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Midweek Motivations: Maestro, with Making of Video
Maestro, from Illogic Studio and Bloom Pictures, is a CG animated short featuring forest animals that perform Vincenzo Bellini’s “Guerra Guerra”.
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Midweek Motivations: VFX Explained Episode 01
Check out the new YouTube show, VFX Explained – Diving into the Hollywood Effects, from Host and Creator Ignace Aleya. Ignace has been putting up VFX videos and some fantastic Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects tutorials on his YouTube channel for a few years. VFX Explained – Diving into the Hollywood Effects | Episode…
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Midweek Motivations: V-Ray Architecture Showreel 2019
The V-Ray Architecture Showreel 2019 from Chaos Group is a showcase of Architectural Visualization from the many talented designers, studios, and firms.
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Midweek Motivations: Fantasy UI Design (FUI) + Wireframe Podcast
Adobe’s blog has a nice article on FUI design, and it features Mark Coleran, one of the pioneers of modern FUI design in films and tv.
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Midweek Motivation: New Chaos Group V-Ray Showreel 2019
The Chaos Group V-Ray showreel displays some of the amazing work from V-Ray and Phoenix FD customers from around the world. It includes works from Blur Studio, Dreamworks TV, Method Studios, Scanline VFX and many more.
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Big Screen Effects: Ad Astra Moon Rover Scene
I saw Ad Astra when it first came out. Although I generally did not like the movie, the space scenes and visual effects were incredible.
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Midweek Motivations: Transient 2 Storm Chaser Footage
Dustin Farrell’s mindblowing 4K highlights reel includes two years of footage from his travels around the world. The editing is a treat to watch too!
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Midweek Motivations: 2020 Olympics and Paralympics Tokyo Videos
2020 Olympics videos with different animation styles. They feature mascots, a 3D animated torch, animating shapes, and some animated sketches.
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Big Screen Effects: Men In Black: International
Men In Black: International is known for great visual effects from WETA Workshop, DNEG, Method Studios, Sony Pictures Imageworks VFX, and more.
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Big Screen Effects: Disney’s Christopher Robin VFX
Christopher Robin was a 2019 Oscar Nominee for Visual Effects. In a category usually brimming with sci-fi and super hero films, Christopher Robin is full of ‘invisible’ VFX.
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Midweek Motivation: Hooked on the Past – iToo Software Case Studies
Find out how Spanish Architect David Romero recreates Frank Lloyd Wrights un-built masterpieces, like the Gordon Strong Automobile Objective, using iToo Railclone and Forest Pack.
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THX Deep Note Trailer in 4K (Updated with Behind the Scenes)
The new THX trailer was directed by none other than Andrew Kramer of Video Copilot! He said he will be sharing breakdowns soon.
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News/Update: Project Lavina Preview, Register for Beta
At SIGGRAPH 2019, Chaos Group presented Project Lavina, a groundbreaking application for 100% ray tracing in real-time.
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Maxon IBC 2019 Compilation & Press Release
Check out some amazing work from Cinema 4D artists the new Maxon Cinema 4D IBC 2019 Compilation. Plus learn about Maxon at IBC 2019.
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Midweek Motivations: Good Omens
Good Omens, from writers Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, has some delightfully outrageous VFX to drive the equally charming show.