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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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+.
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.
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” 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 (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.
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,...