This video from Wired magazine looks at the foundational role Pixar Animation Studios (and by extension Industrial Light & Magic, where Pixar got its start) played in the use of computer-generated visual effects in film. As the video title points out, Pixar’s RenderMan software and… Read More »Pixar: 30 years of computer-generated animation in film
From the incredible landscape of Pandora – the World of Avatar in Disney’s Animal Kingdom to the detailed world building involved in creating the city of the dead in Pixar’s Coco, Disney’s talented workers are all performing near the top level in their field. The… Read More »Visual Effects Society honors Disney projects, including ‘Avatar Flight of Passage’ and ‘Coco’
If you saw Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange in the theaters, then you remember impressive time reversal fight scene set in the streets of Hong Kong. The special and visual effects heavy section of the film featured buildings rebuilding themselves all while Dr Strange fights off… Read More »Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange – visual and special effects, how it was done
Lucasfilm’s first Star Wars film outside the trilogy of trilogies, Rogue One, is a success at the box office and has been nominated by its peers for two Academy Awards – sound mixing and visual effects. Trevor Hogg checks in with Third Floor, Inc. One… Read More »Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – Creating The Visual Effects vision
The Walt Disney Company’s purchase of Lucasfilm is like a nesting doll of fantastic film discoveries. Every layer opened unveils some new element that makes the whole purchase worth it. The 2012 $4 billion acquisition included the visual effects power house Industrial Light and Magic… Read More »Behind the Magic – Star Wars: The Force Awakens visual effects sizzle reel
Yesterday “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” was nominated for Academy Awards in 5 categories including Film Editing and Visual Effects. Yes, J.J. Abrams and crew used a lot of practical effects along with real sets and models, but there were also 2100 digital effects shots… Read More »How they did it – Visual Effects in Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Congratulations to the team at Marvel, “Ant-Man” has taken the top spot at the box office once again. It beat out a long list of newcomers including the universally panned “Pixels.” So far Ant-Man has brought in $106 Million domestic over its first 10-days, that… Read More »Marvel’s Ant-Man rules crowded box office
Rocket Raccoon from Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy is often mentioned as one of the favorite characters from the film. Some even suggested Bradley cooper get a Best Supporting Actor for the role. They also wanted to include the team at visual effects house Framestore… Read More »Rocket Reel: The making of Rocket Raccoon