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Shadow play in Blender

Even though it is one of the youngest VFX degree programmes, the HFF already has a lot to show - and if we remember what we did in the second what we did in the second semester, "Das Schattenspiel" is already worthy of note. But how did it come about?

HFF Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München

14.04.2024

1 min

Zombie hordes tunnel through London!

The YouTube channel All the Works shows where the zombies from 28 Days Later really come from: All freshly slipped from the Blender pipeline. Get your own zombie army on track now!

29.08.2022

1 min

A Monstrous Family | VFX Breakdown

Count Dracula parla italiano: Anyone who previously thought that the prince of blood adulteration was at home in Transylvania should be convinced by the biting power of this Mediterranean goth grandpa. Bloody drinking pleasure!

27.06.2022

1 min

Monsters, Inc. Reimagined as a 1930s Cartoon

Pixar Remix retells Monsters, Inc. as a four-minute monochrome, hand-drawn-style cartoon inspired by 1930s animation.

04.01.2022

1 min

Meshmolder Sculpting Tool Released

Karlay Souza's Meshmolder sculpting tool supports organic and hard-surface forms, normal and AO maps, and ZBrush polypaint OBJ data.

11.11.2021

1 min

Monster Hunter | VFX-Breakdown

Are these still Ankylosaurs - or already Koopa Troopas? No, these are the Apceros from the video game film adaptation!

08.06.2021

1 min

Unreal Dismemberment System Targets Games

Regan Ware’s Unreal Engine dismemberment system accepts character assets from 3ds Max, Maya, Blender and other DCC tools.

05.04.2021

1 min

The Umbrella Academy | VFX-Breakdown

Wellness from the monsters, aliens, robots & zombies: eyeballs instead of moisturiser in the footbath.

19.10.2020

1 min

FMX Spotlight Explores Framestore’s Lovecraft Country Creatures

Framestore’s Grant Walker and Stephen Nixon discussed creature design, asset building and animation for HBO’s Lovecraft Country.

07.10.2020

1 min

DNEG Builds Godzilla’s Sunken City

DNEG’s Godzilla breakdown reveals a submerged city built from carved architecture, shipwrecks, ZBrush decay and layered marine growth.

18.06.2020

1 min

Stranger Things 3 | Rodeo FX Breakdowns

RodeFX worked on large parts of the third season of Stranger Things: The studio has released new VFX breakdowns!

17.10.2019

9 min

So much cattle stuff!

Review: In DP 03 : 2017, Warner Brothers reached for "Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them", because J.K. Rowling was finished with Harry Potter after volume seven. Off we went to the beasts (wherever they are to be found)!

27.04.2017

10 min

Of “Jaegers” and monsters

Review: In DP 06 : 2013, the VFX cracker Pacific Rim grilled the cinema summer. Compositing artist Michael Ralla tells us how Industrial Light & Magic tamed the Kaiju giants.

12.08.2013

A large, friendly monster with horns and a playful expression is holding a small, cartoonish mouse by its tail. The background features lush foliage and a bright sky, creating a whimsical atmosphere.

2 min

Of Mice and Monsters

Studio Soi won the 2009 animago jury prize with “Engel zu Fuß”, the story of an angel who loses her wings.

19.07.2010

A colossal dragon submerged in deep blue water, with arcs of electricity surrounding it. A small figure stands near the dragon's head, appearing to confront the creature. Shadows and rocky structures are visible in the background.

3 min

Monster Hunting on the Wii

From April 23, Europe's monster hunters can also plunge into an experience that has already become a mass phenomenon in Japan. Capcom's Monster Hunter Tri is the first game in the series to premiere on the Wii.

22.03.2010

Trailer for “The Incredible Hulk”

Under the direction of action specialist Louis Leterrier, the cinema screen becomes an explosive playground for Marvel’s green comic-book hero.

13.07.2008

Hulk Opens on July 10

The international press is already enthusiastic and eagerly awaiting the green monster, which will smash onto cinema screens in 12 countries worldwide on Friday, June 13, 2008.

12.06.2008