Category: Previs/Postvis/Visualization

virtual production Headline News

Impossible Objects Announces New Culver City Facility for Virtual Production

World-building lab and creative studio’s new facility features a 30-foot-wide by 10-foot-high LED wall built with AOTO 2.3mm pixel pitch panels and Brompton SX40 Tessera processors.

Love Those Reindeer Antics Headline News

Proof Shares ‘Dashing Through the Snow’ Postvis Reel

Leading visualization studio helps create balance between magical wonder, grounded, convincing behaviors, and funny antics for Disney’s holiday adventure film, contributing to several sequences including the final reindeer battle.

Don’t Wake the Monster! Headline News

Rodeo FX Shares ‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’ VFX Reel

The VFX studio awakens the monsters in Legendary Picture’s latest Apple TV+ series starring Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell, and Anna Sawai, which follows survivors of Godzilla’s attack on San Francisco as they grapple with the Secret Monarch organization.

On the Road to Denver Headline News

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang to Deliver SIGGRAPH 2024 Keynote

Dr. Dava Newman, Manu Prakash, and Dr. Mark Sagar will also deliver Keynotes, sharing their perspectives for building a technological future taking us forward into the next half century; the event runs July 28–August 1 at the Colorado Convention Center.

jobs & training Headline News

Dimension/DNEG 360 Launch ‘Rise Up’ Virtual Production Training Initiative

Partnership with Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively’s Group Effort Initiative on U.K.-based program is aimed at providing training opportunities to under-represented talent in a cutting-edge production environment.

virtual production Headline News

Meptik’s ‘Studio in a Box’ Accelerates Virtual Production

Pre-configured Disguise studio control stacks for projects of all sizes include ROE LEDs, camera tracking, comprehensive creative and technical support, and training in one seamless solution.

We Want More Psychohistory

Finding the Right VFX Equation for ‘Foundation’ Season 2

VFX supervisor Chris MacLean talks about the stunning visuals – 3,215 shots in all - that depict the worlds, characters, ships, and creatures of the hit sci-fi series, based on Isaac Asimov’s famed Hugo Award-winning sci-fi trilogy about Dr. Hari Seldon’s mathematical ‘psychohistory’ predictions; now streaming on Apple TV+.

What ‘IF’ They Were Real? VFXWorld

The Stellar Visuals in ‘IF’ Are Anything but Imaginary

From an enormous blue guy to talking bananas and slime balls, VFX Supervisor Chris Lawrence and Animation Supervisor Arslan Elver break down their work on John Krasinski and Paramount Pictures’ live-action/3DCG hybrid comedy adventure.

The Road to Turin Headline News

VIEW 2024 Shares Latest Program Updates

Confirmed in-person speakers include Emmy Award-winning director Shannon Tindle with ‘Ultraman: Rising,’ Oscar-winning VFX supervisor Paul Lambert, and ILM Senior VP and CCO Rob Bredow; Italy’s premier animation and VFX event runs October 14-19 in the beautiful baroque city of Turin.

We Return to the Return of the Planet of the Apes VFXWorld

Creating the ‘Kingdom’: Wētā FX Brings Life to the Latest ‘Planet of the Apes’ Outing

VFX Supervisor Erik Winquist and Animation Supervisor Paul Story talk apes, plates, solvers, water, and other constituents of their heroic work on 20th Century Studios’ all-new action-adventure, ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.’

Education and Training Headline News

Disguise and MARS Volume Launch Virtual Production Training Course

The Accelerator course will allow trainees in London to shoot a film on an 8,000 square-foot LED stage with the same MARS LED volume used on ‘3 Body Problem,’ ‘Culprits,’ ‘Gangs of London,’ and other projects.  

Wicked Good New Tech Headline News

Fuzzy Door Tech Launches ViewScreen Scout Public Beta

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 4:29pm

The free iPhone app, a single-user version of the company’s ViewScreen Scout Pro production visualization tool, let’s individuals scout a scene or shot, envisioning how digital assets will blend into real-world environments before live-action shooting begins.

Who ya gonna call? VFXWorld

No Time to Chill: Sony Imageworks Cranks It Up for ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’

VFX Supervisor Jason Greenblum talks the singular challenges and dedicated craftsmanship involved in the creation of the visual effects for the latest iteration of the beloved Sony franchise.

Supporting 3D Design and Collaboration Headline News

New White Paper Dives Deep into NVIDIA Omniverse Enterprise in Animation and VFX

By Dan Sarto | Monday, May 13, 2024 at 11:26am

Discover the future of entertainment production with the groundbreaking collaboration between NVIDIA and HPC solution provider Exxact - uncover the power of OpenUSD and NVIDIA Omniverse™ Enterprise in revolutionizing the Media & Entertainment (M&E) landscape.

The Road to Turin Headline News

‘Inside Out 2’ and ‘Transformers One’ Directors Heading to VIEW 2024

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 7:43am

Kelsey Mann and Josh Cooley will present their upcoming animated features in-person at the special, 25th Anniversary Edition of the conference that’s taking place October 14-19, 2024, in Turin, Italy.

VFX for Movies Headline News

MPC Shares ‘Spaceman’ VFX Breakdown

Studio’s VFX team delivered over 800 shots, including all space environments, on director Johan Renck’s sci-fi drama starring Adam Sandler and Carey Mulligan; film now streaming on Netflix.

Conferences Headline News

SIGGRAPH 2024 Registration Now Open

The 51st annual conference, focusing on computer graphics, interactive techniques and technical innovation, returns to its origins in Denver, Colorado, running July 28 – August 1.

Heading to Stuttgart Headline News

It’s Next Week! FMX 2024 Shares More Updates

Attendees can explore the sound design of ‘Dune Part 2,’ the visual effects of ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender,’ and the invisible VFX of Ridley Scott's ‘Napoleon;’ 4-day event kicks off in Stuttgart on April 23, 2024.

Combining All the Elements VFXWorld

Mastering the Elements: Integrating Live-Action and CGI in ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’

VFX supervisor, director, and executive producer Jabbar Raisani led a monumental effort to deliver almost 3,400 visual effects shots on the live-action adaptation of Nickelodeon’s famed animated series, recreating the magical world of benders, who control the natural elements of fire, water, wind, and earth, and the mediator known as the Avatar.

Heading to Stuttgart Headline News

FMX 2024 Shares Another Round of Program Updates

Attendees can explore the stylistic design choices behind ‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ and gain insight into artistic and technological innovations developed for ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire;’ 4-day event kicks off in Stuttgart on April 23, 2024.

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