Kolby Kember and Sarah McCulley teamed up to represent the Crafty Apes Baton Rouge visual effects team this week for an episode of The Rough Cut podcast with Matt Feury.
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The Unreal Engine vs. Unity PR prize fight: Who won the summer for news that matters to VFX artists
Here’s the timeline for some of the most notable happenings this summer by two of the biggest platforms empowering VFX creators, Unreal Engine and Unity.
“F*** yeah, let’s do it.” The creators of ‘Shapes’ banter about creative chemistry, good horror, and crafting brain gore from a grape
John Kellar, Noel Savoy, and Kevin Conlon sat down (or laid in bed) to reflect on ‘Shapes’, a short horror film about a shapeshifting entity that has a habit of preying on the flesh of its roommates.
Nuke Codex: Nodes Within Nodes – The Book on Nuke Compositing
Nuke Codex: Nodes within Nodes is a dynamic book by Daniel Smith (Compositing Supervisor at FuseFX) that will help you learn Nuke quickly and get you up and running using this powerful tool in a few days.
The marsh atmosphere in ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ and the editing and VFX relationship that helped shape it
When you cut through the external buzz of ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’, what you have is an adventure mystery built on the foundation of an atmosphere. The marsh – the buzz of cicadas and the sun that drips down through the cypress trees – it’s a living piece of this story. The effects and the composition are paramount.
We talked to editor Alan E. Bell and VFX Supervisor Kolby Kember of ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ about how they helped build the atmosphere of Crawdads with their editing and visual effects expertise.
‘Slicing Adam Savage’s Nose’ explores the millenia-old question: Are digital or practical effects better?
Niko, Wren, and the Corridor Crew visit Adam Savage’s Cave in San Francisco to recreate the practical effect of “slicing” Jack Nicholson’s nose in the 1974 noir classic “Chinatown” with CGI.
‘Light & Magic’ docuseries about industry pioneers at ILM to premiere on Disney+ July 27th
James Cameron, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and more offer their insights on the growth of Industrial Light & Magic (ILM). “Light & Magic” is a six-part docuseries that premieres for streaming on July 27th on Disney+.
Wild Capture is bringing humans to life with innovations in volumetric video
We talked to Louis Normandin, the Co-Founder and Chief Operations Officer for Wild Capture, who provided us with a deeper understanding of innovations in volumetric video, and how translating captured human performances into pristine data sets evokes an experience that is both surreal and vividly alive.
John Bashyam of Warm & Fuzzy discusses projection mapping and VFX wizardry behind the latest ZipRecruiter video
ZipRecruiter’s latest commercial achieved its visually flowing workplace scenes with 3D projection mapping and frame blending skills of the team at Warm & Fuzzy, the digital animation and design studio co-founded by John Bashyam.
While We Render: A VFX Podcast hosted by David Hirsh
“While We Render” is a VFX podcast hosted by David Hirsh, 3D production manager at Crafty Apes VFX. On “While We Render”, David speaks to industry professionals who bring Hollywood magic to life.
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Love, Death + Robots Visual & Audio Effects [BTS]
Two ‘Love, Death + Robots’ BTS videos allow us to peek inside the animation of Jibaro and Bad Travelling, two stories featured in Love, Death + Robots Vol. 3.
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Where The Crawdads Sing: The Book Brought to Life [Trailer]
Where The Crawdads Sing trailer is released! This mystery thriller based on the global best-selling novel was entirely shot in Louisiana, with Crafty Apes providing the VFX.
Visual Effects Society Announced the Winners of the 20th Annual VES Awards
The Visual Effects Society (VES) held the 20th Annual VES Awards, the prestigious yearly celebration that recognizes outstanding visual effects artistry and innovation in film, animation, television, commercials, video games and special venues.
The Faces of Post: VFX Producer CJ Cole of Crafty Apes, a Digital Wizard of Baton Rouge Film
Some of the splashiest and most memorable elements in a film are created by artists who operate completely invisible to the viewer. One of these unsung behind-the-scenes wizards conjuring digital sorcery is CJ Cole, a VFX Producer with the team at Crafty Apes in Baton Rouge.
Movies Set in New Orleans Made with Louisiana Talent: The VFX Artists of Crafty Apes on Filling Arenas and Playing with Fire for Netflix Film ‘Home Team’
Somewhere deep within the creative caverns of a studio in Baton Rouge, a team of VFX artists make sure your favorite movies and shows are bombastic, and fiery, and sometimes–like with the new Netflix movie Home Team–they need to make you feel gross.
Star Wars Fan Film ‘FULCRUM’ Uses Mastery of Environmental Effects to Achieve Tribute Worthy of the Big Screen
Brad Moon, of the team at Crafty Apes, along with Kiefer Jenkins and Fourthcrown Studios developed the visual effects for FULCRUM, the Star Wars fan film dedicated to the story of former Jedi Commander and general badass, Ahsoka Tano.
Visual Effects Society Announces Nominees for 20th Annual VES Awards
Visual Effects Society (VES) announced the nominees for the 20th Annual VES Awards, the prestigious yearly celebration that recognizes outstanding visual effects artistry and innovation in film, animation, television, commercials, and video games.
The Growing Visual Effects Culture of Baton Rouge: Area visual effects company helps build Halle Berry’s Bruised
Muscle Shoals comes to mind when looking around the country for a region that has embraced studio audio mastery. Or look at the performing arts—it’s easy to isolate Broadway and think “this is where it’s at for the theatre folks”. That’s the type of artistic reputation burgeoning in Baton Rouge,...