2017
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Glassworks Tells the Monster’s Tales in ‘A Monster Calls’
Glassworks Tells the Monster’s Tales in ‘A Monster Calls’ Glassworks in Barcelona created two beautiful animations telling powerful stories-inside-a-story to support the film ‘A Monster Calls’. The animations are based on fantastic tales the young protagonist…
February 09, 2017
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Syndrome Studio’s Motion Graphics Go Live at the People’s Choice Awards
Syndrome Studio’s Motion Graphics Go Live at the People’s Choice Awards Syndrome Studio, specializing in design and animation for major entertainment, advertising and brand clients, has just created an on-air and on-stage graphics package for the 2017…
February 03, 2017
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SPOV Looks Inside ‘Doctor Strange’
SPOV Looks Inside ‘Doctor Strange’ Among the many arresting looks on show in Marvel’s most recent film ‘Doctor Strange’ was some that were surprisingly down-to-earth - a series of highly realistic, accurate but always intriguing screen graphics and…
January 26, 2017
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Talking the Talk - Hybride Meets the Aliens on ‘Arrival’
Talking the Talk - Hybride Meets the Aliens on ‘Arrival’ The team at Hybride in Québec created 245 visual effects shots for science fiction film ‘Arrival’ serving as the main VFX vendor working with director Denis Villeneuve and production VFX supervisor…
January 18, 2017
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MPC Searches for Starlight in ‘Passengers’
MPC Searches for Starlight in ‘Passengers’ The recent deep space film ‘Passengers’ contains roughly 1,400 visual effects shots that aim to give viewers a vision of the interstellar environment far from our sun and solar system. As lead VFX vendor, MPC…
January 16, 2017
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Rodeo FX Uncovers ‘Fantastic Beasts’ and How to Build Them
Rodeo FX Uncovers ‘Fantastic Beasts’ and How to Build Them Rodeo FX worked on 126 visual effects shots for ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’. The work included environments around New York City in the 1920s, the magical reconstruction of a destroyed…
January 06, 2017
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ZERO VFX Moves Mountains behind ‘The Magnificent Seven’
ZERO VFX Moves Mountains behind ‘The Magnificent Seven’ The story of the most recent version of ‘The Magnificent Seven’, directed by Antoine Fuqua, unfolds surrounded by the sweeping mountain landscapes of New Mexico, but the production took place in the…
December 19, 2016
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One of Us Creates a Crowning Glory for ‘The Crown’
One of Us Creates a Crowning Glory for ‘The Crown’ ‘The Crown’ is a Netflix original series giving audiences a view of the life and world of Queen Elizabeth II as a 25-year-old newlywed, faced with the prospect of leading her country’s monarchy following…
December 09, 2016
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Ben Gervais Walks the Line for 120P 4K Master on ‘Billy Lynn’
Ben Gervais Walks the Line for 120P 4K Master on ‘Billy Lynn’ Director Ang Lee employed extreme cinematic techniques to tell the story of a soldier who returns to the USA psychologically and emotionally damaged by his time in Iraq. ‘Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime…
December 05, 2016
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Mocap Innovation Captures the Spirit of Ariel in ‘The Tempest’
Mocap Innovation Captures the Spirit of Ariel in ‘The Tempest’ The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has been collaborating with The Imaginarium Studios and Intel on a new production of Shakespeare’s play ‘The Tempest’, which opened on 18 November 2016 and will…
December 02, 2016
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Iloura Fights Fire with Fire on 'Deepwater Horizon'
Iloura Fights Fire with Fire on 'Deepwater Horizon' In 2010, one of the world’s largest man-made disasters occurred on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. The film ‘Deepwater Horizon’ is a tribute to the people on board whose efforts saved…
November 23, 2016
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Hitting the Marks with Motion Graphics
Hitting the Marks with Motion Graphics Raoul Marks is an award winning motion artist who lives in Sydney, Australia and works for Elastic studio in Los Angeles. Raoul and his team, led by creative director Patrick Clair, are responsible for some of the most…
October 08, 2016
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Animatrik Sets Madness to Motion in ‘Suicide Squad’
Animatrik Sets Madness to Motion in ‘Suicide Squad’ ‘Suicide Squad’ may give audiences a view of the dark side of being a superhero, but it doesn’t lack for fast-paced fight scenes – albeit with an edgier tone than usual. While deciding who the bad guys…
October 06, 2016
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Framestore Catches Jungle Fever for ‘Tarzan’
Framestore Catches Jungle Fever for ‘Tarzan’ Framestore created jungle environments, digital doubles and detailed creature animation for over 700 shots on ‘The Legend of Tarzan’. The movie is based on the novel written in 1912 by Edgar Rice Burroughs, whose…
September 01, 2016
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VFX Photography Takes a New Angle with the Blackmagic URSA Mini 4.6K
VFX Photography Takes a New Angle with the Blackmagic URSA Mini 4.6K In this article, VFX supervisor Douglas Hans Smith contrasts the use of today’s high-resolution, wide dynamic range cameras and other modern techniques used to capture VFX elements, one of…
August 05, 2016
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‘Independence Day’ Resurges with Courageous VFX
‘Independence Day’ Resurges with Courageous VFX When audiences rejoin the INDEPENDENCE DAY story in ‘Resurgence’, countries around the world are at work on an immense defense program to protect the planet against the return of the alien invaders they drove…
July 11, 2016
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Mapping a New Face with CONNECTED COLORS
Mapping a New Face with CONNECTED COLORS In early 2016, visual design studio WOW in Tokyo produced ‘Connected Colors’, a project combining animated 3D graphics, projection mapping and live performance. The video was made for a global Intel promotion titled…
July 09, 2016
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Sarofsky Goes Wild on ‘Animal Kingdom’ Main Title
Sarofsky Goes Wild on ‘Animal Kingdom’ Main Title Production and design company Sarofsky has created the main title sequence for the new US family crime drama ‘Animal Kingdom’ for TNT, which debuted in mid-June. Five years earlier, designer and director Erin…
June 28, 2016
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Gramercy Park Creates a Smashing Campaign for Big Brother’s Return
Gramercy Park Creates a Smashing Campaign for Big Brother’s Return Channel 5 has partnered with Gramercy Park Studios (GPS) to create a series of VFX-driven promos for the return of reality TV show Big Brother. It stars the show’s presenters, Emma Willis and…
June 26, 2016
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Outpost VFX Reveals the Beauty within the Brain
Outpost VFX Reveals the Beauty within the Brain Outpost VFX in the UK has produced visual effects for the Netflix Original production, ‘My Beautiful Broken Brain’, released last month and currently showing on demand. The film is the story of Lotje Sodderland,…
June 20, 2016
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Cinesite Creates a Great Escape for X-Men: Apocalypse
Cinesite Creates a Great Escape for 'X-Men: Apocalypse' Cinesite’s VFX supervisor Nicolas Chevallier and a team of 20 artists were assigned a fast-paced chase sequence from Marvel's latest film 'X-Men: Apocalypse' in which the heroes escape from Alkali Lake,…
June 08, 2016
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RSP Turns Up the Speed for ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’
RSP’s VFX supervisors Tim Crosbie and Dennis Jones talk about their return to hyperspeed with Quicksilver and working with Cyclops in Marvel’s new film ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’.
June 03, 2016
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MPC Transforms Butterflies and Dalmations for Sky Arts
MPC and Sky worked together on a series of new idents for the Sky Arts channel’s rebrand that centres on the transforming power of colour, from ordinary to extraordinary.
May 09, 2016
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FuseFX Turns the Tide of Revolution for ‘TURN’
FuseFX VFX supervisor Jon Massey talks about the realistic and historically accurate visual effects their team created for American Revolutionary War drama ‘Turn: Washington’s Spies’.
April 08, 2016
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Framestore Races to the Finish for Channel 4’s F1 Coverage
For Channel 4’s new Formula 1 deal, the Design Studio at Framestore left traditional ideas about racing broadcast titles in the dust - but kept the speed, glamour and intense competition of F1.
March 30, 2016
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MPC Rides the Storm for ‘The Finest Hours’
MPC’s VFX supervisor Seth Maury and the team at MPC Vancouver created the massive seas and storm sequences driving the true story behind the film ‘The Finest Hours’.
February 25, 2016
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Rodeo FX Sets Sail ‘In the Heart of the Sea’
Francois Dumoulin talks about recreating 19th-century Nantucket for ‘In the Heart of the Sea’ with concept art, large scale set extensions, CG water and matte paintings for 260 VFX shots.
February 18, 2016
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Rushes’ Screen Graphics Monitor the World of SPECTRE
From pre-production to post, Rushes created motion graphics for more than 300 screens on set, appearing in 23 scenes ranging from Q’s lab at MI6 to inside the villain Oberhauser’s lair.
February 18, 2016
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Rushes’ Screen Graphics Monitor the World of SPECTRE
From pre-production to post, Rushes created motion graphicsfor more than 300 screens on set, appearing in 23 scenes rangingfrom Q’s lab at MI6 to inside the villain Oberhauser’s lair. Rushes’ Screen Graphics Monitor the World of SPECTRE A fascinating side of…
February 06, 2016
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From ‘Goosebumps’ to Dream Cars, MPC Creative Makes It Virtually Real
MPC Creative’s Mike Wigart and Dan Marsh tell what creating imagery for VR viewing means for production and post teams, and describe their approaches on two very different projects.
February 01, 2016
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Cinesite Puts Up a Fight for ‘The Revenant’
Cinesite VFX studio contributed to major sequences in ‘The Revenant’, helping the director build up the experiential nature of the film with perfect shot transitions and invisible effects.
January 17, 2016
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Sarofsky Scales up the Marvel Universe for ‘Ant-Man’ Titles
Sarofsky created and delivered the main titles sequence for ‘Ant-Man’ Sarofsky -Ant-Man6at 4K resolution, in 3D stereo and 2D versions, from high above Earth and descending down to the subatomic realm.
December 15, 2015
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IO Entertainment’s Previs Goes Undercover for ‘Spectre’
IO Entertainment worked with director Sam Mendes, DP Hoyte van Hoytema and crews working on VFX, SFX, production design, art, stunts and locations, as sole previs provider on ‘Spectre’.
December 04, 2015
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MPC LA Seizes Glory for ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 3’ Trailer
Paul O’Shea at MPC LA describes working inside the world of Black Ops for the game’s new trailer, scouting elaborate sets, handling photoreal zombies and robots and choreographing FX.
November 23, 2015
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Gramercy Park Studios Takes Flight through the Louvre Museum
Gramercy Park Studios worked with film and installation artist Mark Lewis to deliver VFX and virtual camera moves for scenes inside the Louvre Museum in Paris in his film ‘Invention’.
November 21, 2015
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A Massive Team
a52 created VFX for a dramatic, slow-motion spot for FOX Sports 1, capturing the competitive spirit in performances of athletes on the field.
November 21, 2015
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Reach for the Stars
Eden FX created original digital sequences and animations for films displayed at the new Space Shuttle Atlantis attraction at Kennedy Space Centre.
November 21, 2015
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Placebo Live at RAK Studios
James Tonkin from Hangman Studios and director Charlie Target Adams shot and produced a live studio session of Placebo’s album ‘Loud Like Love’ at RAK Studios, London.
November 21, 2015
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A Hero’s Post
Nvizible VFX and Molinare post joined forces to give ‘Kick-Ass 2’ an exciting cinematic look and develop an efficient, new VFX-to-DI workflow.
November 21, 2015
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METALLICA - Heavier Metal
‘Metallica: Through the Never’ in 3D combines fantasy with a full Metallica concert. Opus VFX seized a chance to contribute particle and electrical effects.
November 21, 2015
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BLACK ANGEL
Athena Studios led a detailed digital restoration of ‘Black Angel’, a long lost short film made by ‘Star Wars’ art director Roger Christian. BLACK ANGEL A short film titled ‘Black Angel’ made in the late 1970s as the directorial debut of ‘Star Wars’ art…
November 21, 2015
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GRAVITY - Down to Earth
RSP’s all-CG shots for ‘Gravity’ bring astronaut Ryan Stone tumbling back down to earth in a glowing space capsule. Gravity - Down to Earth Rising Sun Picturescontributed two and a half minutes of entirely computer generated footage to the final sequence of…
November 21, 2015
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CAPTAIN PHILLIPS – A Pirate’s Life
Nvizible’s Adam Rowland and colourist Rob Pizzey talk about the subtle FX and grade that tell the story of the MV Maersk Alabama hijacking. CAPTAIN PHILLIPS – A Pirate’s Life Visual effects house Nvizible worked on over 180 shots for ‘Captain Phillips’, the…
November 21, 2015
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Documentary Post – An Activist’s Life
Documentary feature on civil rights activist Joachim Prinz required comprehensive handling in post across multiple formats. DOCUMENTARY POST – An Activist’s Life Documentary feature film‘Joachim Prinz: I Shall Not Be Silent’had its US premiere at the New…
November 21, 2015
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LAND OF QUATTRO
Director Yanni Kronenberg and digital production company Holler created a TV and online digital campaign for Audi Quattro in Australia. LAND OF QUATTRO Director Yanni Kronenberg and digital production companyHollerhave created a TV and online digital campaign…
November 21, 2015
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Racer’s Dream
To promote the super fast Maclaren P1 road-car, 76ltd's Dan Gifford directed a complex shoot and post at the famous Nürburgring race track. Racer’s Dream The new Maclaren P1 costs a million Euros, drives at 350kph and looks like a racer’s dream. Because…
November 21, 2015
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PLAYING WITH FIRE
Fuel VFX & Method Studios contribute to ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’, producing key FX from elusive holographic characters to Katniss Everdeen’s fiery dress. PLAYING WITH FIRE Fuel VFX and Method Studios played active roles in ‘The Hunger Games: Catching…
November 21, 2015
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PENNY – Turn Back Time
Adam Haywood of Final Focus employs the Blackmagic Cinema Camera & DaVinci Resolve to bring 1950s looks to his film ‘Penny’ at Melbourne’s Dromana 3 Drive-In. PENNY – Turn Back Time Adam Haywood is an independent filmmaker and co-owner of Final Focus…
November 21, 2015
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Sky Divers
Cutting Edge’s TVC for the Sony A7 camera takes four cosmonauts high into the stratosphere to watch the earth, weightless, from a new perspective. Sky Divers Cutting Edge produced Sony China’s recent TVC for the A7 camera with agency M&C Saatchi, who asked…
November 21, 2015
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BEYOND ATLANTIS
Vine FX handled all FX and animation across the first series of the BBC’s new show ‘Atlantis’, building fantasy CG creatures and 3D environments in over 1,000 shots. BEYOND ATLANTIS Vine FX in London worked with producers at Urban Myths Films on the new BBC…
November 21, 2015
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Japanese Western
Nicolas Aithadi tells how the team at MPC created environments, a fiery ambush, digital assets and animated photoreal CG characters for ’47 Ronin’. Japanese Western VFX supervisor Nicolas Aithadi and his team at MPC became involved with ’47 Ronin’ in 2012,…
November 21, 2015
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Brunelleschi’s Dome
Fernando G Baptista describes the research & techniques behind his beautiful graphics for National Geographic’s feature on Brunelleschi’s Dome in Florence. Brunelleschi’s Dome National Geographic’s February cover featurereveals the history and design of…
November 21, 2015
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The DJ’s Journey
Director Anatoly Ivanov explored the world of a well-known Russian Techno DJ for his first full-length documentary, titled ‘Kvadrat’. The DJ’s Journey French/Russian directorAnatoly Ivanovexplored the world of a well-known Russian Techno DJ for his first…
November 21, 2015
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Cops and Robots
Framestore and Method Studios talk about disassembling & assembling RoboCop, exploring the future of television and staging a robotic siege. Cops and Robots In the world of ‘RoboCop’, the US multinational corporation OmniCorp designs and builds robots of…
November 21, 2015
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‘The Railway Man’ Stays on Track with DDP & Method Studios
DDP Studios handled on-set data and dailies management, colour, post andmastering for ‘The Railway Man’. Method Studios, the movie’s sole VFX vendor,completed almost 150 shots. ‘The Railway Man’ Stays on Track with DDP & Method Studios DDP Studios completed…
November 21, 2015
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Proof Visualizes ‘Captain America’ from Previs to Postvis
Proof visualisation studio carried out previs and postvis services for MarvelEntertainment’s ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’, planning the actionfor every major action and VFX scene. Proof Visualizes ‘Captain America’ from Previs to Postvis…
November 21, 2015
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LOOK Effects Takes a Trip to The Grand Budapest Hotel
LOOK produced environments, miniature integration, matte paintings,particle FX, stop-motion animation and 3D projections to bring real magicand fantasy to ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel ‘. LOOK Effects Takes a Trip to The Grand Budapest Hotel LOOK produced some…
November 21, 2015
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Sony Pictures’ Colorworks Builds a 4K Workflow for Spider-Man 2
THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 came to life after a close collaboration betweenvisual effects, sound and post production teams from Sony Pictures Entertainment.
November 21, 2015
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CG Artist Alex Scollay Makes ‘Vicki’s Wish’ Come True
Alex Scollay, a CG and VFX artist, has developed a series of storyboardsas a graphic novel with CG imagery and cinema production values using3ds Max, V-Ray, Nuke and Thinkbox software. CG Artist Alex Scollay Makes ‘Vicki’s Wish’ Come True AlthoughAlex…
November 21, 2015
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Cantina Creative & Bandito Brothers Accelerate a True VFX/Editorial Workflow
Due to tight, creative collaboration with Bandito Brothers’ editorial team,Cantina Creative was able to complete 1,000 VFX shots for ‘Need for Speed’in only six months with a team of ten. Cantina Creative & Bandito Brothers Accelerate a True VFX/Editorial…
November 21, 2015
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Gramercy Park Raises the Stakes on Betfair’s Supercharged Horses
VFX artists at Gramercy Park Studios give racing a new twist forBetfair by putting race horses behind the wheel of a pair of rallycars splashing down a country road. Gramercy Park Raises the Stakes on Betfair’s Supercharged Horses Gramercy Park Studios and…
November 21, 2015
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Cinematographer John Seale Rolls Down ‘Fury Road’
John Seale ASC ACS and his intrepid crew followed Furiosa’s War Rigacross the Namibian desert to capture ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ with 6ARRI ALEXA cameras and 11 Codex onboard recorders. Cinematographer John Seale Rolls Down ‘Fury Road’ ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’, the…
November 21, 2015
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Performance Capture Pioneers Collaborate on New Mocap Experience
Motion capture companies Animatrik Film Design and DimensionalImaging talk about working together to bring specialist facialperformance capture services to VFX and game productions. Performance Capture Pioneers Collaborate on New Mocap Experience Motion…
November 21, 2015
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WORLD WAR Z: Between Two Worlds
Cinesite sets loose a swarm of animated CG zombies into a photoreal Philadelphia cityscape in ‘World War Z’, wreaking havoc in the streets.
November 21, 2015
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Art Director Steve Lumley Takes 'Hotel Transylvania 2' to the Suburbs
Steve Lumley, Art Director on ‘Hotel Transylvania 2’, talks about his work with the team at Sony Pictures Animation to introduce some Transylvanian magic to the California suburbs.
November 21, 2015
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GRAVITY - Every Way is Up
Framestore’s VFX team ventures into space with new techniques for lighting, virtual cinema and photo-real CG. GRAVITY - Every Way is Up A primary challenge of making ‘Gravity’ was the director Alfonso Cuarón’s intention to tell an action story about human…
November 21, 2014
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Dvein - The Vein 'Magma'
'Magma' is Dvein studio's very first music video, made for The Vein's new single. It also won the Gold Music Video Award at the 2013 AEAF.
November 21, 2014
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Digital Domain Captures Pixie Dust for ‘Maleficent’
VFX supervisor Kelly Port and digital FX supervisor Darren Hendlershare details of animating pixies, building a fairy’s wings and flyingthrough clouds for Disney’s fantasy, ‘Maleficent’. Digital Domain Captures Pixie Dust for ‘Maleficent’ Digital…
November 21, 2014
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MPC Makes Worlds Collide for ‘Maleficent’
VFX supervisor Seth Maury at MPC Vancouver reveals the inner magic thatmakes the two worlds of ‘Maleficent’, their fairies, creatures and enchantedeffects all come to life. MPC Makes Worlds Collide for ‘Maleficent’ MPC handled a huge range of tasks for…
October 08, 2014
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Double Negative Builds Legendary Creatures for ‘Hercules’
Ryan Cook and Julian Foddy from Double Negative’s VFX team talk aboutwrangling the heroic beasts of the 'Hercules' legend, refining their in-housetools, creature FX and animation. Double Negative Builds Legendary Creatures for ‘Hercules’ Double Negative’s…
September 30, 2014
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Concept Artist Richard Anderson Brings Studios’ Visions to the Screen
Richard Anderson’s experience as a concept artist spans games, featurefilm pre-production and visual effects. Here, he talks about building hiscareer within this competitive industry. Concept Artist Richard Anderson Brings Studios’ Visions to the Screen…
August 21, 2014
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Nvizible Takes a Leap for ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’
VFX supervisor Matt Kasmir of Nvizible shares the challenges of creatingand animating the legs of the graceful but deadly Gazelle in excitingfight sequences for ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’. Nvizible Takes a Leap for ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’ Among the…
August 21, 2014
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Method Touches the Stars for ‘Jupiter Ascending’
Method Studios’ Simon Carr and VFX team tell about building vast newworlds, robotic characters and zero gravity FX for sci-fi fantasy feature‘Jupiter Ascending’. Method Touches the Stars for ‘Jupiter Ascending’ Contributing to the science fiction fantasy…
August 21, 2014
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Framestore Brings Light, Life & Motion to 'Jupiter Ascending'
Framestore’s motion capture and light played fascinating roles in theproduction and post of the science fiction fantasy ‘Jupiter Ascending’. Framestore Brings Light, Life & Motion to 'Jupiter Ascending' Framestore's London and Montreal teams delivered over…
August 21, 2014
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Framestore Brings Light, Life & Motion to 'Jupiter Ascending'
Framestore’s motion capture and light played fascinating roles in theproduction and post of the science fiction fantasy ‘Jupiter Ascending’. Framestore Brings Light, Life & Motion to 'Jupiter Ascending' Framestore's London and Montreal teams delivered over…
August 21, 2014
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SpongeBob Squarepants Jumps to Life in 3D with Iloura
For ‘The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water’, animators and VFXartists at Iloura re-created and animated SpongeBob and his friends as3D CG characters in a live action world. SpongeBob Squarepants Jumps to Life in 3D with Iloura AEAF ENTRY View in Online…
August 21, 2014
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Fixafilm and Digital Vision’s Nucoda Rescue Phoenix from the Ashes
Fixafilm post in Warsaw has re-constructed and digitally restored AndrzejWajda’s classic film ‘The Ashes’ with Digital Vision’s Nucoda Film Mastergrading system and DVO restoration tools. Fixafilm and Digital Vision’s Nucoda Rescue Phoenix from the Ashes…
August 21, 2014
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Planetarium Studio Powers Renders for Digital Dome Visualisations
Rendering high resolution content for the Academy of Sciences Planetarium’sall-digital dome requires hundreds of render nodes and high-speed storagewithin a dedicated IT infrastructure. Planetarium Studio Powers Renders for Digital Dome Visualisations…
August 21, 2014
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Performance Capture Pioneers Collaborate on New Mocap Experience
Motion capture companies Animatrik Film Design and DimensionalImaging talk about working together to bring specialist facialperformance capture services to VFX and game productions. Performance Capture Pioneers Collaborate on New Mocap Experience Motion…
August 21, 2014
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Art Director Steve Lumley Takes 'Hotel Transylvania 2' to the Suburbs
Steve Lumley, Art Director on ‘Hotel Transylvania 2’, talks about hiswork with the team at Sony Pictures Animation to introduce someTransylvanian magic to the California suburbs. Art Director Steve Lumley Takes 'Hotel Transylvania 2' to the Suburbs WhenSteve…
August 21, 2014
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One of Us Reaches the Summit for ‘Everest’
One of Us completed two sequences at the summit of ‘Everest’, extendinga huge 360° green screen set, and creating atmospheric particle effectsand dramatic storm cloud environments.. One of Us Reaches the Summit for ‘Everest’ One of Usworked on two sequences…
June 21, 2014
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Cinesite Builds a Robotic Boot Camp on ‘Edge of Tomorrow’
Cinesite built robotic aliens and a training range where the hero of ‘Edgeof Tomorrow’ hones his battle skills, and created a time slice shot combiningmotion control and post camera moves. Cinesite Builds a Robotic Boot Camp on ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ As the pace…
June 21, 2014
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Shane Hurlbut ASC Captures Movie Action, Light and Looks
Cinematographer Shane Hurlbut, ASC, talks about cameras and whathe has been learning from his experiences shooting and lighting forfeature films, working both on film and digitally. Shane Hurlbut ASC Captures Movie Action, Light and Looks Cinematographer…
June 21, 2014
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Proof’s Previs & Postvis Charts the Galaxy for Marvel’s Guardians
Proof visualisation house created previs and postvis services for someof the most complex and exciting action sequences in Marvel’s galacticadventure ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’. Proof’s Previs & Postvis Charts the Galaxy for Marvel’s Guardians…
June 21, 2014
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Rodeo FX Takes Lucy on a Collision Course
Rodeo FX staged a harrowing car chase through Paris with director LucBesson’sfearless heroine ‘Lucy’ at the wheel, visualising her gifts ofx-ray vision and ability to see mobile device signals. Rodeo FX Takes Lucy on a Collision Course VFX studioRodeo FXin…
June 21, 2014
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Concept Artist Richard Anderson Brings Studios’ Visions to the Screen
Richard Anderson’s experience as a concept artist spans games, featurefilm pre-production and visual effects. Here, he talks about building hiscareer within this competitive industry. Concept Artist Richard Anderson Brings Studios’ Visions to the Screen…
June 21, 2014
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Double Negative Builds Legendary Creatures for ‘Hercules’
Ryan Cook and Julian Foddy from Double Negative’s VFX team talk aboutwrangling the heroic beasts of the 'Hercules' legend, refining their in-housetools, creature FX and animation. Double Negative Builds Legendary Creatures for ‘Hercules’ Double Negative’s…
February 21, 2014
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Method Unravels the Maze with a New Creature Pipeline
VFX supervisor Sue Rowe and animation director Erik de Boer atMethod Studios take on environments, complex simulations andvicious Grievers for ‘The Maze Runner’. Method Unravels the Maze with a New Creature Pipeline Method Studios’ Vancouver studio handled…
February 21, 2014
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Spin VFX Makes a Splash with Water, Light & Creature FX for ‘Dolphin Tale 2’
VFX supervisor Colin Davies from Spin VFX talks about building andanimating photoreal 3D dolphins and the light and water interactionsthat bring them to life alongside live dolphins. Spin VFX Makes a Splash with Water, Light & Creature FX for ‘Dolphin Tale 2’…
February 21, 2014
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Réka Bucsi Animates Oscar-shortlisted Film ‘Symphony no. 42’
Réka Bucsi is the creator and director of ‘Symphony no. 42’, one of10 animated short films shortlisted for an Oscar in 2014. Here, shetalks about her animation techniques, process and inspiration. Réka Bucsi Animates Oscar-shortlisted Film ‘Symphony no. 42’…
February 21, 2014
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Framestore Finds the Creature within for ‘Dracula Untold’
Framestore’s Glen Pratt in London and JP Li in Montreal talk about buildingTransylvania, flying with bats and revealing the inner creature on‘Dracula Untold’. Framestore Finds the Creature within for ‘Dracula Untold’ Digital Media World had the chance to…
February 21, 2014
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BlueBolt Plays ‘The Imitation Game’
BlueBolt worked as the sole visual effects vendor on ‘The Imitation Game’,creating realistic, invisible VFX for shots depicting U-boats, aircraft, tanksand streets during wartime in WWII. BlueBolt Plays ‘The Imitation Game’ BlueBoltcame on board as the sole…
February 21, 2014
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Proof’s Previs Artists Spend a Night at the Museum
Proof Inc created previs and postvis services for ‘Night at the Museum:Secret of the Tomb’, wrangling fantastic digital creatures, miniaturizingthe heroes and staging the action. Proof’s Previs Artists Spend a Night at the Museum Proof Incvisualization house…
February 21, 2014
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Athena Studios Animates Stop-Motion Adventure, ‘Auntie Claus’
Jon Peters of Athena Studios tells about their upcoming project, a 90-minute,stop-motion feature film based on ‘Auntie Claus’, from the Christmas-themedseries of children’s books. Athena Studios Animates Stop-Motion Adventure, ‘Auntie Claus’ Athena Studiosin…
February 21, 2014
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3D character Artist Piotr Rusnarczyk in Poland talks about freelancin
MPC takes viewers on a fast paced, first-person POV ride with anambitious Virgin Atlantic customer, encountering tigers, CG crowds,airliners and clouds. MPC Lets It Fly for Virgin Atlantic MPCworked with director Sam Brown from Rogue Film and agency…
February 21, 2014
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3D Character Artist Changes the Game with Light & Inspiration
3D character Artist Piotr Rusnarczyk in Poland talks about freelancingfor games studios, managing model rendering, and navigating thecyberpunk world through his own projects. 3D Character Artist Changes the Game with Light & Inspiration Piotr Rusnarczykis a…
November 21, 2013
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MAN OF STEEL: Heart of Steel
MPC’s VFX team come eye to eye with Superman in ‘Man of Steel’, taking flight with the classic superhero behind a new virtual camera.
October 21, 2013
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The Great Gatsby – Dream Team
The Bazmark internal VFX team describe techniques and processes that brought the world of ‘The Great Gatsby’ from a vision to the screen.
October 21, 2013
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The Great Gatsby – Deconstructing New York
Animal Logic brought The Great Gatsby’s New York City to life, from Times Square to lavish parties to a flight over Manhattan.
July 12, 2013
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WORLD WAR Z - Crowd Source
VFX supervisor Jessica Norman describes how MPC’s team created and animated vicious crowds of zombies rampaging into Jerusalem in ‘World War Z’. WORLD WAR Z - Crowd Source Part 1 of Digital Media World'stwo-part featureon the VFX of 'World War Z' MPC's first…
July 10, 2013
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THE GREAT GATSBY in Living Colour
Cutting Edge carried out the DI colour grade and traditional film-style opticals for ‘The Great Gatsby’. Cutting Edge Transforms ‘Gatsby’ into Living Colour Cutting Edge carried out the digital intermediate colour grade and traditional film-style opticals for…
July 03, 2013
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SPARTACUS
Cause+FX handled compositing and shot finalling on ‘Spartacus’, working with all vendors to create looks and environments to match the TV series’ heroic battles. SPARTACUS ‘Spartacus’has been among the TV series making the most extensive use ever of visual…
June 24, 2013
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OBLIVION: MOTION GRAPHICS
A team of motion graphics artists created the expressive, intuitive HUDs and Light Table animations appearing in ‘Oblivion’. Two of them describe their process. OBLIVION: MOTION GRAPHICS Lead Graphic DesignerBradley Munkowitzexplained that his team’s…
June 11, 2013
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IRON MAN 3: Brave New World
Cinesite, Method LA and Cantina Creative populated Iron Man Tony Stark’s new world with photoreal environments and bold visual effects. Part 2 seeIron Man 3 part 1 IRON MAN 3: Brave New World Method LA was called on to work on ‘Iron Man 3’ quite late into…
June 11, 2013
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IRON MAN 3: MAN MACHINE
Framestore and Trixter talk about work on ‘Iron Man 3’, perfecting the new Mark 42 suit and getting the heat pumping behind Extremis. Part 1 seepart 2 IRON MAN 3: MAN MACHINE Trixter had very early design involvement with Iron Man’s latest suit, the Mark 42…
May 21, 2013
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AEON – A Life in a Day
The DMCI’s AEON follows a lifetime of seasons using 3D animation and light at TEDxSydney. AEON – A Life in a Day Design and director collective, The DMC Initiative was chosen to participate at the annual ideas festivalTEDxSydney, held at Sydney Opera House on…
May 15, 2013
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MPC – Still Life Animation
MPC animated a decomposing classical still life painting in real-time, recreating a Dutch painter’s brush strokes and realistic behaviour of flies and maggots. MPC – Animating Still Life Following their ‘Transforming Still Life Painting’ project made in 2012,…
May 08, 2013
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Psyop Battles Toxic Trash
Psyop applied their 3D animation skill to a PSA raising awareness and encouraging the public to think about tobacco trash in a new way. Psyop Battles Toxic Trash Psyop and agency The Butler Bros developed a set of Earth Day Public Service Announcements for…
April 29, 2013
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STARFLIGHT: Phasers On Stun
Daniel James Cox talks about directing, art directing and designing VFX for Starflight’s music video debut ‘Phasers on Stun’. Starflight: Phasers On Stun Daniel James Cox is a visual effects art director based in Sydney. Jib Khan and Damo Spanjer recently…
March 28, 2013
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WARM BODIES – Good to the Bone
200Look-Effects-warm-bodies1 LOOK Effects created frightening animation for the Boneys in ‘Warm Bodies’, and take viewers on a flight through a digital cityscape. WARM BODIES – Good to the Bone‘Warm Bodies’ combines humour, romance and horror into a movie set…
March 20, 2013
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BEAUTIFUL CREATURES
Method Studios' effects for ‘Beautiful Creatures’, from magical to photoreal, include a mile-wide tempest and animated transitions. Beautiful Creatures Method Studios in Los Angeles began working on ‘Beautiful Creatures’ in mid-August 2012 after post…
March 14, 2013
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THE IMPOSTER – Colour of Deception
Colourist Rob Pizzey of Company 3 talks about grading ‘The Imposter’ to combine elements of truth and deception, film noir and documentary. THE IMPOSTER – Colour of Deception ‘The Imposter’ is a documentary following the story of Frédéric Bourdin, a 23 year…
March 06, 2013
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Alternate Universe
MPC integrated hybrid and full-CG characters into live action footage to bring a graphic novelist’s story to life on board a commuter train. MPC Powers Inspiration behind an Alternate Universe for Dell MPC created, animated and integrated hybrid and full-CG…
February 18, 2013
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Les Misérables – REBEL SONGS
VFX teams at The Mill and Double Negative created environments and enhanced camera work to support the performances of ‘Les Misérables’. Les Misérables – Rebel Songs Director Tom Hooper’s screen adaptation of the musical ‘Les Misérables’ focuses on its famous…
February 13, 2013
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STEALING SECRETS
Framestore visualised the dramatic internet activity behind WikiLeaks, creating rendered effects and motion graphics for Alex Gibney’s documentary. STEALING SECRETS Alex Gibney’s documentary feature ‘We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks’ employs motion…
February 05, 2013
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High Frame Rates
David Stump ASC talks about high frame rate shooting for movies, and Qube Cinema’s CTO Rajesh Ramachandran explains HFR projection in cinemas. Fast Frames – HFR through the Camera’s Eye After working on numerous movie and TV productions as DP, visual effects…
January 22, 2013
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EYE OF THE STORM
‘Life of Pi’ was a chance for MPC in Vancouver to design two massive storms from the inside out. VFX Supervisor Guillaume Rocheron describes the team’s R&D. EYE OF THE STORM VFX supervisor Guillaume Rocheron at MPC Vancouver started to work on ‘Life of Pi’ in…
January 05, 2013
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THE GUARDIAN EFFECT
‘Rise of the Guardians’ gave DreamWorks’ FX team a fantastic chance to help character performances come to life on screen. The Guardian Effect ‘Rise of the Guardians’ represented a chance for the effects team at DreamWorks to become integrally involved with…
December 14, 2012
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SKYFALL STATION
NEW IMAGESCinesite’s VFX team takes 007 on a chase through the London Underground and brings him face to face with a Komodo dragon in ‘Skyfall’. Skyfall Station After the main shoot for ‘Skyfall’ got started in November 2011, Cinesite’s VFX Supervisor Jon…
December 12, 2012
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Convenient Education – SBS Interactive
Convention Education is an interactive, online documentary on Australia’s international education industry that reaches viewers through multiple screens. Convenient Education – SBS Interactive The three young filmmakers and co-directors of this documentary,…
November 29, 2012
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SKYFALL RENDEZVOUS
MPC took over 007’s fiery showdown at Skyfall, with a helicopter crashlanding, night chase over the moors and 360° highlands environment. SKYFALL RENDEZVOUS ‘Skyfall’, the 23rd film in the James Bond series of thrillers, is Director Sam Mendes’ first action…
November 21, 2012
In Depth
The Wolverine Lives Forever
Three Australian studios – Rising Sun Pictures, Method Studios and Iloura - put an array of VFX techniques to work to bring this classic superhero’s story to life for ‘The Wolverine’.
November 21, 2012
In Depth
Prime Focus Handles Stereo Conversion for Edge of Tomorrow
Senior stereo supervisor Richard Baker Talks about the challenges thePrime Focus World team encountered as sole stereo conversion vendoron ‘Edge of Tomorrow’. Prime Focus Handles Stereo Conversion for Edge of Tomorrow Prime Focus World was the sole stereo…
October 12, 2012
In Depth
TOTAL RECALL - Tomorrow’s Memories
The Senate VFX and LipSync Post talk about their creative designs and FX behind the exciting 3D graphics and futuristic devices in ‘Total Recall’. TOTAL RECALL - Tomorrow’s Memories The bold exciting cityscapes of ‘Total Recall’ are full of 3D graphics and…
October 08, 2012
In Depth
KON-TIKI – Crossing the Pacific
Fido visual effects studio in Stockholm has brought realism and natural wonder to ‘Kon-Tiki’, a new Norwegian feature on Thor Heyerdahl’s ocean voyage. KON-TIKI – Crossing the Pacific Fido visual effects studio in Stockholm has brought realism and natural…
October 02, 2012
In Depth
Betting On McLean’s Money
Cinematographer Ben Allan ACS shows how a well-designed workflow and his own post-production skills took a feature film to completion with a minimal crew and budget. DP Ben Allan has now made three, small budget feature films with director, writer and…
September 22, 2012
In Depth
Ted – The Bear Essentials
Teams from Tippett Studio and Iloura skilfully coordinated efforts to create and animate Ted, the badly behaved Teddy bear, and composite him into Seth MacFarlane’s comedy, 'Ted'. Production VFX supervisor Blair Clark from Tippett Studio devoted nearly two…
September 10, 2012
In Depth
The Borgias – Tale of Treachery
SPIN VFX in Toronto is contributing major 2D and 3D environmental work to all three series of ‘The Borgias’ from Showtime. The second series has been nominated for four Emmy Awards this year, including one for Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series…
August 21, 2012
In Depth
Prometheus - Highway to the Stars
Fuel VFX put their expert design skills to work on the Orrery, the star spangled 3D hologram the Engineers of ‘Prometheus’ used as their map through the universe. The team atFuel VFXwas responsible for designing and creating a series of alien and futuristic…
August 20, 2012
In Depth
THE GATE – A RISKY BUSINESS
AEAF WINNER - SHORT FILMDirector, writer and digital artist Matt Westrup talks about making his short film, ‘The Gate’, from concepts through the shoot and detailed post production. ‘The Gate’ is a science fiction short film describing a series of alarming…
PROMETHEUS – ENGINEER’S PLANET
Aug 15, 2012
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AEAF WINNER - FEATURE FILM VFXMPC’s VFX supervisors Charley Henley and Richard Stammers…
Snow White: Dark Magic
Jul 28, 2012
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Double Negative’s team battled the Dark Fairies with intensive R&D and ventured into the…
Snow White - Mirror Man
Jul 27, 2012
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The Mill developed an elegant simulation, precise witness camera system and subtle…
Men in Black 3: Uneasy Riders
Jul 13, 2012
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Animation Supervisor Spencer Cook led the team at SPI animating treacherous aliens,…
Men in Black 3 – The Sky’s the Limit
Jul 02, 2012
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Digital effects supervisor Ken Hahn tells how SPI’s digital teams sent Agents J and K…
Titanic Rules the Waves
Jun 28, 2012
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‘Titanic’, a four part TV series, was created to mark the 100th anniversary of the…
Killer Elite - Classic Thrills
Jun 13, 2012
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With a shoot spanning three continents, ‘Killer Elite’ was an 18-month production and…
Hunger Games - Playing To Win
Jun 07, 2012
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Rising Sun Pictures took on major action sequences and environments in ‘The Hunger…
WRATH OF THE TITANS
Jun 06, 2012
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Visual effects supervisor Olivier Dumont coordinated the work of Method in London and LA…
John Carter: Martian Chronicles
Jun 05, 2012
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To span the tremendous scope of work Cinesite were charged with on ‘John Carter of Mars’,…
Method of Invisibility – ‘J Edgar’ and ‘Dragon Tattoo’
Jun 04, 2012
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Method Studios artists in Vancouver and LA have developed VFX techniques that work…
John Carter and the Creatures of Mars
Apr 07, 2012
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‘John Carter of Mars’ is the largest creature project Double Negative has ever…
JOURNEY 2 – ISLAND OF DREAMS
Mar 07, 2012
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'Journey 2' takes a trip through a hurricane to an island no one has ever seen but surely…
HUGO’S MIGHTY MINIATURES
Feb 29, 2012
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VFX supervisor Matthew Gratzner at New Deal Studios in Los Angeles led his practical…
SUPER BOWL 2012 - SUPER TVCs PLAY TO WIN
Feb 24, 2012
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The Super Bowl’s 2012 broadcast featured fantastic TVCs that competed with gridiron…
CHICO & RITA INTEGRATES SEVEN STUDIOS
Feb 22, 2012
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‘Chico & Rita’, 2012 Academy Award Best Animated Feature Nominee, was completed at…
DIGITAL PULSE DAZZLES 12TH ARAB GAMES WITH INTERACTIVE ANIMATION
Feb 15, 2012
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Australian digital design and production specialists Digital Pulse in Sydney has…
UNDERWORLD AWAKENS
Feb 15, 2012
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‘Underworld: Awakening’, the fourth film from the dark and dangerous realm of…
WAR HORSE -FRAMESTORE GOES TO BATTLE
Feb 09, 2012
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VFX supervisor Ben Morris leads the Framestore team to create invisible effects, 3D CG…
BARTON DAMER – PERPETUAL MOTION
Feb 08, 2012
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Barton Damer, motion designer, digital artist and first-prize winner of Veer’s Creative…
Yanyuwa Countrylines Online
Feb 04, 2012
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A venture between Monash University’s Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Information…
LEADER OF THE PACK
Jan 26, 2012
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Tippett studio’s shots in ‘Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1’ were at the heart of two…
PUSS TAKES THE SPOTLIGHT
Jan 23, 2012
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Head of Lighting for ‘Puss in Boots’, Mark Fattibene describes his team’s work on the…
The Cup - AGAINST THE ODDS
Jan 02, 2012
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In 2002, Damien Oliver lost his brother in a tragic racing accident. Only one week later…
ANONYMOUS
Dec 27, 2011
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Director Roland Emmerich’s decision to accurately reveal London as it was at…
MONSTER OF NIX - BRAVE NEW WORLD
Dec 27, 2011
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The people and creatures of ‘The Monster of Nix’ inhabit a world governed by its own laws…
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
Dec 26, 2011
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Mr X met a formidable visual FX challenge in ‘The Three Musketeers’, building assets with…
DIGITAL AND FILM CINEMATOGRAPHY
Nov 23, 2011
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An important part of cinematography is choosing media for projects. The advent of digital…
UNDERBELLY - COLOUR OF CRIME
Nov 16, 2011
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VFX Supervisor Soren Jensen and Colourist Dwaine Hyde from Digital Pictures joined forces…
THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE - REAL MAGIC
Nov 16, 2011
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The sorcerers have descended on New York, and suddenly no one knows what will happen…
CAPTAIN AMERICA JOINS UP
Nov 08, 2011
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Thirteen visual effects teams and VFX Supervisor Chris Townsend were recruited for…
THE BIRTHDAY GIFT
Oct 22, 2011
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Director and producer Di He at AIVFX in Canada explains the value of computer science and…
SALT - SALT OF THE EARTH
Oct 22, 2011
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‘Salt’ made an exciting debut into feature films for Framestore’s New York facility.…
TREE OF LIFE
Oct 10, 2011
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Director Terrence Malick uses the visual effects in ‘Tree of Life’ to express his ideas…
HANNA - YOUNG & DEADLY
Oct 10, 2011
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Mr X provided invisible effects for the exotic sci-fi thriller ‘Hanna’, giving the young…
HARRY POTTER AND THE Deathly Hallows Part 2
Oct 07, 2011
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Through to this final film, the world of Harry Potter has been a magic place for VFX…
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows THE TALE OF THE THREE BROTHERS
Oct 07, 2011
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Interview with FRAMESTORE’S DALE NEWTON. The full feature article is in the latest isue…
INCEPTION - Architecture of Dreams
Oct 06, 2011
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Double Negative created all of the visual effects for ‘Inception’, roughly 500 shots in…
Cinesite’s Antony Hunt Looks Back at Harry Potter – and Beyond
Sep 20, 2011
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Cinesite’s Managing Director Antony Hunt has served as Executive Producer on all eight…
I.E. Effects Gets Immersed in the World of Harry Potter
Sep 20, 2011
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‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2’ is the only film in the Potter franchise to…
Cinesite’s Antony Hunt Looks Back at Harry Potter – and Beyond
Sep 20, 2011
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Cinesite’s Managing Director Antony Hunt has served as Executive Producer on all eight…
SOUTH SOLITARY - SOUTHERLY BUSTER
Sep 14, 2011
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The post production team on ‘South Solitary’ faced technical challenges when the weather…
Griff The Invisible - INVINCIBLY INVISIBLE
Sep 09, 2011
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Before ‘Griff The Invisible’, FSM’s effects work on feature films has been the seamless,…
KUNG FU PANDA’S WORLD
Sep 09, 2011
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Head of lighting and digital effects supervisor at DreamWorks, Dave Walvoord came to…
TOY STORY 3 - TOYS ON THE LOOSE
Sep 07, 2011
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The third film in the Toy Story series may be the last, but it bursts with new…
Framestore Prepares for the New Harry Potter Generation
Sep 06, 2011
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As the Harry Potter series comes to an end, Framestore’s team takes a magical splash into…
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Sep 05, 2011
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The team at Cinesite opens ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’ with a thrilling…
Baseblack Brings Ghostly Magic to Harry Potter
Sep 04, 2011
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Baseblack produced intriguing and beautiful effects in ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly…
PAUL - THE ALIEN WITHIN
Sep 02, 2011
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For such a small, affable personality, Paul was a surprisingly challenging characterfor…
SPARTACUS - GODS OF THE ARENA
Sep 02, 2011
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VFX Art Director Daniel James Cox talks about the look development process behind cinema…
PRINCE OF PERSIA
Aug 17, 2011
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Jumping from Ubisoft’s video game, the characters and creatures in 'Prince of Persia'…
Nightmare on Elm Street - Only a Dream
Aug 03, 2011
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Freddy Krueger’s infamous face has now become even spookier 16 years after the original…
THOR - WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE
Aug 01, 2011
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When Thor is banished from heaven, he leaves behind a world of monsters, magic and…
ROBIN HOOD - REBEL WARRIORS
Jul 27, 2011
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Ridley Scott’s ‘Robin Hood’ brings the legendary hero with his band of rebels homefrom…
SUCKER PUNCH - TOMORROW’S GIRLS
Jul 25, 2011
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Baby Doll built her imaginary worlds from nightmares, memories and fantasies. It took…
CLASH OF THE TITANS - CREATURE CLASH
Jul 13, 2011
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‘Clash of the Titans’ tells a tale based on classical Greek mythology. Artists from…
KICK ASS - ALIVE AND KICKING
Jul 08, 2011
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Although ‘Kick-Ass’ is fast-paced and stylish, its visual effects rely mainly on 2D…
IRON MAN - HEAVY METAL
Jun 29, 2011
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The visual effects team at Double Negative completed a complex sequence set in Monaco on…
EXIT - NO WAY OUT
Jun 28, 2011
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‘EXIT’ is the first feature film by director Marek Polgar. The film has been shot over…
NANNY MCPHEE IF PIGS COULD SWIM
Jun 22, 2011
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The CG animals that VFX Supervisor Christian Manz and his team at Framestore created for…
OSCAR WINNING SHORTS
Jun 20, 2011
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Short filmmakers have only a limited time to tell their story and make an impact. All…
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
Jun 15, 2011
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Simon Otto, Animator Simon Otto worked for three and a half years on ‘How to Train Your…
RANGO GOES WEST
Jun 05, 2011
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From ILM Singapore, Creature Simulation Supervisor Eric Wong and Compositing Supervisor…
BATTLE LOS ANGELES - city under seige
May 30, 2011
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VFX Supervisor Ben Shepherd led his team at Cinesite into ‘Battle Los Angeles’ to create…
GRADING - THE COLOUR CHALLENGE
May 03, 2011
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New developments in DI and colour grading have been emerging at two Australian facilities…
SANCTUM - GOING UNDERGROUND
Apr 18, 2011
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The effects team at Iloura built a cavernous underground world for 'Sanctum', Producer…
RED HILL - FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN
Apr 06, 2011
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Director Patrick Hughes started production on ‘Red Hill’ with no distributor, a small…
BACK TO NARNIA
Mar 15, 2011
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Narnia is a place where stars fall to earth to share their magic, mice are fencing…
SCOTT PILGRIM - IF LOOKS COULD KILL
Feb 22, 2011
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Bringing Scott Pilgrim’s story from comic book to screen demanded effects from complex…
GREEN LANTERN - HEROES UNDER THE SKIN
Jan 22, 2011
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Several characters in ‘Green Lantern’ have been created from mixture of CG and live…
SAVING ENYO’S PLANET
Jan 18, 2011
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‘Legend of Enyo’ is an animated television adventure series for children aged 8 to 12,…
TRON - 21ST CENTURY TRON
Jan 18, 2011
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Pulling together the many layers of assets, lights, explosions and visual effects that…
POST PRODUCTION SPECIAL
Jan 18, 2011
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Post production facilities across Australia have had an active year, taking on…
DAWN TREADER INSIDE OUT
Jan 18, 2011
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Art Director Jacinta Leong’s renders, drawings and animations communicate set designs…
HARRY POTTER - A MAGICAL ENDING
Jan 18, 2011
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For the effects teams involved with the Harry Potter films, each new film has to shine a…
DIRTGIRL’S WORLD
Jan 18, 2011
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Dirtgirlworld, a TV series for children, combines live-action and animation to create…
WHITE TIGER LEGEND
Jan 11, 2011
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Visual effects artist Kory Juul is directing, producing and performing in his animated…
LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA'HOOLE’
Dec 21, 2010
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Animal Logic flew into new territory for this project, thierfirst animated…
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows THE TALE OF THE THREE BROTHERS
Dec 17, 2010
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Interview with FRAMESTORE’S DALE NEWTON. The full feature article is in the latest isue…
THE LOST THING - LOST AND FOUND
Dec 14, 2010
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A small, dedicated team headed by Lead 2D/CG Artist & CG Supervisor Tom Bryant and…
LET ME IN
Dec 14, 2010
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‘Let Me In’ shows the power of visual effects over an audience’s response to characters.…
BENEATH HILL 60 - GOING UNDERGROUND
Jun 08, 2010
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'Beneath Hill 60’ is the exciting story behind the Battle of Messines Ridge in 1916…
THE PRICE OF HAPPINESS $9.99
Jun 08, 2010
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When Director Tatia Rosenthal captured a story with her special stop motion technique,the…
DORIAN GRAY - MORAL DECAY
Jun 07, 2010
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MPC provided essential post-production work and visual effects for the film ‘Dorian…
MPC: FROM BABIES TO BOOT CAMP
Jun 07, 2010
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The Moving Picture Company post production studio in London has recentlycreated some…
MOON
Jun 07, 2010
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Usually, ‘seamless’ describes effects that are invisible to viewers and result…
MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS
Jun 07, 2010
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While covering the Iraq War, reporter Bob Wilton meets Special Forces officer Lyn Cassady…
DEAD BORING - Drama in Stereo 3D
Jun 01, 2010
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Director Dave Edwards with DP Rob Morton have produced a live action dramatic short film…
THE WOLFMAN - Company of Wolves
Jun 01, 2010
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‘The Wolfman’, a remake of the 1941 horror film, brings a classic character back to…
SHUTTER ISLAND - ISLAND MAGIC
Jun 01, 2010
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New Deal created over 120 shots featuring miniatures, additional photography and digital…
Alice in Wonderland - Alice's Animals
May 17, 2010
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Some of the most memorable characters in Tim Burton’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’ are…
LAW ABIDING CITIZEN - CRIMES OF PASSION
May 04, 2010
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The detailed, gruesomely realistic VFX required for ‘Law Abiding Citizen’ weredivided…
The Road - End of the Road
Apr 18, 2010
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The director of ‘The Road’, John Hillcock, originally expected Dive Visualwould have to…
3d Cane Toads:The Conquest
Apr 08, 2010
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Filmmaker and director Mark Lewis of Radio Pictures in Mullumbimby NSWhas produced one of…
OUT OF THE BOX
Apr 07, 2010
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Although ‘The Box’ presents viewers with a tough moral question, their biggest…
STAR TREK RISES AGAIN
Mar 30, 2010
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Matte painter Max Gabl worked with CBS Digital over nearly two years to restoreand update…
2012 - CHOREOGRAPHY OF CHAOS
Mar 24, 2010
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VFXSupervisors Marc Weigert and Volker Engel orchestrated their effects in‘2012’ with…
9 - BUILDING THE WORLD OF 9
Mar 19, 2010
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After four years spent developing concept, designing and animating his short film, ‘9’…
SHERLOCK HOLMES EXPLODES
Mar 15, 2010
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The number of effects shots in ‘Sherlock Holmes’ is surprising for a movie that…
The Hurt Locker - Digital War Zone
Mar 08, 2010
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The Hurt Locker from Director Kathryn Bigelow portrays the tense reality of life for…
AVATAR - Pandora’s Tool Box
Mar 05, 2010
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James Cameron’s Avatar has sparked new ways of thinking about software, hardwareand…
Phill Tippett Talks CG Wolves
Feb 23, 2010
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Phil Tippett and Susan MacLeod reveal how ‘New Moon’ delivers its mix of romanceand…
ZEKE’S PAD’ DRAWS AFI NOMINATION
Feb 15, 2010
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Avrill Stark Entertainment was recently nominated for an AFI Award for the 3Danimated TV…
HOUDINI 10’S PYRO FX: FIRE CONTROL
Feb 09, 2010
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In this series of software reviews, Allan McKay has been comparing industry-proven…
AWAKEN - WAKE UP CALL
Feb 09, 2010
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‘Awaken’, an animated short, was filmmaker David Gould’s first screenplay and is…
Sweeney Todd - VFX Team Adds Fire
Sep 09, 2009
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As sole VFX vendor, London’s Moving Picture Company made award-winning use of their…
Storyboard Part 1 Director’s Roadmap
Aug 09, 2009
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What is the biggest star of any production? According to storyboard artistDavid Russell,…
INSEPARABLE COIL Part 2
Aug 07, 2009
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Apart from writing and directing, David was art director, script supervisor and set…
Gallipoli 1916 - The ANZACS First Day
Jul 02, 2009
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In November last year, faced with a deadline of April 2009, Creative Directorand Producer…
Kids Stuff
Jun 09, 2009
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Whether or not you are a Muppets fan, the most recent addition to their ranks, Sid the…
UP UP and AWAY
Jun 07, 2009
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Scott Clark at Pixar headed the character animators working on the forms andfaces for…
COLOUR AND LIGHT FOR ‘BEAUTIFUL KATE’
Jun 07, 2009
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One of Australia’s most successful films this year, ‘Beautiful Kate’ was shot onFujifilm…
DISTRICT 9 - WALKING WITH ALIENS
Jun 07, 2009
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Trent Opaloch’s first feature as DOP sent him to South Africa with nine RED ONE cameras…
Sixty40 -Battlestar Pioneers Low-Fi 3D
Jun 07, 2009
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Sixty40 Production Studio has produced a music video for recording artist Harmonic 313…
Drag Me to Hell - To Hell and Back
Jun 07, 2009
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Australians are preparing to be horrified in July when Sam Raimi’s latest movie ‘Drag Me…
Primevil - Magical Menagerie
Jun 06, 2009
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‘Primeval’, ITV's hit adventure series, returned to UK audiences at the end of March. The…
Aliens Mix it with HP’s Monsters
Jun 05, 2009
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As ‘Monsters vs Aliens’ opens at cinemas worldwide, HP technology and DreamWorks’…
Resin Production Studio
Mar 07, 2009
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Resin production studio in Adelaide integrates live action production and direction, 3D,…
