Articles ILM’s Hal Hickel on how nostalgia and CG backlash can affect the perception of VFX Posted onDecember 30, 2022 The ILM animation director gave this fantastic talk at VIEW Conference this year.
Articles Does A.I. kill art, the tech behind ‘Love and Thunder’, and getting a job in VFX Posted onOctober 6, 2022October 7, 2022 Here’s what befores & afters is up to this year at the VIEW Conference.
Articles When you come to the VIEW Conference, it’s more than just amazing speakers Posted onSeptember 11, 2022 The program is out, and so are details about recruitment, exhibitors and special sessions.
Articles Roger Deakins on cinematography and VFX cross-over, and why the DOP calls his stills photography ‘personal scribbles’ Posted onOctober 25, 2021 “I spend a lot of time trying to take photographs. But I can go days and not take a single frame.”
Articles, Retro It’s 25 years since ‘Dragonheart’; learn the VFX secrets behind the film Posted onOctober 6, 2021 One of the befores & afters retro panels happening at VIEW Conference
Articles, Retro The secrets behind the ‘Independence Day’ cloud tank effects Posted onSeptember 20, 2021 Learn more about the spaceship arrival/cloud tank VFX at this exclusive VIEW Conference panel.
Articles Phil Tippett goes behind the scenes of ‘MAD GOD’ Posted onAugust 18, 2021 A video excerpt from a VIEW Conference chat with the stop-motion/VFX legend.
Articles One of the toughest effects in ‘Twister’: sunflowers Posted onMay 9, 2021 ‘I’m in trouble. They’re not going to grow.’
Articles Learn the untold stories of the effects for ‘Twister’ Posted onApril 14, 2021April 15, 2021 Watch the full replay of the VIEW Conference anniversary panel.
Articles How to pitch your project: tips from Jorge R. Gutierrez and Shannon Tindle Posted onNovember 12, 2020 A special preview of their on-demand talk from VIEW Conference 2020.
Articles Dennis Muren on the origins of ‘Stained Glass Man’ in ‘Young Sherlock Holmes’ Posted onNovember 2, 2020November 10, 2020 An exclusive preview from the ILM VFX supe’s VIEW Conference talk.
Articles VFX past, present and future at VIEW Posted onOctober 1, 2020October 2, 2020 Old-school practical FX, and virtual production, panels to check out at the conference.
Articles Tomm Moore on his distinctive style of animated filmmaking Posted onSeptember 14, 2020September 17, 2020 The ‘Wolfwalkers’ director is one of the speakers at VIEW Conference 2020.
Articles ‘It has become feasible to generate useful movies with the computer’ Posted onSeptember 7, 2020September 9, 2020 Ed Catmull, soon to speak at VIEW Conference, saw the potential for computer animation early on. Very, early on.
Articles The newest speaker announced for VIEW Conference is…Phil Tippett! Posted onAugust 12, 2020August 13, 2020 He’ll be diving into stop-motion, visual effects and the art of making films.
Articles See Pixar’s Dylan Sisson in a new PreVIEW of VIEW Conference (and RenderMan!) Posted onJuly 17, 2020July 17, 2020 I’ll be joining him for a chat about the latest RenderMan tech, including NPR.
Articles What Brad Bird is watching (and thinks you should, too) Posted onOctober 22, 2019May 15, 2020 The director shares a bunch of his favorite live action films, animated features and musicals.
Articles 5 not-to-miss events at VIEW Posted onSeptember 29, 2019May 23, 2020 …including an exclusive ‘Frozen 2’ preview.
Articles How you can learn from the masters at VIEW Conference Posted onSeptember 9, 2019May 23, 2020 A preview of the VIEW Conference masterclasses (the secret weapon of the conference).