Sky Magic Live at Mt. Fuji
May 12, 2016
Proving that drones aren't just for carrying cameras, Japanese firm MicroAd has launched Sky Magic — UAVs carrying LED lights...
44-Year-Old 3D Computer Graphics
May 11, 2016
Robby Ingebretsen posted this digital copy of an 8mm print of what he believes may be the first-ever film...
3D Will Be Back … But Not As We Know It
May 10, 2016
Intrigued by the light-field camera technology introduced at this year's NAB? Put on your thinking cap and learn about other...
Lens Flare Is Everywhere
Mar 29, 2016
Through film history, directors and cinematographers have first shunned, then embraced lens flare. Vox looks at the history of...
The NFL’s Magic Yellow Line Explained
Feb 9, 2016
Without getting technical, Vox takes a look at the yellow first-down line superimposed on the gridiron for NFL games...
Spherical Droste Video
Jan 25, 2016
3D sculptor and mathematician Henry Segerman has been spending a lot of time thinking about the mathematical implications of...
FaceDirector: Continuous Control of Facial Performance in Video
Dec 18, 2015
Ever wonder what kind of tools might one day be available in next generation NLEs? Take a gander at Disney's...
Shooting a Video with a 1910 Lens
Nov 6, 2015
Mathieu Stern says his new YouTube series will cover "weird lenses." He mounts this golden oldie on a Sony A7II...
Facial Animation Test
Aug 11, 2015
Are we out of the uncanny valley yet? Well, we're getting closer. Character artist Mathieu Aerni sculpted (in Pixologic ZBrush),...
