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How ‘Blade Runner 2049’s’ virtual ménage à trois was made
The ménage à trois between K (Ryan Gosling), his companion hologram Joi (Ana de Armas) and Mariette (Mackenzie Davis) in Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049 is a stunningly realised sequence. It involves the real human Mariette interacting with K, while also ‘merging’ at times with Joi. The sequence involved significant visual effects planning and execution,…
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Kill mouths and fridge monsters
For SYFY WIRE, I got the chance to speak to Rodeo FX about their impressive work for IT. In particular, I love that the VFX in this film never takes over – in fact, there’s a very cool mix of practical and just another digital to tell the terrifying story.
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VIEW preview: ‘Guardians Vol. 2’ VFX supe Christopher Townsend talks shot iterations
It’s not very long until the VIEW Conference in Turin, Italy, which kicks off 23 October. One of the amazing things about this event is the high calibre of speakers – we’re talking major visual effects supervisors, animation directors and leaders in VR and other creative content industries. Oscar-nominated visual effects supervisor Christopher Townsend is…
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New VFX Voice is out!
The October 2018 issue of VFX Voice is now out, and includes a bunch of articles I was able to contribute: The Lego Ninjago Movie – had a chat to Animal Logic about the film. Blade Runner – talked to chief model maker Mark Stetson about the miniatures for the original film. VES 70 –…
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Here’s what ONE animator can do in Unreal
I spoke to Peter Monga about his Morgan Lives in a Rocket House show being developed in Unreal Engine. The amazing thing is, he’s doing it along. Coverage at Cartoon Brew.
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A new preview of VIEW: women in VFX and animation
For Cartoon Brew, I previewed some of the talks happening soon at VIEW that are led by women. There’s a great many in VFX and animation – and one the coolest things is the existence of workshops at the event. Check out the preview here.
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Beautybots and robot dogs: just another day in the life of Sony Pictures Imageworks
Sony Pictures Imageworks is behind a whole range of shots in Matthew Vaughn’s Kingsman: The Golden Circle, from robot dogs, to the beautybot (inspired by Claudia Schiffer), the surrounds of Poppy’s diner environment, a robotic arm, the destruction of the Kingsman mansion and that crazy one-shot fight scene at the end. Visual effects supervisor Mark Breakspear tells…
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Learn the (VFX) secrets of ‘mother!’ with visual effects supervisor Dan Schrecker
When I was interviewing visual effects supervisor Dan Schrecker about the VFX of Darren Aronofsky’s mother!, I was still getting my head around the movie. I knew I loved it, but I wasn’t clear on everything that had happened (I don’t think you’re meant to be, by the way). The result, though, from talking to…
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*That* cable car scene in ‘The Golden Circle’
I think even I got motion sickness watching this, but the physical and digital effects teams on Kingsman: The Golden Circle did a killer job. I wrote about it for Den of Geek!
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The super-small miniatures of ‘Blade Runner’
I asked Mark Stetson, chief model-maker on the original Blade Runner, about the super tiniest miniatures made for the film. Here’s what he said, at SYFY WIRE.
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