Cinesite Names Shawn Walsh Group Chief Operation Officer VFX

Cinesite has named Shawn Walsh Group Chief Operation Officer VFX to lead VFX divisions across the company and partner studios Image Engine, FX3X, and Trixter. In his new role, he will drive all aspects of VFX production, client relations, and business development out of the studio’s Vancouver location where he[…]

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1. The Basics of Motion Graphics | Theory

Let’s take a look at the basic concepts of animations in graphic design. We’ll go through the benefits motion has to offer in social media marketing as well as the different motion effects there are and what type of messages each conveys. 💡 WHAT YOU’LL LEARN ► The basics of[…]

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VFXShow 268: AI for VFX Special Ep.

  3x Adobe Firefly: ‘Fantasy photograph of a cute robot creating a movie with visual effects : photo, hyper_realistic, narrow_dof, golden_hour, warm_colors’ In this special episode, we explore the exploding world of AI: VFX tools. (Video made with Stable Diffusion + D-ID to animate the generated still images) Below is[…]

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Exclusive Behind The Scenes Of Yes Day | Netflix

Wondering how that car wash scene was filmed? Or how about that epic water ballon fight? We’re taking you on the set of Yes Day, starring Jennifer Garner, Edgar Ramírez, and Jenna Ortega for a behind the scenes look. Subscribe: https://bit.ly/36dnr0k Find Netflix Film Club on: ➡️INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/netflixfilm ➡️TWITTER: https://twitter.com/NetflixFilm[…]

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‘We have buckets of entrails’ – befores & afters

On the set of Carnival Row with creature and make-up effects supervisor Nick Dudman. Prime Video’s Carnival Row series, which depicts a world inhabited by both humans and–unwanted–mythical creatures, took things up a level into its second season. That included for all the practical creature and make-up effects work overseen[…]

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‘Dog Apartment,’ ‘Nayola’ Take Top Honors at ITFS 2023

The 30th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film came to an end after six days full of highlights from the world of animation. The festival culminated April 30 with the ITFS awards ceremony and the announcement of winners of the competition program, which was preceded by the Animated Games Award Germany,[…]

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What a week in 3D: RenderMan, Lightwave, and Clarisse

Pixar: RenderMan 25 Pixar’s RenderMan version 25 has been released. This new version features improved speed, quality, and scalability. With a new state-of-the-art Denoiser and XPU advancements. This release represents a major leap forward in Pixar’s core rendering technology. The cornerstone of this release is an advanced Denoiser from Disney[…]

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Midjourney Hack: 1000+ AI Art Styles in 1 Keyword

1000+ Styles in this Google Sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MsX0NYYqhv4ZhZ7-50cXH1gvYE2FKLixLBvAkI40ha0/edit#gid=1382021670 Backup Export as a Website (if the link is overloaded you can always download this ): https://www.dropbox.com/s/4ful6894s9qz5ik/V4%20Midjourney%20Reference%20Sheets%20-%20Mirror.zip?dl=0 I’m gonna be showing you a really cool way to enhance your AI art generator called Midjourney! We’re gonna be using the name of an artist[…]

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