Read about the finer points of design and technical detail behind the world’s best visual effects and creative projects
Medieval mayhem- Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood
Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood, produced by Universal Pictures, contains a wealth of visual effects from the Moving Picture Company and Prime Focus.

Worldbuster- creating Roland Emmerich’s 2012
2012 is the latest blockbuster from the man behind Independence Day, drawing on some of the best facilities in the world for the hundreds of visual effects shots.
How Frantic Films created the main sea battle for Red Cliff
Motion Theory creates a better bullseye
Creative production studio Motion Theory has released a cinematic fully animated project to help US retailer Target launch new grocery departments in many stores


E-on software, Daz3D, 3D Artist magazine and Cornucopia3D have set the '3D Character Rendering Challenge 2010' [...]
NEoN Conference is a two day event featuring a cross sector of inspirational speakers from the world of gaming, digital media and technology driven arts [...]
MachStudio Pro is a virtual 3D real-time studio environment that allows you to add lighting, cameras, materials, compositing and finishing capabilities in a non-linear workflow. [...]



Adobe has made the Lightroom 3.2 and Camera Raw 6.2 Release Candidates available for immediate download on Adobe Labs. [...]
Twenty years ago, 3ds Max - then known as 3D Studio DOS – was launched. The Autodesk celebrations start with a microsite... [...]
DAZ 3D has extended its line of photo-real environment creation tools with the availability of Bryce 7, Bryce 7 PRO and the Bryce 7 Personal Learning Edition (PLE). [...]
Production company Mothership has signed directing duo Alex & Steffen to its roster. [...]
Bonfire has brought Mark Coleran, one of the most high profile designers of Fantasy User Interfaces (FUIs) for feature films, on board as design director. [...]
The Mews has appointed BAFTA award-winning Lubna Bhatti to drive the development of creative opportunities and content creation [...]