http://www.studiodaily.com/main/ StudioDaily.com en-us 2008 Thu, 15 May 2008 15:48:59 EDT Whatever you think of Speed Racer, the new alternate-reality VFX fest from the Wachowski Brothers directorial team, you'll have to admit that it doesn't look like anything you've seen before.... http://www.studiodaily.com/main/technique/tprojects/9472.html Thu, 8 May 2008 0:00:00 EDT A major tenet of the production was keeping things real—from the suit to the cameras. By the end of post-production, however, animators at ILM were helping to design shots, including tweaking the camera. “Production drove the bus,” says Academy Award-winning VFX supervisor John Nelson, “but everybody was involved. Jon [Favreau] and I both believe the best idea is going to win, wherever it comes from.”... http://www.studiodaily.com/main/technique/tprojects/9462.html Thu, 8 May 2008 0:00:00 EDT It's been known for a while now (at least since the 2005 release of Chicken Little) that animated films do especially well in 3D versions. But the success of recent 3D projects like U23D, and especially Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour — which opened to a stunning $31 million weekend on a relative handful of digital 3D screens in the U.S. — has many in Hollywood taking another look at the feasibility of 3D for live action, especially on a tight budget.... http://www.studiodaily.com/main/technique/tprojects/9461.html Thu, 8 May 2008 0:00:00 EDT In one key scene, actress Emma Bell gives a terrific performance in a two-minute close-up. The only problem with the shot? No tears. Guava, which was already looking to expand into feature-film work, said it would see what it could do about that.... http://www.studiodaily.com/main/technique/tprojects/9438.html Thu, 8 May 2008 0:00:00 EDT For the Discovery series Human Body: Pushing the Limits, which examines the intricate processes of the human body under a variety of ordinary and extreme conditions, Rushes in London created all the CG and VFX to allow the project to transition seamlessly between live action actors and realistic versions of the actors’ bodies, sans skin, as well as pushing into the muscle, veins and cells of the body.... http://www.studiodaily.com/main/technique/tprojects/9421.html Wed, 30 Apr 2008 0:00:00 EDT