Liquid metal dances in new Pixomondo spot

| Commercial, Showcase | 20/02/2012 15:46pm Pixomondo creates abstract dance-infused spot for 2012 Grammy awards

Find out how Pixomondo used a combination of 3D software to create this abstract dance-infused spot to promote the 2012 Grammy awards. Watch the full commercial here too

Framestore creates chaos in Axe spot ‘The Chain’

| Commercial, Showcase | 20/02/2012 10:27am Framestore creates chaos for new Axe spot - The Chain

Find out how Framestore created bedlam with Houdini and Maya as we go behind the scenes of the latest spot for Axe – The Chain. Watch the commercial here too

Friday Animation Fun: Slug Invasion

| Shorts, Showcase | 17/02/2012 15:30pm short-sluginvasion

Find out how this epic battle between an army of slugs and a defiant old granny was created using Maya, Mudbox, Photoshop and Fusion. Watch the short here too

Watch Pixomondo’s VFX showreel online

| Commercial, Showcase | 14/02/2012 15:01pm Pixomondo VFX

Get ready for some astounding VFX as Pixomondo shows you the secrets behind car crashes, falling buildings, massive explosions and erupting volcanoes in a VFX showreel…

McDonald’s Earth’s Treasure spot and Making of video now online

| Commercial, Showcase | 13/02/2012 12:01pm Earths Treasure making of video

See how the amazing VFX and animation are bought to life in this spot for Mc Donald’s as The Mission’s shares its making of video online

Sunday special: It’s a bug’s life in the new Superbowl Chevy spot from Psyop

| Commercial, Showcase | 12/02/2012 09:20am Chevy Sonic 'Joy' Superbowl 2012 commercial

Find out Psyop created photorealistic bugs using a combination of 3D software in this awesome Chevy spot for Superbowl. Watch the full commercial here too

Friday Animation Fun: The Cursors Curse

| Shorts, Showcase | 10/02/2012 15:30pm Still from 3D animation The Cursors Curse

Find out how 3D animation The Cursors Curse was created using Maya, Nuke and After Effects as director Richard Gillies takes us behind the scenes. Watch the short here too

Lost in Motion: Watch this stellar short and find out how it was made

| Shorts, Showcase | 10/02/2012 14:44pm Still from Lost in Motion

Prepare to be amazed as director Ben Shirinian joins with Crush to show the power and poise of ballet in this evocative new short. We talk to VFX outfit Crush about its creation…

Watch The Amazing Spider-Man trailer online now

| Movies, Showcase | 07/02/2012 20:46pm Amazing spider man trailer

Check out The Amazing Spider-Man official trailer from Sony Pictures. This is the first movie to be shot in 3D using 3ality Digital’s new small, lightweight rigs

Short Cuts: Wing It

| Shorts, Showcase | 07/02/2012 15:11pm

In issue 153 of 3D World, we talk to a group of students about how they tackled some hair raising challenges on new short Wing It. Watch the film here and grab a copy of the mag for the full making of article

Animation: The Artists

| Shorts, Showcase | 03/02/2012 14:27pm Director Sean Mullen shares short film The Artists

Find out how 3D animation The Artists was created using 3ds Max, Photoshop, Flash, After Effects and Premier as Sean Mullen, director of Giant Creative, shares the inside story. Watch the short here too.

Aaron Sims’ sci-fi movie, Archetype, is now online

| Shorts, Showcase | 23/01/2012 09:51am archetype_hero

Legendary creature concept artist, Aaron Sims, gives you Archetype, his latest sci-fi movie. Watch the exciting full short and the making of videos to see how the VFX were created

Lead VFX studio Pixomondo shares its video breakdowns

| Movies, Showcase | 20/01/2012 10:49am pixomondo_hugo_vfx

Discover how brute processing power makes Martin Scorsese’s recent 3D epic adventure, Hugo, shine by viewing Pixomondo’s breakdown video

Amazing Cinema 4D breakdown animation

| Commercial, Showcase | 19/01/2012 19:22pm headphones_breakdown

See Paul Clements creative breakdown video of his Headphones spot done for Ministry of Sound

Animation: Vorare

| Shorts, Showcase | 18/01/2012 15:39pm Vorare_05

See Tobias Szabo’s highly stylised, stereoscopic animation with a moral sting in its tail – beautifully crafted using Cinema 4D and After Effects