Lytro And Rodrigo Blaas Collaborate on VR Short Using New Volume Tracer
An explanation of light field rendering and how it can help animators with immersive vr filmmaking.
Ian Failes
2018 VFX Oscar Predictions, And The Films That Might Just Steal a Contender Spot
Who’s going to be nominated for a vfx Oscar? And who might slip in through the back door? We do a comprehensive breakdown of the category.
‘Thor: Ragnarok’: Making Marvel’s Funniest Character So Far
Animators overcame big challenges to transform Taika Waititi into a 7-foot 6-inch rock creature.
Exclusive Premiere: ‘Plant Room,’ A 360-Short By Jeron Braxton And Julian Glander
Watch the premiere of the 360-short “Plant Room,” which examines the heavy influence of technology on our lives.
20-Year Anniversary: Creature Supervisor Phil Tippett Reflects On ‘Starship Troopers’
Visual effects legend Phil Tippett looks back at two decades since “Starship Troopers,” and shares recently unearthed location scout and on-set video from the film.
iClone 7 Introduces Markerless Facial Capture Tech
Faceware’s markerless motion capture tech is now available for character and avatar animation software iClone 7.
Akeytsu Wants To Change The Way You Rig And Animate Characters
A new software, Akeytsu, aims to make rigging and animation easier and faster for cg animators.
Summus Render Jumping Into Virtual Animation Studio Space With Simple Animation
Experienced render farm provider Summus says its cloud-based virtual production studio called Simple Animation will benefit everyone from freelancers to large studios.
How One Animator Is Making His Own CG Series With Unreal Engine
Peter Monga shares the lessons he’s learned creating “Morgan Lives in a Rocket House” on his own with the Unreal game engine.
Women In VFX And Animation Is Major Focus At VIEW Conference
The Italian digital arts conference this month features several leading women in the cg, vfx, and animation industries.
How Animal Logic’s R&D For ‘The Lego Ninjago Movie’ Included Going to the Beach
The studio looked to real world reference for water, sand, fire, and smoke in their latest Lego movie.
Upcoming Animated Series ‘Zafari’ Is Being Rendered Completely With The Unreal Game Engine
“Zafari'”director David Dozoretz on how his animated tv series is using real-time rendering – and the new possibilities that tv creators have with real-time rendered CG series.
INTERVIEW: How Jorge Gutierrez Learned to Embrace the Polygon While Making ‘Son of Jaguar’
For a filmmaker, working in vr is like chopping off someone’s legs and telling them to run, says “Son of Jaguar” director Jorge Gutierrez.
The Secret History Of Disney’s ‘Gemini Man’ And The Quest To Make A Convincing CG Human
More than 15 years ago, Disney tried to make “Gemini Man,” a film in which a real actor interacted with his younger CG self. This is the story of the studio’s ambitious attempt to make a convincing CG human.
How Real-time Rendering Is Changing VFX And Animation Production
Real-time tools are giving animation and vfx creators more flexibility in generating cg worlds and characters.
Body Labs Wants To Use Its AI Technology As New Way To Control Characters
Body Labs is creating technology that can predict and generate animation from videos and even single photographs.
Behind-The-Scenes: Showing Off Spidey’s New Swing In ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’
The ‘Homecoming’ filmmakers wanted to show Spider-Man’s tentative side in the movie’s dramatic ferry scene.
SIGGRAPH 2017 Preview: Real-Time Projects in Animation, VR, and Gaming
A run-down of the Real-Time Live SIGGRAPH projects, including a focus on an interactive 3d watercolor stylization tool.
Luc Besson Went One Step Further Than Previs on ‘Valerian’ By Recruiting His Students To Plan Out Complex Scenes
You’ve heard of previs, but what about ‘video-vis’? This technique could save you time and money when making a film with complex vfx sequences.
From Performance Capture To Creature: How The Apes Were Created In ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’
An overview of Weta Digital’s process in turning performance capture into final animation in the newest ‘Apes’ film.
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