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by Michael Burns · Published 25 April 2024 · Last modified 26 April 2024
Adobe MAX came to London this week, revealing the third iteration of the Firefly Image Model to the world and unveiling a host of AI enhancements to the Creative Cloud graphics applications.
To create M.O.D.O.K. for Marvel Studios’ Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania, Digital Domain turned actor Corey Stoll into a fully CG character.
Maxon has updated its entire product line, with new features for tools such as Cinema 4D, Redshift, Red Giant, ZBrush, Forger, Magic Bullet, and Cineware.
Take a deep dive into the technology behind Avatar: The Way of Water, including the 2,225 VFX water shots for James Cameron’s latest blockbuster
The blocky 70’s style titles for The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, currently showing on Disney+, have a deceptively complex back story.
The Oscar-winning studio delivers 500 action-packed VFX shots during the Marvel blockbuster’s finale
The Sarofsky titles for The Staircase reflect the complex mysteries inherent in the story in a visually exciting way
Digital Domain has created CG crowds numbering in the thousands as well as two new magical locations for the wizarding world in Warner Bros. Pictures’ Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.
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by The Editor · Published 20 February 2022 · Last modified 20 December 2022
Sarofsky glams up title sequence for The Suicide Squad spinoff Peacemaker with 80s metal fonts and neon colours
Framestore has delivered magical VFX for Gil Kenan’s film A Boy Called Christmas, with 342 artists taking 70 weeks to create 874 CG character, environment and animation shots
Digital Domain has engaged in world-sized destructive VFX for Marvel Studios’ Loki, complete with flaming meteors and the total destruction of a moon
Extended Reality Group has revealed its workflow behind a Hooray Agency and Psyop campaign for Resorts World Las Vegas, featuring UE, VFX and LED volumes
Milk created 850 VFX shots for sci-fi series Intergalactic, spanning stunning planet and city environments, crashing spacecraft and a doomed spacewalk
Forthcoming cyberpunk saga will consist of eight 20-minute episodes, based on graphic novel series created by Dave Cook and Craig Paton
Realtime was a key creative partner on Discworld-set series The Watch, delivering extensive post-vis, high-end VFX and crafting two very different dragons
Update to xR software brings tighter integration with Unreal Engine through ACES colour management, DirectX12, Deep Learning Super Sampling and 10-bit HDR processing
Postproduction Studios / VFX News
by The Editor · Published 16 March 2021 · Last modified 22 March 2021
London linkup: Post facility Molinare has announced a partnership with veteran VFX and animation boutique Atomic Arts
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