CGI and VFX are becoming an integral part of major audio visual mediums, ranging from mobile apps to massive broadcast data. We are witnessing a huge growth in new studio setups and design boutiques. Leaving aside the big and shiny Read more
The Academy’s Scientific and Technical Awards honored those whose discoveries and innovations have contributed in significant and lasting ways to filmmaking. This year’s ceremony recognized 55 individuals and two companies for their contributions to a wide range of fields and Read more
Using the PlanarTracker node in Nuke. Compositor Marijn Eken, who carried out the composite in Nuke, Fusion and After Effects. Visual effects artists already know there are often many ways you can pull off a particular shot via different filming Read more
The Academy’s Scientific and Technical Awards honor those whose discoveries and innovations have contributed in significant and lasting ways to filmmaking. This year’s ceremony recognizes 55 individuals and two companies for their contributions to a wide range of fields and Read more
Award-winning studio Framestore delivered the ‘spellbinding’ VFX for Netflix’s Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey. The film was written and directed by David E. Talbert, produced and featuring music by John Legend. The holiday film called for a deft mix of storybook Read more
To keep the global VFX community connected, engaged and inspired in this most unprecedented year, the Visual Effects Society launched a robust calendar of virtual content beginning in early spring, delivering more than three dozen exclusive virtual conversations with visionary Read more
Mocha is easily the leading planar tracking software available and the last several releases have seen improvements in regards to the utilization of the generated tracks, both in regards to applying the tracking data inside the app as well as Read more
Digital Domain reveals how they added decades to David Beckham’s age for the new Malaria Must Die – So Millions Can Live short, produced by RSA Films Amsterdam. Using a combination of traditional VFX techniques and its proprietary face-swapping technology. Digital Domain Read more
New ‘deep fake’ face-swapping videos seem to go viral on the internet with increasing regularity. Perhaps that’s because artists, and the machine learning algorithms they use for deep fakes, are increasingly getting so much better at them. Many have pondered, Read more
Sometimes visual effects artists are involved on a particular project for a long period of time and develop a close association with the creatures or shots they are working on. That was the case for the crew at Cambridge, U.K.-based Read more
