CGI VFX Breakdowns HD:

January 29, 2015, 05:49 AM

https://www.aotg.com/cgi-vfx-breakdowns-hd-9/

Check out another inspiring breakdown of a concept art piece for a personal project "At World's End", by the talented artist Marco Iozzi! For more informatio...

3D Award Winners

January 29, 2015, 05:49 AM

http://variety.com/2015/artisans/news/guardians-of...

“Guardians of the Galaxy” (Marvel Studios/Stereo D) won the prize for best live action 3D feature at the sixth annual International 3D & Advanced Imaging Society Awards, which took place at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank on Jan. 28.

Brewster Parsons Delivers VFX for New Lexus Spot

January 28, 2015, 01:46 PM

http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/visual-fx/brewster-p...

L.A.-based visual effects and design studio Brewster Parsons recently completed VFX for a new Lexus commercial. Created by Team One for Lexus, and helmed by the Sweet Shop’s Iain Mackenzie, the new spot entitled “Break the Circle” showcases the power of the Lexus GS sedan.

JAMM Delivers Invisible VFX for Carl’s Jr.

January 28, 2015, 01:46 PM

http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/visual-fx/jamm-deliv...

In its inaugural project, Santa Monica-based VFX house JAMM Visual recently delivered invisible effects for Carl's Jr. "Au Naturel" Super Bowl commercial. The spot features model Charlotte McKinney strolling through a crowded farmer's market in what appears to be nothing more than her birthday suit.

After Effects Quick Tip: Scribble Dissolve

January 28, 2015, 01:44 PM

https://www.aotg.com/after-effects-quick-tip-scribble-dissolve/

Make a scribble dissolve with the paint brush tool and track mattes, its pretty simple, and easy to make. Plus its not a very long video, so check it out. 3 ...

The Art of the Thirty Second Story

January 28, 2015, 09:50 AM

http://www.theclientblog.com/2015/01/28/masters-in...

This is part one of a six part series on the Client Blog, “The Art of the Thirty Second Story.” (See HERE for more details) In this first post, I will cover the recent Masters in Motion conference in Austin Texas – an incredible 3 day filmmaking event that brings together some of the great minds of cinematography, photography, editing, and production.

The Visual Effects of Black Sea

January 28, 2015, 09:50 AM

http://cinefex.com/blog/black-sea/

The submarine movie is a staple of cinema. You might even say it’s a classic sub-genre, with films like Run Silent, Run Deep, The Hunt for Red October, The Enemy Below and Das Boot ensuring its continuing appeal over the years.

Artemple-Hollywood marks one-year; creates VFX for

January 28, 2015, 09:49 AM

http://www.postmagazine.com/Press-Center/Daily-New...

Crafting the VFX of Unbroken

January 28, 2015, 05:49 AM

http://www.fxguide.com/featured/crafting-the-story...

For ILM visual effects supervisor Bill George, Angelina’s Jolie’s Unbroken proved to be chance to implement cutting-edge effects work in a story-driven tale. The film required complex plane battles, crashes, environments, crowd extensions and even sharks to help tell the story of bombadier Louis ‘Louie’ Zamperini imprisonment in a Japanese POW camp after his B-24 Liberator crew crash in the South Pacific.

IF YOU BUILD IT, WILL THE AUDIENCE COME?

January 27, 2015, 08:44 PM

http://videoandfilmmaker.com/wp/index.php/features...

The use of practical effects is a somewhat lost art in traditional filmmaking these days. Computer rendered effects are often far cheaper to source and don’t require set or crew time. But does the technological advancement in visual effects and its prolific use in cinema, come with a cost to the magic of movies?