Award-winning VFX studio Frantic Films VFX, a division of Prime Focus Group, created all that and more as lead visual effects provider for the recently released film, Journey to the Center of the Earth, the first fully live-action VFX-driven feature released in 3D. Frantic’s secret? The not-so-easy but infinitely rewarding process of developing and deploying a set of custom plug-ins for eyeon’s Digital Fusion 5, called Awake, to guide the 3D VFX workflow... »
Emmy Award-winning Toon Boom Animation Inc.
today announced the upcoming release of Toon Boom Studio 4.5. This
latest version brings photo animation and live-action cartooning to
the next level. In addition, Studio 4.5 offers better integration with
Photoshop files, extended ease of use, more export options to iTunes
and YouTube as well as being the perfect upgrade for Flip Boom and
Animation-ish. With each release, Studio is injected with new features
that make this all-in-one animation software the ideal companion to
create eye-catching animation.
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“Chris [Nolan] has a very astute eye,” says Nick Davis, the film's visual effects supervisor. “It was important for the visual effects to look as though they were shot on set. He didn’t want the film to take on a gimmicky visual-effects look.” In keeping with that philosophy, Nolan shot footage for the major visual-effects sequences with IMAX cameras, making The Dark Knight the first feature film shown in IMAX that wasn't originally shot in 35mm.... »
Side Effects Software, an industry leader in 3D animation and visual effects software, is pleased to announce the release of Houdini 9.5. This release introduces Houdini to the Mac community and significantly improves workflow and interoperability with new shelf tools and a variety of import/export formats.... »
Hellboy II: The Golden Army is populated by even more numerous otherworldly monsters than its predecessor, and some of the critters only appear in a shot or two. According to Eamonn Butler, animation supervisor for the project at London’s Double Negative, that amounted to a huge challenge — but it was made easier by Guillermo del Toro’s ability to communicate clearly with the VFX crew, using common reference points to get everyone on the same mental page.... »
Aguru Images, a provider of
innovative image capture devices, is proud to announce the launch of
the Aguru Dome™ 2 targeting world leading visual effects, game
development and motion capture service facilities. The Aguru Dome 2
will be on display in the Aguru Images Booth (# 347) throughout the
SIGGRAPH Conference, August 12-14, 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention
Center.
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Lip creases, individual eyelashes and visible pores – Victoria has never looked so real! Leveraging unprecedented technology to deliver unparalleled results, DAZ 3D today unveiled its Elite™ series of add-on morphs and textures for the fourth generation Millennium Figure, Victoria. Comprised of revolutionary skin textures, body shapes and poses, the Elite series captures the true essence of the human form.... »
GenArts, a leading provider of visual effects software for the film, broadcast and video industries, announced today that former Massive, Inc. Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder Katherine Hays has been hired as CEO.... »
Perspective Studios, a leading creator of animation and motion capture for feature film, television, commercials and video games, announced today the opening of a West Coast studio in Santa Monica, California. In a significant expansion for the company, which also has state-of-the-art motion capture and production facilities in New York, the new facility will provide top-quality 3D animation and motion capture on the ground in Los Angeles and support Perspective Studios' rapidly expanding portfolio of clients, production attachments and original IP.
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VFX Supervisor John Knoll shows how the visual effects on the "Pirates of the Caribbean" films evolved and what they did to get the data needed while not intruding on the work of the director, cinematographer and actors.... »
VFX supervisor Jeffrey Okun talks about the constant balance between budget and creativity and how this struggle gets more difficult as budgets increase.... »
In this video VFX supervisor Michael Fink talks about how the role of visual effects has changed since he started in the industry back when they had to know more about black & white film stocks. Fink shows examples from Golden Compass to detail some of the challenges that VFX supervisors have to contend with now that the creative decisions are made, and then changed, throughout the production up until weeks before the release.... »
Prime Focus Group and Frantic Films today
announced that Michael L. Fink has been appointed President, Visual Effects
Worldwide and will be operating out of the Frantic Films VFX facility
located in Hollywood, CA. In his new role, Fink will be serving as Senior
Visual Effects Supervisor for projects awarded to Frantic Films VFX, and
will be overseeing the integration of visual effects production for all of
the Prime Focus Group VFX facilities across North America, India and the
U.K, including London based VFX facility Machine.
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Di-O-Matic, a leading developer of character animations software, announced today the immediate release of LipSync MX v3, the newest installment of the award winning lip synchronization assistant software.... »
Numerous Autodesk Inc. development
network partners (ADN) have recently updated their plug-in products for
Autodesk 3ds Max 2009 and Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2009 software.... »
