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3ds Max Omniverse Connector Enters Open Beta
Nvidia’s Omniverse Connector for 3ds Max enters open beta with USD-layer workflows for managing imports and transformations.
Maxon’s 3D and Motion Design Show Goes Online
Maxon’s free online show brings together Cinema 4D, motion-design, VFX and visualisation artists for demonstrations and talks.
Faceware Studio Targets MetaHuman Facial Capture
An fxguide feature examines Faceware Studio, its Mark IV head-mounted camera and planned compatibility with Epic MetaHuman assets.
Bryan Godwin Named Head of Pixomondo Los Angeles
Pixomondo appoints Shade VFX founder and former DNEG executive VFX supervisor Bryan Godwin to lead its Los Angeles studio.
Foundry Live 2021 Covers Look Development and Pipelines
Foundry Live schedules virtual sessions on look development, lighting, interoperability, software integration and VFX education.
Trapcode 15 Adds Dynamic Fluids to Particular 4
Trapcode 15 adds fluid-like particle dynamics to Particular 4 and Form 4, while Mir 3 gains OBJ import, texturing and reflection mapping.
Gnomon Workshop Builds a Photorealistic 3D Prop
Babak Bina’s three-hour production tutorial builds a photorealistic gas torch using Maya, Mari and V-Ray.
FMX 2021 Adds VFX, AR and VR Sessions
FMX 2021 announces sessions on Jim Button VFX, Nexus Studios’ palace AR project and Baobab Studios’ Baba Yaga VR experience.
Unity Shader Graph 2020.2 Introduces Master Stack
Unity’s Shader Graph 2020.2 adds the Master Stack and clearer real-time feedback for visual shader creation.
93rd Academy Awards Visual Effects Shortlist Announced
The Academy names ten films on the Visual Effects shortlist for the 93rd Academy Awards, ahead of the final five nominations.
Katana 3.0 Revisited: Hydra and 3Delight Integration
A detailed look back at Katana 3.0, including its Hydra viewport, integrated 3Delight renderer and improvements to lighting workflows.
SynthEyes 2102 Adds Apple M1 and Neural Engine Support
SynthEyes 2102 brings Apple M1 support, access to the Apple Neural Engine and interface improvements for high-DPI displays.
Ftrack Studio Receives Academy Technical Achievement Award
The Academy recognised Ftrack Studio and its production-tracking developers with a Technical Achievement Award.
Arnold 6.2 Adds Light Mixing and OpenColorIO 2.0
Arnold 6.2 introduces light mixing, expanded GPU rendering, USD improvements and OpenColorIO 2.0 support.
FMX 2021 Announces Its First Online Edition
FMX 2021 announced an online programme focused on remote work, virtual workflows and animation and VFX production.
Cinematographers Discuss Virtual Production Workflows
The Australian Cinematographers Society presents a 30-minute discussion exploring virtual production practice and technology.
23lunes Shares Its 2021 Studio Reel
Barcelona studio 23lunes presents a three-minute reel featuring its character animation and visual-effects work.
Mehdi Hadi at The 3D and Motion Design Show
VFX and motion graphics artist Mehdi Hadi discusses his multidisciplinary work at The 3D and Motion Design Show.
Building a Stylised Goth Girl in Maya and ZBrush
Carlos Adrian Gonzalez Villagomez demonstrates a stylised character workflow spanning Maya, ZBrush, Arnold, XGen, Photoshop and Substance Painter.
Vertex 2021 Moves Its 2D and 3D Art Conference Online
Vertex 2021 brought talks, drawing classes, an exhibition hall and artist presentations for 2D and 3D creators to an online event.
FMX Spotlight Explores How Women in Animation Can Make an Impact
Jinko Gotoh and Imke Fehrmann joined an FMX Spotlight on supporting storytellers, collaboration and Women in Animation.
SideFX Showcases the 2020 Houdini Student Reel
The 2020 Houdini Student Reel presents a selection of emerging artists’ procedural animation, effects and simulation work.
Isaac Taracks Connects Cinema 4D and Quixel at the Motion Design Show
VFX artist Isaac Taracks demonstrates a workflow connecting Cinema 4D with Quixel at The 3D and Motion Design Show.
Procedural Hair Creation Previewed for Substance Painter
Olivier Lau previews a Substance Painter tool for generating procedural hair cards directly across a model’s surfaces.
Julia Siemón Discusses Motion Graphics and Animation
Designer and educator Julia Siemón shares insights into motion graphics, 3D design, animation and the challenges of a creative career.
Tiny Giants Share Their Animation and VFX Work
Dutch animation and visual-effects studio Tiny Giants presents its work in a session with Bas Helmig and Bart Brinkman.
Mario Domingo Shares Motion Design Tips in Cinema 4D
Dublin motion designer Mario Domingo demonstrates creative Cinema 4D techniques in a session for The 3D and Motion Design Show.
19th VES Awards Open for Visual Effects Submissions
The Visual Effects Society opened submissions for the 19th VES Awards across film, television, games, animation, VR and new media.
Mocha Pro 2021 Introduces PowerMesh Warp Tracking
Mocha Pro 2021 added PowerMesh sub-planar tracking, AdjustTrack 2.0, Alembic export, a Python editor and performance updates.
DreamWorks Trainer Don Allen Stevenson Explores 3D and AR
DreamWorks trainer Don Allen Stevenson III demonstrates creative 3D and augmented-reality experiments in a one-hour session.
GS CurveTools v1.1 Expands Procedural Hair Creation in Maya
GS CurveTools v1.1 for Maya provides tools for curve-controlled hair cards, tubes, braids and other procedural grooming elements.
Recreating Bill & Ted Face the Music VFX in Cinema 4D
Daniel Hashimoto demonstrates a Bill & Ted-inspired VFX workflow using Cinema 4D, After Effects, Trapcode and Magic Bullet.
Moving Between ZBrush and Blender with GoB
Morten and Henning explain how to configure GoB for fast, practical asset transfer between ZBrush and Blender.
Autodesk RV 2021 Adds Python 3 and New Versioning
Autodesk RV 2021 updated the VFX image viewer and playback system with Python 3.7.6, a new naming convention and version availability policy.
Arturo Wong Demonstrates Cinema 4D, Redshift and Red Giant
Los Angeles 3D generalist Arturo Wong shares techniques spanning Cinema 4D, Redshift and Red Giant tools.
Aleksey Voznesenski Demonstrates Cinema 4D Rigging
Aleksey Voznesenski demonstrates practical Cinema 4D character-rigging techniques in a session from Maxon’s 3D and Motion Design Show.
Building BMW’s Piano-Playing CG Robot
A detailed production account of Mackevision’s 15-day VFX workflow for BMW’s humanoid piano-playing robot, from stand-in photography to final compositing.
Berlin Funds Digital Film Production with €2 Million
Berlin’s 2020 Digital Film Production programme allocated €2 million annually to CGI- and VFX-intensive film and series projects.
Lara Lom Appointed Managing Director of Rise London
VFX producer Lara Lom was appointed managing director of Rise’s new London studio, scheduled to open in September 2020.
Renderbaron 2020 Showreel Highlights Photoreal CG
Düsseldorf animation studio Renderbaron’s 2020 showreel presents photoreal product, architectural and visual-effects work.
MPC Episodic Opens Berlin VFX Studio
MPC Episodic opened a Berlin studio led by Thomas Knop, with Franzisca Puppe serving as executive producer.
Scanline VFX Reel Rebuilds Gotham City for Joker
Scanline’s Joker VFX reel breaks down the set extensions and digital environments used to create Gotham City.
Outskirts Environment Breakdown Covers ZBrush, Substance and Lighting
Toivo Huhtaniska’s Outskirts breakdown covers modular blockout, ZBrush modelling, Substance texturing, vegetation and Unreal lighting.
MPC Visualization Reel Surveys a Decade of Blockbuster Previs
MPC’s Technicolor visualization reel revisited pre-production work for The Lion King, Godzilla, Blade Runner and other films.
Prop Store’s 2020 Hollywood Auction Featured Star Wars and Jurassic Park Props
Prop Store’s August 2020 auction offered 870 film artefacts from Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Alien, Ghostbusters and other productions.
How Aardman Took Flushed Away into CG
Aardman and DreamWorks built Flushed Away in CG, combining stylised water simulation, custom splash tools and clay-like character rigs.
2020 Emmy Main Title Design Nominees
Seven title sequences earned 2020 Emmy nominations, with Elastic represented by Carnival Row, The Morning Show, The Politician and Watchmen.
Beginner’s Guide to Ziva Dynamics
Benjamin Makki's Ziva Dynamics guide builds a feline simulation through skeleton preparation, muscles, fat and skin.
Emmys 2020: VFX Nominees
The 72nd Emmy Awards nominations included ten episodes across the two visual-effects categories.
Digital Idea VFX Showreel
Digital Idea's seven-minute reel combines destruction, creatures, digital humans and battlefield simulation work.
Konstantin Kovalenko VFX Reel
Konstantin Kovalenko's reel covers set extensions, modelling, shading, lighting, rendering, animation and CG ships.
VES Handbook Third Edition
The third VES Handbook expanded coverage of scanning, HDR, VFX editorial, realtime work, virtual production, AR and VR.
Arthdal Chronicles VFX Breakdown
Dexter Studios' breakdown reveals creature work and set extensions created for the Korean fantasy series Arthdal Chronicles.
SIGGRAPH Asia 2020 Moves Online
SIGGRAPH Asia 2020 shifted from Daegu to an online event under the theme Driving Diversity because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Westworld Season 3 VFX Breakdown
RISE's Westworld season-three reel breaks down combat drones, set work, stunt augmentation and a particularly detachable arm.
Sven Martin in Highlights of FMX
Pixomondo CCO and VFX supervisor Sven Martin joined Highlights of FMX to discuss dragons, major productions and sixteen years in VFX.
Scanline VFX Presents Its 2020 Showcase
Scanline VFX's 2020 showcase covered superhero effects, creatures, environments, robots and large-scale destruction across major productions.
animago 2020 Cancelled
Digital Production and Busch Glatz Germany cancelled the 2020 animago Award, Conference and Exhibition because safe planning was not possible.
Technicolor Begins 2020 Restructuring
Technicolor sought Chapter 15 recognition and outlined a €420 million financing plan during its June 2020 restructuring.
RISE Rebuilds Hobbs & Shaw Chase
RISE replaced London backgrounds, vehicles and Idris Elba with CG elements for the motorcycle chase in Hobbs & Shaw.
FMX Highlights: Jeff Wagner & Florian Gellinger
SideFX meets RISE VFX - with Florian Gellinger and Jeff "Old School" Wagner they discuss current and past trends!
Watchmen VFX Vendors Shared Breakdowns
Mackevision, Hybride, MARZ, Framestore, BUF and Outpost shared visual-effects work from HBO’s 2019 Watchmen series.
FMX 2020 Highlights Moved Online
FMX's 1994–2020 highlights series offered interactive interview rooms and public livestreams, beginning with Jan Pinkava on 5 May 2020.
Carnival Row VFX | Important Looking Pirates
The next VFX breakdown for neo-noir fantasy series Carnival Row comes from Important Looking Pirates in Stockholm.
DNEG: The Dark Crystal | VFX Breakdown
DNEG’s artists invested a great deal of time in The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance—here are two new VFX breakdowns.
FMX Highlights from 1994 to 2020
Since we cannot see each other at FMX this year, the Animationsinstitut of Filmakademie is now publishing the highlights of FMX from 1994 to 2020!
The Witcher: Cinesite VFX Breakdown
Cinesite in the Witcher universe: the studio releases a new breakdown of its work on the major Netflix project!
Pixomondo | Midway VFX Breakdown
And again something from Pixomondo: in the new breakdown, the studio shows us the VFX work on the film “Midway”.
Altered Carbon Season 2 | VFX Breakdown
Already watched the new season? Altered Carbon Season 2 in a breakdown by Switch VFX!
MPC Breaks Down The Lion King’s VFX
MPC's 1,250 artists delivered 1,490 shots and 170,668 frames for The Lion King, supported by virtual production.
Carnival Row | VFX Breakdown
Season 1 of Carnival Row: the Amazon Prime series with Cara Delevigne and Orlando Bloom in a VFX breakdown by Pixomondo!
Image Engine VFX | Lost in Space: Season 2
Alongside Mackevision, Image Engine has now also released VFX breakdown reels for the current second season of Lost in Space:
ILM Behind the Magic: The Rise of Skywalker
New Behind The Magic from Industrial Light & Magic: VFX breakdowns for “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”
Raising Dion – VFX Breakdown RodeoFX
New VFX breakdown from RodeFX: The studio presents past work on the Netflix series “Raising Dion”!
RISE | Visual Effects Studios – 2019 Reel
Rise releases its reel for 2019 – the last 12 months in fast-forward with a preview of 2020!
The Witcher – Netflix | VFX Breakdown
Toss a Coin to Framestore: In the new VFX breakdown, the studio shows its work on the new Netflix series “The Witcher”!
Substance Painter Release | Auto UVs
Substance Painter 2019.3 finally adds automatic UV unwrapping, brush updates and news about cross-UDIM painting!
Image Engine | FX & Creature Reels
Eye candy from Image Engine: the studio shows several mini-breakdowns from its FX and simulation projects!
Black Friday Deals | CG Industry
Anyone looking to expand their CG toolsets, assets or knowledge may find an offer or two in our Black Firday deals list.
Spider-Man: Far From Home | VFX Breakdowns
Several major VFX studios worked on Spider-Man: Far From Home. These are their new VFX breakdowns!
RodeoFX | Crawl VFX Breakdown
Alligators, CG water and more: RodeFX offers a look at its work on Crawl in a new VFX breakdown!
New ZBrush 2020 Release
A little earlier than usual: with ZBrush 2020, Pixologic releases the next version of its sculpting software.
Black Mirror | Making of Bandersnatch
The interactive Black Mirror film in a VFX breakdown: Glassworks shows its work on the Netflix project in a new clip.
Chernobyl | VFX Breakdown by DNEG
DNEG presents the team's visual effects work on the HBO miniseries "Chernobyl."
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!
Conference Program Online | animago 2019
The animago team has really pulled out all the stops again this year: Take a look at the new 2019 conference program and join us!
Impossible Mirror Shot | Imageworks
The impossible mirror scene from "Contact" (1997): In this flashback, Imageworks shows how the shot was realized.
Industry Panel: The Pipeline of the Future
How do TDs and supervisors from major studios imagine the pipeline of the future? There was an exciting panel discussion about it at Siggraph!
John Wick: Chapter 3 | VFX Breakdown
Method Studios with a new VFX breakdown: The studio presents its work on "John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum."
Men in Black: International | VFX Breakdowns
Visual effects breakdowns for Men in Black: International: Sony Imageworks and DNEG show their work on the project!
Hellboy | VFX Breakdown
Off to hell: Rise Visual Effects presents several shots from Hellboy that the studios were involved in.
Bumblebee | Visual Effects Breakdown
RodeoFX and Industrial Light & Magic present their work on Bumblebee (2018) in these new breakdowns!
Maxon at FMX 2019
The Maxon workshops from FMX earlier this month are now online: motion design, VFX, feature-film graphics and more!
Hellboy | Visual Effects
Hellboy is back: Bulgarian VFX studios WorldWide FX and Nu Boyana show their work on the film.
The OA | Visual Effects Breakdowns
Method Studios worked on the second season of "The OA" and provides insight into the past work here!
That was FMX 2019!
FMX 2019 is over and most visitors have successfully returned home: A short recap of this year's trade conference!
Dumbo in the Bathtub | VFX Breakdown
A round of flying with MPC? The studio shows a new breakdown of "Dumbo" (2019), on which more than 1,200 artists were involved.
Love, Death & Robots | Animation Breakdowns
Storyboards, previs, modeling, motion capture, animation and final rendering: the "Inside the Animation" series shows how the Netflix series was made!
Luma Pictures VFX Reel
VFX for Doctor Strange, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Black Panther and more: Luma Pictures presents past work in its new VFX reel.