Month: October 2018
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Going back to ‘Pleasantville’: when doing a DI wasn’t so easy
In 1998, Gary Ross’ Pleasantville became the first major Hollywood feature to go through what’s now known as the digital intermediate, or DI, process. The film needed that process because its characters, stuck in a 1950s black and white existence, would slowly start to escape their repressive world as they begin experiencing colour. Getting there…
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The miniatures of ‘First Man’
For Thrillist, I asked Ian Hunter about the models and miniatures work in First Man. Look out for more of my coverage soon on the film at VFX Voice.
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Inside ILM’s art department
For VFX Voice, members of ILM’s art department ran down how it all works there. They create stunning stuff!
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Recommended viewing from animation pros
For Cartoon Brew, I asked a bunch of animation pros what they would recommend to readers. The result is some pretty cool material to check out.
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ILM’s Hal Hickel on the symbiotic relationship between actor and animator
At the recent Trojan Horse was a Unicorn event in Malta, I had the opportunity to sit down with ILM animation supervisor Hal Hickel for a THU TV interview. We talked about the wealth of CG characters Hickel has overseen which began with live action and motion captured performances, including Davy Jones from the Pirates…
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The many visages of Venom
DNEG had a lot to do for Venom, not just the main CG symbiote humanoid. Here’s my take at Cartoon Brew.
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Antz, 20 years on!
Had a blast chatting to some of the crew from PDI/Dreamworks’ Antz for the film’s 20th anniversary. Check it out at Cartoon Brew.
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Big tech from a small studio
Here’s how Gradient Effects helped make the short film Megan, in a new piece at VFX Voice.
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SIGGRAPH Asia in Tokyo: a sneak peek at the VFX talks
It’s not long now until SIGGRAPH Asia hits Tokyo. The computer graphics event begins December 4th, and runs at the Tokyo International Forum until December 7th. SIGGRAPH Asia will have some fantastic talks, papers, displays and experiences for attendees. vfxblog will be there, and I highly recommend signing up now. You can find out more…
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