How Gnomon is reinventing online training
Gnomon's new live online courses make its legendary VFX tuition available anywhere in the world.
Friday, January 25th, 2013
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The Foundry releases HieroPlayer
New lightweight VFX review and playback tool is designed to work seamlessly with Nuke and Hiero.
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013
Nine shorts that will make amazing VFX movies
Watch i09's run-down of indie shorts slated to become complete features, from Archetype to True Skin.
Thursday, January 17th, 2013
Video tutorial: animated destruction in 3ds Max
Set up a thinkingParticles rig using procedural activators and force values with Hydraulx's Will Wallace.
Wednesday, January 9th, 2013
Eye candy: behind the scenes on The Hobbit
Get one last making-of fix with Peter Jackson and the post-production team before the movie opens.
Wednesday, December 12th, 2012
Eye candy: Tempo
Time flies like a digitally enhanced arrow in this fun short showcasing Red Giant Software's effects tools.
Tuesday, December 11th, 2012
Allan McKay releases two new free FumeFX tutorials
Watch the 3ds Max effects expert deconstruct a fire sim from the Young Empires' White Doves video.
Monday, November 26th, 2012
Enter your VFX work for the next VES Student Award
Submit your work by 30 November for a chance to win an expenses-paid trip to the Beverly Hills awards do.
Wednesday, November 21st, 2012
Eye candy: Oz - The Great and Powerful trailer
It's too early to tell how well Disney's Oz prequel will hold up as a movie - but the visuals sure do look pretty.
Wednesday, November 14th, 2012
Fabric Engine demos real-time production renderer
Final-quality, VFX-focused real-time renderer due as part of next release of Creation Platform this fall.
Thursday, November 1st, 2012
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
Eye candy: Marvel's first Iron Man 3 trailer
Some nice (and suprisingly long) VFX shots - and is that a hint he's going to be less of a jerk this time?
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012
JefeCorp makes JefeCheck free to download
Is this production-ready playback and shot review software the best VFX tool you've never heard of?
Friday, October 19th, 2012