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Article by Ian FailesJul 13, 20192:31 amMay 19, 2020
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Game of Thrones blow scene

Fire and fury: blowing up King’s Landing gate

From miniature effects, to CG fire sims.

Article by Ian FailesJul 11, 20199:38 amMay 19, 2020
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Cascadeur

Make your own stunts with this physics-based animation tool

A preview of Cascadeur, and what they’ll be demo’ing at SIGGRAPH.

Article by Ian FailesJul 10, 20191:19 pmMay 19, 2020
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Mikki

SIGGRAPH chair Mikki Rose on the secrets behind the conference, and where to get the best tea in Downtown LA

Plus lots of insights into sessions at SIGGRAPH you might not already know about.

Article by Ian FailesJul 9, 20192:49 pmMay 19, 2020
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Boris FX

Get 15% off Boris FX’s Mocha Pro, Sapphire or Continuum

Boris FX is the exclusive supporter of #siggraph2019preview week.

Article by Ian FailesJul 9, 20192:26 pmMay 19, 2020
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SIGGRAPH 2019

The top 5 things you absolutely must see at SIGGRAPH 2019

(In which 5 things becomes a lot more than that…sorry).

Article by Ian FailesJul 9, 20192:06 pmMay 19, 2020
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illusion battle in 'Spider-Man: Far From Home'

How that insane illusion battle in ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ was created, and what didn’t make the final cut

Spoilers. Spoilers. Spoilers. Spoilers.

Article by Ian FailesJul 8, 201910:33 amMay 19, 2020
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Technicolor Academy

Exclusive: Inside Mill Film Adelaide’s new studio

Photos of the space, and notes from the architecture firm behind the design.

Article by Ian FailesJul 8, 20196:28 amMay 19, 2020
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Purl short film

The making of Pixar short ‘Purl’

The film won Best in Show at this year’s SIGGRAPH Electronic Theater.

Article by Ian FailesJul 5, 20192:33 pmMay 19, 2020
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Catch-22

‘Catch-22’: the making of shot 127_1090

DNEG’s crew breaks down layout, anim, FX, lighting and comp for a single VFX shot from the George Clooney show.

Article by Ian FailesJul 4, 20199:39 pmMay 19, 2020
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Forrest Gump movie scene

‘I want to see it!’ ILMers on the time Gary Sinise first saw his missing legs in ‘Forrest Gump’

…and other stories about the film’s classic invisible VFX.

Article by Ian FailesJul 4, 20193:23 pmMay 19, 2020
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digital artist

How to be discovered as a digital artist

What you need to know about The Rookies.

Article by Ian FailesJul 4, 20199:14 amMay 19, 2020
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CG actors

Come to Switzerland, learn about CG actors

ILM, MPC and Cubic Motion will be diving into their CG human and character workflows.

Article by Ian FailesJul 2, 20199:35 pmMay 19, 2020
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Men in Black: International

Getting to the final shot

Following along with DNEG’s design and FX sims process for the twins and Vungus shots in ‘Men in Black: International’.

Article by Ian FailesJun 28, 20198:15 pmMay 19, 2020
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VR set scouting

VR set scouting, ‘throne lava’ and Drogon’s touching moment with Daenerys

Inside the meticulous planing on ‘Game of Thrones’ that brought Emilia Clarke, Kit Harrington and a CG dragon together for the throne room finale.

Article by Ian FailesJun 28, 201910:17 amMay 19, 2020
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WarOfTheWorlds_Previs

The path to real-time previs

Looking back to Halon’s early work on ‘War of the Worlds’ and their most recent ‘Mouse Guard’ efforts.

Article by Ian FailesJun 28, 20191:32 amMay 19, 2020
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Lighting

How FXhome channelled ‘Stranger Things’ in its Upside Down-inspired tutorial

Part of our new focus on a wider set of VFX tools.

Article by Ian FailesJun 27, 20197:18 pmMay 19, 2020
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storm attack vfx

When Storm attacks

How MPC delivered this intense lightning moment in ‘Dark Phoenix’.

Article by Ian FailesJun 27, 20196:16 amMay 19, 2020
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Cold Pursuit scene

How stock footage of a dog and a skier found its way into the VFX of ‘Cold Pursuit’

The effects artists needed particular kinds of splashes and snow.

Article by Ian FailesJun 26, 201911:03 pmMay 19, 2020
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Mouseguard VFx

VFX Videos: Mouse Guard, Captain Marvel, I am Mother, and shooting TVCs with robots

The latest and greatest VFX-related videos around.

Article by Ian FailesJun 26, 20191:03 amMay 19, 2020
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Godzilla run

To pull off this shot, the VFX team had to make Godzilla run at 200 mph

‘King of the Monsters’ VFX supe Guillaume Rocheron on orchestrating this Godzilla vs. Ghidorah clash.

Article by Ian FailesJun 26, 201912:52 amMay 19, 2020
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ActionVFX

Get premium stock footage for visual effects from ActionVFX

ActionVFX is the exclusive supporter of #makingtheshot.

Article by Ian FailesJun 25, 20196:45 pmMay 19, 2020
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Exclusive: ILM’s Rob Bredow and Lola’s Trent Claus to speak at VIEW

They join a previously announced major line-up of speakers at the Turin event in October.

Article by Ian FailesJun 24, 20198:09 pmMay 19, 2020
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gAME OF Thrones' previs and techvis.

Simulcams, LEDs for eyelines and previs’d flamethrowers: planning Drogon’s revenge attack

Behind the scenes with The Third Floor’s ‘Game of Thrones’ previs and techvis.

Article by Ian FailesJun 22, 20192:29 amMay 19, 2020
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Star Trek: Discovery VFX shooting

Check out these ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ season 2 making-ofs

Discover the VFX…breakdowns.

Article by Ian FailesJun 20, 20197:05 pmMay 19, 2020
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Nexture

Ever felt you might need a texture micro-details synthesizer?

Nexture, with some help from A.I., may well be what you’re looking for.

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