OpenEXR 2.0 released
Update to the open-source HDR file format should finally make deep compositing available in most tools.
Thursday, April 11th, 2013
ILM
Disney shuts LucasArts
Legendary games studio gets the axe just five months after Disney's $4.05 billion Lucasfilm buyout.
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013
Q&A: Rango and Hulk texture painter Justin Holt
The industry veteran provides his character-painting tips, and reveals what's hot in Mari 2.0.
Wednesday, March 27th, 2013
Eye candy: ILM's epic Avengers shot breakdown
Updated: Watch breakdowns of the movie's most memorable VFX shots - now including the creation of Hulk.
Friday, January 18th, 2013
Disney to buy Lucasfilm, make new Star Wars movies
George Lucas stays on as 'creative consultant'; ILM and LucasArts also caught up in the $4.05 billion deal.
Wednesday, October 31st, 2012
'We have the opportunity here to change everything'
The heads of the newly merged Foundry and Luxology on a match made in heaven - and Starbucks.
Tuesday, September 25th, 2012
The Foundry and Luxology merge
Both firms retain own names and identities: work on modo, Nuke and other tools continues as normal.
Tuesday, September 25th, 2012
FMX 2012: Where next for virtual production?
Avatar changed how we make movies. But where next? We went to the FMX festival in search of answers.
Thursday, May 31st, 2012
Hugo, Rango triumph at the 2012 Academy Awards
Read making-of articles about them and winning short The Fantastic Flying Books of Morris Lessmore.
Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
Watch the making of ILM's visual effects for Red Tails
See three videos on the studio's work on the George Lucas-produced World War II air combat flick.
Thursday, January 26th, 2012
Indie animations beat Pixar to 2012 Oscar shortlist
A Cat in Paris and Chico and Rita squeeze out Cars 2 and Tintin from the best animated feature line-up.
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
Watch ILM on the making of Rango's characters
See the studio discuss its 'three-day maquette' process in its appealing new making of video.
Wednesday, January 11th, 2012
The Foundry releases Katana 1.0
Former Imageworks in-house technology ships as commercial look dev tool: ILM among first users.
Thursday, October 27th, 2011