Blu-ray review: The Avengers
Is this the best superhero film of all time? Nope, that's The Dark Knight. But it's damn close.
Tuesday, September 25th, 2012
visual effects
Are visual effects today just too darn boring?
Yes, argues Variety's David Cohen. No, responds fxguide's Mike Seymour - and here's why.
Wednesday, September 19th, 2012
Digital Domain files for bankruptcy
Legendary effects house sells out to private investment firm; looking to secure jobs of LA-based staff.
Wednesday, September 12th, 2012
ASTC: a new codec for 3D images?
Unity staff proclaim The Khronos Group's new normal-supporting compression technology awesome.
Wednesday, August 29th, 2012
Eye candy: Next Limit's RealFlow Siggraph 2012 reel
All the gorgeous advertising work you might expect - and some shots from Aardman that you might not.
Monday, August 20th, 2012
Eye candy: V-Ray IRL
See Hollywood VFX stars swap GI for guns in this mini heist movie created for V-Ray's tenth birthday.
Monday, August 13th, 2012
We can do previs from an airplane over the Arctic!
Gradient Effects' Sandbox tech lets users work on movie-res assets via an iPad, anywhere in the world.
Friday, August 10th, 2012
Shotgun Software announces Shotgun 4.0
Update to production-management tool on show at Siggraph, along with beta of shot-review tool Revolver.
Tuesday, July 31st, 2012
Eye candy: Ambrosia
One man, $17k, 280 FX shots: how Chris Herrick created high-power visuals for this low-budget thriller.
Saturday, June 30th, 2012
Gnomon releases five-hour DVD on making 'Archetype'
'Archetype' VFX Breakdown dissects a real shot from Aaron Sims' gritty science-fiction short stage by stage.
Thursday, June 21st, 2012
Meet CG Channel's new art contest judges
Our sculpting and VFX challenges are back! So what are Kevin Hudson and Martin Hall looking for from you?
Wednesday, June 20th, 2012
FMX 2012: The Hugo shot that nearly killed us
Off-the-cuff decisions during previz can come back to haunt you later, warns VFX supervisor Rob Legato.
Saturday, May 12th, 2012
Eye candy: Autodesk's new post and VFX demo reel
Watch four and a half minutes of whizz-bang effects, from the last Harry Potter down to station idents.
Friday, April 20th, 2012