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Posted on 16. Jan, 2010 by admin.

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“We thought the renders looked pretty real, but when you put on the glasses, you believe it even more because now you can see both sides of the face at the same time because your eyes are far enough apart to take in that information.” – Guy Williams, VFX Supervisor James Cameron may be the King [...]

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Avatar: Making the Movie

Posted on 28. Dec, 2009 by admin.

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The long-awaited Avatar finally opens today from Twentieth Century Fox and, as you’ve read by now, actually lives up to all the hype about transporting us in a much more visceral and immersive way. I spoke to James Cameron by phone last week from the London junket, and he really enjoyed geeking out for us. Read [...]

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New Moon rises

Posted on 13. Dec, 2009 by admin.

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“Strong concept art will save a lot of steps in the CG process; it helps to keep the artists from meandering from the final goal.” – Aharon Bourland, Technical Art Director, Look Development. As the New Moon rises, so do the stars at Tippett Studio. Charged with creating the Quileute Wolf [...]

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DISTRICT 9

Posted on 09. Nov, 2009 by admin.

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PART 1 OF 2 In this first of two features covering the efforts of Vancouver’s Image Engine VFX studio, we meet some crew and find out how they worked. History For many years, the founding partners of Image Engine, namely Robin Hackl, Christopher Mossman and Greg Holmes wanted to nurture the company into new areas, to start taking on [...]

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Blue Sky Studios completes ice-breaking VFX

Posted on 19. Jul, 2009 by admin.

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Blue Sky Studios completes ice-breaking VFX for final frolic with Sid and Scrat. Snow prints, rivers of lava, lava falls, exhaust, debris, bubbles, high viscous fluids, geysers, stink bombs, dust and steam. These are just a fraction of the effects needed for ‘Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs’. Blue Skys’ Effects Supervisor Kirk Garfield faced an imposing [...]

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Deconstructing Watchmen

Posted on 14. Mar, 2009 by admin.

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In Watchmen, actor Billy Crudup was shot with facial acquisition markers on his face and a form-fitted helmet with blue light-emitting LEDs. Courtesy of Sony Pictures Imageworks. All images courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. ™ & © DC Comics. LINK: http://www.vfxworld.com/?atype=articles&id=3930

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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

Posted on 07. Aug, 2008 by admin.

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Unraveling the Layers of The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. Digital Domain cracks open the process of animating the Terracotta Army. Digital Domain has helped to resurrect The Mummy in its third installment, Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. LINK: http://features.cgsociety.org/story_custom.php?story_id=4628