from the archives: 25 years of fxguide
The state of rendering – part 1
In our follow-up to the popular Art of Rendering feature on fxguide, we now look at the current State of Rendering. Part 1 delves into the issues of the day: physically based lighting and rendering, ray tracing and more, while Part 2 highlights each major renderer in the VFX industry.
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Manuka: Weta Digital’s new renderer
In this exclusive report, we investigate the new Manuka renderer developed at Weta Digital.
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The Curious Case of Aging Visual Effects
Audiences are reeling in amazement at the artistry & technical polish of David Fincher’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
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recent articles & podcasts
VFX Supervisor Chad Wanstreet: four Robert Downey Jr.s and fleeing Vietnam in The Sympathizer
HBO’s The Sympathizer: 70’s drama comedy with not one but four Robert Downey Jr.s! We look at the visual effects it took to bring the four to the screen and more.
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fxpodcast #370: Loki Season 2 with VFX supervisor Chris Townsend
We speak to Chris Townsend VFX supervisor of Loki Season 2.
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VFXShow 283: The Fall Guy
This week, we discuss The Fall Guy and the significance of it’s cinema release.
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fxpodcast #369: Kingdom Of the Planet of Apes with Director Wes Ball and VFX Supervisor Erik Winquist
We discuss the hit new Kingdom Of the Planet of Apes film with Director Wes Ball and Wētā FX VFX Supervisor Erik Winquist.
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Autodesk buys Wonder Dynamics
We talk exclusively to the founders of Wonder Dynamics about their sale to Autodesk, and what it means for users.
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fxpodcast #369: Shōgun with VFX Supervisor Michael Cliett
Production VFX Supervisor Michael Cliett discusses making FX’s Shōgun.
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Digital Domain Unveils Masquerade3
Hanno Basse explains the new Digital Domain markerless Masquerade3 facial animation pipeline.
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Proof Share their postvis work on The Creator
The Creator was one of the most impressive VFX film of the last year, Proof have released with PreVis reel.
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VFXShow 282: Shōgun vs. 3 Body Problem
This week, we talk about two big-budget, major TV series: Netflix’s 3 Body Problem and FX’s Shogun.
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AI: the Battleground for FCP vs. Premiere Pro vs. Resolve
Generative AI and machine learning are changing the editing landscape with all three major editing packages fighting it out with amazing new AI tools.
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1st SORA Music Video, How SORA is Evolving & Guessing Possible Pricing
We continue our coverage of talking to early SORA users, exploring SORA’s newest features, and hypotheses about its possible pricing.
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Shooting spatial video – why all the negativity? It’s great!
We test drive a massively wide range of options for filming spatial video for the Apple Vision Pro.
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fxpodcast #368: Apple Vision Pro with Kent Bye
In this special joint podcast we discuss the Apple Vision Pro with VR expert and podcaster Kent Bye.
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UE 5.4 released with improved ICVFX and Android VCam
UE 5.4 released with some great improvements for ICVFX, rendering and Android VCam
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Project Arena: Chaos LED Volumes
Project Arena is a real-time ray tracing solution for virtual production from Chaos.
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fxpodcast #367: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
DNEG and Wētā FX discuss crafting Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
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Inside the (LED) bunker of Fallout
A deep dive inside the Fallout series virtual production work with Magnopus’ Ben Grossmann
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Actually Using SORA
The exact current state of SORA with the team from Air Head or ‘How to tell a consistent story despite the slot machine nature of genAI.’
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