Back Again at animago in 2017: The Architecture Visualization Award
Anyone who would like to have their CG works from the architecture genre evaluated by professionals from this industry should send us their films by May 31, 2017.
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Perfect Sugar World
Sulkybunny from Bristol created this delightfully animated music video for the song "Perfect World" by Katie Melua.
Behind the Scenes at ILM: “Kong: Skull Island”
ILM delivered the VFX for the latest King Kong film outing. Wired looked behind the scenes and shows some impressive breakdowns of the various full-CG creatures.
“Trainspotting 2” VFX Breakdown
Yes, even arthouse cinema has 400 VFX shots nowadays. Union Visual Effects from London shows in this reel which visual effects it realized for the new Danny Boyle film.
Xsens Indie Programme
Indie developers can now apply for Xsens's new programme to obtain the company's MVN MoCap system at a reduced price.
MC 8.8 – Features from V7 Return
PhraseFind and ScriptSync reappeared in revised form with the release of Media Composer version 8.8, but unfortunately are not firmly integrated as features.
Close to Nature: “The Shark in the Park”
Since "Loom," we know that Polynoid can realize macro shots especially well in CG form. In the new short film "Shark in the Park," the team explores natural phenomena by getting very close. Here is the teaser.
Red Bull Ice-Skating Track in the Breakdown
Red Bull wanted to show the Chrashed Ice track in Ottawa, Canada before it had even been built. A CG realization was therefore needed. Artist Miki Nemcek shows his impressive work in this breakdown.
Stone Plug-in for 3ds Max
According to developer Jerome Moab, the free MaxRStones plug-in can be used to generate stones in 3ds Max quickly and easily.
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV Breakdown
Image Engine, otherwise better known for VFX work for feature films, created 23 minutes of elaborate 3D animation for the Japanese computer-animated film "Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV." Here is the breakdown video, which shows that Image Engine can obviously simply do everything in the CG field.
The FMX Programme Is Online!
So, time to start planning the FMX 2017 programme! The schedule of talks from May 2 to 5 is online.
5 Tips for Better Architecture Visualizations
Arqui9 shows in this tutorial which tricks can be used to create the best possible architecture visualizations.
Life as a “Mobile”
Verena Fels and her team from the Filmakademie received a 2010 animago AWARD in the "Best Young Production" category. Now the animated short film featuring the determined cow on a string is finally online in full length.
Different Countries, Different Pixar Films
Pixar adapts its scenes to the respective audiences in different countries. In this video, you can see how.
Explosions, Fire & Smoke: ActionVFX
The stock-footage marketplace ActionVFX specializes in ready-made effects for action sequences. A few of them are also free.
animago AWARD 2017: Let’s go!
This year we are a little earlier with the animago: 7 & 8 September. So don't hesitate and submit your best, most beautiful or most original CG project now! As a motivational snack: Making-of report of the "2 Aliens".
Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro
Blackmagic has released the Mini Pro version of the URSA camera, which has quite a lot to offer.
“Fantastic Beasts” Rodeo FX Breakdown
Rodeo delivered 126 VFX shots for "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them," including numerous creatures and environments. Here is the breakdown reel.
Eye Candy: Houdini Games & VR Reel 2017
Archive notice: This article was originally published on March 9, 2017. Links and embedded videos are preserved as…
Maya 2017 Update 3
In Update 3 of Maya 2017, the UV Editor was completely redesigned; numerous new features for the UV field and an optimized viewport are also new.
Shader & Lights Research with Arnold in C4D
Ken Ottmann conducted some shader and light studies with Arnold in Cinema 4D and makes the C4D project files available free of charge.
Packed with Free Downloads: NASA Software Catalogue
We like NASA – not without reason: In its newly published 2017–2018 software catalogue, the space agency has collected hundreds of royalty-free applications for a wide range of uses.
Call for Entries: KLIK Amsterdam Animation Festival
Submissions can now be made to the Dutch KLICK Animation Festival until June 1. Professional filmmakers as well as students may take part.
“Batman V Superman”: Breakdowns
What's the best way to prepare for the 2017 cinema release of "Justice League"? It doesn't have to be the extended version of "Dawn of Justice", the almost 12-minute long breakdown reel is an ideal alternative.