vfxblog – Page 56 – Visual effects and animation journalist Ian Failes

The vfx of ‘Civil War’s’ opening battle

One Perfect Shot has posted my piece on RISE FX’s vfx for the opening battle sequence in Captain America: Civil War.

May 26, 2016
Translating ‘Angry Birds’ from app to film

Here’s a new story in Cartoon Brew which looks at Imageworks’ animation for Angry Birds – a tough film to make to keep the characters simple and play homage to the mobile game app.

May 23, 2016
‘Mission: Impossible’: ILM’s pioneering vfx 20 years on

1996 really was a big year in film releases and in vfx break-throughs. Mission: Impossible might not necessarily be thought of as a vfx blockbuster in the same vein as Twister or Independence Day from that year, but in many ways it ushered in several new techniques and drew upon a raft old ones to help tell this thrilling first…

May 23, 2016
How animators kept ‘Jungle Book’ real

I explored with MPC how animators on The Jungle Book kept the animals real, in this piece for Cartoon Brew.

May 22, 2016
Simpsons live – what could go wrong?

Here’s a tech piece at Cartoon Brew I wrote about the Simpsons live segment which utilised Adobe Character Animator and an extra keypad approach to adding animated elements.

May 18, 2016
Craving behind the scenes?

Sometimes I will watch a film or see a game and really, really want to know what work went on behind the scenes. Sometimes I’m lucky enough to have covered the film or game, sometimes there’s a great making of book. But often there isn’t. Enter: Craft, a new site that’s looking to show tons…

May 18, 2016
Top Gun turns 30

It certainly doesn’t feel like it. Here’s a 2013 piece I wrote for fxguide on the film’s miniature jet effects and the stereo conversion for a cinema re-release.

May 17, 2016
The Bare Necessities of VFX

For One Perfect Shot, I took at look at how the VFX team from The Jungle Book made the Bare Necessities scene.

May 13, 2016
Fusion is free, and on Mac too

For Cartoon Brew, I had a look behind Blackmagic Design’s release of Fusion compositing software for free and now for the Mac.

May 11, 2016
Inside Blur Studio

For 3DArtist, I went behind the scenes of Blur Studio, famous for their cinematics work and the leadership of Deadpool director Tim Miller.

May 9, 2016