SIGGRAPH 2023 will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center from August 6th to August 10th, with the opportunity to watch much of the conference live-streamed. With many of the scheduling specifics now available, here are a few highlights of the upcoming 2023 SIGGRAPH Conference.
The movie industry has come a long way and is still working its way forward in environmental sustainability in film production. Here’s a look at where things are at in the industry-wide push toward green production methods, and where things are going.
We talked with VFX Supervisor Andy Byrne about his experience on Renfield, reflections on everything from mental health to technique, and about a film that wanted Red Sea levels of blood.
From recent releases to upcoming movies of 2023, here are current projects that melded a variety of VFX and CG approaches to give audiences the realest, coolest on-screen animals.
You don’t have to be someone who writes Shadow and Bone fan fiction to appreciate a well-built fantasy playground, and here’s what we might appreciate from the Shadow and Bone VFX in Season Two.
Crafty Apes recently released a highlight reel of some of the finer moments of ‘National Treasure: Edge of History’ series that concluded its season finale in February.
The 2023 IATSE survey emphasizes the challenges that VFX workers face and why they need unionization. What’s the path forward look like for VFX unionization?
Senior Character Artist Jared Chavez of Firewalk Studios has created an intimate and comprehensive series of Youtube tutorials to help guide you through orc rendering and texturing.
The knowledge that helps a VFX artist support the world of a story is found within the stories of the VFX artists that came before. Some of these artists articulated their knowledge for future generations, and that’s what this is: a collection of the best VFX books, assembled for the filmmaker forever aspiring to improve their craft.
Creators Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin – and Weta, ILM, Crafty Apes, and the other dozen or so VFX studios that contributed – what they emulated from video game into live-action was a world so striking, that we needed to make midseason obvervations on The Last Of Us VFX and practical effects.
The 2023 VES Awards celebrated outstanding visual effects artistry Wednesday evening at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles, and here are the VFX teams and projects that left the 21st Annual VES Awards as winners.
In the latest interview for wellfixitinpost.com Producer and Director Brad Tanenbaum talks about illuminating the world of National Treasure: Edge of History with adventure-driven VFX, the elaborate set extension work, and what it takes to be a professional storyteller.
We talked with Crafty Apes VFX Supervisors Kolby Kember and Davy Nethercutt about developing the visual effects for National Treasure: Edge of History and where they went creatively to get there.
Nope made the Oscar shortlist for “Best VFX”, was snubbed for any VES nominations, but people continue to write and talk about the behind-the-scenes elements of Nope a full seven months after it’s been released.
The Visual Effects Society announced the 2023 VES Awards nominees Tuesday morning and released a list that both exceeded expectations and tossed out a couple of noteworthy snubs.
The Visual Effects Society’s 2023 Awards schedule starts on Saturday, January 14th when the nominating panels will hold their vote on the best VFX sequences of 2022.
A talented director will take a beautiful bleak landscape and make the desolate feel lush and the emptiness feel alive. A talented VFX artist will make it seem like the director did it all on their own.
The two snow movies and a show we’re using as role models for natural snow blended with VFX are Wind River, The Revenant, and the television series Fargo.
The Revenant and The Jungle Book were fully realized role models for CGI bear craftsmanship. Now, Cocaine Bear takes it a step further.