Videos: How Weta created the creatures of The Hobbit
Updated: New video shows the environment work, along with Gollum, Azog and the Goblin King.
Monday, February 18th, 2013
visual effects
Eye candy: the new Arnold renderer showreel
Recent outings at Digic Pictures and Psyop prove that the raytrace renderer is not "just for big studios".
Wednesday, February 13th, 2013
VFX breakdown: the making of Little Kaiju
Animation director Nick Losq runs through the pipeline for this cute but gritty anime-inspired VFX short.
Wednesday, February 13th, 2013
Spoof UFO video becomes YouTube hit, Wired story
Check out some nice work by Meni Tsirbas and his Gnomon students. Can you guess how much is CGI?
Tuesday, February 12th, 2013
Why the visual effects business is failing
Tax breaks partly - but only partly - to blame for recent layoffs, says Digital Domain co-founder Scott Ross.
Monday, February 11th, 2013
Five great VFX spots from Super Bowl 2013
Discover how the effects for our own fave five ads and teasers from Sunday's big game were created.
Wednesday, February 6th, 2013
Rhythm & Hues in cash crunch, TheWrap reports
Oscar-winning VFX house to take "emergency capital infusion" from major studios, says trade press.
Tuesday, February 5th, 2013
Maxon posts epic 200-part Cinema 4D video series
Dr. Sassi's JET Production Notes videos to be released on Cineversity between now and 18 March.
Monday, February 4th, 2013
The Foundry releases HieroPlayer
New lightweight VFX review and playback tool is designed to work seamlessly with Nuke and Hiero.
Wednesday, January 23rd, 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
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
Watch 26 of Pete Draper's 3ds Max video tutorials
Updated: see a new batch from the VFX expert, including a three-hour tutorial on simulating a tornado.
Monday, January 7th, 2013