-
“That gives you goosebumps” – the VFX perspective on THU with Rise FX’s Florian Gellinger
It can be hard sometimes to nail down exactly what Trojan Horse was a Unicorn is. Of course, that’s its appeal – it’s an ‘experience,’ as co-founder André Lourenço describes it, for all kinds of creatives in digital illustration, design, concept art, 3D, CG, games, animation…and visual effects. To that end, visual effects supervisor and…
-
When you get to go to the beach for work
Animal Logic has done some killer stuff on The LEGO Ninjago Movie. A lot of the original look for the film came from referencing natural elements, like sand, water, smoke and fire. The studio’s FX team even went to Bondi Beach in Sydney and dunked LEGO minifigs in the breaking waves to see what that…
-
Dan Curry on the practical and digital revolutions made in ‘Star Trek’ TV VFX
Visual effects producer and supervisor Dan Curry is synonymous with the Star Trek television series from the 1980s through the mid-2000s. It was a time in which VFX progressed from practical builds, miniatures and optical effects through to all things digital (although practical solutions certainly remained a key part of the way the show’s effects…
-
Looking back at old-school Trek TV
For SYFY WIRE, I got to interview Star Trek visual effects supervisor Dan Curry about his work on the 80s/90s/00s TV series. Was fun to consider how much was done in miniatures and the move to digital.
-
I rarely post just a trailer on vfxblog, but this is just too good
It’s Isle of Dogs from Wes Anderson. Wow.
-
Live from THU…
-
Here’s a way to be part of Trojan Horse even if you’re not in Portugal
Trojan Horse was a Unicorn or THU is about to kick off in Portugal. If you’re a regular reader then you might know I’ve been the last two years to this design, animation, concept art and VFX event (although listing those things doesn’t really fully cover what THU is all about – I think of…
-
VIEW Conference preview: Making a digital Hugh Jackman
Between the 23rd and 27th of October, the city of Turin in Italy will be host to the VIEW Conference. Now in its 18th year, VIEW offers an intimate setting with a wide-ranging set of speakers from the visual effects, animation, games and interactive media industries. One of those speakers is Image Engine visual effects…
-
Zafari: a preview
A new CG animated TV series Zafari is coming from director David Dozoretz and Digital Dimension, and they’re using Unreal Engine to make it. Here’s my preview at Cartoon Brew.
-
So, about those iPhone Animojis…
Apple’s animated emojis – Animojis – for the iPhone X just announced today are getting lots of attention, partly because the tech behind them likely extends from the company’s acquisition of Faceshift in 2015. While that’s certainly not been officially confirmed, back then, Faceshift was doing some very cool things with driving animated avatars directly…
-
Subscribe
Subscribed
Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
vfxblog 