vfxblog – Page 7 – Visual effects and animation journalist Ian Failes

Rob Bredow’s SIGGRAPH keynote

For VFX Voice, I talked to head of ILM Rob Bredow after his SIGGRAPH 2018 keynote for more on the power of creativity, working on Solo, and his new book!

August 17, 2018
Bingo, the clown-o

Chris Landreth told me all about the making of Bingo, made with Maya 1.0 (and even earlier incarnations of the software), for Cartoon Brew.

August 17, 2018
Behind the synthetic worlds you know so well

For 3D World magazine, I talked to Image Engine, Scanline and RISE about some digital worlds they’ve concocted in some recent films.

August 14, 2018
Ant-Man’s chase scene is already a classic

Here’s how DNEG contributed to the mayhem, via my story at VFX Voice.

August 14, 2018
Breaking down one of Die Hard’s best optical composites

Richard Edlund told me about Boss Film’s work on the final Hans Gruber fall in Die Hard. Read the story at Thrillist.

August 14, 2018
Q&A with the directors of Bilby

Head over to Cartoon Brew for my interview with the directors of DreamWorks Animation’s new short, Bilby. Plus an exclusive clip.

August 14, 2018
How to see the past, present, and future of VFX at VIEW (and some unexpected things, too)

Here’s a key event you might not already have on your VFX calendar – but you should. It’s the VIEW Conference in Turin, Italy on 22-26th October. This year, perhaps more than ever, you’ll be able to get a window into the classic days of visual effects, the latest in VFX releases and tech, and…

August 7, 2018
The CGI tidal wave in Snake Eyes that no one got to see

This week is the 20th anniversary of Brian De Palma’s Snake Eyes, a film perhaps not thought of for any major VFX moments. But, in fact, the movie nearly did feature a key CG water sequence in what was still the early days of fluid sims. This was for the original ending, which involved a…

August 7, 2018
Looking for VFX inspiration?

I go to a few different VFX and animation industry events each year, but here’s a little secret about Trojan Horse was a Unicorn that I found out on the first day of the first year I went there: It is one of the only events designed to help artists find their place in the…

August 3, 2018
The performance (capture) of Thanos

Another new featurette preview from the Avengers: Infinity War DVD/blu-ray looks at the performance of Thanos by Josh Brolin. It includes some neat behind the scenes motion and facial capture footage. Check out the video below.

July 31, 2018