Framestore finishes VFX work on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II, marking the end of ten years of helping to bring the world created by JK Rowling to magical life [...]
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Congratulations to Double Negative which has won the award for Special Visual Effects in this year’s BAFTA awards for its work on Inception. The prize followed a clutch of awards for the film at the annual Visual Effects Society awards, which also saw MPC and Framestore win gongs. [...] Continue reading DNEg scoops VFX Bafta  Framestore has taken Philips’ Parallel Lines campaign into a new dimension with RSA’s The Foundling, with stereo 3D postproduction using SGO Mistika [...] Continue reading Horns of a dilemma  ticktockrobot has created a campaign for specialist bed retailer Dreams, featuring warm, friendly 3D animation as well as an accompanying micro site. [...] Continue reading Sweet Dreams  MPC completed over 180 shots for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1, including bringing Nagini the snake to life, creating digi-doubles for the ‘polyjuice transformation’ sequence and carrying out extensive environment work. [...] Continue reading Snake charming  NVIDIA has added to its Fermi class of GPUs with the NVIDIA GeForce GT 430, designed for high definition video and audio experiences. [...] Continue reading NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 released  Spinifex Group has collaborated with Director Han Lixun and other creatives involved with the Beijing Olympics, to create a cinematic multimedia spectacle for China’s Yan City [...] Continue reading Historic wonder |   
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Recently I reviewed the new version of the venerable DTP software and set out some key tips for using it in a Masterclass feature for Macworld [...]
In this feature, commissioned by Macworld, I track the last ten years of Mac OS X. It ends with a preview of Mac OS X 7- Codenamed Lion, which is due this summer. [...]
What is the secret of convincing portraiture, whether done digitally or in traditional media or a mixture of the two? Find out in this feature [...]